Walt Disney Records has announced the first-ever vinyl release of the soundtrack album for Gore Verbinski’s 2003 action adventure Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley. The album features the film’s original music composed by Klaus Badelt (The Time Machine, Constantine, The Recruit, Rescue Dawn, K-19: The Widowmaker, Poseidon) and produced by Hans Zimmer. The soundtrack will be released on translucent “Black Ice” vinyl this Friday, November 21 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released the original 2003 soundtrack album digitally on CD.
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‘The Time Machine’ Deluxe Edition Soundtrack to Be Released
Varese Sarabande will release a new soundtrack album for the 2002 sci-fi adventure The Time Machine directed by Simon Wells and starring Guy Pearce, Samantha Mumba, Mark Addy, Orlando Jones and Jeremy Irons. The “deluxe edition” album features the expanded score from the H.G. Wells adaptation composed by Klaus Badelt (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Constantine, Rescue Dawn, The Recruit, K-19: The Widowmaker, Poseidon), including previously unreleased music. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 24 (click here to stream/download). A CD version is expected to be available on the label’s website tomorrow morning.
‘Fearless’ Score Album Released
Equity Distribution & Zorg Limited have released a score album for the Netflix animated feature Fearless. The album features the film’s original score composed by Anne-Kathrin Dern (The Jade Pendant, The Legend of the War Horse, Sprite Sisters, Help, I Shrunk My Parents). Klaus Badelt (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Rescue Dawn, The Time Machine) serves as the project’s score producer. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also listen to audio samples. Zorg Limited has previously released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie, as well as couple of tracks from Dern’s score. Fearless is directed by Cory Edwards and features the voices of Yara Shahidi, Miles Robbins, Miguel J. Pimentel and Gabrielle Union.
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Fearless’ to Be Released
Zorg Limited will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature Fearless. The album features three tracks from the film’s original score composed by Anne-Kathrin Dern (The Jade Pendant, The Legend of the War Horse, Help, I Shrunk My Parents), produced by Klaus Badelt (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, The Time Machine, The Promise, Rescue Dawn) and performed by the London Metropolitan Orchestra. Also included is the original song Imperfect by Dern and KIA, as well as tracks by Mel Carter, Goodito Frito and Leegit. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 14 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. Fearless is directed by Cory Edwards (Hoodwinked!) and stars Yara Shahidi, Miles Robbins, Miguel J. Pimentel and Gabrielle Union.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 25, 2017)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the animated feature Leap! directed by Éric Summer & Éric Warin and starring Elle Fanning, Nat Wolff, Maddie Ziegler, Mel Brooks, Kate McKinnon & Carly Rae Jepsen. The film’s original score is composed by Klaus Badelt (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, The Time Machine, The Recruit). Gaumont has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as original songs by Christopher Braide. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the biographical drama Birth of the Dragon directed by George Nolfi and starring Phillip Ng, Yu Xia, Jin Xing, Qu JingJing, Ron Yuan and Billy Magnussen. H. Scott Salinas (Cartel Land, The Ivory Game) and Reza Safinia (Filly Brown, The Trust) have composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 14, 2017)
In addition to the nationwide expansion of Gifted, the only nationwide release this week is the action sequel The Fate of the Furious directed by F. Gary Gray and starring Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Charlize Theron, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson and Chris “Ludacris” Bridges. Atlantic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie. Click here for the full album details. The film’s original score is composed by Brian Tyler (Fast Five, Furious 7). Back Lot Music will release the composer’s score later this month. Check out our previous article for the full album details and click here to watch a video from the scoring sessions.
Opening in around 350 theaters is the animated feature Spark: A Space Tail written and directed by Aaron Woodley and featuring the voices of Jace Norman, Jessica Biel, Susan Sarandon, Patrick Stewart and Hilary Swank. Robert Duncan (Castle, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Timeless, The Unit, Terriers) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album is in the works and will be announced soon. Spark is inspired the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West and follows a teenage monkey who leads a space expedition to save the planet from a cruel dictator.
‘The Warrior’s Gate’ Soundtrack Details
EuropaCorp will release a soundtrack album for the martial arts action adventure epic The Warrior’s Gate. The album features the film’s original music composed by Klaus Badelt (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Time Machine, The Promise, Rescue Dawn, The Recruit). Also included are songs by Izia, Shirley Bassey, Samsaya, Diplo & Sleepy Tom and Trak Invaders. The soundtrack will be released digitally in the U.S. on March 24, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The album is already available in several Asian markets. The Warrior’s Gate is directed by Matthias Hoene and stars Dave Bautista, Mark Chao, Ni Ni, Uriah Shelton, Francis Ng and Sienna Guillory.
‘Ballerina’ Soundtrack Details
Gaumont will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature Ballerina. The album features the film’s original score composed by Klaus Badelt (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, The Time Machine, The Recruit, The Promise), as well as the original songs from the movie by Christopher Braide. Also included is Demi Lovato’s Confident. The soundtrack will be released overseas on December 12, 2016. (UPDATE, August, 2017: The album is now available in the U.S. under the title Leap! and can be downloaded on Amazon). Ballerina is directed by Eric Summer & Eric Warin and features the voice talent of Elle Fanning, Maddie Ziegler and Carly Rae Jepsen. The movie is set in 1879 Paris and follows an orphan girl who dreams of becoming a ballerina and moves to Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of pupil at the Grand Opera house.
‘Ballerina’ to Feature Score by Klaus Badelt & Songs by Chris Braide
The Weinstein Company has announced that Klaus Badelt is composing the score for the upcoming animated feature Ballerina. Singer/songwriter Chris Braide is writing and producing original songs for the film, which is directed by Eric Summer & Eric Warin and features the voices of Elle Fanning, Maddie Ziegler and Carly Rae Jepsen. The movie is set in 1879 Paris and follows an orphan girl who dreams of becoming a ballerina and moves to Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of pupil at the Grand Opera house. Carole Noble and Laurent Zeitoun (The Intouchables) have written the screenplay.
Klaus Badelt Scoring ‘Warrior’s Gate’
Klaus Badelt has recently recorded his score for the upcoming martial arts action adventure epic Warrior’s Gate. The film is directed by Matthias Hoene (Cockneys vs Zombies) and stars Dave Bautista, Mark Zhao, Ni Ni, Uriah Shelton, Francis Ng and Sienna Guillory. The movie follows a teenager who is magically transported to China and learns to convert his videogame skills into those of a Kung Fu warrior. Luc Besson (The Professional, Lucy, The Fifth Element) and Robert Kamen (Taken, The Karate Kid, The Transporter) have written the screenplay. Besson is also producing the project through his EuropaCorp production company with Mark Gao (The Transporter Refueled, Nine Lives).