Lakeshore Reords has announced the details of the soundtrack release for the upcoming drama The Rum Diary. The album features the movie’s original score by Christopher Young, as well as four songs performed by lead actor Johnny Depp. Also included on the release are two songs by Dean Martin and Patti Smith. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 25, 2011 and on CD on November 29. The physical release is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out sound clips from all album tracks below. To watch a short video from the recording sessions of the score, visit Young’s official website. The Rum Diary is directed by Bruce Robinson (Jennifer Eigth) and stars Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Aaron Eckhart, Giovanni Ribisi, Richard Jenkins and Amaury Nolasco.
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John Williams’ ‘Midway’ Score Released
Varese Sarabande has announced the latest batch of titles in the Varese CD Club series, including four new soundtrack releases. First up is the world premiere release of the original soundtrack recording of Midway. The album features the original score by John Williams. For audio clips and to order the CD, visit Varese Sarabande’s website. The album is limited to 3000 copies. Midway directed by Jack Smight starred Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford, Hal Holbrook, Toshiro Mifune, Robert Mitchum, Cliff Robertson and Robert Wagner. The title marked the last Williams score that has not received an official soundtrack release since Jaws.
Soundtrack Albums for ‘Like Crazy’ Announced
Relativity Music Group will be releasing two soundtrack albums for the indie drama Like Crazy. The first soundtrack includes selections of the original score from the film by Dustin O’Halloran, as well as several songs by indie rock artists Paul Simon, The Mary Onettes, Figurine, Fool’s Gold, M83 and Stars. The score album features O’Halloran’s music including material not included on the other soundtrack. Both albums will be released on October 25, 2011. The song/score compilation is available to pre-order on Amazon and the score album can be pre-ordered here. Like Crazy is directed by Drake Doremus and stars Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones and Jennifer Lawrence. The movie premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize for Dramatic Film.
‘Immortals’ Soundtrack Details
Relativity Music Group will be releasing the official soundtrack album for the action adventure movie Immortals. The album includes the original score by Trevor Morris. The soundtrack will be released on November 8, 2011 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The enhanced CD also includes a featurette video with footage from the scoring stage with Morris and the film’s director Tarsem Singh. For a recent interview with the composer talking about his work on the epic adventure, visit Scorenotes. Immortals starring Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke, Stephen Dorff, Isabel Lucas, Freida Pinto, Luke Evans, Kellan Lutz and John Hurt will be released in theaters on November 11.
‘In Time’ Soundtrack Announced
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller In Time. The album includes the original score by composer Craig Armstrong. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 25, 2011. A physical release has been set for November 29 and the CD is available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the release after the jump. In Time is directed by Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, Lord of War) and stars Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Olivia Wilde, Cillian Murphy and Alex Pettyfer. The movie will be released in theaters on October 28 by 20h Century Fox.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 7, 2011)
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:
Expecting to top the weekend box office is the sci-fi action film Real Steel directed by Shawn Levy and starring Hugh Jackman, Kevin Durand, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie and Hope Davis. The movie’s score is composed by Danny Elfman. A soundtrack album featuring his score will be released on November 1 by Varese Sarabande (click here for the details). A separate soundtrack featuring songs from the movie by artists including Bad Meets Evil, Beastie Boys and Foo Fighters, as well as one track from Elfman’s score has been released on Interscope Records. To find out more about the album and to listen to audio clips, check out our previous article.
Also opening wide is the drama The Ides of March directed by George Clooney and starring Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei, Max Minghella and Jeffrey Wright. The film’s music is written by Alexandre Desplat. As reported on this page last month, Varese Sarabande has announced a score album to be released on November 1. More details are expected to be revealed soon and will be posted on this site.
‘Real Steel’ Score Album Details
Varese Sarabande has announced the details for the score album for the sci-fi action movie Real Steel. The soundtrack features 19 tracks of the score composed by Danny Elfman. The album will be released on November 1, 2011 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A separate soundtrack featuring a number of songs from the movie and one score track by Elfman has been released earlier this week by Interscope Records (click here for more details and audio clips). Real Steel is directed by Shawn Levy and revolves around 2,000-pound robots that look like humans do battles. 
The movie starring Hugh Jackman, Kevin Durand, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie and Hope Davis is opening in theaters today.
‘The Greatest Miracle’ Score Released
BSX Records has released the soundtrack album for the 3D animated family movie The Greatest Miracle. The album includes the original score from the film by Mark McKenzie. The composer incorporated over 100 musicians and performers into the score including an 80 piece orchestra, a choir, a women’s choir, and the acclaimed London boys choir “Libera”. The soundtrack is available on the label’s website, as well as on iTunes, where you also check out audio clips from the album. The Greatest Miracle (El Gran Milagro) is directed by Bruce Morris (Finding Nemo, The Princess and the Frog) and produced by Mexico City-based Pablo Barosso and Claudia Nemer.
‘The Adventures of Tintin’ Soundtrack Details
Sony Classical will be releasing the official soundtrack album for Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin. The album includes the original score from the movie by composer John Williams. The soundtrack is scheduled to come out at the end of October in several international territories and is scheduled to be released in the US on December 13, 2011. To pre-order the album, visit Amazon and check out the audio clips from the score below. The Adventures of Tintin stars Simon Pegg, Daniel Craig, Cary Elwes and Andy Serkis and follows Tintin and his friends who go off on a treasure hunt when they discover directions to a sunken ship commanded by Capt. Haddock’s ancestor.
‘Rampage’ Score by Elmer Bernstein Released
Intrada Records has announced a soundtrack for the 1963 adventure movie Rampage. The album marks the premiere release of the complete score by composer Elmer Bernstein. To listen to audio clips and order the CD, visit Intrada’s online store. Rampage is directed by Phil Karlson and stars Robert Mitchum, Jack Hawkins, Elsa Martinelli and Sabu. In the movie, a German zoo hires two hunters to catch a rare breed of panther in Malaysia