Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is Dreamworks Animation’s Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath & Conrad Vernon and featuring a voice cast including Ben Stiller, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Jessica Chastain, Bryan Cranston and Martin Short. Interscope Records has released a soundtrack album featuring selections from the film’s score composed by Hans Zimmer, as well as the songs featured in the movie by Peter Asher, Yolanda Be Cool and Katy Perry. To find out more about the soundtrack release and listen to audio clips, visit our previous article. For a short video interview with Zimmer about his work on the animated feature, click here.

Also opening wide is one of the most anticipated films of the year, Ridley Scott’s Prometheus starring Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green and Ben Foster. Marc Streitenfeld has composed the film’s score and Harry Gregson-Williams has provided additional music. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring Streitenfeld’s music, as well as two tracks by Gregson-Williams. Click here to check out our soundtrack announcement. Also visit Film Music Magazine for an audio interview with Streitenfeld on his fifth score for a Ridley Scott-directed film. Another interview with the composer can be checked out on Static Mass Emporium. Read the rest of this entry »

Steve Mazzaro is scoring the upcoming action thriller Bullet to the Head. The film is directed by Walter Hill (48 Hrs., Red Heat, Last Man Standing) and stars Sylvester Stallone as a hitman who forms an alliance with a cop to exact revenge on the killer of their respective partners. Sung Kang, Jason Momoa, Sarah Shahi and Christian Slater are co-starring in the movie based on the French graphic novel Du Plomb Dans La Tete written by Alexis Nolent. Joel Silver (Sherlock Holmes, The Matrix), Alfred Gough & Miles Millar (Smallville, Shanghai Noon), Alexandra Milchan (Street Kings) and Kevin King Templeton (The Expendables) are producing the project for Silver’s Dark Castle Entertainment and IM Global. Read the rest of this entry »

This past Tuesday, La-La Land Records has released a 3-CD deluxe edition of Jerry Goldsmith‘s classic score for 1979’s Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The album presents the score for the original theatrical release and also premieres the early “rejected” cues that Goldsmith recorded prior to composing his famous main theme. Also included is the 1979 album program, as well as additional alternates and bonus tracks. The soundtrack is limited to 10,000 copies. To listen to audio clips and to order the album, visit the label’s online store. Goldsmith’s score for the film directed by Robert Wise and starring Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, DeForest Kelley and James Doohan received an Academy Award nomination. Read the rest of this entry »

Sony Masterworks will be releasing the official soundtrack album for Woody Allen’s new romantic comedy To Rome With Love. The album includes a number of famous arias from such operas as Tosca, Turandot and La Traviata, as well as several classic Italian love songs that are featured in the film. The physical version of the soundtrack will be released on July 10, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this site for audio clips from all tracks on the release. To Rome With Love stars Woody Allen, Alec Baldwin, Penelope Cruz, Jesse Eisenberg, Roberto Benigni, Ellen Page and Judy Davis. The movie produced by Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum follows a number of people in Italy and their romances, adventures and predicaments. Read the rest of this entry »

Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, Battleship) has signed on to score the upcoming crime drama Gangster Squad. The composer is taking over scoring duties from Carter Burwell who has previously been announced as the composer of the film. No word yet on whether any of Burwell’s music will remain in the picture. The movie is directed by Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland) and stars Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, Emma Stone, Josh Brolin, Nick Nolte, Anthony Mackie, Giovanni Ribisi and Michael Pena. The drama produced by Dan Lin (Sherlock Holmes), Kevin McCormick (The Lucky One) and Michael Tadross (Arthur) tells the story of the events surrounding the LAPD’s efforts to take back their nascent city from one of the most dangerous mafia bosses of all time.  Gangster Squad is currently scheduled to be released on September 7, 2012 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »

The details of the soundtrack album for the supernatural action film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter have been revealed. The abum features the film’s original music composed by Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class, Puss in Boots). The release date of the soundtrack’s CD version has been pushed back to July 3, 2012 since our last update. To pre-order the Sony Masterworks release, visit Amazon. Audio clips will be added to this article soon. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is directed by Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted) and stars Benjamin Walker, Anthony Mackie, Dominic Cooper, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jimmi Simpson, Rufus Sewell and Alan Tudyk. The film will be released on June 22. Read the rest of this entry »

According to The Playlist, Alberto Iglesias will be scoring the crime drama Out of the Furnace. The film is written and directed by Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart) and stars Christian Bale and Casey Affleck as two brothers in an economically depressed part of the American Rust Belt. When one brother has to go to prison, the other is lured into a ruthless gang. Woody Harrelson, Zoe Saldana, Forest Whitaker, Willem Dafoe and Sam Shepard are co-starring in the movie. Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Killoran (Red Riding Hood, Orphan) are producing through Appian Way and  Ridley Scott, Tony Scott and Michael Costigan (Cyrus, Being Flynn) are producing for Scott Free Productions. Read the rest of this entry »

Milan Records will be releasing the official soundtrack album for William Friedkin’s upcoming Southern thriller Killer Joe. The album features the guitar driven score from the film composed by Tyler Bates (300, Watchmen), as well as a cover of the song These Boots Are Made For Walkin produced by Bates and performed by Nan Vernon. The soundtrack will be released on July 24, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips from all tracks on the album can be checked out below. Killer Joe stars Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Thomas Haden Church, Gina Gershon and Juno Temple and follows a family who hires a police detective-turned-hitman to kill their mother for her life insurance policy. Read the rest of this entry »

The cover art for the soundtrack release of this summer’s tentpole picture The Amazing Spider-Man has been revealed. The album featuring the film’s original music composed and conducted by James Horner will be released in the US on July 3, 2012 and in several international markets the week before. Check out our previous article for the track list and visit Amazon to pre-order the album. Roughly five minutes of the score premiered today during Tim Burden’s Movie Magic show. Listen to the audio preview after the jump. The Amazing Spider-Man directed by Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Martin Sheen, Sally Field and Denis Leary will be released nationwide on July 3 by Sony Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »

Michael Brook has been tapped to score the upcoming coming-of-age drama The Perks of Being a Wallflower. The film is written and directed by Stephen Chbosky (creator of the cult TV show Jericho) based on his own novel and stars Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Paul Rudd, Kate Walsh, Nina Dobrev, Mae Whitman and Dylan McDermott. The movie follows a 15-year-old introverted freshman who copes with his first love, the suicide of his best friend and his own mental illness. John Malkovich, Lianne Halfon & Russell Smith (Juno, Ghost World, Young Adult) are producing the Summit Entertainment production. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is set to be released on September 14, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »