B Original has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy King of My Castle (Le larbin). The album features the film’s original music composed by Alexandre Azaria (Transporter 2 & 3, Lockout, Lucky Luke and the Daltons, Assassin Club, Fanfan). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s first track (1702) after the jump. King of My Castle is directed by Alexandre Charlot & Franck Magnier and stars Kad Merad, Isabelle Carré, Romain Francisco, Clara Zoroddu, Christian Hecq and Clovis Cornillac. The movie follows spoiled 25-year-old whose rich father decides to teach him a lesson by creating a 17th Century Truman Show-type world, in which his son wakes up as a miserable valet.
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Alexandre Azaria Scoring Camille Delamarre’s ‘Assassin Club’
Alexandre Azaria (Transporter 2 & 3, Lucky Luke and the Daltons, Lockout, Fanfan) has composed the original music for the upcoming action thriller Assassin Club. The film is directed by Camille Delamarre (Brick Mansions) and stars Henry Golding, Noomi Rapace, Sam Neill, Jimmy-Jean Louis and Daniela Melchior. The movie follows one of the world’s best contract killers who is hired to kill six people around the world, but soon discovers all the targets are also assassins unknowingly hired to kill each other.
‘A Mighty Team’ (‘La Dream Team’) Soundtrack Details
A soundtrack album will released for the French comedy A Mighty Team (La Dream Team). The album features the film’s original music composed by Alexandre Azaria (Transporter 2 & 3, The Transporter Refueled, Lockout, Love and Other Disasters). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 18, 2016. Visit the French Amazon store for the full album details. A Mighty Team is directed by Thomas Sorriaux and stars Medi Sadoun, Gérard Depardieu, Chantal Lauby, Barbara Cabrita, Patrick Timsit, Theo Fernandez and Jean Dell. The movie follows an injured football champion who starts coaching his amateur home-town team opposite his estranged father.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 4, 2015)
Two new movies are opening nationwide this week:
Opening in most theaters is the action reboot The Transporter Refueled directed by Camille Delamarre and starring Ed Skrein, Ray Stevenson, Loan Shabanon, Gabriella Wright, Radivoje Bukvić, Anatole Taubman, Wenxia Yu and Tatiana Pajković. The film’s original music is composed by Alexandre Azaria (Lockout, Love and Other Disasters) who previously scored the second and third part in the original trilogy. EuropaCorp has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the songs from the movie by The Animals, Selah Sue, Mani Hoffman, The Leons & more. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.
Already playing in theaters since Wednesday is the comedy drama A Walk in the Woods directed by Ken Kwapis and starring Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Nick Offerman, Kristen Schaal, Mary Steenburgen and Emma Thompson. Nathan Larson (Boys Don’t Cry, Show Me a Hero, Margin Call, Our Idiot Brother) has composed the film’s original score. Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring two tracks from the composer’s score, as well as the songs from the film by Lord Huron, Blake Mills, Dwight Yoakum, Great Lake Swimmers and Shovels & Rope. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the film.
‘The Transporter Refueled’ Soundtrack Details
EuropaCorp will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller The Transporter Refueled. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alexandre Azaria (Lockout, Love and Other Disasters) who previously scored the second and third installment of the original Transporter trilogy. Also included are the songs from the movie by artists such as The Animals, Selah Sue, Mani Hoffman, The Leons & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 4, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Transporter Refueled is directed by Camille Delamarre and stars Ed Skrein, Ray Stevenson, Loan Shabanon, Gabriella Wright, Radivoje Bukvić, Anatole Taubman, Wenxia Yu and Tatiana Pajković.
Alexandre Azaria to Return for ‘The Transporter Refueled’
Alexandre Azaria has composed the music for the upcoming action thriller The Transporter Refueled. The film is a reboot of the Transporter series starring Jason Statham and stars Ed Skrein as Frank Martin, the most highly-skilled transporter money can buy. The movie is directed by Camille Delamarre (Brick Mansions) and co-stars Ray Stevenson, Loan Shabanon, Gabriella Wright, Radivoje Bukvić, Anatole Taubman, Wenxia Yu and Tatiana Pajković. Bill Collage & Adam Cooper (Exodus: Gods and Kings, Accepted) wrote the screenplay with Luc Besson (The Professional, Lucy, The Fifth Element) who is also producing the project with Mark Gao.
Alexandre Azaria & Marc Bell Scoring ‘Brick Mansions’
Alexandre Azaria and Marc Bell are composing the music for the upcoming action thriller Brick Mansions. The film is directed by Camille Delamarre and is an English language remake of Pierre Morel’s 2004 film District B13. The movie stars Paul Walker as an undercover cop who is tasked with going into a tenement named Brick Mansions in order to disarm a neutron bomb that is ticking down. RZA, David Belle and Robert Maillet are co-starring. Luc Besson has written the screenplay with Robert Mark Kamen (Taken) and is also producing the EuropaCorp and Relativity Media production with Ryan Kavanaugh & Tucker Tooley (The Fighter, Limitless) and Christophe Lambert.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 13, 2012)
Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the comedy The Three Stooges directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly and starring Chris Diamantopolous, Sean Hayes and Will Sasso in the title roles, alongside Sofia Vergara, Jane Lynch, Larry David, Jennifer Hudson, Craig Bierko and Carly Craig. John Debney has composed the film’s original score. No soundtrack album has been announced yet, but check out our previous news article for a video from the orchestral recording sessions of the score. Also visit YouTube for another video from the recording of the comedy’s music in Debney’s studio.
Also opening wide is the horror thriller The Cabin in the Woods written by Joss Whedon, directed by Drew Goddard and starring Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford. The film’s music is written by David Julyan (Memento, The Prestige). Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, which is set for a release on CD on May 1, 2012. For the full album details, visit our soundtrack announcement. Also visit Film Music Magazine for a recent interview with Julyan about his score for the film.
Alexandre Azaria to Score ‘Lockout’
Alexandre Azaria has been tapped to score the upcoming sci-fi adventure Lockout. The movie is directed by James Mather & Stephen St. Leger and stars Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Peter Stormare and Tom Hollander. The film centers on a falsely convicted ex-government agent whose only chance of freedom is to accept a mission to rescue the president’s daughter from rioting prisoners at an outer space maximum security prison. Luc Besson co-wrote the script with the directors and also serves as an executive producer on the EuropaCorp production. Azaria has previously scored the production company’s two The Transporter sequels, which were also produced by Besson. FilmDistrict has picked up domestic rights for Lockout and is planning a theatrical release on April 13, 2012.