Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack for the animated feature sequel Despicable Me 2. The album features the film’s original songs and themes by Pharrell Williams and the movie’s original score composed by Heitor Pereira (The Smurfs). Among Williams’ news songs is the track Scream, which also features Cee Lo Green. The soundtrack will be released on June 18, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips below. Despicable Me 2 is directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud and features the voice talent of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, Russell Brand, Ken Jeong, Steve Coogan and Benjamin Bratt. The Illumination Entertainment production will be released nationwide on July 3, 2013 by Universal Pictures.
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‘The Purge’ Soundtrack Details
Back Lot Music will release the soundtrack album for Universal Pictures’ speculative thriller The Purge. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nathan Whitehead who has previously contributed music and arrangements to such projects as Desperate Housewives, Transformers: Dark of the Moon and Gears of War: Judgment. The soundtrack will be released on June 4, 2013. Audio clips will be added to this article within the next few weeks. The Purge (originally entitled Vigilandia) is directed by James DeMonaco (writer of Assault on Precinct 13 and The Negotiator) and stars Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey. Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, Insidious) is producing the project through his Blumhouse production company and Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Amityville Horror) are producing for Platinum Dunes, alongside Sébastien Kurt Lemercier (Assault on Precinct 13). The thriller will be released nationwide on June 7.
‘Stuck in Love’ Score Album Details
Varese Sarabande will release a score album for indie comedy drama Stuck in Love. The album features the film’s original score composed, arranged, performed and produced by Mike Mogis and Nathaniel Walcott (from Bright Eyes). The soundtrack will be released on May 21, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. As previously reported, the label will also release a soundtrack featuring the songs from the film, as well as selections from the score. Stuck in Love is written and directed by Josh Boone and stars Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Connelly, Lily Collins, Logan Lerman, Nat Wolff and Kristen Bell. The movie premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and will be released in select cities on June 14 by Millennium Entertainment.
‘Longmire’ Season 1 Soundtrack Announced
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for A&E’s crime drama series Longmire. The album features selections from the score of the show’s first season composed by David Shephard. The soundtrack will be released on May 28, 2013. Audio clips will be added to this article within the next week. Longmire created by John Coveny and Hunt Baldwin is based on Craig Johnson’s Walt Longmire series of mystery novels and stars Robert Taylor, Katee Sackhoff, Bailey Chase, Adam Bartley, Cassidy Freeman and Lou Diamond Phillips. The show’s complete first season will be released on DVD on May 28 (click here to pre-order the DVD set) and the second season is set to premiere on May 27 and will air every Monday night on A&E.
‘Dark Skies’ Soundtrack Announced
Void Recordings will release a soundtrack for the supernatural thriller Dark Skies. The album features the film’s original score composed by Joseph Bishara (Insidious, The Conjuring). The soundtrack will be released on June 4, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, digitally, on CD and on Vinyl. Check out audio clips after the jump. Dark Skies is written and directed by Scott Stewart and stars Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo, Kadan Rockett and J.K. Simmons. Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, Sinister) produced the film about a family that is being targeted by a terrifying and deadly force. The movie opened in theaters this past February by Dimension Films and will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on May 28.
‘Hammer of the Gods’ Soundtrack Details
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for Hammer of the Gods. The album features the film’s original score by Benjamin Wallfisch (The Escapist, Conquest 1453). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 28, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version is set to be released on August 6 and is available for pre-order here. Check out audio clips from the score after the jump. Hammer of the Gods is directed by Farren Blackburn and stars Charlie Bewley, Clive Standen and James Cosmo. The movie is set in Viking Britain in 871 AD and follows a young Viking warrior who is sent by his father the king on a quest to find his estranged brother who was banished from the kingdom many years before. The film will be released on VOD on May 30, 2013 and will also receive a limited theatrical release on July 5 by Magnolia Pictures’ Magnet Releasing.
‘Blood’ Soundtrack Details
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the psychological thriller Blood. The album features the film’s original score composed by Daniel Pemberton (The Awakening, Ridley Scott’s upcoming The Counselor). The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 3, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. Blood is directed by Nick Murphy and stars Paul Bettany, Stephen Graham, Mark Strong, Brian Cox and Naomi Battrick. The thriller about two cop brothers who collapse under the weight of their father’s shadow and must investigate a crime they themselves have committed is set to be released in the UK on May 31.
‘Black Rock’ Soundtrack Details
Lovers Label will release a soundtrack album for the indie thriller Black Rock. The album features the film’s original score composed by Ben Lovett (Sun Don’t Shine). The soundtrack album is being released today and is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. Black Rock is directed by Katie Aselton who also stars in the film alongside Lake Bell, Kate Bosworth, Will Bouvier, Jay Paulson and Anslem Richardson. The Mark Duplass-scripted thriller follows three friends who are going on a weekend getaway to an isolated island in Maine and discover that they are not alone. The movie premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released today in select theaters by LD Entertainment.
‘Monsters University’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for Pixar’s animated feature Monsters University have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score by Academy Award-winning composer Randy Newman who has previously scored Pixar’s Monsters, Inc., as well as all three Toy Story films, A Bug’s Life and Cars. Also included is a track from Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso of the electronic music trio Swedish House Mafia. The soundtrack will be released on June 18, 2013 by Walt Disney Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Click here to listen to audio clips. Monsters University is directed by Dan Scanion and features the voice talent of Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi Jennifer Tilly, Frank Oz, John Ratzenberger and Kelsey Grammer. The animated movie will be released nationwide on June 21, 2013 by Walt Disney Pictures.
Expanded ‘Dress to Kill’ Score Released
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack edition for Brian De Palma’s classic 1980 horror thriller Dressed to Kill starring Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson and Nancy Allen. The album features the remastered and expanded original score from the film composed by Pino Donaggio (Carrie, Don’t Look Now) and conducted by Natale Massara. To listen to audio clips and to order the album, visit Intrada’s online store, where you can also check out the full soundtrack details.