La-La Land Records has released a remastered and expanded soundtrack album for the 1997 action thriller The Peacemaker directed by Mimi Leder and starring George Clooney & Nicole Kidman. The music for the DreamWorks Pictures production is composed by Hans Zimmer (Gladiator, The Dark Knight, The Lion King, Inception). The 2-CD set features over 150 minutes of music, including such bonus cues as original album edits and the original trailer music. The soundtrack is limited to 3000 copies and is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the full album details and listen to audio clips.
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Expanded ‘The Lion King’ Soundtrack Announced
Walt Disney Records has announced a new line of CDs, The Legacy Collection,which will celebrate the anniversaries of a number of Disney classics. The first release is for the 1994 animated feature The Lion King, which coincides with the 20th anniversary of the movie’s release. The album features the songs from the film composed by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice, as well as the film’s original score composed by Hans Zimmer, including 30 minutes of previously unreleased music and demo cues. John and Rice received an Academy Award for their original song Can You Feel the Love Tonight? and Zimmer won his first and only Oscar for his score. The soundtrack will be released on June 24, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Lion King directed by Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff is now also available on Blu-ray and DVD.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 2, 2014)
The only wide release this weekend is the superhero sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2 directed by Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx and Dane DeHaan. The film’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer and The Magnificent Six, which includes Pharrell Williams, Johnny Marr, Michael Einziger, Junkie XL, Andrew Kawczynski and Steve Mazzaro. Columbia Records and Madison Gate Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the score, as well as songs by Alicia Keys feat. Kendrick Lamar, Liz and more. For the full details, check out our previous article. Also click here to watch a live performance of the film’s music at the movie’s New York premiere.
Opening in limited release and on VOD is the comedy Walk of Shame directed by Steven Brill and starring Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden and Gillian Jacobs. The film’s original music is composed by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, Iron Man 2). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s score. Click here to listen to audio clips and for the full album details. The label has also released a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s songs by artists including Dave Audé (featuring AKON & Luciana), Eli “Paperboy” Reed, Marcus Latief Scott (featuring John Costello), Brenna Bishop, Lux Lovell & more. For more information, check out our previous news article.
‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Premiere Concert
This past Thursday, Hans Zimmer performed at the afterparty of the U.S. premiere of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in New York. The Academy Award-winning composer performed selections from his score with his Magnificent Six band members, including Johnny Marr, Junkie XL, Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger and Pharrell Williams. Alicia Key also joined the band to perform the song It’s On Again, which also featured Kendrick Lamar. In addition, Liz performed the song That’s My Man. Check out a video of the entire concert (via Yahoo! Movies) after the jump. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 soundtrack is now available from Columbia and Madison Gate Records.
Hans Zimmer in Conversation with Junkie XL at IMS Engage
On April 16, the International Music Summit (IMS Engage) hosted an unmoderated conversation between Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Inception, The Lion King) and Junkie XL (Divergent, 300: Rise of an Empire) at the W Hotel in Hollywood. The composers who have been collaborating on a number of projects in the last couple of years talked about the evolution of electronic music and its impact on film scoring. Check out a video of the full one-hour conversation after the jump.
Hans Zimmer Composes Hymn for EDM Festival Tomorrowland
Hans Zimmer has composed the first official hymn for the 10th anniversary of the electronic dance musicmfestival Tomorrowland, which is held every year in the Belgian town of Boom, outside of Brussels. The composer collaborated with Junkie XL (Divergent, 300: Rise of an Empire) and Lorne Balfe (Megamind) on the piece, which was recorded at Air Studios in London. Check out a video featuring an interview with Zimmer about the hymn and footage from the recording sessions after the jump. The 2014 edition of Tomorrowland will take place July 18-20 and July 25-27 and the second version of the stateside edition, TomorrowWorld, will be held on September 26-28 in the Chattahoochee Hills outside of Atlanta.
Hans Zimmer to Score ‘Batman vs. Superman’
Hans Zimmer revealed in an interview with Digital Spy that he is set to reunite with Zack Snyder on Batman vs. Superman. The composer who scored last year’s Man of Steel for the director confirmed that he will begin working on the film after finishing his score for Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar. The currently untitled sequel stars Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Diane Lane and Laurence Fishburne who will reprise their characters from Man of Steel. They are joined by Ben Affleck who will portray Batman, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman and Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth. Holly Hunter, Callan Mulvey and Tao Okamoto have also recently been cast. Chris Terrio (Argo) is writing the screenplay based on a story by Snyder & David Goyer.
Behind the Music of ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’
Sony Pictures Entertainment has published a video featurette on the music for the superhero sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2. The video features footage from the score’s recording sessions and interviews with the film’s composer Hans Zimmer, as well as some of his collaborators including Pharrell Williams, Johnny Marr and director Marc Webb. Check out the featurette after the jump. Columbia Records and Madison Gate Records will release the official soundtrack album featuring the score and the songs from the movie on April 22. Check out our previous article for the full album details and visit Amazon to pre-order the soundtrack. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx and Dane DeHaan will be released nationwide on May 2.
‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for the super hero sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2 have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Hans Zimmer and The Magnificent Six, which features Pharrell Williams, Johnny Marr (of The Smiths, Modest Mouse), Michael Einziger (of Incubus), Junkie XL, Andrew Kawczynski and Steve Mazzaro. Also included is the original song It’s On Again by Alicia Keys feat. Kendrick Lamar, as well as songs by Pharrell Williams, Liz, Phosphorescent and The Neighbourhood. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on April 22, 2014 by Columbia Records and Madison Gate Records. To pre-order the deluxe 2-CD edition, visit Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 directed by Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx and Dane DeHaan is set to be released in the U.S. on May 2.
‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Soundtrack Update
Columbia Records and Madison Gate Records will release the official soundtrack album for The Amazing Spider-Man 2. The soundtrack features the film’s original score composed by Hans Zimmer and the Magnificent Six. The composer has created a super band for the project that features Pharrell Williams, Johnny Marr (of The Smiths, Modest Mouse), Michael Einziger (of Incubus), Junkie XL, Andrew Kawczynski and Steve Mazzaro. Also included is the original song It’s On Again by Alicia Keys featuring Kendrick Lamar, written Williams, Keys, Zimmer & Lamar. Also featured on the album are new songs by Williams, The Neighbourhood, LIZ and Alvin Risk, as well as Phosphorescent’s Song for Zula. The soundtrack will be released on April 22, 2014. Check back on this page for the track list and audio clips.