The details of the score album for the film adaptation of the young adult novel Divergent have been revealed. The soundtrack features the film’s original score composed by Junkie XL (300: Rise of an Empire, Paranoia) and executive produced by Hans Zimmer. Ellie Goulding is featured as a vocalist on the score. The album will be released digitally on March 18, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A physical release will be coming out on April 15 and is available to order by clicking here. Check back on this page for audio clips. As previously reported, the label will also release a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s songs. Divergent based on Veronica Roth’s first of a trilogy of novels stars Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Aaron Eckhart, Miles Teller, Zoe Kravitz, Ansel Elgort. Ray Stevenson, Jai Courtney, Ashley Judd and Maggie Q.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 28, 2014)
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the thriller Non-Stop directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Anson Mount, Michellle Dockery, Scott McNairy, Lupita Nyong’o and Corey Stoll. The film’s original music is composed by John Ottman (X2, The Usual Suspects, Valkyrie) who previously scored the director’s features Unknown, Orphan and House of Wax. Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score digitally earlier this week and a CD version will be coming out on March 4. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the biblical drama Son of God produced by Mark Burnett & Roma Downey and starring Diogo Morgado, Greg Hicks, Adrian Schiller, Darwin Shaw, Sebastian Knapp, Joe Wredden, Simon Kunz and Paul Marc Davis. Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe who also scored the mini-series The Bible, which the film is based on, have composed the movie’s original music. Republic Records has released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by Cee Lo Green, OneRepublic, Steven Stern & George Krikes and Hillsong United. Click here for the full details. Word Entertainment has released a separate soundtrack featuring songs from and inspired by the film.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 14, 2014)
Four new movies are opening nationwide this week:
Already in theaters since Wednesday is the sci-fi action movie RoboCop directed by José Padilha and starring Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Abbie Cornish, Jennifer Ehle, Jay Baruchel, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Jackie Earle Haley, Michael K. Williams and Samuel L. Jackson. Pedro Bromfman who previously scored Padilha’s Elite Squad movies has composed the film’s original score. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to listen to audio clips. Also visit ET Online for a video featurette about the score and check out ASCAP’s We Create Music blog for an interview with Bromfman about his wok on the film.
Opening today is the fantasy romance Winter’s Tale directed by Akiva Goldsman and starring Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt, Russell Crowe, Eva Marie Saint,, Ripley Sobo and Mckayla Twiggs. The film’s music is composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Inception) and Rupert Gregson-Williams (Bee Movie, Click). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as the song Miracle performed by KT Tunstall. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and click here to listen to audio clips.
‘Son of God’ Soundtrack Details
Republic Records will release a soundtrack album for the biblical drama Son of God. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe. Also included are four songs by Cee Lo Green, Steven Stern & George Krikes, OneRepublic and Hillsong United. The soundtrack will be released on February 25, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously reported, Word Entertainment has released a separate soundtrack featuring music inspired by the film. Son of God produced by Mark Burnett & Roma Downey is based on the History Channel’s mini-series The Bible, which premiered last year. The movie is set to be released nationwide on February 28, 2014 by 20th Century Fox.
Hans Zimmer Launching ‘Open Call’ Global Contest on SoundCloud
SoundCloud and The Bleeding Fingers Custom Music Shop – a joint venture between Extreme Music, the production music arm of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, and Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer’s company Remote Control Productions – have partnered to launch the talent quest Hans Zimmer Wants You!. The winner/s will get an opportunity to become a Bleeding Fingers staff composer working along-side some of Hollywood’s premier film and TV composers on Zimmer’s LA-campus. The finalists will be announced on or before March 20th. Zimmer has has posted an exclusive track to SoundCloud for its community members to recompose.
‘Winter’s Tale’ Soundtrack Preview
Audio clips of the soundtrack album for Akiva Goldsman’s fantasy romance Winter’s Tale have been published. The film’s music is composed by Hans Zimmer (Inception, The Dark Knight, Gladiator) and Rupert Gregson-Williams (Over the Hedge, Bee Movie). WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well the song Miracle performed by KT Tunstall on February 11, 2014. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album and check out our previous news article for the full album details. Audio clips are available after the jump. Winter’s Tale starring Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt, Russell Crowe, Eva Marie Saint is set to be released on February 14, 2014 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
‘Winter’s Tale’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for the fantasy drama Winter’s Tale have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer (Inception, The Dark Knight, The Lion King) and Rupert Gregson-Williams (Bee Movie, Hotel Rwanda). Also included is the song Miracle performed by KT Tunstall. The soundtrack will be released on February 11, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips will be posted on this page soon. Winter’s Tale marks the directorial debut of screenwriter Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind) and stars Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt, Russell Crowe, Eva Marie Saint,, Ripley Sobo and Mckayla Twiggs. The drama is based on the novel by Mark Helprin and follows thief who breaks into a dying young woman’s home and ends up falling for her.
Awards Contenders in Conversation
The Hollywood Reporter published its yearly roundtable conversation with a number of film composers in contention for the major awards. This year’s participating composers include Hans Zimmer (Rush, 12 Years a Slave), Thomas Newman (Saving Mr. Banks), Alan Silvestri (The Croods), Steven Price (Gravity), Christophe Beck (Frozen) and Henry Jackman (Captain Phillips). The composers talk about the biggest musical challenges on their films this year, their own personal favorite scores of their career and whether they look at box office numbers of the movies they scored. Check out the full 45-mintutes video after the jump.
WaterTower Music to Release Hans Zimmer’s and Rupert Gregson-Williams’ ‘Winter’s Tale’ Score
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the fantasy romance Winter’s Tale. The album features the film’s original score composed by Hans Zimmer (Gladiator, The Dark Knight, Inception) and Rupert Gregson-Williams (Bee Movie, Hotel Rwanda). The soundtrack will be released on February 11, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Winter’s Tale is written and directed by Akiva Goldsman and stars Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt, Eva Marie Saint, Russell Crowe, Ripley Sobo and Mckayla Twiggs. The drama based on the novel by Mark Helprin will be released nationwide on February 14, 2014 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Hans Zimmer to Produce Junkie XL’s ‘Divergent’ Score
Following our news article from earlier this week, it was revealed today that Hans Zimmer will serve as the executive score producer on the sci-fi adventure film Divergent. Junkie XL (aka Tom Holkenberg) is composing the score for the film based on Veronica Roth’s bestselling novel, directed by Neil Burger and starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Aaron Eckhart, Miles Teller, Ray Stevenson, Zoe Kravitz, Ansel Elgort, Jai Courtney, Ashley Judd and Maggie Q. The composer whose other previous and upcoming scoring credits include 300: Rise of an Empire, Mad Max: Fury Road, Paranoia has previously collaborated with Zimmer numerous times, providing additional music for such film as Man of Steel, The Dark Knight Rises, Madagascar series, Shark Tale and Megamind.