Intrada Records has announced a soundtrack album for Mark Steven Johnson’s 2013 thriller Killing Season. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, Hellraiser, Entrapment, Shipping News, Drag Me to Hell) who previously scored the director’s Ghost Rider and When in Rome. The composer’s score is presented on the album as a classical work in four movements. The soundtrack is now available to order on Intrada’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips and check out the full album details. Killing Season starring Robert De Niro and John Travolta follows two veterans of the Bosnian War, one American, one Serbian, who find themselves in an unlikely friendship until vengeful motives are exposed pitting them against each other.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 12, 2013)
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Opening in the US and select international territories is the sci-fi action monster movie Pacific Rim directed by Guillermo del Toro and starring Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Charlie Day, Rinko Kikuchi and Ron Perlman. The film’s music is composed by Ramin Djawadi (Iron Man, Game of Thrones, Clash of the Titans). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, which also features former Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello and singer Priscilla as soloists. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and click here for audio clips.
Also opening wide is the comedy sequel Grown Ups 2 directed by Dennis Dugan and starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Salma Hayek, Maya Rudolph, Maria Bello and Nick Swardson. The film’s original score is composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams (Over the Hedge, Click, Bee Movie) who previously scored the 2010 original film. No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our previous news article to find out more about the assignment. To learn more about the Sony Pictures release, visit the official movie website.
Christopher Young to Score ‘Killing Season’
Christopher Young has revealed in a recent interview with 123 Film Easy that he is attached to score the upcoming action thriller Killing Season. The movie reunites the composer with director Mark Steven Johnson. They have previously collaborated on the comic book adaptation Ghost Rider and the Kristen Bell-starring romantic comedy When in Rome. Killing Season stars Robert De Niro as an American military veteran who has retreated to a remote cabin in the Appalachian Mountains, where he strikes up an unlikely friendship with a European tourist, played by John Travolta, who turns out to be a former Serbian soldier looking for revenge. Even Daughtery (Snow White and the Huntsman) has written the screenplay for the Millennium Films and Corsan Picture production.