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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 27, 2015)

February 27, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: '71, Bear McCreary, David Holmes, Every, Fernando Velazquez, Focus, Howard Shore, Kasper Winding, Maps to the Stars, Michael Montes, Nick Urata, Out of the Dark, Sarah Schachner, The Lazarus Effect, The Salvation, Wild Canaries

Two new movies are opening nationwide this week:

Expected to top the weekend box office is the caper comedy Focus written and directed by Glenn Ficarra & John Requa and starring Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro and Gerald McRaney. The film’s original music is composed by Nick Urata (Paddington, Ruby Sparks) who previously scored the director’s I Love You Phillip Morris and Crazy, Stupid, Love. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by Bruno Hovart, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Sofa Surfers, Iggy & The Stooges, Doris & Kelley, Barbara Lewis & more. For the full album details and to learn more about the film, check out our previous news article.

Also opening wide is the horror thriller The Lazarus Effect directed by David Gelb, produced by Jason Blum and starring Mark Duplass, Olivia Wilde, Evan Peters, Donald Glover and Sarah Bolger. Sarah Schachner (Assassin’s Creed: Unity) has composed the film’s original music. Relativity Music Group has released a soundtrack album featuring Schachner’s score earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Blumhouse production.

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‘Maps to the Stars’ Soundtrack Details

July 30, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: David Cronenberg, Howard Shore, Maps to the Stars, score, Soundtrack

The full details of the soundtrack album for David Cronenberg’s drama Maps to the Stars have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silence of the Lambs, Hugo). The soundtrack will be released on September 9, 2014 by Howe Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released a single featuring a track from the composer’s score earlier this year. Maps to the Stars stars Julianne Moore, John Cusack, Mia Wasikowska, Robert Pattinson, Olivia Williams, Evan Bird and Sarah Gadon and tells the story of an archetypical Hollywood dynasty, including a psychotherapist, who has made a fortune with his self-help manuals.

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‘Maps to the Stars’ Soundtrack Single Released

May 21, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: David Cronenberg, Howard Shore, Maps to the Stars, score, Soundtrack

Howe Records has released a single featuring a track from the soundtrack for David Cronenberg’s drama Maps to the Stars. The film’s music is composed by the director’s regular musical collaborator Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silence of the Lambs, The Departed). The single is now available to download on Amazon. Check out an audio clips from the track after the jump. A full soundtrack album is scheduled to be released this fall. Maps to the Stars starring Julianne Moore, John Cusack, Mia Wasikowska, Robert Pattinson, Olivia Williams, Evan Bird and Sarah Gadon. The drama tells the story of an archetypical Hollywood dynasty, including a psychotherapist, who has made a fortune with his self-help manuals; his wife who manages the career of their thirteen-year-old child star son; and their daughter who has recently been released from a sanatorium where she was admitted for the treatment of criminal pyromania.

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