Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack release for the indie thriller Brake. The album features the original score from the film composed by Brian Tyler (The Expendables, Eagle Eye). The soundtrack will be released on March 20, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Brake is directed by Gabe Torres and stars Stephen Dorff as a man who is captured in the trunk of a moving car and won’t be set free until he gives up the whereabouts of “Roulette,” a secret location where the U.S. President is taken in the event of a terrorist attack. IFC Films will release the movie in select theaters on March 23. The thriller will also be coming out on VOD this Friday, February 17.
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Varese Sarabande to Release ‘Cabin in the Woods’ and ‘Fringe: Season 3’ Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced two new soundtrack albums today to be released in April. Among the new releases is the soundtrack for the horror thriller The Cabin in the Woods. The album includes the original score form the film by David Julyan (Memento, The Descent) and will be released on April 4, 2012. Check back on this page for the full details to be revealed within the next couple of weeks. The Cabin in the Woods written by Joss Whedon and directed by Drew Goddard stars Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford. The movie about five friends who go to a remote cabin in the woods where bad things happen will be released on April 13 by Lionsgate.
Expanded ‘Planet of the Apes’ Score by Danny Elfman Released
La-La Land Records has announced two new limited editon soundtrack albums. First up is an expanded release of the original score from Tim Burton’s 2001 version of Planet of the Apes composed by Danny Elfman. The 3-disc set includes the film version of the score, including source cues and alternates, on two discs, as well as the original 2001 soundtrack album, which includes the Rule the Planet remix by Paul Oakenfold. To order the album, which is limited to 3500 copies and listen to lengthy audio clips, visit La-La Land Records’ website.
‘Once Upon a Time’ Score EP Released
ABC Studios has released a score album for the ABC hit show Once Upon a Time. Once Upon a Time: Extended Play includes four themes from the show written by Academy Award-nominated composer Mark Isham. The four-track EP is available to download on iTunes. A full score album will be coming out this spring. Once Upon a Time created by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz (Lost) stars Jennifer Morrison, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Carlyle, Lana Parrilla, Josh Dallas, Jamie Dornan and Jared Gilmore. The series currently airs every Sunday night on ABC.
‘Last Night’ Soundtrack Details
Milan Records has revealed the details of the soundtrack release for the drama Last Night. The album includes the original score by Grammy- and Golden Globe-nominated composer Clint Mansell. Also included is the song Not At Home by Mansell and Peter Broderick. The soundtrack will be released on March 27, 2012 digitally, on digipak CD and limited 180g vinyl. To pre-order the CD version, visit Amazon and for the vinyl edition, click here. To support the release of the album, Mansell and the Sonus Quartet will perform pieces of the score, as well as his other music at three exclusive concerts at the Largo in Los Angeles on April 4-6, all of which have been sold out within a couple of days after they were announced. Check out our previous article for more details.
‘Act of Valor’ Score Album Details
Relativity Music Group will be releasing a score album for the war movie Act of Valor. The soundtrack includes the original score from the film by composer Nathan Furst (Dust to Glory). The album will be released digitally on February 21, 2012 and will be available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album, as well as a preview of a full score track after the jump. A separate soundtrack album featuring the movie’s country songs is also being released on the same date as reported here. Act of Valor directed by Scott Waugh & Mike “Mouse” McCoy stars a group of active-duty Navy SEALs, as well as Roselyn Sanchez, Alex Veadov, Jason Cottle and Nestor Serrano. The movie will be released on February 24 by Relativity Media.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 10, 2012)
Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the action thriller Safe House directed by Daniel Espinosa and starring Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Liam Cunningham, Brendan Gleeson, Robert Patrick and Sam Shepard. The film’s score is written by Ramin Djawadi. Varese Sarabande Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. The album is available digital now and will be released on CD on February 21. Visit our previous article for more details and audio clips.
Also opening wide this week is the romantic drama The Vow directed by Michael Sucsy and starring Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Sam Neill, Scott Speedman, Wendy Crewson and Jessica Lange. Rachel Portman and Michael Brook have composed the film’s score, which has been released by Madison Gate Records earlier this week. For the full details, click here. A seperate soundtrack album featuring the movie’s songs by artists including Meat Loaf, Matt Pond PA, The National, The Cure, Light FM is available on Rhino Records. For audio clips and more information, check out our soundtrack announcement.
Badly Drawn Boy’s ‘Being Flynn’ Soundtrack Announced
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack release for the upcoming dramedy Being Flynn. The album features the original music from the film written by Badly Drawn Boy. The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 28, 2012. The CD version is set to come out on March 27 and can be pre-ordered on Amazon. Being Flynn marks Badly Drawn Boy’s (aka Damon Gough) second major film music project following his bestselling soundtrack for the Hugh Grant-starring comedy drama About a Boy in 2002. The movie is directed by Paul Weitz (In Good Company) and stars Robert De Niro, Paul Dano, Julianne Moore and Olivia Thirlby. The film about a young writer who takes a job at a homeless shelter in Boston where one night he discovers his long-absent father seeking a bed will be released in select theaters on March 2.
‘Titanic’ Collector’s Anniversary Soundtrack Edition Details
Sony Music is set to re-release the best-selling soundtrack for James Cameron’s Titanic to coincide with the 3D release of the film. The album includes the original music by James Horner who received his first two Academy Awards for his work on the film, including both the score and the Celine Dion-performed song My Heart Will Go On. The reissue will be released on March 27, 2012 and can be pre-ordered on Amazon. In addition, the label is also releasing a 4-disc collector’s edition, which includes the newly-remastered version of the original soundtrack, the album Back to Titanic, as well as a previously unreleased 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 entitled Popular Music From The Titanic Era. The set is also available for pre-order on Amazon.
‘Salmon Fishing in the Yemen’ Soundtrack Announced
Lakeshore Records will be releasing the soundtrack album for the comedy drama Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. The album includes the original score from the movie composed by Academy Award-winning composer Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice). The soundtrack is scheduled to be released digitally on February 28, 2012 (with a February 21 pre-sale) and physically on March 20. To pre-order the CD version, visit Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out below. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen based on the bestselling novel by Paul Torday is directed by Lasse Hallstrom (The Cider House Rules) and stars Emily Blunt, Ewan McGregor and Kristin Scott Thomas.