Intrada Records has released a new soundtrack album for the 1985 sci-fi adventure Explorers directed by Joe Dante and starring Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix and Jason Presson. The album features the film’s expanded original score composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Jerry Goldsmith (The Omen, Chinatown, Planet of the Apes, Gremlins, Patton, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Basic Instinct, The Mummy, L.A. Confidential), as well as numerous alternate cues. The 2-CD set is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples and find out more about the release. The label has previously released an expanded soundtrack for the movie back in 2011, while Varese Sarabande & MCA Records have released the original soundtrack album.
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Hummie Mann’s ‘The Second Civil War’ & Unused ‘Brokedown Palace’ Scores to Be Released
Dragon’s Domain Records has announced a new soundtrack album featuring two previously unreleased scores composed by Hummie Mann (Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Dracula: Dead and Loving It, Year of the Comet, Thomas and the Magic Railroad). The first title on the album is the composer’s music written for the unreleased “director’s cut” version of the 1999 drama Brokedown Palace directed by Jonathan Kaplan and starring Claire Danes, Kate Beckinsale and Bill Pullman. Island Records has released the official 1999 soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie and a track from the replacement score by David Newman. Also included is Mann’s score for 1997 HBO original movie The Second Civil War directed by Joe Dante and starring Beau Bridges, Phil Hartman, James Earl Jones, Denis Leary, Elizabeth Peña, Joanna Cassidy, Dan Hedaya, James Coburn and Ron Perlman.
New Soundtrack Album for Joe Dante’s ‘The ‘Burbs’ Announced
La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1989 comedy The ‘Burbs directed by Joe Dante and starring Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun and Corey Feldman. The album features the expanded and remastered original score from the film composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith (The Omen, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Gremlins, Chinatown, Total Recall, The Mummy, L.A. Confidential), including eleven new bonus tracks. The CD, which is limited to 1,500 copies, will be available to order on the label’s official website on November 29.
Expanded ‘Matinee’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1993 period comedy Matinee directed by Joe Dante and starring John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Omri Katz, Kellie Martin and Lisa Jakub. The album features the film’s complete original score composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Jerry Goldsmith (The Omen, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Chinatown, Planet of the Apes, Poltergeist, Basic Instinct, L.A. Confidential, Patton, Gremlins), including previously unreleased music and several alternate cues. The CD is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and find out more about the soundtrack. Varese Sarabande has previously released the original 1993 soundtrack album.
‘Looney Tunes: Back in Action’ & ‘Babe’ Deluxe Edition Soundtracks Announced
Varese Sarabande has announced the latest titles in its CD Club series, including a deluxe edition for the 2003 animated/live-action hybrid comedy Looney Tunes: Back in Action directed by Joe Dante and starring Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman,, Timothy Dalton, Joan Cusack, Bill Goldberg, Heather Locklear and Steve Martin. The album features the film’s expanded original score composed by Jerry Goldsmith (The Omen, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Planet of the Apes, Chinatown, Basic Instinct, L.A. Confidential, Patton). Also included are the rewrites and additional music from the movie by John Debney, Cameron Patrick & others, as well as alternates and outtakes of Goldsmith’s score. Visit the label’s official website for more information and to order the 2-CD set, which is limited to 2,000 copies.
‘Burying the Ex’ Soundtrack EP Announced
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack EP for Joe Dante’s horror comedy Burying the Ex. The EP features the songs from the film by artists including Chantal Claret, Zachary Kibbee, Far Too Loud, TaDa and The Kobanes. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 16, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio samples are embedded below. As previously reported, the label will also release a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s original score composed by Joseph LoDuca. Burying the Ex starring Anton Yelchin, Ashley Greene, Alexandra Daddario and Oliver Cooper follows a normal guy whose controlling girlfriend dies in a freak accident and rises from the grave to haunt him.
‘Burying the Ex’ Score Album Details
Lakeshore Records has announced the details of the score album for the horror comedy Burying the Ex. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joseph LoDuca (The Evil Dead, Hercules, Xena: Warrior Princess, Spartacus, The Librarians). Also included is a track by Electroillusion. The soundtrack will be released on June 16, 2015. Check out audio clips below. The label will also release a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie. Burying the Ex is directed by Joe Dante and stars Anton Yelchin, Ashley Greene, Alexandra Daddario and Oliver Cooper. The comedy follows a normal guy whose controlling girlfriend dies in a freak accident and rises from the grave to haunt him.
Joseph LoDuca to Score Joe Dante’s ‘Burying the Ex’
Joseph LoDuca has been hired to score the upcoming horror comedy Burying the Ex. The film is directed by Joe Dante and stars Anton Yelchin, Ashley Greene, Alexandra Daddario and Oliver Cooper. The movie follows a normal guy whose controlling girlfriend suddenly dies in a freak accident and rises from the grave to haunt him. Alan Trezza has written the screenplay. The comedy is produced by Image Entertainment, Scooty Woop Entertainment and Act 4 Entertainment production. Voltage Pictures’ Nicholas Chartier (The Hurt Locker, Dallas Buyers Club) is executive producing the project with Cassian Elwes (Lee Daniels’ The Butler), Zev Foreman and Dominic Rustam.
‘The Hole’ Soundtrack Released
La-La Land Records has announced the details of the soundtrack release for Joe Dante’s 3D horror fantasy The Hole. The album features the film’s original score written by Academy Award-nominated composer Javier Navarrete (Pan’s Labyrinth, Wrath of the Titans). The soundtrack is limited to 3000 copies and is now available to order on the label’s official website where you can also listen to audio clips. The Hole starring Chris Massoglia, Haley Bennett, Nathan Gamble and Teri Polo follows two brothers who stumble upon a mysterious hole in their basement and find that once the hole is exposed, evil is unleashed. The film was released in select theaters last fall and is now available on Blu-ray and DVD.
New ‘Gremlins’ Soundtrack Edition Announced
Film Score Monthly has announced a new soundtrack edition for Joe Dante’s 1984 classic Gremlins. The 2 CD-set includes the premiere release of the complete score by Jerry Goldsmith on one disc and a recreation of the 1984 soundtrack album featuring three songs from the film and a 16-minute score suite by Goldsmith. For audio clips and more information about the album, visit Film Score Monthly. Gremlins starring Zach Gilligan, Phoebe Cates and Hoyt Oxten was produced by Steven Spielberg and written by Chris Columbus.