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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 22, 2016)

July 22, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Benjamin Wallfisch, David Shire, Don't Think Twice, Gregoire Hetzel, Ice Age: Collision Course, Jake Monaco, John Debney, Lights Out, Michael Giacchino, Quitters, Roger Neill, Scott Walker, Star Trek Beyond, Summertime, The Childhood of a Leader

Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Expected to top the weekend box office is the sci-fi adventure sequel Star Trek Beyond directed by Justin Lin and starring Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Idris Elba and Sofia Boutella. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Jurassic World, The Incredibles, Inside Out, Lost) who previously scored J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness. Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details. Also visit The Hollywood Reporter for a recent interview with Giacchino about his work on the project.

Also opening wide is the horror thriller Lights Out directed by David F. Sandberg and starring Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Alexander DiPersia, with Billy Burke and Maria Bello. Benjamin Wallfisch (The Escapist, Summer in February, Desert Dancer) has composed the film’s original music. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Also check out two video interviews with Wallfisch from the movie’s Hollywood red carpet premiere earlier this week from Popcorn Talk and Mingle Media TV Network.

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Expanded ‘Judge Dredd’ and ‘Return to Oz’ Soundtracks Announced

May 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 2 comments

Tags: Alan Silvestri, David Shire, Judge Dredd, Return to Oz, score, Soundtrack

Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1995 sci-fi action adventure Judge Dredd directed by Danny Cannon and starring Sylvester Stallone, Diane Lane, Armand Assante and Rob Schneider. The 2-CD set features the film’s original score composed by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, The Avengers, Captain America: The First Avenger), including more than an hour of previously unreleased music and alternate takes. Also included is the music from the film’s first trailer composed by Jerry Goldsmith. To listen to audio clips and for the full album details, visit the label’s official website, where you can also order the soundtrack.

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Marco Beltrami’s ‘Red Eye’ Score to Be Released

April 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: David Shire, Marco Beltrami, Old Boyfriends, Red Eye, score, Soundtrack, Wes Craven

Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for Paramount Pictures’ 2005 thriller Red Eye directed by Wes Craven and starring Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-nominated composer Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, The Hurt Locker, World War Z) who collaborated with the director on the Scream movies among other projects. Visit the label’s official website to check out the full album details, to listen to audio clips and to order the CD.

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Jerry Goldsmith’s & Maurice Jarre’s Complete ‘The River Wild’ Scores Released

January 20, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: David Shire, Jerry Goldsmith, Maurice Jarre, score, Soundtrack, The Journey Inside, The River Wild

Intrada Records has released a new soundtrack album for the 1994 thriller The River Wild directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Meryl Streep, David Strathairn, Joseph Mazzello, Kevin Bacon and John C. Reilly. The 2-CD set features the complete score from the Universal Pictures production written and conducted by Academy Award-winning composer Jerry Goldsmith (The Omen, Patton, The Planet of the Apes, Chinatown, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, L.A. Confidential), including 30 minutes of previously unreleased music, as well as the end credits song The Water Is Wide performed by Cowboy Junkies on the first disc. The second disc features the first-ever release of the unused score composed and conducted by Oscar winner Maurice Jarre (Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, Dead Poets Society). For the full album details and to listen to audio clips, visit the label’s official website, where you can also order the album.

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David Shire’s ‘Rear Window’ Score to Be Released

August 11, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Television Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: David Shire, Rear Window, score, Soundtrack

MovieScore Media has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1998 television version of Rear Window directed by Jeff Bleckner and starring Christopher Reeve, Daryl Hannah, Robert Forster and Ritchie Coster. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-winning composer David Shire (The Conversation, The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3, Zodiac, Return to Oz, Short Circuit). The soundtrack will be released on August 26, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. To listen to audio clips and to pre-order the limited edition CD, visit Screen Archives and check out audio clips below. Rear Window is based on the premise of the classic Alfred Hitchcock movie with the same title and premiered in 1998 on ABC.

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