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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 3, 2012)

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Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the supernatural thriller Chronicle directed by Josh Trank and starring Michael B. Jordan, Alex Russell and Ashley Hinshaw. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring 14 electro and indie rock tracks from the movie by artists including Blond Acid Cult, The LongCut, Bad Veins, Simian Mobile Disco, Deastro, Ab & The Sea, Capsule, Congorock and M83. For audio clips and the full album details, visit our soundtrack announcement. 

Also opening wide is the gothic horror thriller The Woman in Black directed by James Watkins and starring Daniel Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds, Janet McTeer, Sophie Stuckey and Liz White. The film’s score is composed by Marco Beltrami. Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score digitally next Tuesday, February 7 and the CD version is set for a release on March 27. To listen to audio clips and for more details about the album, visit our previous article.

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‘Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax’ Score Album Details

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Varese Sarabande has revealed the cover art and track list for the score release of Universal Pictures’ and Illumination Entertainment’s animated feature Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax. The album incudes the original score from the movie by John Powell. The soundtrack will be released on March 6, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax directed by Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul revolves around a boy who searches for a way to win the affection of the girl of his dreams and comes across the story of the Lorax, a charming creature who fights to protect his world. The film’s voice talent includes Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Taylor Swift, Zac Efron, Rob Riggle and Betty White.

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‘The Innkeepers’ Soundtrack Released

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MovieScoreMedia’s Screamworks Records label has released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller The Innkeepers. The album features the original score from the movie by composer Jeff Grace. The soundtrack was released digitally earlier this week and is available to download on iTunes. A limited CD edition is coming out on February 7, 2012 and can be pre-ordered on Screen Archives. For audio clips and more details on the album, visit MovieScoreMedia’s website. Grace’s best known previous credits include Ti West’s The House of the Devil, the Michelle Williams-starring western Meek’s Cutoff and last year’s horror film Stake Land. The Innkeepers directed by Ti West and starring Sara Paxton and Pat Healey centers on the last two employees at a haunted hotel that’s going out of business.

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‘Act of Valor’ Soundtrack Details

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Relativity Music Group will be releasing the soundtrack album for the war movie Act of Valor. The album features the film’s songs by country artists including Keith Urban, Sugarland, Lady Antebellum, Jake Owen, Trace Adkins, Lori McKenna and Josh Kelley. The soundtrack will be released on February 21, 2012 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out below. None of Nathan Furst’s original score from the film is included. Act of Valor directed by Scott Waugh & Mike “Mouse” McCoy centers on a group of active-duty Navy SEALs that is sent across the globe as they track the terrorist ring to the U.S.-Mexico border. The movie starring active duty Navy SEALs, Roselyn Sanchez, Alex Veadov, Jason Cottle and Nestor Serrano will be released on February 24.

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Walt Disney Records to Release Michael Giacchino’s ‘John Carter’ Soundtrack

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UPDATE (February 1, 2012): The track list has been added to the article.

Walt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for the epic sci-fi adventure John Carter. The album includes the original score from the movie written by Academy Award-winning composer Michael Giacchino. The soundtrack will be released on March 6, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from the album below. Also check out our previous article for a preview of a couple of tracks from the score. John Carter is directed by Andrew Stanton and stars Taylor Kitsch, Willem Dafoe, Lynn Collins, Thomas Haden Church, Samantha Morton, Dominic West, Mark Strong, James Purefoy and Bryan Cranston. The movie will be released nationwide on March 9.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 27, 2012)

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Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the action drama The Grey directed by Joe Carnahan and starring Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, Dallas Roberts, Joe Anderson and James Badge Dale. The film’s music is composed by Marc Streitenfeld who has become go-to composer of Ridley Scott (who is producing The Grey) over the last couple of years, having previously scored such films as American Gangster and Robin Hood. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. For audio clips and the full album details, visit our previous article.

Also opening wide is the action thriller Man on a Ledge directed by Asger Leth and starring Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Ed Harris, Jamie Bell, Anthony Mackie, Genesis Rodriguez, Edward Burns and Kyra Sedgwick. Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class, Puss in Boots) has written the music for the film. Summit Entertainment has released a soundtrack album featuring Jackman’s music. The album is already available to download and the CD version will be released on February 7. To listen to audio clips and find out more about the film and score, check out our soundtrack announcement. Also visit YouTube for a short video interview with the composer at the Hollywood premiere of the movie earlier this week.

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‘The Vow’ Soundtrack Announced

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Rhino Records will be releasing the soundtrack album for the romantic drama The Vow. The album includes songs from the movie by artists including Meat Loaf, Matt Pond PA, The National, The Cure, Light FM, Voxhaul Broadcast, OK Go and Lykke Li. The soundtrack will be released on February 7, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. None of Rachel Portman’s and Michael Brook’s score is included on the release. The Vow directed by Michael Sucsy and starring Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Sam Neill, Scott Speedman, Wendy Crewson and Jessica Lange will be released in theaters on February 10.

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‘Safe House’ Soundtrack Details

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Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack release for the thriller Safe House. The album includes the original score by composer Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Iron Man, Clash of the Titans). The soundtrack release date has been pushed back two weeks since our previous announcement and is now scheduled for February 21, 2012. To pre-order the album, visit Amazon. Safe House directed by Daniel Espinosa and starring Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Liam Cunningham, Brendan Gleeson, Robert Patrick and Sam Shepard will be released on February 10 by Universal Pictures.

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Randy Newman’s ‘Toy Story 3’ Soundtrack Released on CD

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Intrada Records has announced a CD release of the soundtrack for Pixar’s Academy Award-winning hit sequel Toy Story 3. The film’s music is written by Randy Newman. The soundtrack featuring both the film’s score and the songs We Belong Together and the Spanish-language version of You’ve Got A Friend In Me has previously only been available as a digital release from Walt Disney Records. To order the CD version and listen to audio clips, visit Intrada’s online store. Toy Story 3 directed by Lee Unkrich was 2010’s highest grossing movie in the US. The film was nominated for five Oscars and received the award in the Best Animated Feature Film category, as well as for Newman’s title song.

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‘Footnote’ Soundtrack Details

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Milan Records will be releasing the soundtrack album for the Israeli drama Footnote. The album includes the original score from the movie written by Amit Poznansky. The soundtrack will be released in the US on February 21, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Footnote is written and directed by Joseph Cedar (Beaufort) and centers on the rivalry between a father and son, both eccentric professors in Talmudic Studies. The film premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, where it received the Best Screenplay award and has also been shortlisted in the Best Foreign Language Film category as Israel’s entry for this year’s Academy Awards. Sony Pictures Classics has picked up domestic rights and is releasing the film in New York and Los Angeles on March 9, 2012.

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