The details of the score album for the superhero action comedy sequel Kick-Ass 2 have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Henry Jackman (Wreck It Ralph, X-Men: First Class) and Matthew Margeson (Transformers Prime, Skyline). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 13, 2013. A physical deluxe extended edition including additional tracks not included on the digital version will be released on August 20 by La-La Land Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. As previously reported, Sony Music will release a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s songs. Kick-Ass 2 is directed by Jeff Wadlow and stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jim Carrey, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Donald Faison, Clark Duke, John Leguizamo and Morris Chestnut. The sequel will nationwide on August 16, 2013 by Universal Pictures.
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‘Kick-Ass 2’ Soundtrack Details
Sony Music will release a soundtrack album for the superhero action comedy sequel Kick-Ass 2. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Union J, Glasvegas, James Flannigan, Lemon, Danko Jones, Eg White & Chlöe Howl, The Bees, Ozma, The Go! Team and Hanni El Khatib. The soundtrack will be released on August 13, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are available below. A separate soundtrack featuring the film’s original score composed by Henry Jackman and Matthew Margeson will be released by La-La Land Records. Kick-Ass 2 is directed by Jeff Wadlow and stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jim Carrey, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Donald Faison, Clark Duke, John Leguizamo and Morris Chestnut.
Matthew Margeson Scoring ‘Kick-Ass 2’
According to the film’s new trailer, Matthew Margeson is scoring the upcoming superhero action comedy sequel Kick-Ass 2. The film is directed by Jeff Wadlow (Never Back Down, Cry Wolf) and stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz and Christopher Mintz-Plasse who all return from the 2010 original film and are joined by Jim Carrey who portays Sal Bertolinni aka Colonel Stars and Stripes. Donald Faison, Clark Duke, John Leguizamo and Morris Chestnut are co-starring. Wadlow has also written the screenplay based on the characters from the comic book Hit-Girl by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. Matthew Vaughn who directed the first part is producing the Marv Films and Plan B production with Brad Pitt, Adam Bohling (Layer Cake), Targquin Pack and David Reid. The project will marks Margeson’s second major studio release following 2010’s Skyline. He previously served as an additional music arranger on the first Kick-Ass installment (which featured music by Henry Jackman, John Murphy, Ilan Eshkeri and Marius De Vries) and has written additional music for numerous films scored by Jackman.
Kick-Ass soundtrack status
Polydor Records has announced that they will release the soundtrack to the comic book adaptation Kick-Ass on March 29 in Europe. A release date in the US has not been announced, but is expected to follow shortly. The soundtrack will feature a number of songs featured in the movie, as well as a track from Ennio Morricone’s For a Few Dollars More. The album also includes several quotes from the film’s characters. Film Music Reporter has learned that there are plans to release a separate score CD later on. The film’s composers are Ilan Eshkeri, Marius DeVries, Henry Jackman and John Murphy and the movie will be released on April 16 by Lionsgate. Composer Marius DeVries also serves as producer of the soundtrack CD along with David Reid. The album mixes punk rock from The Dickies and New York Dolls with Sparks’ alt pop alongside The Prodigy, Primal Scream and Brit-Award newcomer Ellie Goulding, all topped off by the King himself Elvis Presley. The soundtrack will also launch Taylor Momsen’s (Gossip Girl) new post-grunge band The Pretty Reckless.
Here’s the tracklisting of the soundtrack CD: