MovieScore Media’s Screamworks Records has released a soundtrack album for the Australian horror film Bait 3D. The album features the film’s score written by Singaporean composer Joe Ng and Alex Oh. The soundtrack is now available digitally on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Bait 3D is directed by Kimble Rendall and stars Xavier Samuel, Julian McMahon, Sharni Vinson and Phoebe Tonkin. Russell Mulcahy (Highlander, Resident Evil: Extinction) has co-written the screenplay with John Kim and is also executive producing the film. Todd Fellman (Daybreakers), Gary Hamilton and Peter Barbers are also producing the project. The Screen Australia production opened in Australian theaters earlier this month and has been released in the US on Blu-Ray and DVD last week.
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Expanded ‘Black Rain’ Soundtrack Announced
La-La Land Records has announced an expanded and remastered soundtrack release for Ridley Scott’s 1989 action thriller Black Rain starring Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia and Ken Takakura. The 2-CD set features the film’s original score composed by Hans Zimmer on one disc and the original 1989 album (which includes such songs as I’ll Be Holding On performed Gregg Allman, Livin’ on the Edge of the Night by Iggy Pop and The Way You Do the Things You Do by UB 40), as well as a number of bonus tracks on the second disc. The album is limited to 3000 copies. For audio clips and to order the release, visit La-La Land Records’ online store.
‘My Uncle Rafael’ Soundtrack Details
La-La Land Records has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the indie comedy My Uncle Rafael. The album features the film’s original music composed and arranged by Joey Newman (The Middle) and Chris Westlake (Transit). Also included are two original songs written for the film, Keep It Move’n performed by Moybrothaz and Rafael performed by Smith & Pyle (Shawnee Smith & Missi Pyle). The limited edition release is now available to order on La-La Land Records’ website, where you can listen to audio clips. My Uncle Rafael directed by Marc Fusco and starring John Michael Higgins, Missi Pyle, Anthony Clark, Vahik Pirhamzei, Rachel Blanchard, Joe Lo Truglio, Carly Chaikin and Ursula Taheria opened in select cities this past weekend.
‘Magic City’ Score Album Details
Silva Screen Records has announced the details of the score album for the Starz original series Magic City. The album features selections from the score of the first season of the series composed by Daniele Luppi (Assassination of a High School President, Hellride). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 2, 2012. Audio clips will be added to this article within the next week. As previously reported, the label has also released a soundtrack featuring the songs from the drama. Magic City created by Mitch Glazer and starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Olga Kurylenko, Jessica Marais and Steven Strait premiered this spring on Starz and has already been renewed for a second season to air in early 2013.
‘King Kong’ Deluxe Edition Soundtrack Announced
Film Score Monthly has announced a deluxe soundtrack edition for the 1976 remake of King Kong directed by John Guillermin and starring Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lange and Charles Grodin. The 2-CD set features the complete score composed and conducted by Academy Award-winning composer John Barry on one disc, as well as the original 1976 album and several alternates on the second disc. To listen to audio clips from the release and to order the soundtrack, visit Film Score Monthly’s website. King Kong The film received an Academy Award for Best Special Effects (shared with Logan’s Run) and was nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Sound.
Alexandre Desplat’s ‘Reality’ Soundtrack Announced
The details of the soundtrack album for Matteo Garrone’s dark comedy Reality have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score written by Academy Award-nominated composer Alexandre Desplat, as well as the film’s songs performed by Emilia Majello and Franco Ricciardi & Ivan Granatino. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 2, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A physical version is currently only available as an import from Italy. Audio clips from all tracks on the album can be checked out after the jump. Reality written and directed by Garrone (Gomorrah) follows a man who dreams of being a contestant on a reality show. The Italian/French co-production premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and is set to be released in Italy this weekend and in other European territories over the next couple of weeks. Oscilloscope Laboratories has picked up domestic rights for the comedy.
Steven Price to Score Alfonso Cuaron’s ‘Gravity’
Steven Price has signed on to score Alfonso Cuaron’s highly anticipated sci-fi thriller Gravity. The film stars George Clooney and Sandra Bullock as two astronauts who have to fight to survive on a remote space station after satellite debris wipes out the rest of the crew and destroys most of the station. Cuaron has written the movie’s screenplay with his son Jonas and Rodrigo Garcia (Albert Nobbs, Mother and Child) and is also producing the Warner Bros. Pictures and Heydey Films production with David Heyman (Harry Potter series, I Am Legend). The director’s regular cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki is lensing the film. Price is best known for his score for last year’s British alien invasion comedy Attack the Block.
‘ThunderCats’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for the Cartoon Network animated series ThunderCats have been revealed. The 2-CD set features selections of the show’s original music composed by Kevin Kliesch. The composer received an Annie Award nomination this year for his work on the show. The soundtrack will be released on October 16, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. ThunderCats produced by Ethan Spaulding and Michael Jelenic is a reboot of the 1980s series and follows the group of humanoid cats who are forced to roam the planet Third Earth, in order to find a way to defeat an evil sorcerer who plans on taking over the universe. The Warner Bros. Animation production’s first season of 26 episodes aired last year on Cartoon Network.
‘Smashed’ Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records has announced the soundtrack details for the indie drama Smashed. The album features the film’s score composed by Andy Cabic and Eric D. Johnson (Our Idiot Brother, Ceremony), as well as the songs from the movie by artists including Richard and Linda Thompson, Bart Davenport, Omero Guerrero, Cass McCombs, Dark Meat, Sonny & The Sunsets and Smog. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 9, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. Smashed is directed by James Ponsoldt and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul as a married couple whose bond is built on a mutual love of alcohol and whose relationship is put to the test when the wife decides to get sober. Octavia Spencer, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally and Mary Kay Place are co-starring. The film premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and has been picked up by Sony Pictures Classics for a theatrical release on October 12, 2012.
‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ Score Album Announced
Lionsgate Records will release a score soundtrack album for the coming-of-age drama The Perks of Being a Wallflower. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Brook (The Fighter, The Vow, Into the Wild). The score album will be released on September 25, 2012 and is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips from all tracks can be checked out below. As previously announced, Atlantic Records has also released a soundtrack featuring the movie’s song. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is directed by Stephen Chbosky and stars Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Paul Rudd, Kate Walsh, Nina Dobrev, Mae Whitman and Dylan McDermott. The drama is being released in select cities this weekend and will expand to other markets within the next weeks.