La-La Land Records has announced a soundtrack release for Gus Van Sant’s 2011 drama Restless. The album features the film’s original score composed by Danny Elfman who has previously scored the director’s features Milk, Psychoand To Die For and also collaborated with Van Sant on last year’s Promised Land. The soundtrack is limited to 2000 copies and is now available to order on La-La Land’s official website, where you can also check out audio clips. Restless is produced by Ron and Bryce Dallas Howard and stars Mia Wasikowska and Henry Hooper. The movie about teenage boy and girl who share a preoccupation with mortality was released in theaters in 2011 and is now available on Blu-ray and DVD.
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Hans Zimmer’s ‘Days of Thunder’ Score Released
La-La Land Records has announced the world premiere release of the score for the 1990 racing drama Days of Thunder directed by Tony Scott and starring Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and Robert Duvall. The music is composed by Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, The Dark Knight, Inception, Gladiator) whose other collaborations with the director include True Romance, The Fan and Crimson Tide. The album features the composer’s score for the Paramount Pictures production, including a number of alternate cues, a rock arrangement of the main titles, as well as the song The Last Note of Freedom performed by David Cloverdale. To order the CD, which is limited to 3000 copies, visit the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips.
‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack release for the fantasy adventure sequel The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Aviator, Hugo), as well as the end credits song by Ed Sheeran. Visit Amazon to pre-order the regular edition and visit and click here to order the 2-CD special edition soundtrack. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is directed by Peter Jackson and stars Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Evangeline Lilly, John Bell and Jed Brophy. The movie will be released nationwide on December 13, 2013 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Ed Sheeran Performs End Credits Song for ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’
Ed Sheeran has written and recorded the end credits song I See Fire for Peter Jackson’s upcoming fantasy adventure sequel The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. The Grammy-nominated and BRIT Award and Ivor Novello Award-winning British singer/songwriter announced his involvement on his Twitter page today. Sheeran plays all the instruments on the track apart from the cello. I See Fire will be released as a single tomorrow, November 5 on iTunes (link will be added later tonight). WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album featuring the song, as well as the film’s original score composed by Howard Shore in two different versions on December 10, 2013. Click here to pre-order the regular edition and visit Amazon to order the 2-CD special edition soundtrack. Check back on this page for the full album details to be announced within the next couple of days. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug stars Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Evangeline Lilly, John Bell and Jed Brophy.
Soundtrack for NBC’s ‘The Sound of Music’ Live Broadcast Announced
Sony Masterworks has announced a soundtrack release for NBC’s live broadcast of the classic stage musical The Sound of Music. The album features the studio recordings of all the musical numbers performed in the live broadcast, including such songs as The Sound of Music, My Favorite Things, Do-Re-Mi, Sixteen Going on Seventeen and Climb Ev’ry Mountain, all of which are composed by Richard Rodgers and feature lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. The soundtrack will be released on December 3, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. NBC’s The Sound of Music is a three-hour live production based on the classic Tony Award-winning musical and stars Carrie Underwood as Maria von Trapp, Audra McDonald as Mother Abbess, Stephen Moyer as Capt. Georg von Trapp, Christian Borle as Max Detweiler and Laura Benanti as Elsa Schrader. The television event is executive produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (Chicago, Hairspray) and will air on December 5 on NBC.
‘Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain’ Soundtrack Details
Entertainment One will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Erick Sermon, Snoop Dogg & Method Man, Lou Armstrong, American Antagonist, Lisette Love, Driicky Graham, Maino and The Mafia, Krayzie Bone, Sean Hines, Finatticz and Doeshun. The soundtrack will be released on November 11, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain is directed by Tim Story (Fantastic Four) and chronicles Hart’s 2012 Let Me Explain concert tour, which spanned 10 countries and 80 cities, and generated over $32 million in ticket sales. The movie opened in theaters this summer and is now available on Blu-ray and DVD.
‘Sons of Anarchy’ Volume 3 Soundtrack Announced
Columbia Records will release a new soundtrack album for the FX hit drama Sons of Anarchy. Sons of Anarchy: Vol. 3 included such songs as Chris Goss’ & the Forest Rangers’ take on Sitting on Top of the World, Leonard Cohen’s Come Healing and Joshua James’ Crash This Train. The show’s house band The Forest Rangers, which is featured on music tracks, includes the show’s composer Bob Thiele, Greg Leisz (guitar/banjo), John Philip Shenale (keyboards), Lyle Workman (guitar), Dave Way, Davey Faragher (bass), Brian Macleod (drums) and Velvet Revolver guitarist Dave Kushner. The soundtrack will be released on December 3, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The sixth season of Sons of Anarchy created by Kurt Sutter and starring Charlie Hunnam, Ron Perlman and Katey Sagal currently airs every Tuesday night on FX.
‘You and the Night’ Soundtrack Announced
Naïve Records will release a soundtrack album for the French drama You and the Night (Les rencontres d’après minuit). The album features the film’s original music composed by Anthony Gonzalez of M83 who previously co-scored this year’s Oblivion starring Tom Cruise. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 11, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. You and the Night is written and directed by Yann Gonzalez and stars Kate Moran, Niels Schneider, Nicolas Maury, Éric Cantona, Fabienne Babe, Alain Fabien Delon, Julie Bremond and Béatrice Dalle. The movie follows a young couple and their transvestite maid who prepare for an orgy. The drama premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and will be released in French theaters on November 12, 2013.
‘Amazonia’ Soundtrack Details
Naïve Records will release a soundtrack album for the 3D documentary Amazonia. The album features the film’s original music composed by Bruno Coulais (Coraline, The Chorus). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 18, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Amazonia is directed by Thierry Ragobert who previously collaborated with Coulais on the 2006 documentary The White Planet. The movie centers on a domesticated capuchin monkey that is released into the wild and suddenly finds itself fighting for survival in the wilds of the Amazon jungle. The film premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and will be released in France on November 27. No word yet on a domestic release for the documentary.
‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Score Album Details
Universal Republic will release a score album for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Newton Howard (The Sixth Sense, Signs King Kong). The soundtrack will be released on November 25, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously announced, the label will also release a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from and inspired by the film. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci and Donald Sutherland will be released nationwide on November 22 by Lionsgate.