Copticon Music has released soundtrack album for the documentary Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present. The album features the film’s original score composed by Nathan Halpern. The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also check out audio clips from all 15 tracks on the release. Also visit Copticon’s website for more audio previews. Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present directed by Matthew Akers follows the life of the controversial, transgressive performance artist through to her headline-grabbing MOMA retrospective in 2010. The film premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and went on to win awards at the Berlin International Film Festival (Audience Award), the Champs Elysees Film Festival (Audience Award), and the Sheffield Documentary Film Festival (Special Jury Prize).
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‘Used Cars’ Soundtrack Announced
La-La Land Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1980 comedy Used Cars directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Kurt Russell, Gerrit Graham, Frank McRae, Deborah Harmon and Jack Warden. The album features the film’s original score composed by Patrick Williams, along with the title song Used Cars penned by the composer and performed by Bobby Bare. The CD also features the unused score composed by Ernest Gold (It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World). The soundtrack will be released on July 31, 2012. The label and Creature Feature will also be holding a soundtrack celebration, which includes a screening of the film and a live panel with composer Williams, writer Bob Gale (Back to the Future) and Deborah Harmon who are all scheduled to attend. The event will take place on July 31 at 7:30 pm at Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood. Visit Creature Features’ website for the full details and to order tickets.
‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ Soundtrack Released
A soundtrack album for the indie drama Beasts of the Southern Wild has been released. The album features the film’s original score composed by Dan Romer and Benh Zeitlin who also directed the film. The soundtrack is now available digitally on iTunes. Beasts of the Southern Wild starring Quvenzhané Wallis and Dwight Henry revolves around an intrepid six-year-old girl who lives with her father in “the Bathtub,” a southern Delta community at the edge of the world and goes in search of her lost mother. The film premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival where it has been picked up by Fox Searchlighy for US distribution. The drama opens today in select cities.
‘Rubicon’ Soundtrack Announced
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack release for the AMC drama Rubicon. The album features the show’s original score composed by Peter Nashel (Bee Season). The soundtrack will be released on July 31, 2012. Check back on this site for audio clips. Rubicon created by Jason Horwitch stars James Badge Dale, Jessica Collins, Lauren Hodges, Miranda Richardson, Dallas Roberts, Christopher Evan Welch, Arliss Howard, Michael Cristofer and Peter Gerety. The series about an intelligence analyst at a national think tank in New York City who discovers that he may be working with members of a secret society that manipulates world events on a grand scale premiered in 2010 on AMC. The show received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Main Title Design.
‘Love at First Bite’ Soundtrack Announced
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1979 horror comedy Love at First Bite. The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by Charles Bernstein, as well as the disco hits Fly By Night penned by the composer plus Dancin’ Through The Night from the original 1979 LP. To listen to audio clips and to order the album, visit Intrada’s online store. Love at First Bite directed by Stan Dragoti and starring George Hamilton, Susan Saint James and Richard Benjamin received one Golden Globe nomination for Hamilton’s lead performance.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 22, 2012)
Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is Pixar’s 13th full length animated feature Brave directed by Mark Andrews and featuring the voice talent of Kelly MacDonald, Emma Thompson, Craig Ferguson, Robbie Coltrane and Billy Connolly. The film’s score is composed by Patrick Doyle. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs from Scottish Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis and a collaboration between folk rock band Mumford and Sons who penned Learn Me Right sung by Birdy. Visit our previous article to check out the full track list. Also check out video interviews with Doyle about his work on the film on ASCAP, Trailer Addict (from the film’s red carpet premiere in Hollywood) and Movieweb. Also visit Film Music Magazine for another interview with the composer.
Also opening wide is the supernatural action film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter directed by Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted) and starring Benjamin Walker, Anthony Mackie, Dominic Cooper, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jimmi Simpson, Rufus Sewell and Alan Tudyk. Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class) has composed the film’s original score. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. The album is available digitally now and is set for a physical release on July 3, 2012. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full details.
‘The Odyssey’ Soundtrack Announced
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for Asif Kapadia’s documentary The Odyssey. The album features the film’s original score composed by Antonio Pinto (City of God, Lord of War) and Dudu Aram. The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 3, 2012 and is now available on Amazon. Audio clips are available below. The Odyssey canvases the opinions of Londoners from the point where the Olympics were first won by London up to the point when it happens. Pinto has previously scored the director’s critically acclaimed documentary Senna. The Odyssey is backed by BBC Films and Film4 is set to premiere at the London Film Festival and the Edinburgh International Film Festival later this month.
‘Chernobyl Diaries’ Soundtrack Details
Cutting Edge Group’s Pale Blue Records will be releasing a soundtrack album for the horror film Chernobyl Diaries. The album features the movie’s original score composed by Diego Stocco. The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 8, 2012 and can be pre-ordered on Amazon. Check out audio clips from the score after the jump. Chernobyl Diaries based on a story by Oren Peli (Paranormal Activity), directed by Bradley Parker and starring Jesse McCartney, Jonathan Sadowski, Devin Kelley, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Nathan Phillips, Ingrid Bolso Berdal and Dimitri Diatchenko follows six tourists who take an extreme tour of Pripyat, the abandoned city near the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The film was released last month by Warner Bros. Pictures and is now playing in theaters.
‘The Queen of Versailles’ Soundtrack Announced
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack release for the documentary The Queen of Versailles. The album features the film’s original score composed by Jeff Beal (Appaloosa, Rome). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 3, 2012 and will be available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the release after the jump. The Queen of Versailles directed by Lauren Greenfield (Thin) follows a billionaire couple who live in a 90,000-square-foot mansion inspired by Versailles, built on the success of the time-share industry. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and has been picked up for US distribution by Magnolia Pictures.
‘Searching for Sugar Man’ Soundtrack Details
Sony Legacy will be releasing a soundtrack album for the documentary Searching for Sugar Man. The album includes a selection of songs by the film’s title character Rodriguez, which are featured in the movie but originally found on his records Cold Fact and Coming from Reality. The soundtrack will be released on July 24, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out below. Searching for Sugar Man directed by Malik Bendjelloul tells the story of Rodriguez, a 70′s US rock icon whose albums were critically well-received, but never achieved commercial success and faded away into obscurity among rumors of a gruesome death until a record made its way to South Africa, where his music became a phenomenal success. The film produced by Simon Chinn (Man on Wire) premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and has been picked up by Sony Pictures Classics.