Film Music Reporter has learned that composer Alex Heffes has stepped in to co-score Catherine Hardwicke’s Red Riding Hood. He will be scoring the film alongside Brian Reitzell, who was announced as the composer and music supervisor on the film last year as reported here. Reitzell is also producing the songs in the movie. Heffes recently worked for the film’s studio on the recent horror thriller The Rite starring Anthony Hopkins. Watertower Music has already announced a soundtrack album to be released on March 8, 2011. We will be posting an update once more details about the soundtrack become available.
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‘Jane Eyre’ Soundtrack details
Sony Classical has announced a soundtrack album for Cary Fukunaga’s upcoming adaptation of Jane Eyre. The album includes the film’s original score by Dario Marianelli featuring violinist Jack Liebeck. The soundtrack will be released on March 8. To pre-order the album, visit Amazon. The movie starring Mia Wasikowska, Judi Dench, Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell and Sally Hawkins will open in theaters on March 11. For more information on the movie, watch the trailer below and visit the official movie webpage.
‘Vanishing on 7th Street’ Soundtrack released
A Soundtrack album for the apocalyptic horror thriller Vanishing on 7th Street starring Hayden Christensen, Thandie Newton and John Leguizamo has recently been released on iTunes. The album features 26 tracks of Lucas Vidal’s original score from the film, as well as 2 songs by Howard Herrick. Vidal’s music was written for prepared piano, string quartet and cello octet. To listen to audio clips and download the album, visit iTunes. Vanishing on 7th Street is now available on demand on iTunes, Amazon and several other places and will receive a limited release in theaters on February 18, 2011. For more information on the movie, watch the trailer below and visit the film’s official movie and Facebook page.
‘Unknown’ Soundtrack details
Varese Sarabande Records will release a soundtrack album for the upcoming thriller Unknown directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Liam Neeson, January Jones, Diane Kruger, Frank Langella and Aidan Quinn. The film’s music is written by John Ottman and newcomer Alexander Rudd. The soundtrack includes 16 tracks of original score and will be released on March 8, 2011. Unknown will open in theaters on February 18. For more information on the movie, visit our previous article announcing Ottman as the composer on the film.
‘Ironclad’ Soundtrack announced
Varese Sarabande Records will release Lorne Balfe’s original score for the action adventure movie Ironclad directed by Jonathan English and starring Brian Cox, Paul Giamatti, Kate Mara, James Purefoy and Derek Jacobi. The album includes 18 tracks of score. The soundtrack will be released on March 1, 2011 and will exclusively be available on iTunes in the US, while a physical CD is coming out in Europe. The movie is scheduled for a March 4 release in the UK, while no domestic release date has been announced.
‘Paul’ Soundtrack album announced
Universal Music has announced a soundtrack release for the upcoming sci-fi comedy Paul directed by Greg Mottola and starring Simon Pegg, Sigourney Weaver, Kristen Wiig, Jane Lynch, Jason Bateman, Bill Hader and Seth Rogen as the voice of Paul. The soundtrack album includes songs featured in the movie from such artists as The Only Ones, Bill Dee Riley, Todd Rundgren, King Harvest, Marvin Gaye, Max Romeo and the B 52’s. The album also includes 12 tracks from composer David Arnold who composed the original score for the movie as reported here. The soundtrack will be released in the UK on February 21 and a domestic release is expected closer to the US release date of the movie on March 18, 2011.
‘The Roommate’ soundtrack details
Madison Gates Records has released a soundtrack album for the Screen Gems teen thriller The Roommate starring Leighton Meester, Minka Kelly and Cam Gigandet. The album includes 20 tracks of original score from composer John Frizzell. The album is currently available as a digital release. For audio clips and to download the album, visit iTunes.
‘Rango’ Soundtrack album announced
Anti Records has announced a soundtrack album for Gore Verbinski’s upcoming animated film Rango. The album includes the original score by Hans Zimmer, as well as songs by Los Lobos. For an audio preview of Los Lobos’ Rango theme song, check out this LA Times article. The soundtrack will be released on Februray 25 as a digital release and on March 15 on CD. To pre-order the album, visit Amazon.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 28, 2011)
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
The Rite directed by Mikael Hafstrom and starring Anthony Hopkins, Colin O’Donoghue and Alice Braga features music by Alex Heffes. A soundtrack album has been released digitally on Silva Screen Records and will be available as a physical CD in February. Check out our previous article on the announcement.
Also coming out is Simon West’s The Mechanic starring Jason Statham and Ben Foster. The film is scored by Mark Isham. A soundtrack has been released in three different versions on Isham’ own label MIM Records. The Assassin’s Edition is a six track EP of selections from the score (visit Amazon or iTunes to download and listen to clips from the album). The Complete Collector’s Edition features the complete underscore that includes bonus tracks not used in the film (visit Amazon or iTunes).
‘The Mechanic’ soundtrack details
Mark Isham Music has announced a soundtrack release for the upcoming film action thriller The Mechanic. Mark Isham’s original score will be included on the album with more details being announced next week. The soundtrack is expected to be released on January 25 by MIM Records. The Mechanic follows an elite hit man as he teaches his trade to an apprentice who has a connection to one of his previous victims. The movie stars Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Tony Goldwyn and Donald Sutherland and is set to come out on January 28 by CBS Films. The film is directed by Simon West (Con Air, The General’s Daughter, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, When A Stranger Calls). For a short video with Isham and West talking about the score, watch the video below.