http://www.soundtrackcollector.com Recent news on SoundtrackCollector.com. en-us Wed, 14 May 2008 22:29:41 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1541 <![CDATA[ Contemporary Media Recordings has released the score for Three And Out. It's the story of a disillusioned tube driver who&nbsp;accidentally runs someone down with his train. A few days later, he has the misfortune to have another one-under. His colleagues tell him about a little-known rule - THREE under within a month and you are OUT, taking with you 10 years salary in a lump sum. A comedy about how far you would go to change your life. Award-winning composer Trevor Jones has written the score for this hit movie. It brings together lush orchestral textures courtesy of the English Sinfonia, conducted by Geoffrey Alexander, combined with pop/rock instrumentation and a hint of Irish folk music. A must-buy for any fan of the composer or the movie (or both!). For more info, visit Trevor Jones' website.&nbsp; ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1541 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1540 <![CDATA[ FreeClyde Music presents the original soundtrack for the made-for-dvd release of Stargate: The Ark Of Truth&nbsp;with original music by Joel Goldsmith. In The Ark Of Truth,&nbsp;SG-1 searches for an ancient weapon which could help them defeat the Ori, and discover it may be in the Ori's own home galaxy. As the Ori prepare to send ships through to the Milky Way to attack Earth, SG-1 travels to the Ori galaxy aboard the Odyssey.&nbsp;Recorded live with the Seattle Northwest Sinfonia, this CD underscores the conclusion of SG-1's struggle with the Ori, as well as its ongoing battle with the Replicators. Along with this epic score is a 16-page full-color booklet that includes articles by Robert C. Cooper, Brad Wright, and Joel Goldsmith. Stargate Fans will be thrilled by the original artwork&nbsp;and exclusive photography from the film. For more info, visit BuySoundtrax.&nbsp; ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1540 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1539 <![CDATA[ Var&egrave;se Sarabande has released the score for Nim's Island. The story: Anything can happen on Nim's Island, a magical place ruled by a young girl's imagination. On this lush tropical isle, free-spirited Nim&nbsp;spends her days helping her scientist father with his marine research and playing with her wild animal friends. But Nim&rsquo;s biggest passion of all is reading books &mdash; especially those about her favorite hero, Alex Rover, the world's greatest adventurer, who leads the sort of endlessly exciting, fearless life. When Nim's father goes missing from the island, leaving her all alone, a twist of fate brings her together, with the author of the Alex Rover novels. Much to Nim&rsquo;s surprise, Alex turns out to be&nbsp;Alexandra, a reclusive woman living in the big city! As always Patrick Doyle wrote a lush, beautiful score! Available from Amazon.com, Amazon UK, Amazon France and Amazon Germany. ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1539 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1538 <![CDATA[ DCM Classique has released two unique releases with music by Georges Delerue. The first one is Les Plus Beaux Th&egrave;mes Pour Le Piano, played by Yoko Sawai, piano,&nbsp;Patrick Healey, flutes&nbsp;and Guillaume Saucier, cello. This compilation focusing on the piano offers new versions of film music themes like Un Monsieur De Compagnie, Le Roi De Coeur, and Un Autre Vie,&nbsp;that have aged well and can deservedly be called classic. All of them were composed for the French cinema of the 1960's and the 70's, an extremely fruitful period in Georges Delerue's long career. The second release, Les Plus Beaux Th&egrave;mes Pour La Fl&ucirc;te Et Le Hautbois, is played by Patrick Healey, flutes and&nbsp;piccolo,&nbsp; H&eacute;l&egrave;ne D&eacute;ry, oboe and English horn and&nbsp;Ensemble En-le-vent et Compagnie. This compilation focuses on two favorite instruments of the composer, offering new versions of film music, like L'Autre Femme, Jules Et Jim, Guy De Maupassant and Agnes Of God,&nbsp;that can deservedly be called classic. The En-le-vent ensemble et compagnie gathers nine of Quebec&rsquo;s finest musicians, who were also responsible for the arrangements for the fifteen selections of the album. For more info and ordering, visit DCM Classique. ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1538 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1534 <![CDATA[ ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1534 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1533 <![CDATA[ ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1533 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1536 <![CDATA[ BuySoundtrax Records&nbsp;has released Scenes Of The Crime.&nbsp;The album features a suite of music composed by Christopher Young for the 2002 thriller directed by Dominique Forma. For Scenes Of The Crime, Young worked with composer Gernot Wolfgang, who helped transcribe and develop his musical ideas for the film. Also included is music composed for demonstration purposes by Christopher Young for A Child's Game,&nbsp;a 2005 mystery thriller.&nbsp;For A Child's Game, the composer was not able to continue his work on the film because of an unexpected extension to the film&rsquo;s post-production schedule which would have caused a schedule conflict for him on another project. His work for the project is preserved on this disc for posterity. For more info and ordering, visit BuySoundtrax. ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1536 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1537 <![CDATA[ ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1537 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1535 <![CDATA[ Var&egrave;se Sarabande has released the score for Leatherheads, a quick-witted romantic comedy set against the backdrop of America&rsquo;s nascent pro-football league in 1925. George Clooney plays Dodge Connolly, a charming, brash football hero who is determined to guide his team from bar brawls to packed stadiums. But after the players lose their sponsor and the entire league faces certain collapse, Dodge convinces a college football star to join his ragtag ranks. The captain hopes his latest move will help the struggling sport finally capture the country&rsquo;s attention. The original score is by Randy Newman.&nbsp; Available from Amazon.com, Amazon UK, Amazon France and Amazon Germany. ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1535 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1530 <![CDATA[ MovieScore Media has released the scores for Jellysmoke and for Unknown Soldier. Peter Calandra was the first composer of the premiere MovieScore Media release: Unknown Soldier. Now another infectious jazz score by this talented pianist and composer is presented: Jellysmoke, written for the award-winning 2005 drama directed by Mark Banning. Scored for a combo featuring piano, bass, drums, saxophone and trumpet, occasionally supported by a string section and electronics, this is a score that is rooted in restrained and thoughtful melancholy but also offers many other moods as well. Together with Unknown Soldier, Jellysmoke firmly establishes Peter Calandra as a major jazz voice in film scoring, right up there with the best in the genre: Terence Blanchard, Mark Isham and Dave Grusin. For more info, visit MovieScore Media.&nbsp; ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1530 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1531 <![CDATA[ ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1531 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1528 <![CDATA[ ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1528 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1529 <![CDATA[ ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1529 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1517 <![CDATA[ ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1517 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1527 <![CDATA[ Var&egrave;se Sarabande has released the score for Horton Hears&nbsp;A Who!, a story&nbsp;about an imaginative elephant who hears a cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Suspecting there may be life on that speck, and despite a surrounding community which thinks he has lost his mind, Horton is determined to help. This is a new CG animated feature film from 20th Century Fox Animation (the makers of the Ice Age films), based on the beloved book by Ted Geisel (first published in 1954) who wrote under the pen name Dr. Seuss. Seuss books are among the defining works of family literature, have sold over 200 million copies, and have been translated into fifteen languages. The exciting score is by John Powell. Available from Amazon.com, Amazon UK, Amazon France and Amazon Germany. ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1527 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1526 <![CDATA[ Colosseum Records has released the score for Absurdistan, a small village in the middle of nowhere, a place&nbsp;that 14 families&nbsp;call home. In this village&nbsp;the young Temelko and Aya have reached the age where their friendship has turned into love. But when Aya&rsquo;s grandmother consults the stars and sets the ideal date for their &ldquo;first time,&rdquo; it comes with a catch &ndash; they have to wait four years - and both must bathe beforehand. With the town&rsquo;s ancient water pipe now producing only a dribble, the young men are shipped off to the city to learn how to fix the water problem. Just short of four years later, the young men solved their problem &ndash; they simply never came back. Temelko is the only one that returns&hellip; The music is by Shigeru Umebayashi, Lars L&ouml;hn and Tofiq Guliev. Available from Amazon Germany. ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1526 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1524 <![CDATA[ BSX Records, in association with Cerberus Records, has released A Time To Die,&nbsp;featuring music composed and conducted by Ennio Morricone&nbsp;for the 1982 dramatic film directed by Matt Cimber from a story by Mario Puzo, with an impressive cast that includes Edward Albert, Rex Harrison, Raf Vallone and Rod Taylor. While the film also contained additional music composed by Robert O. Ragland, this release only contains Morricone's contributions to the film. As the masters no longer exist for A Time To Die, this release has been mastered from mint stereo copies of the original Cerberus Records vinyl release for its first time release on compact disc. It's a limited edition release of 1500 copies. For more info and ordering, visit BuySoundtrax. ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1524 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1525 <![CDATA[ ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1525 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1523 <![CDATA[ Var&egrave;se Sarabande has released the score for Stop-Loss. Decorated Iraq war hero Sgt. Brandon King makes a celebrated return to his small Texas hometown following his tour of duty. Brandon tries to resume the life he left behind with the help and support of his family and his best friend, Steve Shriver, who served with him in Iraq. Alongside their war-time buddies, Brandon and Steve try to make peace with civilian life. Then, against Brandon&rsquo;s will, the Army orders him back to duty in Iraq. This upends Brandon&rsquo;s entire world. The conflict into which he is thrown tests everything he believes in: the bond of family, the loyalty of friendship, the limits of love, and the value of honor. The strong score is by John Powell. The score is available from Amazon.com, Amazon UK, Amazon France and Amazon Germany. ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1523 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1522 <![CDATA[ From MovieScore Media comes Joshua. With this strikingly original score, young composer Nico Muhly, who has worked extensively as an editor, keyboardist and conductor for Philip Glass, conjures the atmosphere of a claustrophobic apartment - a place where psychological terror strikes in this award-winning horror feature directed by George Ratliff. &quot;It begins sun-drenched and idyllic, with bells, harp, and piano outlining a wholesome and growing family,&quot; the composer explains. &quot;Gradually, the piano becomes an antagonist...&quot;. MovieScore Media's third album with&nbsp;composer Jeff Grace features the two scores he has written for director Ti West: his new thriller, Trigger Man, and 2005's cult hit The Roost, a score previously only available as a download. Continuing to impress with his highly original voice, Grace has composed a truly eerie score for Trigger Man, &quot;a story of three hunters who mysteriously became the hunted,&quot; employing minimalist techniques and making extensive use of echo delay throughout the film.&nbsp;&nbsp;More of a wild ride is the inventive and avant garde score for The Roost, which was hailed by reviewers when it came out originally as a MovieScore Media download album in 2006.&nbsp; For more info, visit MovieScore Media. ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1522 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1521 <![CDATA[ Digitmovies has released the complete original motion picture score, for the first time in full stereo, composed by Ennio Morricone for the 1968 cult movie Escalation, directed by Roberto Faenza and starring Claudine Auger, Lino Capolicchio and Gabriele Ferzetti. Luca (Lino Capolicchio), son of a prominent Italian industrialist (Gabriele Ferzetti), lives as a hippy in London, away from duties and responsibilities while his father wants him to be introduced to the family business by any means. This 4oth anniversary CD edition contains the complete score recorded for the movie, thanks to the&nbsp;archives of CAM, where the original stereo master tapes have been preserved. For more info, visit Digitmovies. ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1521 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1520 <![CDATA[ Digitmovies continues the anthology series dedicated to the original motion picture soundtracks from the movies of Mario Bava, the Maestro of Italian Horror and Noir. This time they have released, as the seventh volume of the series, the complete score composed by Sante Maria Romitelli for the 1969 movie Il Rosso Segno Della Follia (aka &ldquo;Hatchet for the honeymoon&rdquo;) directed by Mario Bava. On this CD 10 previously unreleased tracks. Also new from Digitmovies the eighth volume of the Italian Peplum series: the complete original score by Carlo Rustichelli for the movie I Giganti Della Tessaglia ((aka Le g&eacute;ant de Th&eacute;salie, Os gigantes de Tess&aacute;lia, Los gigantes de la Tessaglia, Das schwert des roten Giganten, The giants of Thessaly) directed by Riccardo Freda in 1960. Thanks to the support of the friendly people at CAM Original Soundtracks, in whose archives the complete mono master tapes have been preserved, this wonderful music can now be heard for the first time on CD. La Liceale, with a nice score composed and conducted&nbsp;by Vittorio Pezzolla,&nbsp;and with the solo voice by Nora Orlandi&nbsp;and La Liceale Nella Classe Dei Ripetenti, with music composed and conducted by Gianni Ferrio, are two Italian comedies from the second half of the 70&rsquo;s, starring the blonde actress Gloria Guida. &ldquo;La liceale&rdquo; was directed in 1976 by Michele Massimo Tarantini, specialist of erotic school comedies of the second half of the 70&rsquo;s. The film tells the story of Loredana (Guida), a beautiful schoolgirl wooed by both her fellow students and teachers. For more info, visit Digitmovies. ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1520 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1519 <![CDATA[ ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1519 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1518 <![CDATA[ Var&egrave;se Sarabande has released the score for Fool's Gold. It's the story of&nbsp;Ben &ldquo;Finn&rdquo; Finnegan (Matthew McConaughey), who&nbsp;is a good-natured, surf bum-turned-treasure hunter who is obsessed with finding the legendary 18th century Queen&rsquo;s Dowry &mdash; 40 chests of exotic treasure that was lost at sea in 1715. In his quest, Finn has sunk everything he has, including his marriage to Tess Finnegan (Kate Hudson) and his more-rusty-than-trusty salvage boat, &ldquo;Booty Calls.&rdquo; Just as Tess has begun to rebuild her life, working aboard a mega-yacht owned by billionaire Nigel Honeycutt (Donald Sutherland), Finn discovers a vital clue to the treasure&rsquo;s whereabouts. The score is by George Fenton. Available from Amazon.com, Amazon UK, Amazon France and Amazon Germany. ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1518 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1516 <![CDATA[ BSX Records has released An Unfinished Life - Piano Sketches,&nbsp;composed by Christopher Young, featuring solo piano performances by Dave Guili. The album features music composed for demonstration purposes by Christopher Young for the 2005 drama directed by Lasse Hallstrom, adapted from the novel by Mark Spragg, starring Robert Redford, Morgan Freeman and Jennifer Lopez. The film was completed in 2003 but did not get released until 2005 and the composer found that much of his music for the film had been replaced by someone else. A previous release from Varese Sarabande presented a portion of this music as a bonus but, wishing to preserve all of the musical ideas he came up with for the film, the composer has reworked and expanded this thematic material into three extended suites for this album. For more info and ordering, visit BSX Records. ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1516 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1515 <![CDATA[ Var&egrave;se Sarabande has released The Other Boleyn Girl, an engrossing and sensual tale of intrigue, romance, and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in history. Two sisters, Anne (Natalie Portman) and Mary (Scarlett Johansson) Boleyn, are driven by their ambitious Father and Uncle to advance the family&rsquo;s power and status by courting the affections of the King of England (Eric Bana). Leaving behind the simplicity of country life, the girls are thrust into the dangerous and thrilling world of court life &mdash; and what began as a bid to help their family develops into a ruthless rivalry between Anne and Mary for the love of the King. The intimate score&nbsp;with a classical flavour&nbsp;is written by Paul Cantelon. Score is available from Amazon.com, Amazon UK, Amazon France and Amazon Germany. ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1515 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1486 <![CDATA[ Perseverance Records has released in their Composers Series The Film Music Of Phillip Lambro. On this compilation CD&nbsp;one can find music from four movies: Mineral King, Father Pat, Celebration and Git.&nbsp;Phillip Lambro is&nbsp;best known for his film scores and percussion-oriented music. He was educated at the Music Academy of the West in California on a scholarship. He was also a private music student of Donald Pond and Gyorgy Sandor, and did military service in the United States Army. The CD is a limited edition of 1,000 copies. For more info and sound samples, visit Perseverance Records. ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1486 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1514 <![CDATA[ ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1514 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1513 <![CDATA[ Fin de Si&egrave;cle Media has released the CD premiere of Un Omicidio Perfetto A Termine Di Legge, another complete giallo soundtrack by the much underrated Giorgio Gaslini.&nbsp;He has composed&nbsp;a masterful exercise in both fear and fashion - spilled blood and guts in the sleek environs of the sophisticated elite. The themes, which vacillate between eroticism and delicate, almost childlike femininity, function as perfumed reflections of the exaggerated visual allure of the giallo. Carefully restored from the stereo master tapes by Claudio Fuiano and presented in a 6-page digipack with original artwork, film stills and liner notes by John Bender. For more info, visit Fin de Si&egrave;cle Media. ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1513 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1512 <![CDATA[ Var&egrave;se Sarabande has released Vantage Point. Thomas Barnes and Kent Taylor&nbsp;are two Secret Service agents assigned to protect President Ashton at a landmark summit on the global war on terror. When President Ashton is shot moments after his arrival in Salamanca, Spain, chaos ensues and disparate lives collide. In the crowd is Howard Lewis,&nbsp;an American tourist videotaping the historic event to show his kids when he returns home. Also there is Rex, an American TV news producer who is reporting on the conference. It&rsquo;s only as we follow each person&rsquo;s perspective of the same 15 minutes prior to and immediately after the shooting that the terrifying truth behind the assassination attempt is revealed. The score is by Atli &Ouml;rvarsson. The score is available from Amazon USA, Amazon UK, Amazon France and Amazon Germany. ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=1512