Varese Sarabande Records has announced a soundtrack release for the French drama La ligne droite. The film’s music is written by composer Patrick Doyle and 21 tracks of his score will be featured on the album. The soundtrack album will be released on March 8, 2011. It will only be released as a physical CD in Europe, but the album will be available in the US on iTunes. La ligne droite is directed by Regis Wargnier, a long time collaborator of Doyle, who has directed such movies as Indochine, Une femme francaise, Est-Ouest and Man to Man. The film will be released in France on March 9.
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‘Pushing Daisies’ Season 2 Sountrack album coming
Varese Sarabande Records has announced the details for the upcoming soundtrack release for the second season of the TV Show Pushing Daisies. The album features highlights from Jim Dooley’s score of the second season of the critically acclaimed show. The soundtrack will be released on April 5, 2011. A first volume with music from the first season was released back in 2008 and is also available on Varese Sarabande Records.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 11, 2011)
Four new movies are opening in wide release today:
Just Go With It directed by Dennis Dugan and starring Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston and Nicole Kidman features a score by Rupert Gregson-Williams. No soundtrack album has been announced and judging from the release status of Gregson-Williams’ previous work for Adam Sandler/Happy Madison-produced films (with the exception of Bedtime Stories), the score will most likely remain unreleased.
Also opening wide is the animation musical Gnomeo & Juliet, which features songs by Elton John and a score by James Newton Howard and Chris Bacon. As reported last December, a soundtrack album including Elton John’s songs and four cues from the original score are has been released this Tuesday. To order the CD and listen to audio clips, visit Amazon and to download the album, visit Amazon or iTunes. To watch a short interview with composer James Newton Howard talking about his score for the project, visit Trailer Addict.
‘The Eagle’ Soundtrack announced
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the adventure movie The Eagle. The album includes Atli Orvarsson’s original score for the film starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell and Donald Sutherland. The soundtrack will be released on February 22, 2011. The movie directed by Kevin Macdonald (Touching the Void, The Last King of Scotland, State of Play) takes place in Roman-ruled Britain, where a young Roman soldier endeavors to honor his father’s memory by finding his lost legion’s golden emblem. The Eagle is opening in theaters today. To find out more about the movie, visit the official movie webpage and watch the trailer below.
‘Battle: Los Angeles’ Soundtrack details
Varese Sarabande Records has announced the details of the soundtrack release for the upcoming sci-fi action film Battle: Los Angeles. The album includes 22 tracks of Brian Tyler’s score for the movie directed by Jonathan Liebesman. Visit the official movie webpage, where several audio clips from the score can be heard. The album will be released on March 8, 2011 and can be pre-ordered at Amazon. The movie starring Aaron Eckhart, Bridget Moynahan and Michelle Rodriquez is opening on March 11.
‘Jane Eyre’ Soundtrack details
Sony Classical has announced a soundtrack album for Cary Fukunaga’s upcoming adaptation of Jane Eyre. The album includes the film’s original score by Dario Marianelli featuring violinist Jack Liebeck. The soundtrack will be released on March 8. To pre-order the album, visit Amazon. The movie starring Mia Wasikowska, Judi Dench, Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell and Sally Hawkins will open in theaters on March 11. For more information on the movie, watch the trailer below and visit the official movie webpage.
‘Vanishing on 7th Street’ Soundtrack released
A Soundtrack album for the apocalyptic horror thriller Vanishing on 7th Street starring Hayden Christensen, Thandie Newton and John Leguizamo has recently been released on iTunes. The album features 26 tracks of Lucas Vidal’s original score from the film, as well as 2 songs by Howard Herrick. Vidal’s music was written for prepared piano, string quartet and cello octet. To listen to audio clips and download the album, visit iTunes. Vanishing on 7th Street is now available on demand on iTunes, Amazon and several other places and will receive a limited release in theaters on February 18, 2011. For more information on the movie, watch the trailer below and visit the film’s official movie and Facebook page.
‘Unknown’ Soundtrack details
Varese Sarabande Records will release a soundtrack album for the upcoming thriller Unknown directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Liam Neeson, January Jones, Diane Kruger, Frank Langella and Aidan Quinn. The film’s music is written by John Ottman and newcomer Alexander Rudd. The soundtrack includes 16 tracks of original score and will be released on March 8, 2011. Unknown will open in theaters on February 18. For more information on the movie, visit our previous article announcing Ottman as the composer on the film.
‘Ironclad’ Soundtrack announced
Varese Sarabande Records will release Lorne Balfe’s original score for the action adventure movie Ironclad directed by Jonathan English and starring Brian Cox, Paul Giamatti, Kate Mara, James Purefoy and Derek Jacobi. The album includes 18 tracks of score. The soundtrack will be released on March 1, 2011 and will exclusively be available on iTunes in the US, while a physical CD is coming out in Europe. The movie is scheduled for a March 4 release in the UK, while no domestic release date has been announced.
‘Paul’ Soundtrack album announced
Universal Music has announced a soundtrack release for the upcoming sci-fi comedy Paul directed by Greg Mottola and starring Simon Pegg, Sigourney Weaver, Kristen Wiig, Jane Lynch, Jason Bateman, Bill Hader and Seth Rogen as the voice of Paul. The soundtrack album includes songs featured in the movie from such artists as The Only Ones, Bill Dee Riley, Todd Rundgren, King Harvest, Marvin Gaye, Max Romeo and the B 52’s. The album also includes 12 tracks from composer David Arnold who composed the original score for the movie as reported here. The soundtrack will be released in the UK on February 21 and a domestic release is expected closer to the US release date of the movie on March 18, 2011.