Varese Sarabande Records has announced the details for the Scream 4 score album. The soundtrack includes 21 tracks of Marco Beltrami’s original score from the film. The album will be released on April 19 and can be pre-ordered at Amazon. As previously reported, another soundtrack with songs from the movie and 2 tracks from Beltrami’s score will be released on April 12 by Lakeshore Records (audio clips are available below and on Amazon). 
Scream 4 directed by Wes Craven stars Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox and David Arquette, Hayden Panettiere, Emma Roberts and Rory Culkin and will be released on April 15.
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‘Win Win’ Soundtrack released
Mom and Pop Records has released a soundtrack album for Thomas McCarthy’s comedy drama Win Win. The album features Lyle Workman’s original score, as well as the original song Think You Can Wait by The National. The soundtrack is currently available exclusively on iTunes, but a CD release is planned for next month. For audio clips from all tracks on the album, click here. Win Win starring Paul Giamatti, Melanie Wysnkey, Jeffrey Tambor, Amy Ryan and Bobby Carnivale is currently playing in limited release and expanding into more theaters in the coming weeks.
‘The Way’ Soundtrack announced
Editions Jade has announced a soundtrack album for the upcoming Emilio Estevez-directed drama The Way. The album includes Tyler Bates’ original score, as well as several songs from the movie from such artists as Berroguetto, Alanis Morissette, James Taylor and Nick Drake. The album will be released in the UK on May 2, 2011. A domestic release is expected closer to the film’s domestic release date on September 30. The Way stars Emilio Estevez, Martin Sheen and Deborah Kara Unger and tells the story of an American father who travels to France to recover the body of his estranged son.
‘The Conspirator’ Soundtracks coming
MIM Records has announced that Mark Isham’s score for Robert Redford’s drama The Conspirator will be released in three different editions. The score features cello solos by Zöe Keating and was recorded with Czech National Orchestra in Prague. The (s)Edition contains 16 tracks of highlights from Isham’s score from the film. To preview the album, visit Isham’s online store or Amazon. The Complete Collector’s Edition includes all 38 tracks from the movie including cues not used in the final version of the film. For audio clips and to buy the album, visit Isham’s webpage or Amazon. Exclusively available in Isham’s online store is a two disc limited edition with both editions of the score signed by Mark Isham. All editions will be released on April 5, 2011.
‘Winnie the Pooh’ Soundtrack Details
EMI Music has announced the details of the soundtrack for Walt Disney Pictures’ Winnie the Pooh. The album includes the film’s songs written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, as well as selections from Henry Jackman’s original score. The soundtrack also features vocal performances and an original song by Zooey Deschanel. The album will be released in Europe on April 11, 2011. A domestic release is expected closer to the film’s opening in the States on July 15, 2011. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below.
‘Thor’ Soundtrack announced
UPDATE (03/19/2011): The final version of the soundtrack’s cover art has been added.
Buena Vista Records has announced the details for the soundtrack of the upcoming comic book adaptation of Thor. The album includes Patrick Doyle’s original score from the film and will be released in some European territories at the end of April and on May 3, 2011 in the US. Amazon has a soundtrack for Thor up for pre-order. Audio clips have been added below. Thor is directed by Kenneth Branagh and stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Idris Elba, Ray Stevenson, Kat Dennings, Rene Russo and Stellan Skarsgaard. The film is based on the Marvel comic books series and follows disabled medical student Donald Blake, who has an alter ego as the hammer-wielding Norse god Thor. The movie will be released in 3D on May 6, 2011.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 25, 2011)
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch starring Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino and Jon Hamm features music by Tyler Bates and Marius DeVries. A soundtrack with songs from the movie has been released this week by Watertower Music. To listen to audio clips and download the album, visit Amazon and iTunes. Bates and DeVries were also heavily involved in arranging the film’s songs. For an article discussing the film’s music with quotes from both composers, visit Rolling Stone. Also check out our previous article to find more about the project. No announcement has been made if any of the score from the film will be released.
Also opening wide is the family comedy Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules starring Zachary Gordon, Rachael Harris and Steve Zahn. The film’s music is composed by Edward Shearmur (visit our article on the scoring assignment). No soundtrack release has been announced. Theodore Shapiro’s score for the first part was released a couple of months after the film’s release, which makes it seem possible that a soundtrack release for the sequel will be coming out later this year.
‘Rio’ Score Album Details
Varese Sarabande Records has revealed the details for the score album of the upcoming animated feature Rio. The album contains 18 tracks of John Powell’s original score for the film, as well as one track by Brazilian musician/songwriter Carlinhos Brown and Mikael Mutti. The soundtrack will be released on April 19, 2011. To order the score album, visit Amazon. As previously reported, a separate song album will be released on April 5 by Interscope Records and includes songs from the film by Sergio Mendez, will.i.am and Jamie Foxx.
‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ Soundtrack Update
Since our last update on the music for the upcoming adventure sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, we have learned more information about Hans Zimmer’s soundtrack for the film. The music is being recorded this week in Los Angeles and one of the featured musicians that joined the production’s team is jazz trumpet player Arturo Sandoval. Sandoval is no stranger to film music, having previously worked on the soundtrack for Mambo Kings and having scored a few projects himself, including the Award-winning TV drama For Love and Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story starring Andy Garcia. Sandoval has won an Emmy Award for his original score for the film. He also previously worked with Hans Zimmer on this year’s animated feature Rango, which has lead to their second collaboration on the fourth Pirates movie. Sandoval joins Rodrigo y Garcia in the film’s team of musicians as reported earlier this year. Also involved in Rob Marshall’s movie is composer and conductor Eric Whitacre who has co-written one of the film’s new themes according to his blog.
‘Hop’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande Records has announced the details for the soundtrack release of the family comedy Hop. The album includes Christopher Lennertz’ original score from the movie, as well as the song The Pink Berets, co-written by Lennertz and performed by The DeeKompressors. The soundtrack will be released on April 5, 2011. To pre-order the album, visit Amazon. To find more about Hop, which opens in theaters on April 1, visit our previous article.