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Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 20, 2012)

Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:

Expected to top the weekend box office is action horror sequel Underworld Awakening directed by Mans Marlin & Bjorn Stein and starring Kate Beckinsale, Sandrine Holt, Michael Ealy and India Eisley. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack featuring the movie’s songs by artists including Evanescence, Linkin Park, The Cure, Ministry and Lacuna Coil this past Tuesday (click here for our announcement). A separate soundtrack album featuring the film’s original score by Paul Haslinger and three more songs will be released next Tuesday (click here for the full details and audio clips).

Also opening nationwide is the George Lucas-produced WWII drama Red Tails directed by Anthony Hemingway stars Cuba Gooding, Jr., Terrence Howard and Bryan Cranston. Terence Blanchard has written the score for the film. Sony Classical has released the official soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music digitally earlier this week and the CD version is scheduled to come out next month. Audio clips and more information can be checked out in our previous news article. For an audio interview with Blanchard talking about his first collaboration with Lucas, visit Scorenotes.

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‘Red Tails’ Soundtrack Details

Sony Masterworks will be releasing the soundtrack album for the WWII drama Red Tails. The album includes the original score from the movie composed by Terence Blanchard (Inside Man, The 25th Hour). The soundtrack will be released on February 7, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips from all tracks on the album can be checked out below. Red Tails produced by George Lucas and directed by Anthony Hemingway stars Cuba Gooding, Jr., Terrence Howard and Bryan Cranston. The movie based on the true story of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II about a group of African-American combat pilots at battle will be released nationwide on January 20, 2012.

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Terence Blanchard Scoring ‘Red Tails’

While Terence Blanchard has announced his involvement in the WWII drama Red Tails almost two years ago, some details on the film’s music have finally been revealed. Jazz Corner (via The Playlist) reports that the score will be recorded this June in Prague. The movie produced by George Lucas is based on the true story of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II and tells the story of a group of African-American combat pilots at battle.  The film stars Cuba Gooding, Jr., Terrence Howard and Bryan Cranston. The project will be the first non-Star Wars or Indiana Jones picture from Lucasfilm in almost 20 years. The drama is directed by Anthony Hemingway (Treme, True Blood) and John Ridley (U-Turn, Three Kings) has written the screenplay based on an story by Lucas.

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