Walt Disney Records has announced a new line of CDs, The Legacy Collection,which will celebrate the anniversaries of a number of Disney classics. The first release is for the 1994 animated feature The Lion King, which coincides with the 20th anniversary of the movie’s release. The album features the songs from the film composed by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice, as well as the film’s original score composed by Hans Zimmer, including 30 minutes of previously unreleased music and demo cues. John and Rice received an Academy Award for their original song Can You Feel the Love Tonight? and Zimmer won his first and only Oscar for his score. The soundtrack will be released on June 24, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Lion King directed by Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff is now also available on Blu-ray and DVD.
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‘Maleficent’ Soundtrack Details
Walt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure Maleficent. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, The Sixth Sense). Also featured is Lana Del Rey’s new cover version of the song Once Upon a Dream, which was featured in the movie’s trailer and was released earlier this year as a single. The soundtrack will be released on May 27, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Maleficent is directed by Robert Stromberg, produced by Joe Roth and stars Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Imelda Staunton, Sam Riley, Juno Temple and Lesley Manville. The movie tells the untold story of Disney’s most iconic villain from the 1959 classic Sleeping Beauty. The fantasy adventure will be released nationwide on May 30 by Walt Disney Pictures.
‘A Thousand Times Good Night’ Soundtrack Released
Long Distance has released a soundtrack album for the Irish-Norwegian drama A Thousand Times Good Night. The album features the film’s original music composed by Armand Amar (The Concert, Days of Glory, Capital). The soundtrack is now available digitally on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. A Thousand Times Good Night is directed by Erik Poppe (Troubled Water) and stars Juliette Binoche, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maria Doyle Kennedy and U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr. The movie follows a war photographer who documents a group of female suicide bombers in Afghanistan and accompanies one of the suicide bombers to Kabul, where she gets injured by a premature detonation of the bomb. The movie premiered at last year’s Montreal Film Festival and was just released in the UK earlier this week.
‘The Sea’ Soundtrack Released
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the drama The Sea. The album inlcudes the film’s original music composed by Andrew Hewitt (Submarine, The Double) and featuring violin solos by Hilary Hahn (The Village). The soundtrack is now available to download overseas. Visit the British Amazon store to listen to audio clips. No word yet on a domestic release. The Sea is directed by Stephen Brown and stars Ciaran Hinds, Charlotte Rampling, Natascha McElhone, Rufus Sewell, Sinead Cusack, Matthew Dillon, Missy Keating and Padhraig Parkinson. The movie centers on a man who returns to the sea where he spent his childhood summers in search of peace following the death of his wife. The drama premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival and was released in the UK last month.
‘Night Moves’ Soundtrack Details
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the thriller Night Moves. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jeff Grace (We Are What We Are, The Innkeepers, The House of the Devil) who previously collaborated with the movie’s director Kelly Reichardt on Meek’s Cutoff. The soundtrack will be released on June 3, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The album is already available overseas. Night Moves stars Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning and Peter Sarsgaard. The movie follows three radical environmentalists who are plotting the explosion of a hydroelectric dam—the symbol of the energy-sucking, resource-devouring industrial culture they despise.
‘Deep in the Darkness’ Soundtrack Released
ScreamWorks Records and Kronos Records have released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Depp in the Darkness. The album features the film’s original music composed by Matthew Llewellyn who recorded the score with the Slovakia National Symphony Orchestra. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. A physical version is set to be released on June 24, 2014. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Deep in the Darkness is directed by Colin Theys and stars Sean Patrick Thomas and Dean Stockwell. The movie follows a New York City doctor who moves his family to a small town only to discover a race of creatures living in the woods behind their home. The film will be released in select theaters this weekend and will air next month on Chiller.
‘Two Men in Town’ Soundtrack Details
Pathe Production will release a soundtrack album for the drama Two Men in Town (La voie de l’ennemi). The album features the film’s original music composed by Eric Neveux (Intimacy, Borgia) who previously collaborated with the movie’s director Rachid Bouchareb on Just Like a Woman. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 5, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. Two Men in Town stars Forest Whitaker, Harvey Keitel, Brenda Blethyn, Ellen Burstyn and Luis Guzman. The movie follows an ex-convict who gets a second chance, but the local law wants to send him back to prison. The drama premiered at this year’s Berlin Film Festival and will be released in France on May 7.
‘Million Dollar Arm’ Soundtrack Details
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the sports drama Million Dollar Arm. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award-winning composer A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, Couples Retreat). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 13, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A physical version is set to come out on May 19 and is available to order here. Million Dollar Arm is directed by Craig Gillespie, scripted by Tom McCarthy and stars Jon Hamm, Aasif Mandvi, Bill Paxton, Lake Bell, Suraj Sharma, Madhur Mittal, Pitobash and Alan Arkin. The movie is based on a true story of a real-life sports agent who discovered professional pitchers through a reality show he staged in India with cricket players. The drama will be released nationwide on May 16 by Walt Disney Pictures.
Bruce Broughton’s ‘The Rescue’ Score Released
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1988 action movie The Rescue directed by Ferdinand Fairfax and starring Kevin Dillon, Ned Vaughn, Marc Price, Charles Haid, Christine Harnos, Ian Giatti and James Cromwell. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Bruce Broughton (Silverado, Young Sherlock Holmes, Rescuers Down Under). Also featured are three extra tracks, featuring a source and alternate cue. To order the CD for the Touchstone Pictures production, visit the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio clips.
‘Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey’ Volume 3 Soundtrack Announced
Cosmos Studios Music will release the third soundtrack album for the Fox docu-series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey executive produced by Seth MacFarlane, Ann Druyan, Mitchell Cannold & Brannon Braga and hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. The Volume 3 soundtrack features more music from the show composed by Alan Silvestri (Forrest Gump, The Avengers, Back to the Future). The album will be released on April 29, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. The label has previously released a Volume 1 and Volume 2 soundtrack. A fourth and final soundtrack release is expected to be announced in a couple of weeks. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey currently airs every Sunday night on Fox.