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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 30, 2012)

Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:

The first wide release of the week is the 3D fantasy film Wrath of the Titans directed by Jonathan Liebesman and starring Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Danny Huston, Edgar Ramirez, Rosamund Pike and Bill Nighy. The sequel to the 2010 film Clash of the Titans is scored by Javier Navarrete (Pan’s Labyrinth). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score has been released by Watertower Music earlier this week. For audio clips and more details, visit our previous article. Also visit Film Music Magazine for an interview with Navarrete about his work on the project.

Also opening wide is the family fantasy comedy Mirror Mirror directed by Tarsem Singh and starring Lily Collins as Snow White, Julia Roberts as the Evil Queen, as well as Armie Hammer, Sean Bean and Nathan Lane. Eight-time Academy Award winner Alan Menken has composed the music for the film. Relativity Music Group has released a soundtrack album featuring the score, as well as the original song I Believe in Love performed by Lily Collins. Check out soundtrack announcement for audio clips and the full album details.

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‘Mirror Mirror’ Soundtrack Details

Relativity Music Group will be releasing the official soundtrack album for the upcoming family fantasy comedy Mirror Mirror. The album includes the original score from the film composed by eigth-time Academy Award-winning composer Alan Menken, as well as the original song I Believe in Love performed by the movie’s lead actress Lily Collins. The album will be released on March 27, 2012 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Sony Classical is releasing the soundtrack digitally overseas later this week on March 9. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. Mirror Mirror is directed by Tarsem Singh and stars Lily Collins as Snow White, Julia Roberts as the Evil Queen, Armie Hammer as Prince Andrew Alcott, Sean Bean as the King and Nathan Lane as the servant to the queen. Relativity Media will release the movie nationwide on March 30, 2012.

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Alan Menken Featured on CBS News

This morning, CBS News featured a lengthy video segment on composer Alan Menken, focusing on the composer’s eight Academy Awards for Disney musicals. The video also shows Menken working on his most recent feature project, Mirror Mirror directed by Tarsem Singh and starring Lily Collins, Julia Roberts, Sean Bean, Armie Hammer and Nathan Lane (visit our previous article for more details) at his home studio near New York. In the segment, Menken also talks his work for the stage. The composer will be having three shows playing simultaneously on Broadway this spring, including Newsies, Sister Act and Leap of Faith. Check out the full 8-minute video after the jump.

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Tarsem Singh’s ‘Mirror, Mirror’ to feature Music by Alan Menken

Alan Menken has announced on Twitter that he will composing music for the upcoming fantasy comedy Mirror, Mirror. The film is directed by Tarsem Singh (Immortals, The Cell) and stars Lily Collins as Snow White who enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright and Julia Roberts as the Evil Queen who steals control of a kingdom. Also starring are Armie Hammer as Prince Andrew Alcott, Sean Bean as the King and  Nathan Lane as the hapless servant to the queen. Melissa Wallack and Jason Keller (Machine Gun Preacher) have written the screenplay and Bernie Goldmann (300, Fool’s Gold), Ryan Kavanaugh (The Fighter, Zombieland) and Brett Ratner (Tower Heist, Rush Hour) are producing the project.

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