La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1989 James Bond movie Licence to Kill directed by John Glen and starring Timothy Dalton, Carey Lowell,Robert Davi, Anthony Zerbe and Talisa Soto. The 35th Anniversary Edition album features the remastered and expanded original score from the film composed and conducted by Academy Award nominee Michael Kamen (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, X-Men, Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, The Iron Giant, The Three Musketeers, Mr. Holland’s Opus), including previously unreleased music. Also included are two versions of the title song performed by Gladys Knight. The 2- CD set, which is limited to 5,000 copies, is now available to order in the 007 Store and on the label’s official website, where you can also find out more about the release and listen to audio samples.
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Valentin Hadjadj to Score Jérémy Comte’s ‘Paradise’
Valentin Hadjadj (Close, Girl, A Bigger World, April and the Extraordinary World, Families Like Ours, Under the Stars of Paris, Rialto) has been hired to score the upcoming Canadian/French drama Paradise. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Jérémy Comte (who previously helmed the Academy Award-nominated 2018 short Fauve) and stars Joey Boivin-Desmeules and Daniel Atsu Hukporti. The movie revolves around two young men on different sides of the globe – one in Canada and the other in Africa – who connect through their search for the truth about their absent fathers.
‘Beverly Hills Cop III’ World Premiere Score Release Announced
La-La Land Records has announced the world premiere score album for the 1994 action comedy Beverly Hills Cop III directed by John Landis and starring Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Héctor Elizondo and Theresa Randle. The album features the original score from the Paramount Pictures production composed by Nile Rodgers (Coming to America, Alphabet City, Blue Chips). The 30th Anniversary Edition CD is limited to 1,500 copies and is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and find out more about the release. MCA Records has previously released the original 1994 soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie and Rodgers’ cover of Harold Faltermeyer’s Axel F theme.
‘Sakamoto Days’ Opening Theme Song Released
SDR Inc. has released the theme song from the Netflix original anime series Sakamoto Days. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Run Sakamoto Run written and performed by Vaundy. Also listen to the full track and watch the title opening sequence after the jump. Sakamoto Days is based on the original manga by Yuto Suzuki, directed by Masaki Watanabe and stars (in its English language version) Matthew Mercer, Dallas Liu, Rosalie Chiang, Xolo Maridueña, Rosie Okumura, Aleks Le and Lexi Cabrera.
Expanded ‘The Dark Crystal’ Soundtrack Album Announced
La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1982 fantasy adventure The Dark Crystal directed by Jim Henson & Frank Oz and starring Stephen Garlick, Lisa Maxwell, Billie Whitelaw, Barry Dennen and Percy Edwards. The 3-CD set features the expanded original score written for the film’s initial cut composed by Trevor Jones (The Last of the Mohicans, Cliffhanger, Labyrinth, Mississippi Burning, Merlin, Dark City, Excalibur) and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marcus Dods, including previously unreleased music. The soundtrack, which is limited to 5,000 copies, is now available to order on Amazon and the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and find out more about the album. A digital version will be available in the coming months (click here to stream/download) The Dark Crystal is now available on VOD, Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD and DVD.
Dan Romer Scoring NBC’s ‘The Hunting Party’
Dan Romer (Luca, Beasts of No Nation, Maniac, Station Eleven, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Superman & Lois, The Good Doctor) is scoring the new NBC drama The Hunting Party. The show is created by JJ Bailey and stars Melissa Roxburgh, Nick Wechsler, Josh McKenzie, Patrick Sabongui and Sara Garcia. The series revolves around a small team of investigators who are assembled to track down and capture the most dangerous killers our country has ever seen, all of whom have just escaped from a top-secret prison that’s not supposed to exist.
‘Sunfish (and Other Stories on Green Lake)’ Soundtrack Released
Brian Steckler (The Rumba Kings, Deadly DILF) has released a soundtrack album for the drama Sunfish (and Other Stories on Green Lake). The album features the composer’s original music from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to Steckler’s first track (Running) below. Sunfish (and Other Stories on Green Lake) is directed and produced by Sierra Falconer and stars Maren Heary, Jim Kaplan, Karsen Liotta, Tenley Kellogg, Dominic Bogart and Emily Hall. The movie centers on five people whose lives intertwine around Green Lake: a girl who learns to sail, two sisters who operate a bed-and-breakfast, a boy who fights for first chair and a fisherman who is after the catch of his life.
Cornel Wilczek Scoring Netflix’s ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’
Cornel Wilczek (Talk to Me, Clickbait, These Final Hours, Nowhere Boys, Cut Snake, Glitch, The Mule) has composed the original music for the upcoming Australian Netflix limited series Apple Cider Vinegar. The show is created by Samantha Strauss (The End, Dance Academy) and stars Kaitlyn Dever, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Aisha Dee, Ashley Zukerman, Mark Coles Smith, Susie Porter, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Matt Nable, Phoenix Raei and Chai Hansen. The 6-part drama directed by Jeffrey Walker (Ali’s Wedding, The Portable Door) follows two young women as they advocate for wellness remedies to cure deadly illnesses, unraveling their lives as they unknowingly – and knowingly – mislead the world.
Expanded ‘Confessions of a Police Captain’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1971 Italian thriller Confessions of a Police Captain (Confessione di un commissario di polizia al procuratore della repubblica) co-written and directed by Damiano Damiani and starring Franco Nero, Martin Balsam and Marilù Tolo. The album features the expanded and remastered original score from the film composed by Riz Ortolani (Mondo Cane, The Yellow Rolls-Royce, The 7th Dawn, The Spy with the Cold Nose, The Glory Guys), including previously unreleased music. The limited edition CD is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples and find out more about the release.
Kenny Beats Scoring Alex Russell’s ‘Lurker’
Record producer, DJ and songwriter Kenny Beats (aka Kenneth Blume) has made his feature scoring debut on the upcoming thriller Lurker. The film is written and directed by Alex Russell and stars Théodore Pellerin, Archie Madekwe, Havana Rose Liu, Zach Fox, Sunny Suljic and Daniel Zolghadri. The movie revolves around a retail employee who infiltrates the inner circle of an artist on the verge of stardom and – as he gets closer to the budding music star – access and proximity become a matter of life and death.