Walt Disney Records will release the soundtrack albums for two of this summer’s most anticipated movies. First up is a soundtrack album for the western The Lone Ranger directed by Gore Verbinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The film’s music is composed by Hans Zimmer. The soundtrack is set to be released on June 25, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Lone Ranger stars Armie Hammer in the film’s title role of the masked crime fighter and Johnny Depp stars as his Native American sidekick from the popular 1950s TV series. Helena Bonham Carter, Tom Wilkinson, William Fichtner and Barry Pepper are co-starring.
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Jack White to Score Gore Verbinski’s ‘The Lone Ranger’
Jack White has signed on to write, produce and perform the score for Walt Disney Pictures’ and Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ upcoming western The Lone Ranger. The film is directed by Gore Verbinski and stars Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, Helena Bonham Carter, Tom Wilkinson, William Fichtner and Barry Pepper. The movie is an adaptation of the popular 1950s TV series and tells the story of a masked crime fighter and his Native American sidekick. Justin Haythe (Revolutionary Road) has written the screenplay with Terry Rossio & Ted Elliott (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Mask of Zorro). The project marks White’s first feature film scoring assignment.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 4, 2011)
Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Gore Verbinski’s animated movie Rango starring Johnny Depp features music by Hans Zimmer. Visit our previous article announcing the soundtrack album to find out more. The soundtrack is now available to download at Amazon and iTunes and will be released on CD on March 15. To check out a short interview with Verbinski talking about the film’s music, visit Artists Direct.
Also opening is George Nolfi’s The Adjustment Bureau starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt The film’s score is written by Thomas Newman who also collaborated on a song for the movie with Richard Ashcroft. A soundtrack album was released on Relativity Music as reported here. Visit Amazon or iTunes to download the album.
‘Rango’ Soundtrack album announced
Anti Records has announced a soundtrack album for Gore Verbinski’s upcoming animated film Rango. The album includes the original score by Hans Zimmer, as well as songs by Los Lobos. For an audio preview of Los Lobos’ Rango theme song, check out this LA Times article. The soundtrack will be released on Februray 25 as a digital release and on March 15 on CD. To pre-order the album, visit Amazon.