The details of the soundtrack album for the adventure drama Everest have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Anna Karenina, Pride and Prejudice, The Brothers Grimm, V for Vendetta). The soundtrack will be released on September 18, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Everest is directed by Baltasar Kormákur and stars Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Sam Worthington, Michael Kelly, Robin Wright, Keira Knightley, Emily Watson and Jake Gyllenhaal. The movie is based on the 1996 disaster on Everest that left eight climbers dead.
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Varese Sarabande to Release Dario Marianelli’s ‘Everest’ Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande will release the official soundtrack album for the drama Everest. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-winning composer Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, Anna Karenina, V for Vendetta). The soundtrack will be released on September 18, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full albums details. Everest is directed by Baltasar Kormákur and stars Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Sam Worthington, Keira Knightley, Emily Watson and Jake Gyllenhaal.
Dario Marianelli to Score Laika’s ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’
Dario Marianelli has been hired to score the upcoming animated feature Kubo and the Two Strings. The film is directed by Laika president and CEO Travis Knight and features the voices of Matthew McConaughey, Charlize Theron, Rooney Mara, Ralph Fiennes, Brenda Vaccaro and Art Parkinson. The movie is set in mythical ancient Japan and centers around Kubo who lives a quiet, normal life in a small shoreside village until a spirit from the past turns his life upside down and he must locate a magical suit of armor once worn by his late father, a legendary Samurai warrior. Marc Haimes and Chris Butler are writing the screenplay and Knight is producing the project with Arianne Sutner (ParaNorman).
‘Third Person’ Soundtrack Released
Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album for the drama Third Person. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, V for Vendetta, Anna Karenina). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Third Person is written and directed by Paul Haggis and stars Liam Neeson, Mila Kunis, Adrien Brody, Olivia Wilde, James Franco, Moran Atias, Maria Bello and Kim Basinger. The movie takes place in New York, Paris and Rome and follows three couples who appear to have nothing related but share deep commonalities: lovers and estranged spouses, children lost and found.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 30, 2015)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the found footage adventure Project Almanac directed by Dean Israelite, produced by Michael Bay and starring Jonny Weston, Sofia Black-D’Elia, Sam Lerner, Allen Evangelista, Allen Evangelista, Ginny Gardner and Ginny Gardner. The movie doesn’t feature an original score, but several songs by artists including Imagine Dragons who also appear in the film. No soundtrack album has been announced. Project Almanac follows a brilliant high school student and his friends who uncover blueprints for a mysterious device with limitless potential, inadvertently putting lives in danger. To learn more about the Paramount Pictures release, visit the official movie website.
Also opening wide is the drama Black or White written and directed by Mike Binder and starring Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer, Jillian Estell, Bill Burr, Jennifer Ehle, André Holland, Gillian Jacobs and Anthony Mackie. The film’s original music is composed by Terence Blanchard (Malcolm X, Inside Man, The 25th Hour, Red Tails). Relativity Music Group has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music last week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 26, 2014)
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the action thriller The Equalizer directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Denzel Washington, Chloë Grace Moretz, Marton Csokas, David Harbour, Bill Pullman and Melissa Leo. The film’s original music is composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek series, Man on Fire, Unstoppable) who previously scored the director’s The Replacement Killers. Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music earlier this week. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Also visit Film Music Magazine for a recent interview with Gregson-Williams about his work on the project.
Also opening wide this weekend is the animated feature The Boxtrolls directed by Anthony Stacchi & Graham Annable and featuring the voices of Ben Kingsley, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Elle Fanning, Jared Harris, , Tracy Morgan, Toni Collette, Nick Frost, Richard Ayoade and Simon Pegg. Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, V for Vendetta, Anna Karenina) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the songs from the film, including The Boxtrolls Song written by Eric Idle and performed by Mark Orton and Loch Lomond. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and click here to listen to audio clips.
‘The Boxtrolls’ Soundtrack Preview
Audio clips of the soundtrack album for Laika Studios’ animated feature The Boxtrolls have been published. The film’s original music is composed by Academy Award winner Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Anna Karenina, V for Vendetta, Pride and Prejudice). Also included are the film’s songs, including The Boxtrolls Song written by Eric Idle and performed by Mark Orton (Nebraska) and Loch Lomond (feat. Sean Patrick Doyle). To pre-order the soundtrack, which will be released on September 23, 2014 by Back Lot Music, visit Amazon. Check out the soundtrack preview after the jump and check out our previous article for the full album details. The Boxtrolls directed by Athony Stacchi & Graham Annable and featuring the voices of Ben Kingsley, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Elle Fanning, Jared Harris, Toni Collette, Nick Frost, Richard Ayoade, Tracy Morgan and Simon Pegg will be released nationwide on September 26, 2014 by Focus Features.
‘The Boxtrolls’ Soundtrack Details
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for LAIKA Studios’ animated feature The Boxtrolls. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-winning composer Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, Anna Karenina, V for Vendetta). The soundtrack will be released on September 23, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for audio clips. The Boxtrolls is directed by Anthony Stacchi & Graham Annable and features the voices of Ben Kingsley, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Elle Fanning, Jared Harris, Toni Collette, Nick Frost, Richard Ayoade, Tracy Morgan and Simon Pegg. The movie follows a group of monsters who live underneath thestreets of Cheesebridge, who crawl out of the sewers at night to steal what the townspeople hold most dear: their children and their cheeses.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 11, 2014)
Only one new movie is opening nationwide this week:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the sci-fi adventure sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes directed by Matt Reeves and starring Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smith-McPhee, Enrique Murciano and Kirk Acevedo. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Star Trek, Lost) who previously collaborated with the director on Cloverfield and Let Me In. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Check out our previous article for the full details and click here to listen to audio clips. Also visit Reddit for a recent AMA with Giacchino and Reeves about their work on the film.
Opening in limited release is the indie drama Boyhood written and directed by Richard Linklater and starring Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Lorelei Linklater and Ethan Hawke. The film doesn’t feature an original score. Nonesuch Records has released a soundtrack album including the songs featured in the movie by artists such as Coldplay, Vampire Weekend, Bob Dylan, Arcade Fire, Wilco, The Black Keys, Gnarls Barkley, The Flaming Hips, Jeff Tweedy, The Hives, Cat Power and Paul McCartney & Wings. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
Dario Marianelli to Score ‘Everest’
Dario Marianelli has been hired to score the upcoming adventure drama Everest. The film is directed by Baltasar Kormakur (Contraband, 2 Guns) and stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Brolin, Jason Clarke, Keira Knightley, Robin Wright, Sam Worthington, Emily Watson, Clive Standen, Martin Henderson, Thomas Wright, Michael Kelly and John Hawkes. The movie is based on the 1996 disaster on Everest that left eight climbers dead and follows the two different expeditions that challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Mark Medoff (Children of a Lesser God) and Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours) have written the screenplay.