La-La Land Records has announced the world premiere official release of the score for the 2000 action thriller Shaft directed by John Singleton and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams and Christian Bale. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Arnold (Independence Day, Stargate, Casino Royale, Tomorrow Never Dies) who later reteamed with Singleton to score 2 Fast 2 Furious, Baby Boy and Four Brothers. The composer also incorporated the Academy Award-winning classic theme from the 70s films by Isaac Hayes into his score. Also included are a number of cues that were not used in the final version of the film.
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‘Star Trek: Enterprise’ Soundtrack Collection Announced
La-La Land Records has announced a new 4-CD soundtrack collection for the sci-fi series Star Trek: Enterprise starring Scott Bakula, John Billingsley and Jolene Blalock. The album features selections from the show’s original music written by composers Dennis McCarthy (Star Trek: Generations Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Kevin Kiner (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, CSI: Miami), Jay Chattaway (Star Trek: Voyager), David Bell (Murder, She Wrote), Paul Baillargeon (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Velton Ray Bunch (Magnum, P.I., Quantum Leap), Mark McKenzie (The Greatest Miracle), John Frizzell (Alien: Resurrection, The Following) and Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World). Also included is the series’ main titles song from the first season Where My Heart Will Take Me written by Diane Warren and performed by Russell Watson.
Expanded ‘Big Top Pee-Wee’ Score by Danny Elfman to Be Released
La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1988 comedy Big Top Pee-Wee directed by Randall Kleiser and starring Paul Reubens, Penelope Ann Miller and Kris Kristofferson. The album features the film’s original music composed by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Men in Black, Edward Scissorhands) who previously scored Tim Burton’s Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, including previously unreleased music from the Paramount Pictures production. Also included are a number of unused and alternate cues. The soundtrack will be be available to order the label’s website this coming Tuesday, December 2. Visit La-La Land Records’ Facebook page for the full album details.
La-La Land Records to Release ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ Soundtrack
La-La Land Records will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller Kingsman: The Secret Service. The album features the film’s original music composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, X-Men: First Class, Big Hero 6) and Matthew Margeson (Kick-Ass 2, Skyline). The soundtrack will be released physically on February 17, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Kingsman: The Secret Service is directed by Matthew Vaughn and stars Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine, Taron Egerton, Mark Strong and Jack Davenport. The movie based on the comic book by Mark Millar & Dave Gibbons centers on a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency’s training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
‘A Most Violent Year’ Soundtrack Details
Community Music will release a soundtrack album for J.C. Chandor’s crime drama A Most Violent Year. The album features music from and inspired by the film composed by Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros who previously scored the director’s last feature All is Lost, including the avant garde original song America for Me. The soundtrack will be released on December 16, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. A Most Violent Year is written and directed by Chandor and stars Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, Alessandro Nivola, David Oyelowo and Albert Brooks. The movie follows the lives of an immigrant family living in New York City and trying to expand their business and capitalize on opportunities amid violence, decay and corruption.
‘Let’s Be Cops’ Soundtrack Announced
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the action comedy Let’s Be Cops. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Moby, Santigold, Diplo (feat. Angger Dimas & Travis Porter), Scorpions and Cypress Hill & Rusko. Also included is a suite from the film’s original score composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover) and Jake Monaco. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 9, 2014. Audio clips will be added to this article soon. Let’s Be Cops is directed by Luke Green and stars Jake Johnson, Damon Wayans Jr., Nina Dobrev, Rob Riggle, James D’Arcy and Andy Garcia. The movie follows two struggling pals who dress as police officers for a costume party and get tangled in a real life web of mobsters and dirty detectives.
‘Asterix: The Land of the Gods’ Soundtrack Details
Cristal Records has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the 3D animated feature Asterix: The Land of the Gods (Astérix: Le domaine des dieux). The album features the film’s original music composed by Philippe Rombi (Swimming Pool, The New Girlfriend, Potiche, In the House). Also included is Johann Sebastian Bach’s Fugue No. 5 in D Minor as used in the movie. The soundtrack will be released in France on December 8, 2014. Visit the label’s official website for the full track list. Asterix: The Land of the Gods is directed by Alexandre Astier & Louis Clichy and features the voice talent of Roger Carel, Lorant Deutsch, Alain Chabat, Laurent Lafitte, Géraldine Nakache, Elie Semoun, Florence Foresti and Astier himself in the original French version.
‘Paddington’ Soundtrack Details
Decca Records will release a soundtrack album for the family movie Paddington. The album features the film’s original score composed by Nick Urata (Crazy, Stupid, Love, Ruby Sparks, I Love You Phillip Morris). Also included are the songs from the movie by artists including James Brown, Steppenwolf and Lionel Richie. The soundtrack will be released in the UK on December 15, 2014 and in the U.S. on January 13, 2015. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD and check out audio clips after the jump. Paddington is written and directed by Paul King and stars Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Nicole Kidman, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, as well as Ben Whishaw as the voice of Paddington. The movie based on Michael Bond’s best-selling novels tells the story of the comic misadventures of a young Peruvian bear who travels to the city in search of a home.
‘The Connection’ (‘La French’) Soundtrack Details
Gaumont will release a soundtrack album for the French crime thriller The Connection (La French). The album features the film’s original score composed by Guillaume Roussel (3 Days to Kill, Outcast). Also included are the songs from the movie by artists including The Velvet Underground, Sheila, Lykke Li, Blondie, Venus Gang, Al Wilson, Robert Moore, Kim Wilde and Townes Van Zandt. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 25, 2014. The Connection is directed by Cédric Jimenez and stars Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, Céline Sallette and Benoît Magimel. The movie tells the story of French police magistrate Pierre Michel, who waged an obsessive six-year battle to bring down Marseilles’ infamous “French Connection” drug ring.
Parlophone Records to Release ‘Unbroken’ Soundtrack
Parlophone Records will release the official soundtrack album for the Angelina Jolie’s upcoming drama Unbroken. The album features the film’s original score written by Academy Award-nominated composer Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech, The Queen, Godzilla, The Imitation Game). Also included is the original song Miracles performed by Coldplay. The soundtrack will be released on December 15, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Unbroken marks Jolie’s second directorial feature and stars Jack O’Connell, Domhnall Gleeson, Miyavi, Garrett Hedlund and Finn Wittrock. The movie follows the life of Olympian and war hero Louis “Louie” Zamperini who, along with two other crewmen, survived in a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash in WWII—only to be caught by the Japanese Navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.