Walt Disney Records will be releasing the official soundtrack album for Pixar’s upcoming animated film Brave. The album features the original score from the movie composed by Patrick Doyle (Thor, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Sense and Sensibility), as well as songs from Scottish Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis and a collaboration between Grammy Award-winning folk rock band Mumford and Sons who penned Learn Me Right sung by Birdy. The soundtrack will be released on June 19, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this site for audio clips. Brave is directed by Mark Andrews and tells the story of an impulsive princess who aims to shed her royal ties and become the world’s first great female archer. The film’s voice talent includes Kelly MacDonald, Emma Thompson, Craig Ferguson, Robbie Coltrane and Billy Connolly.
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‘Lola Versus’ Score Album Announced
Lakeshore Records will be releasing a score album for the upcoming indie comedy Lola Versus. The soundtrack features the original score from the film composed by Fall On Your Sword (Another Earth). The album will be released both digitally and physically on June 5, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out below. Also check back on this site for the full details of a separate soundtrack album featuring the film’s songs. Lola Versus is directed by Daryl Wein (Breaking Upwards) and stars Greta Gerwig, Joel Kinnaman, Zoe Lister-Jones, Hamish Linklater, Bill Pullman and Debra Winger. The film recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and will be released in theaters on June 8 by Fox Searchlight.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 27, 2012)
Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the Aardman Animation’s and Sony Pictures Animation’s 3D stop-motion animated feature The Pirates! Band of Misfits directed by Peter Lord (Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run) & Jeff Newitt and featuring the voice talent of Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven, Imelda Staunton and David Tennant. The film’s score is composed by Theodore Shapiro. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music has been released earlier this week on Madison Gates Records and is available exclusively on iTunes. Visit our soundtrack announcement to find out more about the release.
Also opening wide is the period thriller The Raven directed by James McTeigue (V for Vendetta) and starring John Cusack, Alice Eve and Brendan Gleeson. The score for the film about the final days of Edgar Allan Poe is composed by Lucas Vidal. A soundtrack album featuring Vidal’s original music has been released by Relativity Music Group. Visit iTunes to download the album and check out our previous article for the full album details, including audio clips. Also visit Film School Rejects for a lengthy video interview with the composer about his work on the movie.
‘Touchback’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack release for the football drama Touchback. The album features the film’s original score composed by William Ross (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Ladder 49). The music was recorded with a 55-piece orchestra at Air Studios in London. The soundtrack will be released on May 29, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Touchback is written and directed by Don Handfield and stars Kurt Russell, Brian Presley, Melanie Lynsky, Christine Lahti and Marc Blucas. Anchor Bay has released the film in select theaters earlier this month.
‘Men in Black 3’ Soundtrack Details
The track list of the soundtrack release for the upcoming sci-fi comedy sequel Men in Black 3 has been revealed. The album features the original score from the film composed by Danny Elfman. The soundtrack is currently scheduled to be released on CD on May 29, 2012 by Sony Masterworks and can be pre-ordered on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out below. The film’s song Back in Time by Pitbull has already been released and can be downloaded here. Men in Black 3 is directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and stars Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Jemaine Clement, Alice Eve and Emma Thompson. The film will be released in theaters on May 25.
‘Get the Gringo’ Soundtrack Announced
Lakeshore Records has revealed the details of the soundtrack album for the action film Get the Gringo. The album includes the original score from the movie composed by Antonio Pinto (City of God, Lord of War), as well as two songs by by Ten Years After and Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. The album will be released digitally on May 1, 2012 and will be available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. Get the Gringo is directed by Adrian Grunberg and stars Mel Gibson as a career criminal who is convicted of a crime and sent to a tough Mexican prison, where he learns to survive with the help of a nine year old boy.
‘Mother’s Day’ Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Mother’s Day. The album features the original music from the movie composed by Bobby Johnston (King of the Ants, Edmond, Wristcutters: A Love Story). The soundtrack is will be released digitally on May 1, 2012. Check out audio clips from the score after the jump. Mother’s Day is directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II, III & IV) and stars Rebecca De Mornay, Jaime King, Briana Evigan, Patrick Flueger, Deborah Ann Woll and Alexa Vega. Brett Ratner is among the film’s producers. The horror thriller will be released in select theaters on May 4 and will be coming out on Blu-Ray and DVD on May 8.
‘Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day’ Soundtrack Announced
Lakeshore Records will be releasing a soundtrack album for the indie drama Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day. The album features the original score from the film composed Mark Kilian (Tsotsi, Rendition). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 1, 2012. Audio clips from all tracks on the album are available after the jump. Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day is directed by Neema Barnette and stars Blair Underwood, Sharon Leal, Nicole Beharie and Pam Grier. The movie about a couple thats begin to uncover secrets about their kidnapped daughter’s past has been released in theaters earlier this month.
‘On the Road’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for Walter Salles’ upcoming drama On the Road have been revealed. The album includes the original score from the film written by Academy Award-winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel), as well as several songs featured in the movie by Coati Mundi, Ella Fitzgerald, Son House and Slim Gaillard. The soundtrack will be released overseas next month by Universal Music France. (UPDATE October 2012): The soundtrack will be released in the US on November 12, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. On the Road stars Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart, Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen, Steve Buscemi, Amy Adams, Tom Sturridge, Alicia Braga, Danny Morgan and Elisabeth Moss. The film based on the 1957 novel by Jack Kerouac and produced by Francis Ford Coppola will be premiering at the Cannes Film Festival next month and is also opening in France and a couple of other European countries in late May.
‘On the Ice’ Soundtrack Announced
A soundtrack album for the indie drama On the Ice has been announced. The release features the original score from the film composed by iZLER (ABC’s hit show Revenge, Natural Selection). The soundtrack is coming out digitally on April 24, 2012 and will be available to download on Amazon. Audio clips from all tracks on the album can be checked out after the jump. On the Ice is written and directed by Andrew Okpeaha MacLean and was shot entirely on location in Barrow, Alaska. The film premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival and has been released earlier this year in select theaters.