MovieScore Media will release a score album for the crime drama Jamesy Boy. The album features the film’s original score composed by Jermaine Stegall (Blood Out, Breathless). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 18, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Jamesy Boy is directed by Trevor White and stars Spencer Lofranco, James Woods, Mary-Louise Parker, Ving Rhames, Taissa Farmiga and Taboo. The movie tells the true story of teenager James Burns who goes from a suburban street gang to a maximum-security prison cell surrounded by hardened criminals. The movie opened in select theaters in January and is now available on VOD. The drama will also be released on Blu-ray and DVD on March 11.
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Danny Elfman’s ‘Good Will Hunting’ Score to Be Released
Music Box Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1997 drama Good Will Hunting directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck and Minnie Driver. The album features the complete score from the film composed by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman) who would later reunite with the director on such films as Milk, Psycho, Restless and Promised Land. The composer’s music was previously only commercially released with two tracks on the original soundtrack album. Also featured on the new album are six tracks of indie songwriter Elliott Smith who was Oscar-nominated for the song Miss Misery in the Best Original Song category. Elfman also received an Academy Award nomination for his score and the film won the award for Williams’ supporting actor performance and Damon’s and Affleck’s screenplay. To order the limited edition CD and to listen to audio clips, visit the label’s official website.
‘In Secret’ Soundtrack Details
A soundtrack album has been announced for the romantic drama In Secret. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Gabriel Yared (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 21 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. In Secret is directed by Charlie Stratton and stars Elizabeth Olsen, Oscar Isaac, Tom Felton and Jessica Lange. The movie based on Émile Zola’s s novel Thérèse Raquin is set in thee lower depths of 1860s Paris and follows a sexually repressed young woman who is trapped into a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin by her domineering aunt. The drama premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and will be released this Friday, February 21 by Roadside Attractions/Lionsgate.
Varese Sarabande to Release ‘Bates Motel’ Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack release for the A&E hit drama Bates Motel. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Chris Bacon (Source Code, Alpha & Omega, Smash). The soundtrack will be released on April 1, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The full soundtrack details will be posted on this page within the next couple of weeks. Bates Motel is created by Carlton Cuse, Kerry Ehrin & Anthony Cipriano and stars Freddie Highmore, Vera Farmiga, Max Thieriot, Olivia Cooke, Nicola Peltz, Nestor Carbonell and Mike Vogel. The show is a contemporary prequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho and centers on Norman Bates during his teenage years, his relationship with his mother truly is and how she helped forge the most famous serial killer of them all. The series’ first season is now available on Blu-ray and DVD.
Maurice Jarre’s ‘Distant Thunder’ Score to Be Released
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1988 Vietnam war drama Distant Thunder from Paramount Pictures directed by Rick Rosenthal and starring John Lithgow and Ralph Maccio. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Maurice Jarre (Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, Ghost, Dead Poets Society). To check out the full album details and to pre-order the CD, visit Intrada’s official website, where you can also check out audio clips.
‘Ernest & Celestine’ Soundtrack Details
Milan Records will release the soundtrack album for the Academy Award-nominated animated feature Ernest & Celestine in the U.S. The album features the film’s original score composed by Vincent Courtois, as well as the songs from the movie. The soundtrack will be released on March 11, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Ernest & Celestine is directed by Benjamin Renner, Vincent Patar & Stéphane Aubier and features the voice talent of Forest Whitaker, Mackenzie Foy, Lauren Bacall, William H. Macy, Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman and Jeffrey Wright. The movie centers on an unlikely friendship between a bohemian bear, Ernest, and a young mouse named Celestine. The film is one of the five nominees in the Best Animated Feature category at the Oscars and will be released in the U.S. on February 28 by GKids.
‘Charlie Countryman’ Soundtrack Released
Psychedelic Records has released a soundtrack album for the indie romantic drama Charlie Countryman. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, The Hangover, The Muppets) and Dead Mono. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Charlie Countryman is directed by Fredrik Bond and stars Shia LaBeouf, Evan Rachel Wood, Mads Mikkelsen, Melissa Leo and Rupert Grint. The film follows a man who falls for a Romanian beauty whose unreachable heart has its origins in her violent, charismatic ex. The drama premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival and was released in select theaters last fall by Millennium Entertainment. The movie is now available on Blu-ray and DVD.
‘Rio 2’ Soundtrack Details
Atlantic Records will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature Rio 2. The album features the songs from the film, including the original track What Is Love by Janelle Monae, which can be checked out after the jump. Also featured is the song Rio Rio, a new version of the track by Take You to Rio by Ester Dean featuring B.o.B., new tracks by Bruno Mars and his musical collaborator Philip Lawrence, as well as songs by director Carlinhos Brown and the film’s voice talent. The soundtrack will be released on March 25, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A separate soundtrack featuring John Powell’s original score will also be released. Details will be announced on this page soon. Rio 2 features the voices of Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, will.i.am, Jemaine Clement, Tracy Morgan, George Lopez, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro and Jamie Foxx, as well as Rita Moreno, Bruno Mars and Kristin Chenoweth.
‘Under the Skin’ Soundtrack Details
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Under the Skin. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mica Levi from the experimental pop music band Micachu and the Shape. The soundtrack will be released on April 1, 2014. Under the Skin directed by Jonathan Glazer (Birth, Sexy Beast) is based on a novel by Michael Faber and stars Scarlett Johansson as an alien disguised as a mesmerizing woman who scours remote highways and backroads for human prey. The film premiered at last year’s Venice and Toronto Film Festivals and was picked up by A24 Films for domestic distribution.
‘Girl on a Bicycle’ Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy Girl on a Bicycle. The album features the film’s original music composed by Craig Richey (Friends with Money, Lovely & Amazing, The September Issue). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 25, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Girl on a Bicycle is written and directed by Jeremy Leven (screenwriter of The Notebook) and stars Nora Tschirner, Vincenzo Amato, Paddy Considine, Louise Monot and Stéphane Debac. The movie centers on an Italian tour bus driver in Paris who becomes infatuated and obsessed with the title character to comic and chaotic effect. The comedy will be released this Friday, February 14 by Monterey Media.