Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for Richard Linklater’s indie comedy drama Bernie. The album features the film’s original score composed by Graham Reynolds (A Scanner Darkly), as well as a number of songs performed by lead actor Jack Black. Also included are songs by Dale Watson, Heybale!, Mitote and Miss Leslie. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 15, 2012 and physically on June 12. The CD version is available for pre-order on Amazon. Bernie stars Black as a mortician in a small-town in Texas who strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow. Shirley MacLaine and Matthew McConaughey are co-starring. The film opened last weekend in select cities and had the highest per-screen average on the weekend box office.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 27, 2012)
Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the Aardman Animation’s and Sony Pictures Animation’s 3D stop-motion animated feature The Pirates! Band of Misfits directed by Peter Lord (Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run) & Jeff Newitt and featuring the voice talent of Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven, Imelda Staunton and David Tennant. The film’s score is composed by Theodore Shapiro. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music has been released earlier this week on Madison Gates Records and is available exclusively on iTunes. Visit our soundtrack announcement to find out more about the release.
Also opening wide is the period thriller The Raven directed by James McTeigue (V for Vendetta) and starring John Cusack, Alice Eve and Brendan Gleeson. The score for the film about the final days of Edgar Allan Poe is composed by Lucas Vidal. A soundtrack album featuring Vidal’s original music has been released by Relativity Music Group. Visit iTunes to download the album and check out our previous article for the full album details, including audio clips. Also visit Film School Rejects for a lengthy video interview with the composer about his work on the movie.