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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 17, 2014)

Three new movies are opening wide this weekend:

furyExpected to top the weekend box office is the action war drama Fury written and directed by David Ayer and starring Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Peña, Jon Bernthal, Jason Isaacs and Scott Eastwood. The film’s original music is composed by Steven Price (Gravity, Attack the Block, The World’s End). Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. Click here for the full album details. Also check out The Hollywood Reporter for a video featurette about the music and visit BBC News, Music Times, Hitfix and Go See Talk for more interviews with Price about his work on the film.

book-of-lifeAlso opening wide is the animated feature The Book of Life directed by Jorge Gutierrez, produced by Guillermo del Toro and featuring the voices of Channing Tatum, Zoë Saldana, Diego Luna, Ice Cube, Ron Perlman, Christina Applegate, Danny Trejo and Cheech Martin. Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel, August: Osage County) has composed the film’s original score. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring selections from the composer’s music, as well as the songs from the film, including original tracks by performed by Jesse & Joy and La Santa Cecilia. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to listen to audio clips.

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‘Camp X-Ray’ Soundtrack Details

camp-x-rayLakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie drama Camp X-Ray. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jess Stroup. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 14, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version is set to be released on November 11. Audio clips are available below. Camp X-Ray is written and directed by Peter Sattle and stars Kristen Stewart, Payman Maadi, John Carroll Lynch, Lane Garrison, Joseph Julian Soria and Cory Michael Smith. The movie executive produced by David Gordon Green follows a young woman who joins the military to be part of something bigger than herself and her small-town roots but ends up as a rookie guard at Guantanamo Bay.

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