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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 7, 2011)

Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:

Expecting to top the weekend box office is the sci-fi action film Real Steel directed by Shawn Levy and starring Hugh Jackman, Kevin Durand, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie and Hope Davis. The movie’s score is composed by Danny Elfman. A soundtrack album featuring his score will be released on November 1 by Varese Sarabande (click here for the details). A separate soundtrack featuring songs from the movie by artists including Bad Meets Evil, Beastie Boys and Foo Fighters, as well as one track from Elfman’s score has been released on Interscope Records. To find out more about the album and to listen to audio clips, check out our previous article.

Also opening wide is the drama The Ides of March directed by George Clooney and starring Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei, Max Minghella and Jeffrey Wright. The film’s music is written by Alexandre Desplat. As reported on this page last month, Varese Sarabande has announced a score album to be released on November 1. More details are expected to be revealed soon and will be posted on this site.

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‘Dirty Girl’ Soundtrack Details

Lakeshore Records has announced the details of the soundtrack release for the drama Dirty Girl. The album includes 14 songs from the movie by such artists as Pat Benetar, Melissa Manchester, Tanya Tucker, Bow Wow Wow, Rita Coolidge, The Outfield, Sheena Easton, Teena Marie and Wendy and Lisa. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 27, 2011 and a physical release is coming on October 11. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon. Audio clips will be added to this article within the next couple of weeks. While none of the film’s score by composer Jeff Toyne is included, Melissa Manchester’s song Rainbird  includes an original string arrangement by Toyne. To find out more about Toyne’s work for the movie, visit a recent article and video with the composer on ASCAP’s website.

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