Howe Records will release the official soundtrack album for David Cronenberg’s body horror drama The Shrouds. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings, The Silence of the Lambs, Hugo, The Aviator, The Hobbit, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Departed, The Fly, A History of Violence). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 18 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. The Shrouds is written and directed by Cronenberg and stars Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce and Sandrine Holt. The movie follows a a techno-entrepreneur nam grieving the death of his wife who invents GraveTech, a revolutionary and controversial technology that enables the living to monitor their dear departed in their shrouds.
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Howard Shore to Reteam with David Cronenberg on ‘The Shrouds’
Composer Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings, The Silence of the Lambs, Hugo, The Aviator, Mrs. Doubtfire, Big) is set to reteam with director David Cronenberg on the upcoming thriller The Shrouds. The film is written and directed by Cronenberg and stars Vincent Cassel, Guy Pearce, Diane Kruger and Sandrine Holt. The movie follows an innovative businessman and grieving widower who builds a device to connect with the dead inside a burial shroud.
‘Crimes of the Future’ Soundtrack Album Details
Decca Records & Howe Records will release the official soundtrack album for David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings, The Silence of the Lambs, The Aviator, Hugo, The Hobbit, A History of Violence, The Fly, Ed Wood). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 10. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. A limited vinyl edition will be coming out in 2023. Crimes of the Future is written and directed by Cronenberg and stars Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart, Scott Speedman, Welket Bungué, Don McKellar, Yorgos Pirpassopoulos, Tanaya Beatty, Nadia Litz and Lihi Kornowski.
Howard Shore’s Complete ‘Videodrome’ Score to Be Released
La-La Land Records has announced a soundtrack album for the 1983 sci-fi horror movie Videodrome written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring James Woods, Deborah Harry, Sonja Smits, Peter Dvorsky and Les Carlson. The album features the complete restored original score composed by Academy Award winner Howard Shore (The Lord of the Kings, The Hobbit, The Aviator, The Silence of the Lambs, The Departed, Hugo, Mrs. Doubtfire, Big, Ed Wood), including previously unreleased music. The CD, which is limited to 2,000 copies, will be available to order at noon today on the label’s official website. A vinyl edition is being released by Mondo and a digital version will be released by Back Lot Music.
Howard Shore to Score David Cronenberg’s ‘Crimes of the Future’
Composer Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings, The Silence of the Lambs, The Aviator, Hugo, The Hobbit) is set to reteam with David Cronenberg on the upcoming sci-fi thriller Crimes of the Future. The film is written and directed by Cronenberg and will star Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart, Scott Speedman, Welket Bungué, Don McKellar and Lihi Kornowski. The movie is set in the not-so-distant future where humankind is learning to adapt to its synthetic surroundings and follows a performance artist who has embraced “Accelerated Evolution Syndrome”, sprouting new and unexpected organs in his body and has turned the removal of these organs into a spectacle for his loyal followers.
Complete ‘Crash’, ‘Dead Ringers’ & ‘Naked Lunch’ Scores by Howard Shore to Be Released
Howe Records will release three new soundtrack albums for a number of films directed by David Cronenberg featuring music written by the director’s regular composer Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silence of the Lambs). The first release features the complete and remastered score for the 1996 psychological thriller Crash starring James Spader, Deborah Kara Unger, Elias Koteas, Holly Hunter and Rosanna Arquette. The soundtrack will be released on October 14, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The second new Collector’s Edition features the complete score for the 1988 drama Dead Ringers starring Jeremy Irons and Geneviève Bujold. Click here to pre-order the CD. The third new release from the composer’s label features the complete and remastered score for the 1991 sci-fi drama Naked Lunch starring Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm and Roy Scheider.
‘Maps to the Stars’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for David Cronenberg’s drama Maps to the Stars have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silence of the Lambs, Hugo). The soundtrack will be released on September 9, 2014 by Howe Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released a single featuring a track from the composer’s score earlier this year. Maps to the Stars stars Julianne Moore, John Cusack, Mia Wasikowska, Robert Pattinson, Olivia Williams, Evan Bird and Sarah Gadon and tells the story of an archetypical Hollywood dynasty, including a psychotherapist, who has made a fortune with his self-help manuals.
‘Maps to the Stars’ Soundtrack Single Released
Howe Records has released a single featuring a track from the soundtrack for David Cronenberg’s drama Maps to the Stars. The film’s music is composed by the director’s regular musical collaborator Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silence of the Lambs, The Departed). The single is now available to download on Amazon. Check out an audio clips from the track after the jump. A full soundtrack album is scheduled to be released this fall. Maps to the Stars starring Julianne Moore, John Cusack, Mia Wasikowska, Robert Pattinson, Olivia Williams, Evan Bird and Sarah Gadon. The drama tells the story of an archetypical Hollywood dynasty, including a psychotherapist, who has made a fortune with his self-help manuals; his wife who manages the career of their thirteen-year-old child star son; and their daughter who has recently been released from a sanatorium where she was admitted for the treatment of criminal pyromania.
‘Cosmopolis’ Soundtrack Details
Howe Records will be releasing the soundtrack album for David Cronenberg’s upcoming drama Cosmopolis. The album features the film’s original score by Academy Award-winning composer Howard Shore performed by the indie rock band Metric. The composer has also co-written three original songs with the Canadian band. Also featured on the soundtrack is the song Mecca by Somali singer/rapper K’NAAN. The soundtrack will be released in France on May 15, 2012 and in the US on July 10. Visit Amazon to order the album and check out audio clips from all tracks on the album here. Cosmopolis is based on the novel by Don DeLillo and stars Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche and Paul Giamatti. The film about a multimillionaire who risks his entire fortune to bet against the yen on a cataclysmic day will be premiering at the Cannes Film Festival later this month and is also set to be released throughout Europe over the next few months.
Howard Shore to Collaborate with Metric on David Cronenberg’s ‘Cosmopolis’
Metric have announced on their official website that they are teaming up with composer Howard Shore on the score for the drama Cosmopolis. As previously reported, Shore is scoring the movie directed by David Cronenberg and starring Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Paul Giamatti, Kevin Durand, Jay Baruchel and Samantha Morton. The film centers on a multimillionaire who risks his fortune to bet against the yen on a cataclysmic day. Metric have previously collaborated with Shore on The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, for which they co-wrote the end titles song Eclipse (All Yours). Cosmopolis has recently entered post-production and is expected to be released in 2012.