Captain Duckling Records will release the official soundtrack album for the Japanese Netflix original series The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House. The album features the show’s original music composed by Yoko Kanno (Cowboy Bebop). The soundtrack will be released digitally in two different versions tomorrow, January 11. Click here to stream/download the regular version and click here for a version with thirteen additional tracks. The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House is written and directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda and stars Nana Mori, Natsuki Deguchi, Aju Makita, Kairi Jyo, Momoko Fukuchi, Kotoko, Wakayanagi, Kotona Minami and Lily Franky. The 9-part drama is based on the comic Maiko in Kyoto: From the Maiko House by Aiko Koyama and follows two inseparable friends who move to Kyoto to chase their dreams of becoming maiko, but decide to pursue different passions while living under the same roof.
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‘Aftersun’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Lakeshore Records & Invada Records will release a soundtrack album for the drama Aftersun. The album features the film’s original music composed by Oliver Coates (The Stranger, Significant Other). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, January 13 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Aftersun is written and directed by Charlotte Wells and stars Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio and Celia Rowlson-Hall. The movie follows a young girl who reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier.
‘Thief of Hearts’ Score Album Announced
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1984 drama Thief of Hearts written and directed by Douglas Day Stewart and staring Steven Bauer, Barbara Williams and John Getz. The 2-CD set features the world premiere release of the complete original score from the Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films production composed by Harold Faltermeyer (Top Gun, Top Gun: Maverick, Beverly Hills Cop, Fletch, Tango & Cash, The Running Man), as well as unused cues and demos on the first disc and a remastered version of the original 1984 soundtrack album (released by MCA Records), as well as alternate versions of the songs on the second disc. Visit the label’s official website to order the album, which is limited to 1,500 copies, and to listen to audio samples.
‘Three Nights a Week’ Soundtrack Released
Yukunkun has released a soundtrack album for the French romantic comedy Three Nights a Week (Trois nuits par semaine). The album features the film’s original music composed by Villeneuve & Morando (aka Benoit de Villeneuve & Benjamin Morando) (Versus, The Great Game). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Three Nights a Week is directed by Florent Gouëlou and stars Pablo Pauly, Romain Eck, Hafsia Herzi, Harald Marlot, Mathias Jamain Houngnikpo, Holy Fatma, Calypso Baquey and Jean-Marie Gouëlou.
Expanded ‘Silver Bullet’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1985 horror thriller Silver Bullet directed by Daniel Attias and starring Gary Busey, Everett McGill, Corey Haim, Terry O’Quinn, Megan Follows, Bill Smitrovich, Lawrence Tierney, Kent Broadhurst, David Hart and James Gammon. The album features the expanded and remastered original score from the Stephen King adaptation composed and conducted by Jay Chattaway (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine & Enterprise, Maniac, Invasion U.S.A., Red Scorpion), including previously unreleased music. Visit the label’s official website to check out audio samples and to order the CD, which will also be available on Amazon within the next couple of days.
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘Casualty’ Released
Creative Destruction has released a new soundtrack album for the BBC medical drama Casualty. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s most recent seasons composed by Justine Barker (London Kills, Hope Street, Suspects). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the Volume 1 soundtrack. A second volume is expected to come out later this year. Casualty is created by Jeremy Brock & Paul Unwin and stars William Beck, Di Botcher, Milo Clarke, Amanda Henderson, Jason Durr, Shaheen Jafargholi, Elinor Lawless, Shalisha James-Davis, Kirsty Mitchell and Neet Mohan.
‘White Paradise’ (‘Les Survivants’) Soundtrack Released
Les Films Velvet has released a soundtrack album for the French thriller White Paradise (Les Survivants). The album features the film’s original music composed by Rob (aka Robin Coudert) (Revenge, Gretel & Hansel, Maniac, Horns, Other People’s Children, Troy: Fall of a City, Oxygen). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to to audio samples. White Paradise is co-written and directed by Guillaume Renusson and stars Denis Ménochet and Zar Amir Ebrahimi. The movie follows a widower who is taking care of his 7-year-old daughter and decides to isolate in a chalet he was renovating with his wife in the Italian Alps, when a woman who fled Afghanistan takes refuge in his house.
‘The General’s Men’ Soundtrack Album Released
Rai Com has released a soundtrack album for the Italian historical drama series The General’s Men (Il nostro generale). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Giuliano Taviani (Black Souls, Unlikely Revolutionaries, Made in Italy) & Carmelo Travia (Rainbow: A Private Affair, Stay Away from Me). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and most other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Listen to a track from the score after the jump. The General’s Men is directed by Lucio Pellegrini, written by Monica Zappelli & Peppe Fiore and stars Sergio Castellitto and Teresa Saponangelo.
’99 Songs’ Score Album Released
Sony Music Entertainment India has released a new soundtrack album for the musical romance 99 Songs. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winner A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Million Dollar Arm, The Hundred-Foot Journey) and is now available to stream on Spotify. The label has previously released a soundtrack for the featuring Rahman’s songs from the movie back in 2020. 99 Songs is directed by Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy, co-written and produced by Rahman and stars Ehan Bhat, Edilsy Vargas, Lisa Ray, Aditya Seal, and Manisha Koirala.
Ken Thorne’s ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ Score Released
A new soundtrack album has been released for Hallmark Hall of Fame’s 1982 television adaptation of Victor Hugo’s novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame directed by Michael Tuchner and starring Anthony Hopkins, Derek Jacobi, Lesley-Anne Down and John Gielgud. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner and Emmy Award nominee Ken Thorne (Superman II & III, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Protector, The Ritz, Inspector Closeau). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Check out the composer’s Hunchback Theme after the jump.