Parallel 45 & Films Boutique will release a soundtrack album for the drama The Monk and the Gun. The album features the film’s original music composed by Frédéric Alvarez (The Third War, Love According to Dalva, Louloute). The soundtrack is already available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s “opening” track below. The Monk and the Gun is written and directed by Pawo Choyning Dorji and stars Tandin Wangchuk, Deki Lhamo, Pema Zangmo Sherpa, Tandin Sonam and Harry Einhorn. The movie, which was shortlisted as the Bhutanese entry in the International Feature category at this year’s Academy Awards, is set in 2016 as the isolated Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan prepares to become the world’s youngest democracy and tells the story of a Buddhist lama sends sho his disciple on a journey across the nation to bring him guns by the full moon to “set it right”.
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‘The Glory of Life’ Soundtrack EP Released
Tiger Tune Records has released a soundtrack EP for the German romantic drama The Glory of Life (Die Herrlichkeit des Lebens). The 5-track EP features the film’s original music composed by Paul Eisenach (Lost Ones, Berlin Bouncer, Summer Rebels) & Jonas Hofer (Black Island, Spy City). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also check out the composers’ Kafka’s Theme after the jump. The Glory of Life is directed by Georg Maas & Judith Kaufmann and stars Sabin Tambrea and Henriette Confurius. The movie is based on the bestselling novel by Michael Kumpfmüller and explores the relationship between Franz Kafka and Dora Diamant who met in 1923 on the Baltic Sea coast, a year before the author died from tuberculosis.
‘Night Passage’ World Premiere Soundtrack Release Announced
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1957 western Night Passage directed by James Neilson and starring James Stewart, Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, Dianne Foster, Elaine Stewart and Brandon deWilde. The album features the original score from the Universal Pictures production composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Dimitri Tiomkin (High Noon, The Alamo, It’s A Wonderful LifeGiant, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Guns of Navarone). Also included are two original songs (Follow the River & You Can’t Get Far Without a Railroad) written by the composer with lyricist Ned Washington. The CD is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also find out more about the release and check out audio samples.
‘Above the Dust’ Soundtrack Released
Ella van der Woude (Take Me Somewhere Nice, Armand, Instinct, Something You Said Last Night, Stranger in Paradise) and Juho Nurmela (My Rembrandt) have released a soundtrack album for the Chinese/Dutch drama Above the Dust (Wo Tu). The album features the composers’ original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on most major digital music services, including Amazon. Above the Dust is written and directed by Xiaoshuai Wang and stars Ouyang Wenxin, Yong Mei, Zu Feng, Wang Zichuan, Li Jun and Zhao Xiaoning. The movie follows a 10-year-old Chinese boy who dreams of owning a water pistol and goes on a journey through his grandfather’s memories of the 1950s and his terrible misdeeds at the time.
Soundtrack Album for Disney Junior’s ‘Ariel’ TV Series Announced
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the Disney Junior animated series Ariel. The album features ten songs from the show inspired by the diverse genres of Caribbean music, written by Anthony M. Jones, Olivia Waithe, Sofia Quinn, Chantry Johnson, Michelle Zarlenga & Rosemarie Tan and performed by the project’s voice cast. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 28 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The show’s theme song (written by Johnson, Zarlenga & Tan) is already available to stream/download now and can also be checked out after the jump. Ariel is based on Disney’s animated classic The Little Mermaid and features the voices of Mykal-Michelle Harris, Taye Diggs, Amber Riley, Gracen Newton, Elizabeth Phoenix Caro, Cruz Flateau, Yvette Nicole Brown, Kevin Michael Richardson, Melissa Villaseñor and Ron Funches.
‘Lionheart’ Soundtrack Released
Kulanen Ikyo (The Black Book, Blood Sisters) has released a soundtrack album for the Nigerian drama Lionheart. The album features the composer’s original score from the film, as well as the song Ka Anyi Je Be Nu and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the song and first score track (After Devotion) after the jump. Lionheart is co-written and directed by Genevieve Nnaji and stars Nnaji herself, Nkem Owoh, Pete Edochie, Kanayo O. Kanayo and Onyeka Onwenu. The movie revolves around a woman who steps up to run the family business alongside her uncle when her father falls ill, and prove herself in a male-dominated world.
‘Anthracite’ Soundtrack Album Released
440Hz has released a soundtrack album for the French Netflix limited series Anthracite. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Judson Crane (Poker Face, Postcard from Earth) and David Quattrini (L’Homme que j’ai condamné). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to a track (Ida’s Theme) from the composers’ score below. Anthracite is created by Fanny Robert, Maxime Berthemy & Mehdi Ouahab and stars Hatik, Noémie Schmidt, Camille Lou, Nicolas Godart, Léo Legrand, Raphaël Ferret and Kad Merad. The 6-part thriller centers on an old case that is wrenched open when a reporter goes missing, leading his web sleuth daughter to a small mountain town haunted by a sect, secrecy and death.
‘Woman in the Maze’ Soundtrack Released
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Woman in the Maze. The album features the film’s original music composed by George Kallis (Cliffs of Freedom, After We Fell, The Last Warrior, The Black Prince, See You on Venus, First Love). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. Woman in the Maze is directed by Mitesh Patel and stars Meredith VanCuyk, Joey Heyworth, Sean Dillingham, George Nelson,Missy Jane, Brenda Jean Foley and Cortney Davis. The movie follows a young woman who rents a cursed house in America’s largest ghost town, Jerome, Arizona, forcing her to solve the mystery to find a way out.
‘This Town’ Score Album Released
Globe has released a new soundtrack album for the BBC drama This Town. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Kormac (The Diplomat, Professionals, Red Election, Tarrac). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to a track (Jeannie’s Demo) below. Polydor Records has previously released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the series last month. This Town is created by Steven Knight and stars Michelle Dockery, Nicholas Pinnock, Levi Brown, David Dawson, Ben Rose, Eve Austin and Jordan Bolger.
‘Maxton Hall’ Soundtrack Album Released
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the German Prime Video original series Maxton Hall (Maxton Hall – Die Welt zwischen uns). The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Songs in Cinema (Victoria Hillestad & Julian Erhard). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audios samples. Also listen to the first two songs and first score track on the album below. Maxton Hall is created by Daphne Ferraro and stars Damian Hardung, Harriet Herbig-Matten, Sonja Weißer, Clelia Sarto, Fedja Van Huêt, Runa Greiner, Martin Neuhaus, Andrea Guo, Julia-Maria Köhler and Justus Riesner. The drama is based on Mona Kasten’s bestseller Save Me and follows a quick-witted scholarship student who unwittingly witnesses a secret at the titular private school and an arrogant millionaire heir who is determined to silence her.