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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 22, 2011)

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Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:

The comic book adaptation Captain America:The First Avenger directed by Joe Johnston and starring Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Tommy Lee Jones, Stanley Tucci and Dominic Cooper features music by Alan Silvestri. A soundtrack album including the composer’s score has been released on Buena Vista Records. Check out our soundtrack announcement for more information and audio clips. Also featured on the album is the song Star Spangled Man (music by Alan Menken and lyrics by David Zippel). Visit Hitflix for an interview with the composer about the song and check out Film Music Magazine’s interview with Silvestri on the score.

Also opening wide is the comedy Friends with Benefits directed by Will Gluck and starring Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, Woody Harrelson, Patricia Clarkson, Richard Jenkins, Emma Stone, Jenna Elfman and Andy Samberg. A soundtrack album featuring song selections from the film has been released on Madison Gate Records earlier this week. To check out the soundtrack details, visit our previous article.

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‘Final Destination 5’ Soundtrack Details

July 22, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Brian Tyler, Final Destination 5, score, Soundtrack

Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack release for the horror sequel Final Destination 5. The film’s music is composed by Brian Tyler and the album includes 19 track of the composer’s score. The soundtrack will be released on August 16, 2011 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Final Destination 5 is directed by Steven Quale and stars Nicholas D’Agosto, Emma Bell, Tony Todd and David Koechner. The movie sees a new batch of victims, co-workers on a corporate retreat, escaping the collapse of a city’s suspension bridge.

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‘Warehouse 13’ Season 2 Soundtrack announced

July 21, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: score, Season 2, Soundtrack, Warehouse 13

Milan Records will be releasing a soundtrack album for the second season of the Syfy series Warehouse 13. The album includes the original score from the show by composer Edward Rogers, including his Emmy-nominated main theme. The soundtrack will be released on August 30, 2011. Check back on this page for audio clips. A score album was previously released for Season 1 and is available to download on iTunes. For recent audio interviews with Rogers about his music for the series, visit SciFi Talk and Film Music Media. Warehouse 13 stars Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, Saul Rubinek and Allison Scaglietti.

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‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ Soundtrack Details

July 21, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Patrick Doyle, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, score, Soundtrack

Varese Sarabande has revealed the details for the soundtrack release of Rise of the Planet of the Apes. The album features the original score by Patrick Doyle. The soundtrack’s release date has been pushed back to August 16 since our last update. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon. For audio clips and to download the album, check out the box below. Rise of the Planet of the Apes stars James Franco, Freida Pinto, Andy Serkis, John Lithgow and Brian Cox. The origin story of the Planet of the Apes saga is directed by Rupert Wyatt. 20th Century Fox is releasing the film on August 5.

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‘Attack the Block’ Soundtrack Details

July 19, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Attack the Block, score, Soundtrack, Steven Price

Decca Records will be releasing the soundtrack album for the action comedy Attack the Block in the US. The soundtrack includes the original score from the film by Steven Price, as well as the songs The Ends by Basement Jaxx and Get That Snitch by Mikis Michaelides. The album has previously only be released overseas and will be coming out stateside on July 26, 2011. The soundtrack will be available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks below. Attack the Block is directed by Joe Cornish and stars Jodie Whittaker and Nick Frost. The movie follows a London gang of inner-city kids fighting alien creatures.

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‘Cowboys & Aliens’ Soundtrack Details

July 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 1 comment

Tags: Cowboys & Aliens, Harry Gregson-Williams, score, Soundtrack

Varese Sarabande has announced the details for the soundtrack release of Cowboys & Aliens. The album features the original score from the film by Harry Gregson-Williams. The release date for the soundtrack has been pushed back two weeks since our last update and is now scheduled to come out on August 9, 2011. Check out the audio clips after the jump and pre-order the CD on Amazon where you can also download the album. Cowboys & Aliens is directed by Jon Favreau and stars Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, Harrison Ford, Paul Dano and Sam Rockwell. Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Scott Mitchell Rosenberg (creator of the original graphic novel) and co-writers Damon Lindelof, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are producing. The movie will be released on July 29 by Universal Pictures.

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‘The Smurfs’ Score Album announced

July 17, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Heitor Pereira, score, Soundtrack, The Smurfs

Madison Gate Records has announced a score album for the live-action/animated hyrbid film adaptation of The Smurfs. The album includes the original score by composer Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, Beverly Hills Chihuaha). The album will be released on July 26, 2011 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page later this week for audio clips and the full track list. The Smurfs is directed by Raja Gosnell and stars Neil Patrick Harris, Hank Azaria and Sofia Vergara in the primary live-action roles. The film’s voice talent includes Jonathan Winters, George Lopez, Alan Cummings and Katy Perry. The movie will be released in 2D and 3D on July 29.

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New ‘The Golden Child’ Soundtrack Set released

July 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: John Barry, Michel Colombier, score, Soundtrack, The Golden Child

La-La Land Records has released a new soundtrack edition for the 1986 action adventure film The Golden Child. The 3 CD set includes both John Barry’s unused score and Michel Colombier’s score from the Paramount Pictures-produced movie. The soundtrack set marks the premiere release of Barry’s unused score. Also included are Barry’s unused song Dance A Little Closer performed by Randy Edelman, as well as the composer’s song Best Man in the World performed by Ann Wilson. The release is limited to 5000 copies. To order the 3-Disc collections and to listen to audio clips, visit La-La Land Records’ webpage.

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‘Sarah’s Key’ Soundtrack announced

July 8, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Max Richter, Sarah's Key, score, Soundtrack

Milan Records will be releasing the soundtrack album for the French drama Sarah’s Key. The album includes the original score from the film composed by Max Richter, as well as several songs from the film by artists including Frehel, Loren Wilfong and Sarah Ber. The soundtrack will be released on June 19 and will be available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all track on the album below. Sarah’s Key (Elle s’appelait Sarah) is directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner and stars Kristin Scott Thomas as an American journalist living in Paris, Melusine Mayance and Niels Arestrup. The film premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and has been picked up by the Weinstein Company for a theatrical release on July 22.

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‘Fright Night’ Soundtrack Coming in August

July 7, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Fright Night, Ramin Djawadi, score, Soundtrack

Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack release for the upcoming horror comedy Fright Night. The album includes the score from the film written by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Iron Man, Clash of the Titans). The soundtrack will be released on August 16, 2011. More details about the album are expected in a couple of weeks. Fright Night is directed by Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl) and stars Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, Christopher Mintz-Please, David Tennant and Toni Collette. The remake of the 1985 film about a teenager who discovers his new next-door neighbor is a vampire will be released in theaters on August 19.

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