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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 28, 2014)

Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

non-stopExpected to top the weekend box office is the thriller Non-Stop directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring  Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Anson Mount, Michellle Dockery, Scott McNairy, Lupita Nyong’o and Corey Stoll. The film’s original music is composed by John Ottman (X2, The Usual Suspects, Valkyrie) who previously scored the director’s features Unknown, Orphan and House of Wax. Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score digitally earlier this week and a CD version will be coming out on March 4. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.

son-of-godAlso opening wide is the biblical drama Son of God produced by Mark Burnett & Roma Downey and starring Diogo Morgado, Greg Hicks, Adrian Schiller, Darwin Shaw, Sebastian Knapp, Joe Wredden, Simon Kunz and Paul Marc Davis. Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe who also scored the mini-series The Bible, which the film is based on, have composed the movie’s original music. Republic Records has released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by  Cee Lo Green, OneRepublic, Steven Stern & George Krikes and Hillsong United. Click here for the full details. Word Entertainment has released a separate soundtrack featuring songs from and inspired by the film.

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‘Stalingrad’ Soundtrack Details

stalingradMovieScore Media and Kronos Records will release a soundtrack album for the Russian epic World War II drama Stalingrad. The album features the film’s original score composed by Angelo Badalamenti (Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive). The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on January 28, 2014. Visit Kronos Records’ official website to listen to audio clips and check back on this page for more samples. Stalingrad is directed by Fedor Bondarchuk and stars Thomas Kretschmann, Petr Fedorov, Sergey Bondarchuk, Mariya Smolnikova and Yanina Studilina. The drama centers on the epic battle that helped turn the tide for the Allied Forces during WWII. The movie, which has become highest-grossing Russian movie of all time will be released in the U.S. for a one-week exclusive engagement in IMAX 3D on February 28, 2014 by Columbia Pictures.

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Angelo Badalamenti Scoring ‘A Late Quartet’

Angelo Badalamenti is scoring the upcoming indie drama A Late Quartet. The movie is directed by Yaron Zilberman and stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Mark Ivanir and Christopher Walken as a world-renowned string quartet struggling to stay together as they mark their 25th anniversary. Imogen Poots and Wallace Shawn are co-starring. Zilberman co-wrote the script with Seth Grossman based on his original story. Vanessa Coifman (The Informers, Fireflies in the Garden), David Faigenblum (The Big White), Emanuel Michael (Boy) and Mandy Tagger are producing the project. A Late Quartet is currently in post-production.

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