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James Horner’s Complete ‘The Rocketeer’ Soundtrack to Be Released

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the-rocketeerIntrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1991 period superhero movie The Rocketeer directed by Joe Johnston and starring Bill Campbell, Alan Arkin, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Sorvino and Timothy Dalton. The album features the expanded score from the Walt Disney Pictures production composed and conducted by James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, The Amazing Spider-Man, Aliens, A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13), including more than 20 minutes of previously unreleased music. The 2-CD set features both the composer’s complete score, as well as the content from the 1991 original soundtrack album. For the full album details and to check out audio samples, visit Intrada’s official website, where you can also pre-order the album.

 

Sony Classical to Release James Horner’s & Simon Franglen’s ‘The Magnificent Seven’ Soundtrack

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the-magnificent-sevenSony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the western The Magnificent Seven. The album features the film’s original music composed by late composer James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, The Amazing Spider-Man) and Simon Franglen. The soundtrack is set to be released on September 16, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. The Magnificent Seven is directed by Antoine Fuqua and stars Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Byung-Hun Lee and Peter Sarsgaard. The movie Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Byung-Hun Lee and Peter Sarsgaard.

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Varese Sarabande to Release 2013 Hollywood in Vienna Gala Honoring James Horner

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imageVarese Sarabande has announced a Blu-ray release of the Hollywood in Vienna 2013 Film Music Gala, which featured late composer James Horner as an honored guest and recipient of the Max Steiner Award. David Newman conducted the ORF Vienna Radio-Symphony Orchestra at the Vienna Konzerthaus. The Blu-ray features the concert gala, including performances of several scores composed by Horner including Titanic, Braveheart, Legends of the Fall and Avatar, as well as songs from The Land Before Time and An American Tail performed by Deborah Cox and Jeremy Schonfeld. Also included is a 75-minute symposium, which was moderated by Varese Sarabande’s Robert Townson at the concert weekend in Vienna.

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Simon Franglen Scoring Antoine Fuqua’s ‘The Magnificent Seven’

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simon-franglenSimon Franglen is currently recording his music for the upcoming The Magnificent Seven remake. The score is based on themes that late composer James Horner wrote before he passed away last summer. The movie is directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, King Arthur) and stars Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Lee Byung-hun, Manuel Garcia Rulfo, Martin Sansmeier, Haley Bennett and Peter Sarsgaard. The film is based on the 1960 classic western of the same title, which was itself based on Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai and follows seven gun men in the old west who gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves.

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Deluxe Soundtrack Albums for ‘Executive Decision’ and ‘Cocoon: The Return’ Announced

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executive-decisionVarese Sarabande has announced the latest titles in the label’s CD Club series. They include a deluxe edition of the soundtrack for the 1996 action thriller Executive Decision directed by Stuart Baird and starring Kurt Russell, Steven Seagal, Halle Berry and John Leguizamo. The album features the expanded score from the film composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith (The Omen, Chinatown, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Patton, Planet of the Apes), including previously unreleased music. The CD is limited to 2500 copies and is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the full album details and check out audio samples.

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James Horner’s ‘Aliens’ Live-to-Picture Concert Announced

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aliensThe Royal Albert Hall has announced the world premiere performance of James Horner‘s original music for the 1986 sci-fi thriller Aliens performed live-to-picture. The concert will be performed live by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and conducted by Ludwig Wicki. Horner received one of his first two Academy Award nominations for his work on the film directed by James Cameron and starring Sigourney Weaver. The event will take place on Sunday, November 6 at Royal Albert Hall in London. Check out a video teaser for the concert after the jump and visit Royal Albert Hall’s official website to order tickets, which will be available starting this Thursday, February 18.

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Hollywood Bowl 2016 Season Schedule Announced

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hollywood-bowlThe Hollywood Bowl has announced this summer’s season schedule, which includes a number of film music concerts. On July 7 & 8, the Bowl will host its premiere performance of the live to projection concert for J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek. The Los Angeles Philharmonic will be performing the entire score from J.J. Abrams’ 2009 film composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Inside Out, Jurassic World) live-to-picture while the movie is shown in HD on the Bowl’s big screen. David Newman will be conducting the orchestra. Click here to learn more about the concert. On September 2-4, John Williams (Jurassic Park, E.T., Raiders of the Lost Ark) will return to the Hollywood Bowl for a concert featuring his music performed by the LA Philharmonic.

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Expanded ‘Braveheart’ Soundtrack Announced

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braveheartLa-La Land Records has announced a new expanded and remastered soundtrack release for Mel Gibson’s Academy Award-winning 1995 drama Braveheart starring Gibson himself, as well as Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan, Catherine McCormack and Angus Macfadyen. The album coincides with the 20th Anniversary of the movie and features the film’s original music composed and conducted by James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13) who received an Oscar nomination for his score. The 2-CD set, which is limited to 3000 copies, features previously unreleased music, as well as source music tracks and additional alternate cues. The album will be available to order this coming Tuesday, December 1, on the label’s official website.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 13, 2015)

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Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

love-the-coopersOpening in most theaters is the holiday comedy Love the Coopers directed by Jessie Nelson and starring Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Ed Helms, Diane Keaton, Jake Lacy, Anthony Mackie, Amanda Seyfried, June Squibb, Marisa Tomei and Olivia Wilde. The film’s original score is composed by Nick Urata (Crazy, Stupid, Love, Paddington). Republic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Otis Redding, Sixpence None the Richer, Bob Dylan, Nina Simone, as well as track from the score. Click here for the full album details. Lakeshore Records will release a separate soundtrack featuring Urata’s music. Check back on this page for more information on the score release.

the-33Also opening wide is the drama The 33 directed by Patricia Riggen and starring Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro, Juliette Binoche, James Brolin, Lou Diamond Phillips, Bob Gunton and Gabriel Byrne. James Horner (Titanic, Braveheart, Avatar, The Amazing Spider-Man) has composed the film’s original music. The movie is also dedicated to the late composer. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring Horner’s score, as well as two songs by Cote de Pablo and Los Bunkers last week. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.

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‘The 33’ Soundtrack Details

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the-33The details of the soundtrack album for the drama The 33 have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, A Beautiful Mind, Braveheart, Apollo 13). Also included are two songs by Cote de Pablo and Los Bunkers. The soundtrack will be released on November 6, 2015 by WaterTower Music and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The 33 is directed by Patricia Riggen and stars Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro, Juliette Binoche, James Brolin, Lou Diamond Phillips, Bob Gunton and Gabriel Byrne. The movie tells the true story of the 2010 mining disaster in Chile, where 33 miners had been buried alive by the catastrophic explosion and collapse of a 100-year-old gold and copper mine.

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