Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for Robert Zemeckis’ drama Here. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Avengers: Endgame, Predator, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Cast Away, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Polar Express). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 1 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s “opening” and end credits tracks below. Here is co-written (with Eric Roth) and directed by Zemeckis and stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Paul Bettany and Kelly Reilly. The movie based on the graphic novel by Richard McGuire is centered in one room and focuses on the many people who inhabit it over the years, from the past to the distant future.
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‘Predator 2’ Digital Soundtrack Album Released
Hollywood Records has released a digital version of the original soundtrack album for the 1990 sci-fi horror sequel Predator 2 directed by Stephen Hopkins and starring Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Ruben Blades, Bill Paxton, María Conchita Alonso and Kevin Peter Hall. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Avengers: Endgame, Forrest Gump, The Polar Express, Captain America: The First Avenger, Death Becomes Her, Cast Away, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack, which includes the same content as the original CD version released in 1990 by Varese Sarabande. Also listen to the composer’s main title track after the jump.
Alan Silvestri Scoring Anthony & Joe Russo’s ‘The Electric State’
Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Predator, Captain America: The First Avenger, Ready Player One, Cast Away, The Mummy Returns) has been tapped score the upcoming Netflix original film The Electric State. The movie is directed by Anthony & Joe Russo (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, The Gray Man) and stars Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Ke Huy Quan, Jason Alexander, Stanley Tucci, Brian Cox and Jenny Slate. The sci-fi adventure set in an alternate future tells the story of a teenage girl who realizes that a strange but sweet robot who comes to her has actually been sent by her missing brother and sets out to find the brother in an imaginative world of humans mixing with robots all shapes and sizes.
‘What Lies Beneath’ Deluxe Edition Soundtrack Album Announced
Varese Sarabande has announced a new soundtrack album for the 2000 supernatural horror thriller What Lies Beneath directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Diana Scarwid, James Remar, Joe Morton and Miranda Otto. The Deluxe Edition soundtrack features the original score from the DreamWorks Pictures production composed and conducted by Academy Award nominee Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Avengers: Endgame, Forrest Gump, The Mummy Returns, The Polar Express, Cast Away, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?), including around 30 minutes of previously unreleased music. The CD is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also find out more about the release, which also be available digitally on May 3 (click here to stream/download).
‘Back to the Future: The Musical’ Deluxe Edition Cast Recording Album Announced
Masterworks Broadway has announced a new cast recording album for the stage production Back to the Future: The Musical. The 2-CD set features the content of the original album, as well as thirteen previously unreleased demos and early versions of many of the musical’s songs written by Academy Award nominee Alan Silvestri and Grammy Award winner Glen Ballard, most of which are performed by Ballard himself. The Deluxe Edition also features a new booklet, including rehearsal photos and a track by track commentary with stories about the how songs were created for the show. The album will be released next Friday, October 20 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon.
Alan Silvestri Scoring Robert Zemeckis’ ‘Here’
Composer Alan Silvestri (Avengers: Endgame, Predator, Ready Player One, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Mummy Returns) has confirmed in a recent interview on the Maltin on Movies podcast that he is reteaming with director Robert Zemeckis on the upcoming drama Here and will start recording his score later this month. The movie starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Paul Bettany, Michelle Dockery & Kelly Reilly is based on Richard McGuire’s graphic novel of the same name, which is centered in one room and focuses on the many people who inhabit it over the years, from the past to the distant future.
‘Mouse Hunt’ Deluxe Edition Soundtrack Album Announced
Varese Sarabande has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1997 comedy Mouse Hunt directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Nathan Lane, Lee Evans, Maury Chaykin and Christopher Walken. The album features the expanded original score from the DreamWorks Pictures production composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Avengers: Endgame, Captain America, Cast Away, The Abyss), including over 30 minutes of previously unreleased music. The CD will be released on July 7, 2023 and is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also find out more details.
Expanded ‘Shattered’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1991 psychological thriller Shattered written and directed by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Tom Berenger, Bob Hoskins, Greta Scacchi, Joanne Whalley and Corbin Bernsen. The album features the remastered and expanded original score from the film composed and conducted by Academy Award nominee Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forest Gump, Avengers: Endgame, Captain America: The First Avenger, Cast Away, The Polar Express), including previously unreleased music. The soundtrack is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples.
‘Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life’ Deluxe Edition Score Album Announced
Varese Sarabande has announced the latest titles in its CD club series, including a new soundtrack album for the 2003 action adventure movie Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life directed by Jan De Bont and starring Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Noah Taylor, Ciarán Hinds, Djimon Hounsou, Til Schweiger and Christopher Barrie. The Deluxe Edition album features the expanded original score from the sequel composed and conducted by Academy Award nominee Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forest Gump, Avengers: Endgame, Cast Away, Captain America: The First Avenger), including around 30 minutes of previously unreleased music. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. A 2-CD version, which is limited to 2,000 copies, is available to order on the label’s official website.
‘Death Becomes Her’ Deluxe Edition Soundtrack Album Announced
Varese Sarabande has announced the label’s titles for this year’s Record Store Day Black Friday, including a new soundtrack release for the 1992 fantasy comedy Death Becomes Her directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn and Isabella Rossellini. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Avengers: Endgame, The Polar Express, The Mummy Returns, Cast Away), including previously unreleased tracks. Also included is an extended version of Meryl Streep’s song Me. The soundtrack, which also marks the title’s first vinyl release, will be available on November 25 at thousands of independent record stores.