La-La Land Records has announced the world premiere release of the score for the 1990 racing drama Days of Thunder directed by Tony Scott and starring Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and Robert Duvall. The music is composed by Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, The Dark Knight, Inception, Gladiator) whose other collaborations with the director include True Romance, The Fan and Crimson Tide. The album features the composer’s score for the Paramount Pictures production, including a number of alternate cues, a rock arrangement of the main titles, as well as the song The Last Note of Freedom performed by David Cloverdale. To order the CD, which is limited to 3000 copies, visit the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips.
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Johnny Marr, Michael Einziger & Dave Stewart Join ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Music Team
Sony Pictures announced today that Johnny Marr, Michael Einziger and Dave Stewart have joined the music team for the superhero sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Hans Zimmer and Pharrell Williams have previously been announced to score the film directed by Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Paul Giamatti, Dane DeHaan, Denis Leary, Colm Feore, Chris Cooper, Sally Field and Felicity Jones. Johnny Marr who is best known as a co-songwriter and founding member of The Smiths has previously collaborated with Zimmer as a guitarist on Christopher Nolan’s Inception. Einziger who is the founder/guitarist/songwriter for the band Incubus has composed additional music for Zimmer’s The Lone Ranger score and Dave Stewart has worked with the composer on Dreamworks Animation’s Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted.
Pharrell Williams Joins Hans Zimmer to Co-score ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’
Pharrell Williams revealed in a recent interview with Billboard that he has joined composer Hans Zimmer to score the upcoming superhero film sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Zimmer has previously been announced as the composer of the movie directed by Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Paul Giamatti, Denis Leary, Colm Feore, Chris Cooper, Sally Field, Chris Zylka, Marton Csokas and Felicity Jones. The sequel is produced by Avi Arad (X-Men, Iron Man, Hulk) and Matt Tolmach. Zimmer and Williams are taking over scoring duties on the series from James Horner who composed a widely acclaimed score for last year’s reboot. Williams has previously co-composed the Zimmer-produced score for the first Despicable Me and also contributed songs and themes for its sequel.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 18, 2013)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the horror thriller Carrie 
directed by Kimberly Peirce and starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Judy Greer, Portia Doubleday, Gabriella Wilde, Alex Russell and Ansel Elgort. Columbia Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by artists including Rogue Wave, Vampire Weekend, Passion Pit, The Naked and Famous and The Civil Wars. Check our our previous article for the full details. The movie’s original score is composed by Marco Beltrami (I, Robot, Live Free or Die Hard, The Wolverine). Sony Classical has released the composer’s score earlier this week. To listen to audio clips and find out more about the album, check out our soundtrack announcement.
Also opening wide this week is the WikiLeaks drama The Fifth Estate directed by Bill Condon and starringBenedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Brühl, Laura Linney, Anthony Mackie, Stanley Tucci, David Thewlis, Peter Capaldi, Dan Stevens, Alicia Vikander and Carice van Houten. The film’s original score is composed by Carter Burwell (Fargo, Twilight, Being John Malkovich). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the songs from the film by Amon Tobin, Yppah, Tame Impala and Emika. Check out our previous news article for the full details and click here for the label’s official soundtrack audio preview.
’12 Years a Slave’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for Steve McQueen’s historical drama 12 Years a Slave have been announced. The album features selections from the film’s original score composed by Hans Zimmer, as well as original recordings from John Legend (who serves as the soundtrack’s producer), Alicia Keys (who performs Queen of the Field (Patsey’s Song) and Alabama Shakes (performing Driva Man). Also included on the release is the track Roll Jordan Roll performed by the film’s cast. Other songs featured on the album Freight Train by Gary Clark Jr. and Misery Chain performed by Chris Cornell and The Civil Wars’ Joy Williams. Also featured are the film’s waltzes, spirituals and field songs composed and arranged by Nicholas Britell. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 5, 2013 by Columbia Records. A physical version will be released one week later and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips will be added to this article within the next couple of weeks. 12 Years a Slave starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Lupita Nyong’o, Sarah Paulson, Brad Pitt and Alfre Woodard is being released in select theaters today, October 18 and will expand to more cities within the next couple of weeks.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 20, 2013)
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the dramatic thriller Prisoners directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Maria Bello, Terrance Howard, Viola Davis, Melissa Leo and Paul Dano. Jóhann Jóhannsson (Personal Effects, For Ellen) has composed the film’s score. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music earlier this week. To listen to audio clips and to check out the full album details, check out our soundtrack announcement, which also features a video interview with Johannsson. Also check out another interview with the composer on Billboard.
Also opening wide is the dance drama Battle of the Year directed by Benson Lee and starring Josh Holloway, Laz Alonso, Josh Peck, Caity Lotz and Chris Brown. The film’s original score is composed by Christopher Lennertz (Horrible Bosses, Revolution, Identity Thief). Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the film earlier this week. The album features a suite from the composer’s score, as well as the songs featured in the movie by such artists as The Roots, Chubb Rock, Kool Kojak, Speedometer, Digital Underground and PC’s Ltd. To check out the full soundtrack details, visit our previous news article.
Hans Zimmer Interviews at ‘Rush’ World Premiere
Hans Zimmer attended last night’s red carpet world premiere of Ron Howard’s racing drama Rush in London. Two interviews with the composer from the event have appeared online. Talking with Red Carpet News TV, Zimmer talked about his work on the film starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Bruhl, as well as his possible involvement in the upcoming Superman/Batman film directed by Zack Snyder, which set for a release in 2015. The composer also briefly mentions that he is currently working on Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar. Also check out an interview with HeyUGuys, during which Zimmer talks about his sixth collaboration with Ron Howard. Both interviews are embedded after the jump.
‘Rush’ Soundtrack Preview
WaterTower Music has published audio clips from all tracks of the soundtrack release for Ron Howard’s racing drama Rush. As previously announced, the album features the film’s original music composed by Hans Zimmer (Gladiator, Inception, The Dark Knight), as well as the songs featured in the film by Dave Edmunds, Steve Winwood, Mud, Thin Lizzy and David Bowie. Check out the soundtrack preview after the jump and visit our previous news article for the full album details. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 10, 2013 and physically two week later and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Rush is directed by Ron Howard and stars Chris Hemsworth as Formula One racing driver James Hunt and Daniel Brühl as Niki Lauda.
Hans Zimmer to Be Honored with Classic Brit Award
Composer Hans Zimmer has been announced as the winner of this year’s Outstanding Contribution to Music award at the 2013 Classic BRIT Awards. The Academy Award- , Golden Globe- and Grammy-winning composer of such films as The Lion King, Gladiator, The Thin Red Line, The Dark Knight and Inception will be honored with the award at this year’s ceremony on October 2 at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Zimmer is the second film composer to be honored with the Outstanding Contribution to Music award following John Barry who received the award posthumously in 2011. Last year, John Williams was awarded with the Lifetime Achievement Award. To learn more about the Classic Brit Awards and to buy tickets for the event, visit the official event website.
‘Rush’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for the upcoming racing drama Rush have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer. Also included are the songs featured in the film, including Dave Edmunds’ I Hear You Knocking, Steve Winwood’s Gimme Some Lovin, Mud’s Dyna-mite, Thin Lizzy’s The Rocker and David Bowie’s Fame. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 10, 2013 and physically on September 24 by WaterTower Music. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon. Rush is directed by Ron Howard and stars Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl, Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara, Stephen Mangan, Christian McKay, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Jamie de Courcey, Pierfrancesco Favino and Natalie Dormer. The movie about the rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda and their Formula One racing teams, McLaren and Ferrari during the 1975/76 season will be released on September 20, 2013 in New York and Los Angeles by Universal Pictures and expand nationwide on September 27.