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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 21, 2011)

Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend. Apart from Paranormal Activity 3, which is expected to top the weekend box office and doesn’t feature any original music, the following three movies are receiving a wide release:

The Three Musketeers directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Logan Lerman, Milla Jovovich, Orlando Bloom, Christoph Waltz, Matthew MacFayden, Luke Evans, Mads Mikkelsen, Juno Temple and Ray Stevenson features music by Paul Haslinger. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as Take That’s end title song When We Were Young has been released earlier this week by Milan Records. Check out our previous article for the full details and audio clips from the score.

Also opening wide is the action spoof Johnny English Reborn starring Oliver Parker and starring Rowan Atkinson, Rosamunde Pike, Dominic West and Gillian Anderson. The film’s score is written by Ilan Eshkeri. A soundtrack CD including the score will be released on November 1 by Varese Sarabande. The album is also already available digitally on iTunes. Visit our soundtrack announcement for more information and check out this video from the London Metropolitan Orchestra including an interview with the composer and footage from the recording sessions.

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‘Norman’ Soundtrack Announced

Mom + Pop Records has announced a soundtrack release for the indie comedy drama Norman. The album includes the original score and songs from the movie by Andrew Bird, as well as a couple of songs from the film by Wolf Parade, the Blow, Richard Swift and Chad VanGaalen. The soundtrack will be released on October 11, 2011 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. Norman is directed by Jonathan Segal and stars Dan Byrd, Emily VanCamp, Richard Jenkins and Adam Goldberg.

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