Cosmos Studios Music will release a second soundtrack album for the Fox docu-series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey. The Volume 2 soundtrack features more music from the show composed by Alan Silvestri (Forrest Gump, Back to the Future trilogy, The Avengers). The album will be released on March 30, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. As previously reported, the first of four planned soundtracks featuring music from the series is now available to download. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey executive produced by Seth MacFarlane, Ann Druyan, Mitchell Cannold and Brannon Braga currently airs Sunday nights on Fox.
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‘The Raid 2’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for the action sequel The Raid 2 have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion) and Aria Prayogi & Fajar Yuskemal. Also included is the original song Hush written and performed by Indonesian Jazz Artist Arti Dewi. The soundtrack will be released on April 29, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Trapanese has previously scored the U.S. version of the original film with Mike Shinoda and Prayogi & Yukesmal composed the music for the original version, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2011. The Raid 2 directed by Gareth Evans picks up right where the first film left off and follows Rama, played by Iko Uwais, as he goes undercover and infiltrates the ranks of a ruthless Jakarta crime syndicate in order to protect his family and uncover the corruption in his own police force.
‘She-Devil’ Score Album Announced
Music Box Records has announced the world premiere release of the score for the 1989 comedy She-Devil directed by Susan Seidelman and starring Meryl Streep, Roseanne Barr, Ed Begley Jr., Sylvia Miles and Linda Hunt. The film’s music is composed and conducted by Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Departed, The Silence of the Lambs). The album features 42 minutes of the composer’s score. A soundtrack for the comedy was released in 1989, but only featured songs from and inspired by the film. To listen to audio clips from the score and to check out the full album details, visit the label’s official website, where you can also order the limited edition CD.
Henry Mancini’s ‘Once Is Not Enough’ Score Released
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere CD release of the soundtrack for the 1975 drama Jaqueline Susann’s Once Is Not Enough directed by Guy Green and starring Kirk Douglas, Deborah Raffin, David Janssen, Alexis Smith, George Hamilton, Melina Mercouri and Brenda Vaccaro. The album features the original music from the Paramount Pictures production composed and conducted by Henry Mancini (The Pink Panther, Breakfast at Tiffany’s). Also included are a number of bonus tracks, including alternates of the opening scene and end credit music, unused vocal version of theme performed by Jerry Wright and more. To check out the full album details and to listen to audio clips, visit the label’s online store.
‘A Poet in New York’ Soundtrack Details
Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC original movie A Poet in New York. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Debbie Wiseman (Wilde, Adventures of Arsene Lupin) and performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The soundtrack will be released on April 28, 2014 in the UK. A Poet in New York is directed by Aisling Walsh (Room At The Top) and stars Tom Hollander, Essie Davis, Ewen Bremner and Phoebe Fox. The drama captures the last few days of the life of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas in New York with his wistful yearning for the country of his birth. The film is set to premiere later this year on BBC.
‘Veronica Mars’ Movie Score Album Details
WaterTower Music will release a score album for the movie version of Veronica Mars. The album features the film’s original music composed by Josh Kramon who previously scored all three seasons of the cult TV show. The soundtrack will be released tomorrow, March 14, an is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. As previously reported, the label has also released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film. Veronica Mars is written and directed by Rob Thomas and stars Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Enrico Colantoni, Percy Daggs III, Chris Lowell, Francis Capra, Krysten Ritter, Gaby Hoffmann and Daran Norris. The movie will be released on March 14 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
‘Noah’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for Darren Aronofsky’s biblical epic Noah have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music by the director’s regular musical collaborator Clint Mansell (Requiem of a Dream, Black Swan, The Fountain, The Wrestler) who collaborated with the Kronos Quartet on his score. Also included is the original song Mercy Is performed by Patti Smith. The soundtrack will be released on March 25, 2014 by Nonesuch Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Noah starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone, Emma Watson, Anthony Hopkins and Logan Lerman will be released nationwide on March 28, 2014 by Paramount Pictures.
‘Bad Words’ Soundtrack Announced
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for Jason Bateman’s indie comedy Bad Words. The album features the film’s original score composed by Rolfe Kent (Sideways, Election, Mean Girls, Up in the Air). The soundtrack will be released on March 18, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Bad Words stars Jason Bateman as a 40-year-old who finds a loophole in the rules of The Golden Quill national spelling bee and decides to cause trouble by hijacking the competition. Rohan Chand, Kathryn Hahn, Allison Janney and Philip Baker Hall are co-starring in Bateman’s directorial feature debut. The movie will be released in select theaters this Friday, March 14 by Focus Features.
‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Soundtrack Update
Columbia Records and Madison Gate Records will release the official soundtrack album for The Amazing Spider-Man 2. The soundtrack features the film’s original score composed by Hans Zimmer and the Magnificent Six. The composer has created a super band for the project that features Pharrell Williams, Johnny Marr (of The Smiths, Modest Mouse), Michael Einziger (of Incubus), Junkie XL, Andrew Kawczynski and Steve Mazzaro. Also included is the original song It’s On Again by Alicia Keys featuring Kendrick Lamar, written Williams, Keys, Zimmer & Lamar. Also featured on the album are new songs by Williams, The Neighbourhood, LIZ and Alvin Risk, as well as Phosphorescent’s Song for Zula. The soundtrack will be released on April 22, 2014. Check back on this page for the track list and audio clips.
‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ Soundtrack Details
The details have been revealed of the soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ sequel Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The album features the film’s original music composed by Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It-Ralph, Captain Phillips). Also included is Marvin Gaye’s Trouble Man and a track by Harry James and his Orchestra. The soundtrack will be released on April 1, 2014 by Hollywood Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Captain America: The Winter Soldier is directed by Anthony & Joe Russo and stars Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Cobie Smulders, Frank Grillo, Emily Van Camp, Hayley Atwell and Robert Redford. The sequel is set after the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers and follows Steve Rogers/Captain America as he is living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world.