La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1989 war drama Glory directed by Edward Zwick and starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes and Morgan Freeman. The album features the expanded and remastered original score from the TriStar Pictures production composed and conducted by James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart, Apollo 13, Field of Dreams, Aliens, A Beautiful Mind) and performed by The Boys Choir of Harlem and The Hollywood Studio Symphony. The 2-CD set features the score presentation (including previously unreleased music) and source music on the first disc and the remastered original 1989 soundtrack album, as well as additional music on the second disc. The soundtrack is limited to 5,000 copies and will be available to order at noon today on the label’s official website.
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Expanded ‘Legends of the Fall’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1994 historical drama Legends of the Fall directed by Edward Zwick and starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond and Henry Thomas. The album features the expanded original score from the TriStar Pictures release composed and conducted by James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart, A Beautiful Mind, Aliens, Apollo 13) and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, including over 30 minutes of previously unreleased music. Also included are 35 minutes of alternates. Visit the label’s official website to order the 2-CD set and for more details about the album.
‘Trial by Fire’ Soundtrack Details
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the drama Trial by Fire. The album features the film’s original music composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Wreck-It-Ralph, X-Men: First Class, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Kong: Skull Island). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 17 and will be available to download here. Trial by Fire is directed by Edward Zwick and stars Jack O’Connell, Laura Dern and Emily Meade. The movie tells the true-life Texas story of the unlikely bond between an imprisoned death row inmate and a mother of two from Houston who, though facing staggering odds, fights mightily for his freedom.
Henry Jackman Scoring Edward Zwick’s ‘Trial by Fire’
Henry Jackman has recently recorded his score for the upcoming drama Trial by Fire. The film is directed by Edward Zwick (Legends of the Fall, Glory, The Last Samurai, Blood Diamond) and stars Jack O’Connell, Laura Dern, Emily Meade, Chris Coy, Jeff Perry, David Wilson Barnes and Carlos Gomez. The movie is based on David Grann’s 2009 article in The New Yorker and tells the true story of Cameron Todd Willingham, a poor, uneducated devotee of heavy metal who is convicted of arson and triple homicide when a fire rips through his home and his children are trapped inside.
‘Jack Reacher: Never Go Back’ Soundtrack Details
Paramount Music will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller Jack Reacher: Never Go Back. The album features the film’s original music composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Big Hero 6, X-Men: First Class, Captain Phillips, Wreck-It-Ralph). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 21, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Jack Reacher: Never Go Back is directed by Edward Zwick and stars Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Aldis Hodge, Danika Yarosh, Patrick Heusinger, Holt McCallany and Robert Knepper. The movie follows the title character as tries to prove the innocence of his old investigative unit head and to uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy involving soldiers who are being killed.
Henry Jackman to Score ‘Jack Reacher: Never Go Back’
Henry Jackman has been tapped to score the upcoming thriller Jack Reacher: Never Go Back. The film is directed by Edward Zwick (Glory, The Last Samurai, Legends of the Fall) and stars Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Aldis Hodge, Madalyn Horcher, Danika Yarosh, Patrick Heusinger, Holt McCallany and Robert Knepper. The movie is based on Lee Child’s book Never Go Back and follows the title character as he returns to the headquarters of his old unit, only to find out he’s now accused of a 16-year-old homicide. Zwick has also written the screenplay with Marshall Herskovitz based on an original script by Richard Wenk (The Equalizer). Cruise is producing the Skydance Media production with Don Granger (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation).
‘Pawn Sacrifice’ Soundtrack Announced
Lakeshore Records will release the official soundtrack album for Edward Zwick’s biographical drama Pawn Sacrifice. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, The Sixth Sense, Signs, The Fugitive) who previously collaborated with the director on Blood Diamond, Defiance and Love and Other Drugs. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 11, 2015 and physically later this year. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Pawn Sacrifice starring Tobey Maguire, Liev Schreiber, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, Lily Rabe and Robin Weigert chronicles chess prodigy Bobby Fischer’s terrifying struggles with genius and madness, and the rise and fall of a kid from Brooklyn who captured the imagination of the world.
James Newton Howard to Score Edward Zwick’s ‘Pawn Sacrifice’
James Newton Howard is reuniting with director Edward Zwick on the upcoming biographical drama Pawn Sacrifice. The film is set at the height of the Cold War and tells the true story of U.S. chess prodigy Bobby Fischer and his epic faceoff against Russia’s Boris Spassky. Tobey Maguire is portraying Fischer while Liev Schreiber plays his archrival. Peter Saarsgard, Michael Stuhlbarg, Lily Rabe and Sophie Nelisse are co-starring. Steven Knight (Eastern Promises, Dirty Pretty Things, Locke) jas written the screenplay. Maguire is also producing the project with Gail Katz (The Perfect Storm, Air Force One, Outbreak). Howard has previously collaborated with Zwick on Blood Diamond, Defiance and Love and Other Drugs.
James Newton Howard Scoring ‘Cut Bank’
James Newton Howard is composing the score for the upcoming thriller Cut Bank. The film is directed by Matt Shakman (Mad Men, Six Feet Under) and stars Liam Hemsworth, John Malkovich, Billy Bob Thornton, Teresa Palmer, Bruce Dern, Oliver Platt and Michael Stuhlbarg. The movie follows a former-athlete-turned-auto-mechanic who dreams of getting out of Cut Bank, Montana, but his efforts to do so set in motion a deadly series of events that change his life and the character of the town forever. Roberto Patino (Sons of Anarchy) has written the screenplay. Laura Rister (Lovelace), Edward Zwick (The Last Samurai, Glory), Dan Cohen (The Spectacular Now) and Mickey Barold (Barry Munday) are producing the Killburn Media production.