Varese Sarabande has announced a new soundtrack album for the 2002 action adventure The Scorpion King directed by Chuck Russell and starring Dwayne Johnson, Steven Brand, Kelly Hu, Grant Heslov, Bernard Hill, Michael Clarke Duncan and Peter Facinelli. The Deluxe Edition album features the film’s expanded original score composed by Academy Award nominee John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, The Jungle Book, Iron Man 2, Hocus Pocus, The Emperor’s New Groove, Bruce Almighty), including almost 40 minutes of previously unreleased music, as well as eleven demo cues as bonus tracks. Visit the label’s official website to order the 2-CD version. A digital version will be released next Friday, June 27 (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download). Varese has previously released the original 2002 score album, while Universal Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring songs from and inspired by the movie.
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Sam Ewing Scoring Chuck Russell’s ‘Witchboard’ Remake
Composer Sam Ewing (The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, Beautiful Disaster, Last Seen Alive, Victor Crawley) is reteaming with director Chuck Russell (Eraser, The Mask) on the upcoming supernatural horror movie Witchboard. The film is written and directed by Russell and stars Jamie Campbell Bower, Madison Iseman, Aaron Dominguez, Antonia Desplat, Mel Jarnson, David La Haye and Charlie Tahan. The movie based on the 80s franchise of the same title follows a young woman who opens an organic café with her fiancé and her friends, when she discovers an ancient pendulum board with spiritual powers that was once used to summon spirits.
‘Paradise City’ Soundtrack Released
Atlantic Screen Music/Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album for the action thriller Paradise City. The album features the film’s original music composed by Sam Ewing (The Walking Dead, Last Seen Alive, Beautiful Disaster, Victor Crawley). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Paradise City is directed by Chuck Russell and stars John Travolta, Bruce Willis, Stephen Dorff, Blake Jenner and Praya Lundberg. The movie follows a son seeking revenge for the murder of his bounty-hunter father.
Sam Ewing Scoring Chuck Russell’s ‘Paradise City’
Sam Ewing (The Walking Dead, Last Seen Alive, The Shed, Victor Crawley) has composed the original score for the upcoming action thriller Paradise City. The film is directed by Chuck Russell (Eraser, The Scorpion King, The Mask) and stars John Travolta, Bruce Willis, Blake Jenner, Praya Lundberg and Stephen Dorff. The movie revolves around bounty hunter who is presumed dead after disappearing in Maui waters, and follows his son, his ex-partner, and a local detective as they set out to find his killers.
‘I Am Wrath’ Soundtrack Details
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the thriller I Am Wrath. The album features the film’s original music composed by Haim Mazar (The Iceman). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, April 29 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. I Am Wrath is directed by Chuck Russell (Eraser, The Scorpion King) and stars John Travolta, Christopher Meloni, Sam Trammell, Amanda Schull, Asante Jones, Luis Da Silva Jr., Paul Sloan, Patrick St. Esprit and Rebecca De Mornay. The movie follows a man who is out for justice after a group of corrupt police officers are unable to catch his wife’s killer.