The full details of the soundtrack album for the drama The Song of Names have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed, orchestrated and conducted by Academy Award winner Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings, The Silence of the Lambs, The Departed, Hugo, The Aviator, The Hobbit). Ray Chen is the featured solo violinist. Also included is the original title song written by Shore, featuring words by Jeffrey Caine and performed by Daniel Mutlu. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 13 by Decca Records (click here to order). A CD version will be coming out the following week and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Song of Names is directed by François Girard and stars Tim Roth, Clive Owen, Catherine McCormack, Jonah Hauer-King, Gerran Howell, Luke Doyle and Misha Handley.
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Howard Shore to Score Francois Girard’s ‘The Song of Names’
Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silence of the Lambs, The Aviator, The Departed) is attached to compose the music for the upcoming drama The Song of Names. The film is directed by Francois Girard (The Red Violin, Silk, Boychoir) and stars Tim Roth, Clive Owen, Catherine McCormack, Jonah Hauer King and Gerran Howell. The movie is based on the novel by classical music scholar Norman Lebrecht and centers on the friendship between a 9-year old boy and a young Polish violin prodigy Dovidl Rapoport in 1939. Jeffrey Caine (The Constant Gardener, GoldenEye) wrote the screenplay.
‘Boychoir’ Soundtrack Details
Reprise Records will release a soundtrack album for the drama Boychoir. The album features the choral music from th film performed by the American Boychoir. Also included are three tracks from the movie’s original score written by Golden Globe-nominated composer Brian Byrne (Albert Nobbs), as well as the original song The Mysteries Of Your Gift performed by Josh Groban, which is also available to download as a single here. To download the full soundtrack, which will be available on March 31, visit Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Boychoir is directed by François Girard and stars Dustin Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Josh Lucas, Kevin McHale, Eddie Izzard, Debra Winger and Garrett Wareing. The movie follows an orphaned 12-year-old boy who is sent to a prestigious music school where he struggles to join an elite group of world-class singers and clashes with the school’s demanding choir master.
Brian Byrne Scoring François Girard’s ‘Boychoir’
Brian Byrne is scoring the upcoming drama Boychoir. The film is directed by François Girard and stars Dustin Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Josh Lucas, Kevin McHale, Eddie Izzard, Debra Winger and Garrett Wareing. The movie follows an orphaned 12-year-old boy who is sent to a prestigious music school where he struggles to join an elite group of world-class singers and clashes with the school’s demanding choir master. Ben Ripley (Source Code0 has written the script. Judy Cairo (Crazy Heart, Hysteria, Stuck in Love), Carol Baum (Father of the Bride, Fly Away Home) and Jane Goldenring are producing the Informant Media production.