The details of the soundtrack release for the sci-fi horror film The Darkest Hour have been revealed. The album includes the original score from the movie by composer Tyler Bates, as well the songs I Like That by Richard Vission and Static Revenger feat. Luciana and Mockba (Moscow) by Marselle. The soundtrack is set for a release on December 13, 2011 by Lakeshore Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips from all 19 tracks on the album can be checked out below. The Darkest Hour directed by Chris Gorak and starring Emile Hirsch, Rachael Taylor, Olivia Thirlby and Max Minghella will be released in theaters on December 25.
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‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close’ Soundtrack Announced
WaterTower Music will be releasing the soundtrack album for the drama Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, which marks the last major movie of the year for which no soundtrack announcement had been made yet (visit our upcoming soundtracks section for a full listing of the soundtracks coming out in the next couple of weeks). The album includes the original score from the movie composed and conducted by Alexandre Desplat and will be released on January 17, 2011. The composer recently finished recording around 80 minutes of music that he wrote in less than one month after coming in as a replacement for Nico Muhly. Check back on this page for the full details and audio clips of the soundtrack within the next couple of weeks.
Danny Elfman’s ‘Scrooged’ Score and Ennio Morricone’s ‘Fat Man and Little Boy’ Soundtrack Released
La-La Land Records has announced four new limited soundtrack albums, including two world premiere releases and two new editions of film music classics. First up is the previously unreleased score for Richard Donner’s 1988 holiday comedy Scrooged. The album includes the music from the movie by Danny Elfman. The project was Elfman’s first major Hollywood studio assignment before he scored his breakout score for Tim Burton’s Batman. To order the album and listen to audio previews, visit La-La Land Records’ website. Scrooged starring Bill Murray, Karen Allen, David Johansen and Bobcat Goldthwait received one Academy Award nomination for Best Make Up.
The label has also announced the world premiere release of the 1989 docudrama Fat Man and Little Boy. The album includes the original score from the film by Ennio Morricone. The 2CD-set includes a number of cues that were not used in the final cut of the movie. Audio clips and more details about the release can be checked out in La-La Land Records’ online store. Fat Man and Little Boy was directed by Roland Joffe (The Mission) and stars Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz and John Cusack.
New Soundtrack Editions of Jerry Goldsmith’s ‘The Great Train Robbery’ and James Horner’s ‘Wolfen’ Announced
Intrada Records has announced two new soundtrack editions of classic film scores. The first release is a 2-disc edition of Jerry Goldsmith‘s score for the 1979 action adventure movie The Great Train Robbery. The album includes the world premiere release of the complete score on one disc, as well as the original 1979 soundtrack assembly as produced by Goldsmith. To listen to audio clips and to order the album, visit Intrada’s website. The Great Train Robbery starring Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland and Lesley-Anne Down was written and directed by Michael Crichton.
The label’s other new release is the world premiere release of James Horner‘s score for the 1981 horror thriller Wolfen. The album includes the complete score by Horner written for the film, including two alternate tracks not used in the movie. For more details on the release and to check out audio clips, visit Intrada’s online store. Wolfen directed by Michael Wadleigh stars Albert Finney as a New York cop who investigates a series of brutal deaths that resemble animal attacks.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 25, 2011)
Three new movies opened in wide release this past Wednesday:
The film released in most theaters this Thanksgiving weekend is the new movie adaptation of The Muppets directed by James Bobin and starring Amy Adams, Jason Segel and Chris Cooper. The film’s score is written by Christophe Beck and Bret McKenzie serves as the project’s music supervisor and has also written several songs for the movie. To find out more about McKenzie’s work on the film, check out interviews in the New York Times, TWoP and The Hollywood Reporter. A soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film has been released on Walt Disney Records. To find out more about the album, visit out our previous article. No release of Beck’s score has been announced at this point. To learn more about Beck’s contributions to the film, check out an article in Variety.
Also opening wide is the family movie Hugo directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Asa Butterfield, Chloe Moretz, Sascha Baron Cohen, Jude Law, Emily Mortimer, Ben Kingsley, Ray Winstone and Christopher Lee. Howard Shore has composed the music for the film. A soundtrack album including the composer’s score has been released on his own label Howe Records last Tuesday. For more information and audio clips, visit our soundtrack announcement. Also check out Shore’s official website for an interview with the composer about his work on the film and a recent article in Variety to learn more about his latest collaboration with Scorsese.
‘Young Adult’ Soundtrack Details
Rhino Records is set to release the official soundtrack album for Jason Reitman’s dramedy Young Adult. The album includes one track by the composer of the film Rolfe Kent (who previously scored the director’s Thank You for Smoking and Up in the Air), as well as five tracks by Juno composer Mateo Messina. Also featured on the soundtrack are the songs from the movie by artists including Diana Ross, 4 Non Blondes, The Replacements, Lemonheads, Veruca Salt, Teenage Fanclub, Cracker, Dinosaur Jr. and Suicidal Tendencies. The soundtrack will be released on December 6, 2011 and the CD is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album after the jump. Young Adult marks Reitman’s second directorial feature with writer Diablo Cody (Juno).
Robert Folk Scoring ‘There Be Dragons: Secrets of Passion’
Robert Folk has recently scored the epic historical drama There Be Dragons: Secrets of Passion. The film directed by Roland Joffé (The Mission) and produced by James Ordonez stars Charlie Cox, Wes Bentley, Dougray Scott, Rodrigo Santoro, Derek Jacobi and Olga Kurylenko. The movie is set during the Spanish Civil War and revolves around two childhood friends who became separated during the political conflict to find themselves on opposite sides as war erupts. As reported earlier this year, Stephen Warbeck has scored the original version of There Be Dragons that was released in theaters this past May. Folk has written the music for a recut version of the drama, which will be released under the title There Be Dragons: Secrets of Passion.
‘The Lady’ Soundtrack Details
SME Strategic Marketing Group will be releasing the official soundtrack album for Luc Besson’s drama The Lady. The album includes the original score by the director’s regular musical collaborator Eric Serra, as well as the song Soldier of Love by Sade. The soundtrack is scheduled to come out digitally on November 28, 2011 in Europe. A physical release is set to be released on December 6 overseas and is available as an import on Amazon. No word yet on a domestic release of the soundtrack, but check back on this site for updates. For audio clips of all 32 tracks on the album, visit Amazon.co.uk and two full tracks can be checked out on YouTube. The Lady stars Michelle Yeoh as the political activist Aung San Suu Kyi who spent almost 15 years under house arrest in Burma until November of last year and David Thewlis as her husband Michael Aris.
‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’ Soundtrack Preview
Cinema Musica has uploaded the first audio previews of the soundtrack for Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows by composer Hans Zimmer. The article is in German, but scroll down the page to listen to short audio clips from each track on the soundtrack. As reported last week, the soundtrack will be released by WaterTower Music on December 13, 2011 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. The final recording sessions for the score recently took place in London. Visit our previous article for the full soundtrack album details. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams,Stephen Fry, Jared Harris and Noomi Rapace will be released in theaters on December 16.
‘New Year’s Eve’ Soundtrack Announced
WaterTower Music has announced a soundtrack album for Garry Marshall’s ensemble comedy New Year’s Eve. The album includes a number of songs from the movie by artists, including Jon Bon Jovi, actress Lea Michele, Kate York, Goo Goo Dolls, P!nk, Katie Herzig, Charles Brown, Duncan and Sophie B. Hawkins. The soundtrack will be released on December 6, 2011. Check out audio clips from all songs on the album below and visit Amazon to download the album. None of the original score by John Debney is included on the album, but a separate score album might be released at a later date (just as with Marshall’s previous movie Valentine’s Day). For a behind the scenes look at the composer working on the score for the film, visit YouTube.