La-La Land Records has released a new soundtrack album for the 1996 action thriller Escape from L.A. directed by John Carpenter and starring Kurt Russell, Steve Buscemi and Cliff Robertson. The album features the film’s original music by Shirley Walker (Final Destination, Willard, Memoirs of an Invisible Man) and John Carpenter (Halloween, Assault on Precint 13). The expanded release features the film’s score, including cues that were not used in the final version of the Paramount Pictures production. The limited edition CD is now available to order on the label’s website, where you can also listen to audio clips and check out the full album details.
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‘The Moon Song’ (Music from and Inspired by ‘Her’) Single Released
WaterTower Music has released the single The Moon Song featuring music from and inspired by Spike Jonze’s Academy Award-nominated drama Her. The release includes three recordings of The Moon Song, which is up for an Academy Award in the Best Original Song category. One version is performed by Scarlett Johansson and Joaquin Phoenix and is featured in the film and another version is performed by Karen O and plays over the movie’s end credits. The third version is a new recording of the song, which features Karen O in a duet with Ezra Koenig, singer and guitarist of Vampire Weekend. To download the single, visit iTunes. Her is written and directed by Spike Jonze and stars Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde and Scarlett Johansson. The movie about a complex, soulful man who becomes intrigued with a new, advanced operating system, which promises to be an intuitive and unique entity in its own right is currently playing in theaters.
‘Banshee’ Soundtrack Released
Relativity Music Group has released a soundtrack album for the Cinemax original series Banshee. The album features the show’s main title theme and the Carrie/Lucas theme by Methodic Doubt, as well as songs from the series by artists including Nico Vega, Verse & Bishop, The Mutts, Cat Dowling, Abi Wade, Anders Osborne, Ivy Levan and more. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Banshee is created by Jonathan Tropper & David Schickler and stars Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison, Hoon Lee, Rus Blackwell and Matt Servitto. The show executive produced by Alan Ball (Six Feet Under, True Blood) follows an ex-con and master thief who assumes the identity of the sheriff of Banshee, Pennsylvania, where he continues his criminal activities. The action drama’s second season currently airs Friday nights on Cinemax.
‘Enemies Closer’ Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller Enemies Closer. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tony Morales (Hatfield & McCoys, The Bag Man). 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. Enemies Closer is directed by Peter Hyams (Outland, End of Days, The Relic) and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Orlando Jones and Tom Everett Scott. The movie follows a forest ranger and former Navy SEAL who is plunged into survival mode after a major shipment of drugs goes missing on the US-Canadian border and he is forced to help retrieve the downed package. The thriller was released in select theaters last month and will be coming out on Blu-ray and DVD on March 11.
‘The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack release for the fantasy adventure The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box. The album features the film’s original music composed by Fernando Velazquez (Mama, The Impossible, Devil). The soundtrack will be released in the week of February 24, 2014. The limited edition CD is now available for pre-order on Varese’s website. Check out audio clips after the jump. The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box is directed by Jonathan Newman and stars Michael Sheen, Lena Headey, Sam Neill, Ioan Gruffudd and Aneurin Barnard. The movie follows a 17-year-old boy in Victorian England who is searching for his lost parents and is kidnapped in a mysterious luxury hotel. The adventure opened in select theaters last month and will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on February 11.
Jerry Goldsmith’s ‘The List of Adrian Messenger’ Score Release Announced
Varese Sarabande has announced the latest title in its CD Club series. The label will release a soundtrack album for the 1963 drama The List of Adrian Messenger directed by John Huston and starring Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Robert Mitchum, George C. Scott and Frank Sinatra. The CD marks the world premiere release of the film’s original score composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Jerry Goldsmith (The Omen, Papillon, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Alien). The announcement coincides with the date that would have been Goldsmith’s 85th birthday. The pre-order the CD, which is limited to 3000 copies, visit Varese’s official website. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump.
‘Veronica Mars’ Movie Soundtrack Announced
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the upcoming Veronica Mars feature. The album includes the songs from the film by artists including Emperor X, Max, Mr. Twin Sister, ZZ Wars, Typhoon, Lou Rawls, Sufjan Stevens and more. Also features is the show’s title song We Used to Be Friends by The Dandy Warhol, as well as a new version by Alejandro Escovedo. The album will be released on March 4, 2014. The label will also release a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s original score by Josh Kramon on the same date. Check back on this page for the full details. Veronica Mars is directed by Rob Thomas and stars Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Enrico Colantoni, Percy Daggs III, Chris Lowell, Francis Capra, Krysten Ritter, Gaby Hoffmann and Daran Norris. The movie based on the cult TV series centers on a case that draws Veronica Mars back to her hometown of Neptune, CA, just in time for her ten-year high school reunion.
Nonesuch Records to Release Clint Mansell’s ‘Noah’ Soundtrack
Nonesuch Records will release the official soundtrack album for Darren Aronofsky’s biblical epic Noah starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone, Emma Watson, Anthony Hopkins and Logan Lerman. The album features the film’s original music composed by Clint Mansell (Black Swan, The Wrestler) who collaborated with the Kronos Quartet on his score. The label has previously released the soundtrack albums for Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream and The Fountain, both of which featured music by Mansell. The full album details and release date will be announced on this page within the next couple of weeks. Noah is set to be released nationwide on March 28, 2014 by Paramount Pictures.
‘Non-Stop’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the thriller Non-Stop. The album features the film’s original score composed by John Ottman (The Usual Suspects, X2, The Fantastic Four) who previously collaborated with the movie’s director Jaume Collet-Serra on Unknown, Orphan and House of Wax. The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 25, 2014 and physically on March 4 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Non-Stop is produced by Joel Silver and stars Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Anson Mount, Michellle Dockery and Corey Stoll. The movie is set during a transatlantic flight from New York City to London and follows a U.S. Air Marshal who receives a series of text messages demanding that he instruct the government to transfer $150 million into an off-shore account. Until he secures the money, a passenger on his flight will be killed every 20 minutes. The thriller will be released nationwide on February 28 by Universal Pictures.
‘Gimme Shelter’ Soundtrack Released
Milan Records has released the official soundtrack album for the indie drama Gimme Shelter. The album features the film’s original score composed by Olafur Arnalds (Broadchurch, Another Happy Day). Also included is the song A Mother’s Prayer by Celine Dion. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Gimme Shelter is written and directed by Ron Krauss and stars Vanessa Hudgens, Rosario Dawson, Brendan Fraser, James Earl Jones, Ann Dowd and Dascha Polanco. The film tells the true story of Agnes “Apple” Bailey and her path to motherhood as a pregnant, homeless teenager. The movie was released in theaters last month by Roadside Attractions/Lionsgate.