Varese Sarabande has published the details for the soundtrack release of John Carpenter’s horror thriller The Ward. The album features the original score written by Mark Kilian. The soundtrack will be released on August 16, 2011 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Ward stars Amber Heard, Lyndsy Fonseca, Danielle Panabaker, Jared Harris and Mamie Gummer. The film about a woman who becomes terrorized by a ghost in a mental institution has been released in select theaters on July 8 and is now available on video-on-demand. For more information on the film, visit the official movie webpage.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 7, 2011)
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:
Horrible Bosses directed by Seth Gordon and starring Jason Bateman, Jason Sudekis, Charlie Day, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell, Kevin Spacey and Jamie Foxx features music by Christopher Lennertz. The composer collaborated with several musicians, including Money Mark, Mick McCready, Dave Levita, Chris Chaney, Stefan Lessard, Victor Indrizzo and DJ Cheapshot on the score. A soundtrack album has been released on Watertower Music. To find out more about the album, listen to audio clips and watch a making of video of the soundtrack, visit our previous article. To learn more about the musicians featured on the soundtrack, click here.
Also opening wide is the family comedy Zookeeper directed by Frank Coraci and starring Kevin James, Rosario Dawso, Leslie Bibb, Donnie Wahlberg and the voices of Sylvester Stallone, Adam Sandler, Nick Nolte, Cher, Jon Favreau and Judd Apatow. The film’s score is written by Rupert Gregson-Williams. As with most movies from Sandler’s production company Happy Madison Productions, no score album has been released. For more information about the movie, check out our article from last month.
Soundtracks for ‘Final Destination 5’ and John Carpenter’s ‘The Ward’ announced
Varese Sarabande has announced two new soundtrack releases for upcoming horror movies. First up is the soundtrack for the 3D horror sequel Final Destination 5. The album includes the film’s music composed by Brian Tyler who is scoring his second Final Destination movie. The soundtrack will be released on August 9, 2011 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full details on the release. Final Destination 5 is directed by Steven Quale and stars Nicholas D’Agosto, Emma Bell, Tony Todd and David Koechner. The movie sees a new batch of victims, co-workers on a corporate retreat, escaping the collapse of a city’s suspension bridge. The film will be released on August 12 by Warner Bros.
Mark Kilian to Score ‘Bless Me, Ultima’
Composer Mark Kilian has signed on to score the upcoming drama Bless Me, Ultima. The movie is based on the bestselling novel by Rudolfo Anaya and tells the coming-of-age story of a young man growing up in New Mexico during World War II and his relationship with an elderly medicine woman who helps him navigate the battle between good and evil that rages in his village. The film is directed by Carl Franklin (Devil in a Blue Dress, One True Thing, High Crimes, Out of Time) and stars Luke Ganalon and Miriam Colon. Mark Johnson (Rain Man, Donnie Brasco, The Chronicles of Narnia) is among the film’s producers.