VHM will release a soundtrack album for the Australian zombie horror thriller Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Lira (The Hunter). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 13, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio sample are embedded after the jump. Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead is directed by Kiah Roache-Turner and stars Jay Gallagher, Bianca Bradey and Leon Burchill. The movie follows a mechanic who struggles to rescue his kidnapped sister on the eve of a zombie apocalypse.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 8, 2015)
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend;
Opening in most theaters is the action comedy Hot Pursuit directed by Anne Fletcher and starring Reese Witherspoon, Sofia Vergara and Michael Mosley. The film’s original music is composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover) who previously collaborated with Fletcher on her last feature The Guilt Trip. No soundtrack album has been announced, but Sony Music has released the original song Two of a Crime by Miranda Lambert from the film. Visit Amazon to download the track. To learn more about Hot Pursuit, which is being released by Warner Bros. Pictures, check out our previous news article.
Also opening wide is the comedy The D Train written and directed by Andrew Mogel & Jarrad Paul and starring Jack Black, James Marsden, Kathryn Hahn, Kyle Bornheimer and Adria Tennor. Andrew Dost has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the fun. member’s score, as well as tracks by INXS, The Vapors, Quarterflash, Mr. Mister, and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) and the original song A Million Stars performed by Dost, Andy McCluskey (OMD), Rob Kroehler (Ladylike), Jack Antonoff (fun.).Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to listen to audio clips.
Sony Classical to Release ‘Southpaw’ Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the upcoming drama Southpaw. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winner James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart, A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13). The soundtrack is set to be released in July ahead of the movie’s release. Check back on this page for the full album details. Southpaw is directed by Antoine Fuqua and stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker, Beau Knapp, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Naomie Harris, Oona Laurence, Rita Ora and Victor Ortiz. The movie tells the story of Billy “The Great” Hope, the reigning Junior Middleweight Champion who falls into a downward spiral when a tragic accident leaves his wife dead.
‘Tomorrowland’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for Brad Bird’s mystery adventure Tomorrowland have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-winning composer Michael Giacchino (Star Trek, Up, Inside Out, Jurassic World, Lost) who previously scored Bird’s The Incredibles, Ratatouille and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 19 and physically on June 2, 2015. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD and click here to listen to audio clips. Tomorrowland written by Bird & Damon Lindelof stars George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Britt Robertson, Raffey Cassidy, Tim McGraw, Judy Greer, Kathryn Hahn, Keegan Michael-Key and Thomas Robinson.
‘Vikings’ Season 3 Soundtrack Details
Sony Classical will release a new soundtrack album for the History original series Vikings. The album features selections from the original music from the third season of the show composed by Trevor Morris (The Tudors, The Borgias, Immortals, Olympus Has Fallen). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 18, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released soundtrack albums for the show’s first and second season. Vikings created by Michael Hirst and starring Travis Fimmel, Jessalyn Gilsig, Gustaf Skarsgard, Clive Standen, Katheryn Winnick, Alexander Ludwig, George Blagde and Alyssa Sutherland a tells the story of viking Ragnar Lothbrok who rises to fame by successful raids into England with the support of his family and fellow warriors.
Lorne Balfe to Score ‘Sommeren ’92’
Lorne Balfe has signed on to score the upcoming sports drama Sommeren ’92. The film is directed by Kasper Barfoed (The Numbers Station, The Candidate) and stars Ulrich Thomsen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Cyron Melville and Allan Hyde. The movie tells the true story of legendary Danish football manager Richard Møller Nielsen who united his unprepared, mismatched team to win against Germany in the 1992 European Championship finals. Meta Louise Foldager (Melancholia, A Royal Affair, Antichrist) and Nina Bisgaard are producing the project alongside Peopie Films’ Kris Thykier (Kick-Ass, The Debt, Woman in Gold).
‘Unfriended’ Soundtrack Released
Back Lot Music and Macroscopik Records have released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Unfriended. The album features the songs from and inspired by the film by The 2VO, Scissor Haus and Zzara. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio samples after the jump. Unfriended is directed by Levan Gabriadze, produced by Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted) and Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity) and stars Shelly Hennig, Moses Jacob Storm, Renee Olstead, Courtney Halverson, Will Peltz, Jacob Wysocki and Heather Sossaman. The movie unfolds over a teenager’s computer screen as she and her friends are stalked by an unseen figure who seeks vengeance for a shaming video that led a vicious bully to kill herself a year earlier.
David Wingo Scoring David Gordon Green’s ‘Our Brand Is Crisis’
David Wingo is reteaming with director David Gordon Green on the upcoming political comedy drama Our Brand Is Crisis. The film stars Sandra Bullock. Billy Bob Thornton, Anthony Mackie, Scoot McNairy, Zoe Kazan, Ann Dowd, Reynaldo Pacheco, Dominic Flores, Louis Arcella, Octavio Gomez Berrios and Joaquim de Almeida. The movie is based on the 2005 documentary of the same title and follows a group of American consultants who accept the challenge of getting an unpopular Bolivian president re-elected. Peter Straughan (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Debt, The Men Who Stare at Goats) wrote the screenplay. George Clooney & Grant Heslov (Argo, Good Night, and Good Luck., The Monuments Men) are producing the project through their Smokehouse Pictures production company.
‘Where Hope Grows’ Soundtrack Details
sonaBLAST! Records will release a soundtrack album for the inspirational drama Where Hope Grows. The album features the songs from the film by artists such as The Pass, Kyle James Hauser, Kelley McRae, Max Gabriel and The Workers. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 9, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Where Hope Grows is written and directed by Chris Dowling and stars Danica McKellar, Kerr Smith, Brooke Burns, Kristoffer Polaha, William Zabka and McKaley Miller. The movie follows a former a professional baseball player who is sent to an early retirement due to panic attacks and finds himself invigorated by a young man with Down syndrome.
‘Ricki and the Flash’ to Feature Original Song by Jenny Lewis & Johnathan Rice
Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice have written the original song Cold One for Jonathan Demme’s comedy drama Ricki and the Flash. The song is performed by Meryl Streep who stars in the film alongside Kevin Kline, Mammie Gummer, Audra McDonald, Sebastian Stan and Rick Springfield. The movie directed by Demme (The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia) and scripted by Diablo Cody (Juno, Young Adult) follows a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she followed her dreams of rock-and-roll stardom and gets a shot at redemption and a chance to make things right as she faces the music with her family.