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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 29, 2011)

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Three new movies are opening wide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi western Cowboys & Aliens directed by Jon Favreau, produced by Steven Spielberg and starring Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, Harrison Ford, Paul Dano and Sam Rockwell. The film’s music is composed by Harry Gregson-Williams. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score is now available to download on iTunes and will be released on CD on August 16. To check out the details of the album, visit our soundtrack announcement.

Also opening wide is the romantic comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love. directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, written by Dan Fogelman and starring Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, Kevin Bacon and Marisa Tomei. Christophe Beck and Nick Urata composed the movie’s score. A soundtrack album featuring twelve songs from the film has been released on Watertower Music. To listen to audio clips and learn more about the soundtrack, visit our previous article. No score album has been announced at this point.

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‘Cowboys & Aliens’ Soundtrack Details

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Varese Sarabande has announced the details for the soundtrack release of Cowboys & Aliens. The album features the original score from the film by Harry Gregson-Williams. The release date for the soundtrack has been pushed back two weeks since our last update and is now scheduled to come out on August 9, 2011. Check out the audio clips after the jump and pre-order the CD on Amazon where you can also download the album. Cowboys & Aliens is directed by Jon Favreau and stars Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, Harrison Ford, Paul Dano and Sam Rockwell. Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Scott Mitchell Rosenberg (creator of the original graphic novel) and co-writers Damon Lindelof, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are producing. The movie will be released on July 29 by Universal Pictures.

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‘Cowboys & Aliens’ Soundtrack by Harry Gregson-Williams Coming in July

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UPDATE (July 19, 2011): Check out our new article for more details on the soundtrack and visit Amazon to order the album.

Varese Sarabande Records will be releasing the soundtrack album for the upcoming sci-fi action western Cowboys & Aliens. The album features the original score from the film by composer Harry Gregson-Williams. The soundtrack will be released on July 26, 2011. It has been reported that the electronic music group Hybrid has collaborated with Gregson-Williams on the score. No word yet on if any of Hybrid’s contributions will be on the album. Check back on this page in a couple of weeks for more details and the full track list. Cowboys & Aliens is directed by Jon Favreau and stars Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, Harrison Ford, Paul Dano and Sam Rockwell.

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Harry Gregson-Williams to score ‘Cowboys & Aliens’

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According to the film’s new trailer, Harry Gregson-Williams has been hired to score the upcoming sci-fi action movie Cowboys & Aliens. The Dreamworks movie is directed by Jon Favreau, who worked with composer John Debney on most of his movies including Elf, Zathura and Iron Man 2. Cowboys & Aliens stars Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, Harrison Ford, Paul Dano and Sam Rockwell.The movie is set in Silver City, Arizona, where Apache Indians and Western settlers must lay their differences aside when an alien spaceship crash lands in their city. The movie is produced by Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and co-writers Damon Lindelof, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. The movie is scheduled for a July 29, 2011 release date. To watch the trailer, check out Yahoo Movies or visit the official movie webpage to find out more about the film.

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