Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the indie comedy Natural Selection. The album features the original score from the film composed by iZLER (ABC’s Revenge) and Curt Schneider. iZLER received a World Soundtrack Award nomination in the Disocovery of the Year category for his work on the film. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 24, 2012. Check back on this site for audio clips. Natural Selection is written and directed by Robbie Pickering and stars Rachael Harris, Matt O’Leary and Jon Gries. The comedy premiered at last year’s SXSW Film Festival (where it won the Audience Award) and also received two Indie Spirit Award nominations.
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‘Galaxy Quest’ Soundtrack Released
La-La Land Records has released the premiere official soundtrack release for the 1999 Dreamworks sci-fi action comedy Galaxy Quest directed by Dean Parisot and starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman and Sam Rockwell. The album features the film’s original score from the film composed by David Newman. Newman’s music has previously only been released as a composer-produced promo CD. To listen to audio clips and to order the album, which is limited to 3000 copies, visit La-La Land Records’ online store.
‘Game of Thrones’ Season 2 Soundtrack Announced
Varese Sarabande Records has announced a soundtrack album for the second season of the HBO hit series Game of Thrones. The album features selections of the score from the show’s second season by composer Ramin Djawadi (Iron Man, Prison Break). The soundtrack will be released on May 29, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full details, including cover art and track list. The label has previously released an album featuring music from the first season last year. Game of Thrones has been nominated nominated for 13 Emmy Awards last year and received the honor for Best Main Title Design and the supporting performance by Peter Dinklage who also won a Golden Globe earlier this year. The first season is now available on Blu-Ray and DVD and the second season currently airs every Sunday night on HBO.
‘Sur la piste du Marsupilami’ Soundtrack Released
Chez Wamusic has released a soundtrack album for the French adventure comedy Sur la piste du Marsupilami. The album features the film’s original score written by Academy Award-nominated composer Bruno Coulais (The Chorus, Coraline, The Crimson Rivers), as well as the songs featured in the film by Maze feat. Frankie Beverly and Celine Dion. The soundtrack has been released as a digital release and is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album after the jump. Sur la piste du Marsupilami based on the popular French comic book by Andre Franquin is directed by Alain Chabat and stars himself, Jamel Debbouze, Frederic Testot and Julie Delpy. The film has just been released this week in France. No word yet on a domestic release date.
‘Great Migrations’ Soundtrack Details
Nat Geo Music has released a soundtrack album for the seven-episode nature documentary mini-series Great Migrations. The album features the original score from the series by composer Anton Sanko (Rabbit Hole, HBO’s Big Love). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. Great Migrations narrated by Alec Baldwin about the great migrations of animals across the globe premiered on the National Geographic Channel in the fall of 2010. The mini-series won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Cinematography for a Series. All episodes are now available on Blu-Ray and DVD.
‘Transit’ Soundtrack Released
Pale Blue Records has released a soundtrack album for the crime thriller Transit. The album features the film’s original score written by composer Chris Westlake. The soundtrack was released this past Tuesday and is available digitally on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Transit is directed by Antonio Negret and stars Jim Caviezel, James Frain, Elizabeth Rohm, Harold Parrineau and Sterling Silver. The movie follows a family that is hunted and terrorized by violent bank robbers on a camping trip. Joel Silver is executive producing and Courteney Solomon (An American Haunting) is producing the After Dark Films production.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 6, 2012)
Two movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the comedy American Reunion directed by Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg and starring Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, Alyson Hannigan, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Chris Klein, Eugene Levy, Tara Reid, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Jennifer Coolidge and Mena Suvari. The film’s score is written by Lyle Workman (The 40-Year Old Virgin, Superbad). Relativity Music Group has released a soundtrack album featuring two tracks from the composer’s score, as well as the film’s songs by artists including Good Charlotte, Spice Girls, Boyz II Men and Montell Jordan. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full details and audio clips.
Already in theaters since Wednesday is James Cameron’s Titanic 3D starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. The film’s Academy Award-winning music is composed by James Horner. Sony Classical has released a new 4-disc anniversary soundtrack edition featuring a newly-remastered version of the original soundtrack, the album Back to Titanic, as well as a disc of period music recorded for the movie by I Salonisti – the five-piece quintet that appears in the film and a new compilation of songs from the early 1900s. Click here for the full album details. Also check out our previous article about the film’s world premiere in London, which featured a live performance of Horner’s score and visit Classic FM for a recent audio interview with the composer about his work on Titanic.
‘Coriolanus’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande has announced the details for the soundtrack album of the Ralph Fiennes-directed drama Coriolanus. The 2-CD release features the film’s original score composed by Ilan Eshkeri (Stardust, Layer Cake) on one disc and will be mixed with dialogue highlights from Shakespeare’s play on the second. The soundtrack will be released on May 1, 2012 and can be pre-ordered on Amazon. Audio clips from the score will be added to this page in a couple of weeks. Coriolanus starring Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Vanessa Redgrave and Brian Cox is currently playing in limited release.
‘Texas Killing Fields’ Soundtrack Released
Cutting Edge Group’s Pale Blue label has released a soundtrack album for the thriller Texas Killing Fields. The album features the original score from the film written by composer Dickon Hinchliffe (Winter’s Bone, Last Chance Harvey), as well three songs performed by The Americans. The soundtrack was released earlier this week and is available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album after the jump. Texas Killing Fields directed by Ami Canaan Mann and starring Sam Worthington, Chloe Moretz and Jeffrey Dean Morgan centers on a series of unsolved murders in the industrial wastelands surrounding Gulf Coast refineries. The thriller was released in theaters last fall and is now available on Blu-Ray and DVD.
‘The Cabin in the Woods’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande has announced the details for the soundtrack release of the horror thriller The Cabin in the Woods. The album features the original score from the film by composer David Julyan (Memento, The Prestige). The soundtrack will be released on CD on May 1, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are available below. The Cabin in the Woods written by Joss Whedon and directed by Drew Goddard starring Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford recently premiered to rave reviews at the SXSW Film Festival. The movie follows five friends who go to a remote cabin in the woods where bad things happen and will be released on April 13 by Lionsgate.