Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie drama Reaching for the Moon. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marcelo Zarvos (Enough Said, Ray Donovan, The Good Shepherd). The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 14, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Reaching for the Moon directed by Bruno Barreto and starring Miranda Otto, Gloria Pires and Tracy Middendorf chronicles the mid-life years of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Elizabeth Bishop when she left America to live in Rio de Janeiro, where she where fell in love with architect Lota de Macedo Soares. The drama is now playing in select theaters and will be released on February 11, 2014 on DVD (click here to pre-order).
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 8, 2013)
Only one new movie is opening in wide release this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the superhero sequel Thor: The Dark World directed by Alan Taylor and starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Christopher Eccleston, Kat Dennings, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Anthony Hopkins. Brian Tyler who previously scored Marvel’s Iron Man 3 earlier this year has composed the film’s music. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score digitally and Intrada Records will release a physical version. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Also visit Superhero Hype, Tracksounds, Soundtrax and Trailer Addict for recent interviews with Tyler about his work on the film.
Opening in limited release is the period drama The Book Thief directed by Brian Percival and starring Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson and Sophie Nelisse. The film’s original music is composed and conducted by Academy Award winner John Williams. Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on November 8. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and audio clips. Also check out our previous article for a video interview with Williams about his first score for a film not directed by Steven Spielberg in eight years.