Watertower Music has announced a soundtrack release for the family adventure sequel Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. The album features the original score from the film by composer Andrew Lockington who also wrote the music for Journey to the Center of the Earth. Also included on the release are two versions of What a Wonderful World performed by lead actor Dwayne Johnson and produced by film composer/orchestrator William Ross. The soundtrack is scheduled to be released on February 7, 2012. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is directed by Brad Peyton and stars Josh Hutcherson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Vanessa Hudgens, Kristin Davis and Luis Guzman.
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‘Underworld Awakening’ Score Album Details
Lakeshore Records has revealed the details of the score release for the action horror sequel Underworld Awakening. The album features the original score from the movie by Paul Haslinger who previously scored the original film in the series, as well as the 2009 prequel Rise of the Lycans. Also included are three tracks by Blue Stahli, Aesthetic Perfection and Angelspit. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 24, 2012 and the CD will be out on February 14. To pre-order the CD version, visit Amazon and check out the audio clips below. A seperate soundtrack featuring the movie’s songs has previously been announced here. Underworld Awakening directed by Mans Marlin & Bjorn Stein and starrinh Kate Beckinsale, Sandrine Holt, Michael Ealy and India Eisley will be released in theaters on January 20.
‘The Grey’ Soundtrack Announced
Lakeshore Records has announced the details of the soundtrack for the action drama The Grey. The album includes the film’s original score written by Marc Streitenfeld (Robin Hood, American Gangster). The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 24, 2012 and the physical version is scheduled for a release on January 31. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon and check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. The Grey is directed by Joe Carnahan and stars Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, Dallas Roberts, JoeAnderson and James Badge Dale. Open Road Films will be releasing the movie nationwide on January 27.
‘Red Tails’ Soundtrack Details
Sony Masterworks will be releasing the soundtrack album for the WWII drama Red Tails. The album includes the original score from the movie composed by Terence Blanchard (Inside Man, The 25th Hour). The soundtrack will be released on February 7, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips from all tracks on the album can be checked out below. Red Tails produced by George Lucas and directed by Anthony Hemingway stars Cuba Gooding, Jr., Terrence Howard and Bryan Cranston. The movie based on the true story of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II about a group of African-American combat pilots at battle will be released nationwide on January 20, 2012.
Michael Kamen’s ‘Road House’ and ‘Renegades’ Soundtracks Released
Intrada Records has announced the release of two scores from the 80s composed by late composer Michael Kamen (Die Hard, Lethal Weapon). First up is the world premiere of the composer’s score for the 1989 action film Road House. Apart from most of the major cues from the score, the album also includes a couple of tracks not used in the picture. To listen to audio clips and to order the CD, visit Intrada’s online store. Road House is directed by Rowdy Herrington and stars Patrick Swayze, Sam Elliott, Ben Gazzala and Kelly Lynch.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 6, 2012)
Only one movie is opening in wide release this first weekend of the year:
Expected to finish the weekend at the top of the box office is the horror film The Devil Inside directed by William Brent Bell about a woman who travels to Italy where she becomes involved in a series of unauthorized exorcisms during her mission to discover what happened to her mother. The film’s music is written by Brett Detar and Ben Romans. Given the film’s found footage/documentary style, the movie doesn’t feature a lot of music and no soundtrack album release is expected. To find out more about the film from Paramount Pictures’ Insurge label, visit the official movie website.
Opening in limited release is the Japanese drama Norwegian Wood written and directed by Anh Hung Tran and starring Kenichi Matsuyama and Rinko Kikuchi. The film’s music is composed by Radiohead member Jonny Greenwood (There Will Be Blood, We Need to Talk About Kevin). Nonesuch Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score in early 2011. To listen to audio clips and to order the album, visit Amazon. Norwegian Wood based on the bestselling novel by Haruki Murakami premiered at 2010’s Venice Film Festival and has already been released in many international territories.
‘Back to Gaya’ Soundtrack by Michael Kamen Announced
MovieScore Media has announced a soundtrack release for the German animated film Back to Gaya. The album is dedicated to Academy Award-nominated composer Michael Kamen who passed away during the composing process and the production of the film. The score was completed with a selection of Kamen’s unused compositions from previous film projects by a team headed by the composer’s long-time associates Steve McLaughlin and Christopher Brooks, including Ilan Eshkeri and Robert Elhai. The soundtrack will be released on January 24, 2012 both digitally and on CD. For audio clips and to order the album, visit Screen Archives. Back to Gaya premiered in Germany in 2004 and has been released internationally under the title Boo, Zino and the Snurks, which featured the voice talents of Patrick Stewart and Emily Watson.
‘There Be Dragons: Secrets of Passion’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande has announced the details for the soundtrack release of the epic historical drama There Be Dragons: Secretos De Pasión (Secrets of Passion). The album includes the original score from the movie composed by Robert Folk. The soundtrack will be released on February 7, 2012 is now available for pre-order on Amazon. There Be Dragons: Secrets of Passion is directed by Roland Joffe and stars Charlie Cox, Wes Bentley, Dougray Scott, Rodrigo Santoro, Derek Jacobi and Olga Kurylenko. The film is a recut version of the drama that was released last May in the US (and featured a different score by Stephen Warbeck). Visit our previous article for more information and check out a recent interview with Joffe about the new version on The Playlist.
Sony Classical to Reissue ‘Star Wars: Episode I – The Phanom Menace’ Soundtrack
According to JWfan.net, Sony Classical will be releasing a new edition of the soundtrack for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace to coincide with the release of the 3D re-release of the film in February. The album featuring the original music composed by John Williams will be a straight re-issue of the soundtrack that was released at the time of the movie’s release in 1999. The album is available to download on Amazon and audio clips can be checked out below. The 3D version of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace directed by George Lucas and starring Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Jake Llyod, Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels and Kenny Baker will be released in theaters nationwide on February 10, 2012.
New ‘Batman Forever’ Score Album Edition Released
La-La Land Records has released a new limited edition release of the score for Joel Schumacher’s 1995 comic book adventure Batman Forever. The music is written by Academy Award winner Elliot Goldenthal. The 2-CD set includes the remastered original score album release, as well as the composer’s score in chronological order, including around an hour of previously unreleased music. The album is limited to 3500 copies. For audio clips and to order the album, visit La-La Land Records’ website. Batman Forever starring Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey and Nicole Kidman was Schmumacher’s and Goldenthal’s first collaboration in the Batman series, which was followed in 1997 with Batman & Robin.