Columbia Records has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the documentary Twenty Feet from Stardom. The album features a new recording of the classic song Lean On Me featuring Darleen Love, as well as the original song Desperation performed by The Voice finalist Judith Hill. Also included is the Rolling Stones song Gimme Shelter performed by Merry Clayton, Young Americans performed by David Bowie and Walk On the Wild Side performed by Lou Reed. The soundtrack will be released on June 18, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Twenty Feet from Stardom is directed by Morgan Neville and tells the untold true story of the backup singers behind some of the greatest musical legends of the 21st century through archival footage and interviews with such artists as Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Mick Jagger and Sting and more. T
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‘Despicable Me 2’ Soundtrack Announced
Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack for the animated feature sequel Despicable Me 2. The album features the film’s original songs and themes by Pharrell Williams and the movie’s original score composed by Heitor Pereira (The Smurfs). Among Williams’ news songs is the track Scream, which also features Cee Lo Green. The soundtrack will be released on June 18, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips below. Despicable Me 2 is directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud and features the voice talent of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, Russell Brand, Ken Jeong, Steve Coogan and Benjamin Bratt. The Illumination Entertainment production will be released nationwide on July 3, 2013 by Universal Pictures.
‘The Purge’ Soundtrack Details
Back Lot Music will release the soundtrack album for Universal Pictures’ speculative thriller The Purge. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nathan Whitehead who has previously contributed music and arrangements to such projects as Desperate Housewives, Transformers: Dark of the Moon and Gears of War: Judgment. The soundtrack will be released on June 4, 2013. Audio clips will be added to this article within the next few weeks. The Purge (originally entitled Vigilandia) is directed by James DeMonaco (writer of Assault on Precinct 13 and The Negotiator) and stars Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey. Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, Insidious) is producing the project through his Blumhouse production company and Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Amityville Horror) are producing for Platinum Dunes, alongside Sébastien Kurt Lemercier (Assault on Precinct 13). The thriller will be released nationwide on June 7.
‘Elsa & Fred’ to Feature Music by Luis Bacalov
Luis Bacalov is the composer of the upcoming romantic comedy Elsa & Fred. The film is directed by Michael Radford (1984, The Merchant of Venice) and stars Christopher Plummer, Shirley MacLaine, Marcia Gay Harden, Scott Bakula, Chris Noth, Jared Gilman, James Brolin, George Segal, Wendell Pierce, Reg Rogers and Erika Alexander. The movie is an English-language remake of the Spanish-Argentine film of the same title directed by by Marcos Carnevale and follows a lively retiree in New Orleans who falls in love with a widower who moves into her apartment building. Radford co-wrote the screenplay with Anna Pavignano based on the 2005 film and the director is also producing the project with Ed Saxon (The Silence of the Lambs, Adaptation), Ricardo Kleinbaum, Matthias Ehrenberg (Sex, Shame and Tears) and Argentinean producers Nicolas Veinberg and Jose Levy.
‘Stuck in Love’ Score Album Details
Varese Sarabande will release a score album for indie comedy drama Stuck in Love. The album features the film’s original score composed, arranged, performed and produced by Mike Mogis and Nathaniel Walcott (from Bright Eyes). The soundtrack will be released on May 21, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. As previously reported, the label will also release a soundtrack featuring the songs from the film, as well as selections from the score. Stuck in Love is written and directed by Josh Boone and stars Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Connelly, Lily Collins, Logan Lerman, Nat Wolff and Kristen Bell. The movie premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and will be released in select cities on June 14 by Millennium Entertainment.
‘Longmire’ Season 1 Soundtrack Announced
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for A&E’s crime drama series Longmire. The album features selections from the score of the show’s first season composed by David Shephard. The soundtrack will be released on May 28, 2013. Audio clips will be added to this article within the next week. Longmire created by John Coveny and Hunt Baldwin is based on Craig Johnson’s Walt Longmire series of mystery novels and stars Robert Taylor, Katee Sackhoff, Bailey Chase, Adam Bartley, Cassidy Freeman and Lou Diamond Phillips. The show’s complete first season will be released on DVD on May 28 (click here to pre-order the DVD set) and the second season is set to premiere on May 27 and will air every Monday night on A&E.
Yodelice Scoring Guillaume Canet’s ‘Blood Ties’
French singer/songwriter Yodelice has composed the music for the crime thriller Blood Ties. The film is directed by Guillaume Canet and stars Clive Owen, Billy Crudup, Marion Cotillard, Mila Kunis, Zoe Saldana, Matthias Schoenaerts, James Caan, Noah Emmerich, Lili Taylor, Domenick Lombardozzi, John Ventimiglia and Griffin Dunne. The movie marks the French director’s English language debut and follows two brothers, on either side of the law, who face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s. Canet co-wrote the screenplay with James Gray (We Own the Night, Two Lovers) and is also producing the project with Alain Attal & Hugo Selignac (Tell No One), Christopher Woodrow (The Immigrant) and John Lesher (End of Watch).
‘Dark Skies’ Soundtrack Announced
Void Recordings will release a soundtrack for the supernatural thriller Dark Skies. The album features the film’s original score composed by Joseph Bishara (Insidious, The Conjuring). The soundtrack will be released on June 4, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, digitally, on CD and on Vinyl. Check out audio clips after the jump. Dark Skies is written and directed by Scott Stewart and stars Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo, Kadan Rockett and J.K. Simmons. Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, Sinister) produced the film about a family that is being targeted by a terrifying and deadly force. The movie opened in theaters this past February by Dimension Films and will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on May 28.
‘Hammer of the Gods’ Soundtrack Details
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for Hammer of the Gods. The album features the film’s original score by Benjamin Wallfisch (The Escapist, Conquest 1453). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 28, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version is set to be released on August 6 and is available for pre-order here. Check out audio clips from the score after the jump. Hammer of the Gods is directed by Farren Blackburn and stars Charlie Bewley, Clive Standen and James Cosmo. The movie is set in Viking Britain in 871 AD and follows a young Viking warrior who is sent by his father the king on a quest to find his estranged brother who was banished from the kingdom many years before. The film will be released on VOD on May 30, 2013 and will also receive a limited theatrical release on July 5 by Magnolia Pictures’ Magnet Releasing.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 19, 2013)
Premiering tomorrow, May 19, on Fox is the new comedy The Goodwin Games created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas and starring Scott Foley, Becki Newton, T. J. Miller, Kat Foster and Melissa Tang. The show’s original score is composed by John Swihart (Napoleon Dynamite, New in Town) who is also the creator’s long running hit sitcom How I Met Your Mother. The Goodwin Games will air every Monday night on Fox. The series follows three grown siblings who return home after their father’s death, and unexpectedly find themselves poised to inherit a vast fortune. Check out our previous news article and visit the official show website to learn more about the comedy.