Quartet Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1973 thriller The Day of the Jackal directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Edward Fox, Michael Lonsdale, Derek Jacobi, Michel Auclair, Terence Alexander,Alan Badel, Donald Sinden, Tony Britton, Maurice Denham, Cyril Cusack and Delphine Seyrig. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Georges Delerue (Platoon, Steel Magnolias, Twins, The Day of the Dolphin, Beaches, A Little Romance, Joe Versus the Volcano). The CD, which is being released as part of the Universal Pictures Film Music Classics Collection, is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and find out more about the release.
Tag: score
‘The Celluloid Closet’ World Premiere Soundtrack Release Announced
Quartet Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1995 documentary The Celluloid Closet directed by Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman about Hollywood’s depiction of gays and lesbians on the silver screen from the silent era of the 1920’s to the present day. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee Carter Burwell (Carol, The Banshees of Inisherin, Fargo, True Grit, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, The Blind Side, Twilight,Anomalisa). Also included is k.d. lang’s cover of Secret Love, as well as songs performed by Marilyn Mornoe, Doris Day, Marlene Dietrich, Roberta Flack, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas and Jane Russell. The soundtrack, which is being released to coincide with the movie’s 30th Anniversary, is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio clips and learn more about the release. Also visit Amazon to purchase the CD version, vinyl edition and digital album.
Expanded & Remastered ‘Black Rain’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1989 action thriller Black Rain directed by Ridley Scott and starring Michael Douglas, Andy García, Kate Capshaw, Ken Takakura and Yūsaku Matsuda. The album features the film’s newly remastered and (slightly) expanded original score composed by Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Dune, The Dark Knight, Inception, Interstellar, Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean, Rain Man, Man of Steel), including previously unreleased music. The 2-CD set is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and find out more about he release. Virgin Records has previously released the original 1989 soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie, as well as a four-track score suite by Zimmer, while La-La Land Records has released an expanded album featuring both score and songs back in 2012.
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘Kingdom’ Released
Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album for the BBC natural history documentary series Kingdom. The album features the show’s original music composed by Segun Akinola (Doctor Who, Murder Is Easy, Stephen, 9/11: Inside the President’s War Room, Girl You Know It’s True, The Bayou, The Last Tree). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s main titles track after the jump. Kingdom is executive produced by Mike Gunton and narrated by Sir David Attenborough. The 6-parter produced by BBC Studios Natural History chronicles the dramatic real-life sagas of four African animal families, leopards, hyenas, wild dogs and lions – whose fates are inextricably linked as they strive for a foothold in a remote and fertile river valley in Zambia.
Details for ‘Justice League Unlimited’ Vol. 2 Soundtrack Album Revealed
The full details of the third soundtrack album for the Cartoon Network original animated series Justice League Unlimited have been revealed. The Vol. 2 album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Michael McCuistion, Lolita Ritmanis & Kristopher Carter (Young Justice, Batman: The Animated Series, Teen Titans, Batman Beyond, Avengers Assemble, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Babylon 5: The Road Home). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 5 by Dynamic Soundtrack Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label has previously released the first volume featuring music from Season 1 last December. Justice League Unlimited is developed by Bruce Timm and features the voices of Kevin Conroy, George Newbern, Michael Rosenbaum, Susan Eisenberg, Phil LaMarr, Maria Canals and Carl Lumbly.
‘Last Days’ Soundtrack Album to Be Released
Lovely/Gross Music will release a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Last Days. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nathan Alexander (Disfluency, The Big Conn, additional music for Clouds) and produced by Brian Tyler (The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Fast & Furious, Avengers: Age of Ultron). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, December 12. Last Days is directed by Justin Lin and stars Sky Yang, Radhika Apte, Ken Leung, Ciara Bravo, Toby Wallace and Naveen Andrews. The movie tells the story of 26-year-old John Allen Chau who embarks on a dangerous adventure across the globe to share his faith with the isolated tribe of North Sentinel Island, while a detective races to stop him before he does harm to himself or the tribe.
‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw’ Soundtrack Album Details
Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the Disney+ original animated movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Paesano (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Daredevil, The Maze Runner, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Truth Be Told, Cheaper by the Dozen) & Adam Hochstatter. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 5 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to a track from the composers’ score below. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw is directed by Matt Danner and stars Aaron D. Harris, Chris Diamantopoulos, Erica Cerra, Hunter Dillon, Jude Zarzaur, Gracen Newton, Jill Basey, Bashir Salahuddin and William Stanford Davis. The project marks the fourth animated feature adaptation of Jeff Kinney’s book series following the Paesano-scored Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules & Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever.
‘All’s Fair’ Soundtrack Album to Be Released
Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the Hulu original series All’s Fair. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Morgan Kibby (Grotesquerie, Mothering Sunday, Queens, Wilderness, The Power, Girls of the Sun, Tales of the Walking Dead, Grand Army) & David Klotz (The Watcher, American Sports Story, The Prom). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 5 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ first track below. All’s Fair is created by Ryan Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz & Joe Baken and stars Kim Kardashian, Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash-Betts, Teyana Taylor, Sarah Paulson, Matthew Noszka and Glenn Close. The legal drama follows a team of female divorce attorneys who leave a male-dominated firm to open their own powerhouse practice.
‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Soundtrack Album Details
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the horror sequel Five Nights at Freddy’s 2. The album features the film’s original music composed by The Newton Brothers (Daredevil: Born Again, X-Men ’97, The Haunting of Hill House, The Fall of the House of Usher, Doctor Sleep, The Forever Purge) who previously scored the 2023 original movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 5 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ title track below. Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 is directed by Emma Tammi, written by Scott Cawthon based on his video game series and stars Josh Hutcherson, Piper Rubio, Elizabeth Lail, Freddy Carter, Wayne Knight, Theodus Crane, Mckenna Grace, Skeet Ulrich and Matthew Lillard.
‘Angel’ Digital Soundtrack Album Released
B Original has released a digital version of the soundtrack album for the 2007 romantic drama Angel co-written and directed by François Ozon and starring Romola Garai, Sam Neill, Charlotte Rampling, Michael Fassbender, Lucy Russell,, Jacqueline Tong and Janine Duvitski. The album features the film’s original music composed by Philippe Rombi (Swimming Pool, War of the Buttons, Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion, Potiche, In the House, Dalloway). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s main theme after the jump. Colosseum Records has previously released the (now out-of-print) original soundtrack album on CD back in 2007.