Caldera Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1996 British drama Alive & Kicking (aka Indian Summer) directed by Nancy Meckler and starring Jason Flemyng, Antony Sher, Diane Parish, Dorothy Tutin and Bill Nighy. The album features the film’s original music composed by Peter Salem (Call the Midwife, The Vice, Five Daughters, Painted Lady). Also included are selections from Salem’s music for the 2003 BBC production Caravaggio, as well as a quartet written by the composer. Visit the label’s official website for more information about the soundtrack, which is being released on CD. and to listen to audio samples.
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‘A Stroll to Syracuse’ Soundtrack Album Released
Musichub has released a soundtrack album for the German drama A Stroll to Syracuse (Spaziergang nach Syrakus). The album features the film’s original music composed by Jakob Ilja (The Chambermaid Lynn, Mittagsstunde) & Benjamin Drees. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to each composer’s first track below. A Stroll to Syracuse is directed by Lars Jessen and stars Charly Hübner, Lina Beckmann, Thorsten Merten, Bruno Di Chiara, Jens Münchow, Tom Jahn, Max Tuveri, Christian Näthe, Mélanie Fouché abd Anna Unterberger. The movie is based on the novel of the same title by Friedrich Christian Delius and tells the story of a man living in East Germany in 1982 who decides to illegally cross the border to recreate the 1802 walking trip of poet Johann Gottfried Seume down to Sicily.
‘Guided by Horses’ Soundtrack Album Released
Strange Loop Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the Australian documentary Guided by Horses. The album features the film’s original music composed by Caitlin Yeo (Bad Behaviour, Every Little Thing, Last Days of the Space Age, Danger Close, The Butterfly Tree, Playing with Sharks: The Valerie Taylor Story,The Rocket). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. Guided by Horses directed by Sean O’Reilly is set against the breathtaking landscapes of Australia’s Kimberley region and follows Aboriginal scientist Professor Juli Coffin and her pioneering horse sanctuary where people and animals come together in unexpected ways.
‘Varsity Blues’ Score Album Announced
Enjoy the Ride Records has announced the world premiere score release for the 1999 coming-of-age sports comedy drama Varsity Blues directed by Brian Robbins and starring James Van Der Beek, Jon Voight, Paul Walker, Amy Smart, Ali Larter, Scott Caan and Ron Lester. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee Mark Isham (Crash, A River Runs Through It,Once Upon a Time, Miracle, Judas and the Black Messiah, 42, The Accountant), as well as several unused and alternate cues. The soundtrack is now available to order as a limited edition colored vinyl (pressed at 45 RPM) on the label’s official website, where you can also find out more about the soundtrack. Hollywood Records has previously released the original 1999 soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie on CD.
‘Lilly Lives Alone’ Soundtrack Released
Benjamin Cleek (Evolution of Evil, The Mad Ones) has released a soundtrack album for the psychological horror thriller Lilly Lives Alone. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to Cleek’s first two tracks after the jump. Lilly Lives Alone is written and directed by Martin Melnick and stars Shannon Beeby, Ryan Jonze, Jeffrey Combs and Erin Way. The movie follows a woman whose world is tearing apart ten years after her daughter’s tragic death as she must face the depths of her manic madness and a haunting she won’t soon forget.
‘Barbara Forever’ Score Album Announced
Waxwork Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Barbara Forever. The album features the film’s original score written by New York City-based composer, sound designer, and multi-instrumentalist Taul Katz (Mutt, Death Without Mercy). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, August 28 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music platforms. A physical version will be available to order on the label’s official website the following Friday, September 4. A first track (Clay) is already available to stream/download now and can also be checked out after the jump. Barbara Forever is directed by Brydie O’Connor and explores the life, work, and legacy of iconic, pioneering lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer, told through her own voice and films.
‘Austerity’ Soundtrack Album Released
Sound by Struck has released a soundtrack album for the Danish romantic comedy Austerity (Nøjsomheden). The album features the film’s original score composed by Jonas Struck (Borg vs McEnroe, Idealisten, Mr. Nobody Against Putin, Apolonia, Apolonia, The Good Traitor, Boundless, Conrad & Michelle: If Words Could Kill). Also included are songs by Dreamstruck and Worn Out Sun. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to a track from Struck’s score below. Austerity is directed by Hella Joof and stars Andrea Heick Gadeberg, Clint Ruben, Iben Hjejle, Maria Rossing, Ulrich Thomsen and Lotte Andersen. The movie follows a young woman and bookworm from a social housing project in a coastal city in northeastern Denmark who falls in love with an upper-class literature student.
‘Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age’ Soundtrack Album Released
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the Apple TV original documentary series Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Anže Rozman (The Americas, Beckham, Universe), Kara Talve (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Faraway Downs, The Simpons) & Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Interstellar, The Dark Knight, Dune, Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean) who recently received an Emmy Award nomination for their work on the project. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ main theme after the jump. Lakeshore Records has previously released two albums featuring Rozman’s, Talve’s & Zimmer’s music from Prehistoric Planet Season 1 & Season 2 back in 2022 & 2023. Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age is executive produced by Jon Favreau & Mike Gunton, produced by BBC Studios Natural History Unit and narrated by actor Tom Hiddleston. The 5-parter invites viewers into a dramatic new era of prehistoric life, millions of years after the extinction of the dinosaurs – an era shaped by ice, the intense fight to survive and the rise of a new cast of giants: the iconic megafauna.
‘Spa Weekend’ Soundtrack Album Released
Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music has released a soundtrack album for the comedy Spa Weekend. The album features the film’s original music composed by Philip Trumbull White (Jexi, Nobody’s Fool, The Winchesters, A Madea Homecoming/Family Funeral, Alex & Me, The Loud House Movie). Visit Amazon or most other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to the composer’s first track (Brunch) after the jump. Spa Weekend is written and directed by Jon Lucas & Scott Moore and stars Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, Michelle Buteau, Anna Faris and Adam Demos. The movie follows four lifelong and burned out friends who escape to a luxury spa retreat for what turns out to be an unforgettable weekend dedicated to fun, laughter, and a lot of really bad decisions.
‘Never Stop Chasing’ Soundtrack Album Released
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Never Stop Chasing. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award winners Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson (Cobra Kai, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Super Troopers 3 Twisted Metal, The Breadwinner, Obliterated, Florida Man). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ title track after the jump. Never Stop Chasing is directed by Ken Cole and follows storm chaser Reed Timmer and his crew as they pursue the world’s most powerful tornadoes, confronting danger, friendship, and the personal cost of a life driven by the relentless pursuit of storms.