Friday, September 30, 2011

ILAN ESHKERI - Johnny English Reborn (audio cd, 2011)


Audio CD (October 24, 2011)
Original Release Date: 2011
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Soundtrack
Label: Varese Sarabande

ILAN ESHKERI provides the score to the 2nd Johnny English movie: JOHNNY ENGLISH REBORN (on CD, 2011), first movie was scored by Edward Shearmur.

A Symphony Of Hope: The Haiti Project released on CD



As we reported earlier in this topic here, http://scoremagacine.blogspot.com/2011/03/symphony-of-hope-haiti.html Symphony of Hope is a multi-collaborative work composed by some of Hollywood's most prolific composers, currently. It's started being recorded on March 26, 2011 at the Warner Brothers Eastwood Scoring Stage, in Burbank, CA, including the fundraising melodies of the following composers:

Nathan Barr, Tyler Bates, Jeff Beal, Christophe Beck, Bruce Broughton, George S. Clinton, Elia Cmiral, Don Davis, John Debney, Randy Edelman, Andrew Gross, Dave Grusin, Marvin Hamlisch, David Kitay, Christopher Lennertz, Deborah Lurie, Lisbeth Scott, Pete Seibert, Theodore Shapiro, Ed Shearmur, John Swihart, Brian Tyler, Michael Wandmacher, Timothy Michael Wynn, and Christopher Young
Now, it's been released on Audio CD (October 4, 2011) by the Label: Nettwerk and contains 8 cues among which 6 original compositions (movements) and 2 Haitian folk songs. 

Here's what amazon.com says about it in the editorial reviews:

"Symphony of Hope" is a musical fundraising project which was originally designed to help the people of Haiti in their desperate time of need. A year after the terrible earthquake which has destroyed the lives of thousands of Haitians, the need for assistance is even greater than ever.

"Symphony of Hope" is a collaboration by 25 of today's leading Oscar(r), Tony(r), Grammy(r) and Emmy(r) winning composers to benefit Haiti Earthquake Relief. The "Symphony of Hope" begins with an original Haitian melody, then each composer contributes an additional 8-32 bars of music to the piece and then passes it along to the next composer. This is symbolic in the way that one lending hand passes on to another lending hand and so on and eventually a beautiful outcome is achieved.

The orchestral piece was recorded this spring on the Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Brothers Pictures, with everyone donating their time - the composers, orchestrators, copyists, musicians, scoring stage technicians, etc. Recording of additional pieces happened in Los Angeles following these sessions to provide additional music inspired by the people of Haiti.

The entire process was filmed in high definition by award winning filmmaker Brian Weidling and plans for a film documenting the making of the piece as well as a live benefit concert for the world premiere are also underway. All proceeds from the sale of the album and any related material

For more info visit amazon.com's page here: http://www.amazon.com/Symphony-Hope-Haiti-Project/dp/B005KSQPO2

PAWEL BLASZCZAK - Dead Island (VG score, 2011, iTunes)



New game score by composer Pawel Blaszczak, whose credits also include Call of Juarez, Crime Cities, Chrome and Xpand Rally and the Adam Skorupa co-composed The Witcher game. He also co-composed with Adam Skorupa music for short awards winning animated movie "The Ark" produced by Marcin Kobylecki and directed by Grzegorz Jonkajtys.

More info about the artist at his myspace page here: http://www.myspace.com/pawelblaszczak

And about the score to DEAD ISLAND, on iTunes here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dead-island-original-game/id467623434

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

2 hours of new BEAR McCREARY music: THE CAPE (2CD)



THE CAPE (2 CD) (CD)
Composed by: Bear McCreary

Presenting the original soundtrack to the NBC Universal superhero television series THE CAPE, starring David Lyons, Keith David and Summer Glau. Acclaimed composer Bear McCreary (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, HUMAN TARGET, THE WALKING DEAD, TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES) creates a robust, thrilling orchestral score in the grand tradition of the late, great Shirley Walker’s superhero music (McCreary has sited Walker as a major influence on this score and has dedicated this album to her). Produced by Bear McCreary and mastered by Patricia Sullivan at Bernie Grundman Mastering, this 2-CD release, packed with exciting themes, also features a 16 page CD booklet with comments from McCreary and the show’s creator, Tim Wheeler. This is a limited edition of 2000 units.

DISC 1:

1. THE CAPE Main Title (0:49)
2. A New Day Ahead from “Pilot” (3:02)
3. The Death of Vince Faraday from “Pilot” (4:18)
4. The Carnival of Crime from “Pilot” (4:10)
5. The Greatest Circus Act That Ever Lived from “Pilot” (6:32)
6. The Faraday Family from “Pilot” (2:00)
7. Confronting Chess from “Pilot” (6:16)
8. Gregor Molotov from “Kozmo” (2:59)
9. Asylum Fight from “The Lich, Part 2” (1:00)
10. Orwell’s Dream from “The Lich, Part 2” (2:16)
11. Waltz for Raia from “Kozmo” (1:59)
12. Rube Goldberg Death Machine from “Dice” (3:19)
13. Scales in the Cage from “Scales on a Train” (1:53)
14. Cain from “Tarot” (2:52)
15. Scales from “Pilot” (1:49)
16. Unnatural Things from “Kozmo” (7:04)
17. Young Tracy from “Dice” (2:59)
18. Kitchen Battle from “Tarot” (4:46)
19. Casino Attack from “Dice” (2:27)
20. Justice Takes Time from “Kozmo” (3:42)
21. The Lich from “The Lich, Part 2” (3:30)
22. The Telepath Strikes from “Dice” (4:13)
23. Gregor the Great’s Carnival of Fear from “Kozmo” (5:56)

Total Time Disc 1: 79:51

DISC 2:

1. Let’s Just Pretend
From “The Lich, Part 2” (4:25)
Music and Lyrics by Brendan McCreary
Produced by Brendan McCreary and Bear McCreary Performed by Young Beautiful in a Hurry
2. Sewing the Mask from “Tarot” (4:39)
3. Runaway Train from “Scales on a Train” (3:15)
4. Ghosts of Palm City from “The Lich, Part 1” (5:44)
5. Highwire Training from “Dice” (2:59)
6. Faradays are Fighters from “Tarot” (3:40)
7. Concerto for Tuba and Goggles from “Goggles and Hicks” (3:15)
8. Attack of the Bumblebee from “Goggles and Hicks” (2:15)
9. Opposite Sides from “Scales on a Train”
10. Two Weddings from “The Lich, Part 2” (4:12)
11. Brazil Nuts from “Scales on a Train” (4:47)
12. Kozmo from “Kozmo” (2:41)
13. Orwell’s Recovery from “The Lich, Part 2” (1:48)
14. Scales Goes Rogues from “Scales on a Train” (4:55)
15. Rescuing Orwell from “The Lich, Part 2” (3:21)
16. The Cape Keeps Watch from “Tarot” (0:48)

BONUS TRACKS:
17. Jerry from “Goggles and Hicks” (1:44)
18. Outsmarting the Assassins from “Goggles and Hicks” (1:34)
19. Trolley Park Amusements from “Tarot” and “Scales on a Train” (2:27)
20. Palm Reading from “Dice” and “Kozmo” (2:27)
21. Portrait in Courage from “Tarot” (1:53)
22. The Dead Will Rise from “The Lich, Part 1” (6:21)
23. Out the Window from “Tarot” (2:36)
24. No Journey Too Far from “Scales on a Train” (2:05)
25. ARK Corporation Theme Song from “Pilot” (1:07)
26. Homeless Blues from “Kozmo” (1:11)

Total Time Disc 2: 78:17

Monday, September 26, 2011

LISA GERRARD - Oranges & Sunshine (2011, mp3)



Product Details

    Original Release Date: January 1, 2011
    Label: Gerrard Records
    Copyright: (c) 2011 Gerrard Records
    Total Length: 45:37

ASHE AND SPENCER - Machine gun preacher (2011, cd)



Product Details

    Audio CD (September 27, 2011)
    Number of Discs: 1
    Format: Soundtrack
    Label: Relativity Music Group

Track Listings
1. The Keeper (Chris Cornell)
2. Opening Title
3. Sam's Redemption
4. Bus Ride North
5. You Can't Help Them All
6. Sam Sees
7. Rebuilding
8. Have You Seen My Brother
9. Playground
10. Garang and Sam
11. Child Sniper
12. We're Too Late
13. Donnie's Theme
14. Battle with LRA
15. We're Staying
16. The Keeper (Film Version - Bonus Track)

Editorial Reviews
Machine Gun Preacher: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack features a brand new original composition, "The Keeper," by Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Audioslave) along with 15 score cues composed by Asche & Spencer (Monster's Ball) and was recorded by the Slovak National Symphony Orchestra at Asche & Spencer's studios in Venice, CA and Minneapolis, MN. Vladimir Martinka conducted the session, was was orchestrated by Sean McManon & David Shephard.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

DOMINIK SCHERRER - Primeval (2011, cd)



 MovieScore Media is excited to announce our action-packed CD release of Dominik Scherrer's stirring orchestral music from the popular dinosaur adventure series Primeval. Our album features over 75 minutes of original music from the first three seasons of the show, which has aired in over 30 different countries and had over six million viewers in UK alone during its first year.

Dominik Scherrer (Miss Marple, Scenes of a Sexual Nature) has composed a truly exciting theme for the series, and the underscoring is filled with orchestral excitiment often with a sort of urban drive, intriguing suspense writing and big action set-pieces. The series, which stars Douglas Henshall, Jason Flemyng, Andrew Lee-Potts, Lucy Brown and Hannah Spearritt, was nominated for a Satellite Award for Best Television Series (drama) in 2008 and by BAFTA for its Visual Effects in 2009.

MMS11016 PRIMEVAL (Original Television Soundtrack)
Music Composed by DOMINIK SCHERRER
Release date: September 20

Monday, September 19, 2011

JESPER KYD SCORES ASSASSIN'S CREED® REVELATIONS




BAFTA WINNING COMPOSER PROVIDES MUSIC FOR
PIVOTAL CHAPTER IN UBISOFT'S EPIC FRANCHISE

Los Angeles, CA - September 19, 2011 - Following his critically acclaimed music for Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed II and Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, British Academy award-winning composer Jesper Kyd has written and produced the original score for Assassin's Creed® Revelations, the fourth installment in Ubisoft's immensely popular video game franchise, alongside music composed by Lorne Balfe. To reflect the story's multicultural setting of 16th Century Constantinople, Jesper Kyd has crafted a rich and evocative hybrid music score drawing on Greek, Renaissance and Middle-Eastern instrumentation, while combining his emotional melodic writing and acoustic/electronic styles associated with the series.  Assassin's Creed Revelations will be available on November 15, 2011 for Xbox 360®, PLAYSTATION®3 and PC.


In Assassin's Creed Revelations, master assassin Ezio Auditore walks in the footsteps of the legendary mentor Altaïr, on a journey of discovery and revelation. It is a perilous path - one that will take Ezio to Constantinople, the heart of the Ottoman Empire, where a growing army of Templars threatens to destabilize the region.


Expanding upon his signature music styles for the Assassin's Creed series, composer Jesper Kyd immerses players in Revelations with a vibrant and exotic action-driven score that employs Greek and other ethnic musical influences to reflect the cultural diversity of Constantinople. The soundtrack is planned for release with the game.


Jesper Kyd's previous scores for the Assassin's Creed franchise have received top honors for Best Original Music including the Gold Spirit Awards, Hollywood Music In Media Awards, GameSpot.com Readers' Choice, GameSpy.com Editors' Choice, Game Audio Network Guild Awards as well as nominations from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, International Film Music Critics Association, IGN.com, G4 TV and Spike TV VGAs for Best Original Soundtrack.


Developed and led by Ubisoft Montreal with the support and expertise of Ubisoft studios Annecy, Massive Entertainment, Quebec, Singapore and Bucharest, Assassin's Creed Revelations presents the most immersive experience available in the series to date and the culmination of Ezio's adventure. For more information on Assassin's Creed, visit: www.assassinscreed.com.



About Jesper Kyd

Award-winning Danish composer Jesper Kyd has created some of the most memorable soundtracks in genre entertainment. Internationally renowned for composing the unique, signature music soundtracks for multi-million selling franchises ASSASSIN'S CREED and HITMAN, Kyd's compelling and distinctive scores feature a diverse array of orchestra, choir, acoustic manipulations and electronic soundscapes, immersing audiences with emotional depth often described by critics as 'rousing,' 'surreal' and 'beautiful.'  In film and television Kyd has composed for a wide variety of projects and different styles including the upcoming live action TV series HEAVY METAL aka Métal Hurlant (United Humanoids) based on the French graphic novels by legendary comic book artist Jean "Moebius" Giraud; THE RESISTANCE action sci-fi series (SyFy) produced by Sam Raimi's Ghost House Pictures and Starz Media; STAUNTON HILL (Anchor Bay Entertainment), the full-length horror / thriller directed by Cameron Romero, son of George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead); and A PERFECT SOLDIER, the powerful real-life drama documenting the story of Aki Ra - a former child soldier trained by the Communist regime Khmer Rouge in Cambodia who dedicates his life to humanitarian efforts and removing the landmines that still inflict his country. Kyd is currently scoring the upcoming HEAVY METAL TV series and Cameron Romero's next film, RADICAL. He resides in Burbank, California and is represented by The Gorfaine-Schwartz Agency. For more information visit: www.facebook.com/jesperkyd or www.twitter.com/jesperkyd.

Sunday, September 18, 2011

VARIOUS FILM COMPOSERS - A Symphony Of Hope: The Haiti Project (2011, cd)



CD-R Note: This product is manufactured on demand when ordered from Amazon.com.


Track Listings
1. Wongolo (Movement I)
2. Devastation (Movement II)
3. The Aftermath (Movement III)
4. Rebuilding (Movement IV)
5. Hope (Movement V)
6. ?Reflections?
7. ?Yo-Yo? (Haitian Folk Song)
8. ?Yellow Bird? (Haitian Folk Song)
Editorial Reviews

"Symphony of Hope" is a musical fundraising project which was originally designed to help the people of Haiti in their desperate time of need. A year after the terrible earthquake which has destroyed the lives of thousands of Haitians, the need for assistance is even greater than ever.

"Symphony of Hope" is a collaboration by 25 of today's leading Oscar(r), Tony(r), Grammy(r) and Emmy(r) winning composers to benefit Haiti Earthquake Relief. The "Symphony of Hope" begins with an original Haitian melody, then each composer contributes an additional 8-32 bars of music to the piece and then passes it along to the next composer. This is symbolic in the way that one lending hand passes on to another lending hand and so on and eventually a beautiful outcome is achieved.

The orchestral piece was recorded this spring on the Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Brothers Pictures, with everyone donating their time - the composers, orchestrators, copyists, musicians, scoring stage technicians, etc. Recording of additional pieces happened in Los Angeles following these sessions to provide additional music inspired by the people of Haiti.

The entire process was filmed in high definition by award winning filmmaker Brian Weidling and plans for a film documenting the making of the piece as well as a live benefit concert for the world premiere are also underway. All proceeds from the sale of the album and any related material
More at the title's link

Saturday, September 17, 2011

BEAR McCREARY - the music of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA FOR SOLO PIANO (2011, 2cd)



BuySoundtrax Records is proud to announce the release of The Music of Battlestar Galactica For Solo Piano a two-disc set featuring newly recorded piano performances by Joohyun Park of Bear McCreary’s groundbreaking score from the award-winning series on the SyFy channel from 2004-2009. All of the arrangements were done by McCreary and were featured in the Battlestar Galactica Songbook, released by Hal Leonard in 2011. The album features appearances by soprano Melanie Henley Heyn and McCreary himself, who performs “Kara Remembers” which was conceived as a track to be played by four hands, with Park. The package features liner notes by Randall Larson and unique artwork by frequent Battlestar Galactica vocalist Raya Yarbrough.

Variety called composer Bear McCreary’s score for Battlestar Galactica – the award-winning series on the SyFy channel from 2004-2009 – “the most innovative music on TV today,” and NPR said it “fits the action so perfectly, it’s almost devastating: (it’s) a sci-fi score like no other.”

The music from Battlestar Galactica has a rabid following. No fewer than six soundtrack albums have been released to date, all selling well and enthusiastically praised by critics. There have also been several live concerts featuring the music. In 2008, more than 1,000 fans attended two sold-out shows at The Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles, with some fans flying in from as far as England and Australia. The following year, the Battlestar Galactica Orchestra performed three sold-out shows at the House of Blues in San Diego during Comic Con. In 2010, McCreary conducted the world premiere performance of the Battlestar Galactica Symphony, as part of the renowned Fimucite Film Music Festival in Tenerife, Spain. In 2011, McCreary again treated Spanish fans to the music as part of the Festival Internacional de Música de Cine in Ubeda. A ballet based on McCreary’s scores for the series premiered in 2009, performed by the dancers of the Theaterhagen in Hagen, Germany.

Disc 1
01. Roslin and Adama (3:08)
02. Wander My Friends (4:50)
03. Passacaglia (4:55)
04. The Shape of Things to Come (2:47)
05. Dreilide Thrace Sonata #1 (5:14)
06. Elegy (3:44)
07. Battlestar Sonatica (5:10)
08. A Promise to Return (3:46)
09. Allegro (4:20)
10. Pegasus (3:24)
11. Battlestar Muzaktica (3:20)
12. Prelude To War (8:02)

Total Time, CD #1: 53:05

Disc 2
1. Battlestar Operatica (3:02)
Soloist: Melanie Henley Heyn
2. Worthy of Survival (3:59)
3. Something Dark Is Coming (6:19)
4. Violence and Variations (7:46)
5. Resurrection Hub (3:09)
6. Kara Remembers (4:15)
Piano duet: Bear McCreary and Joohyun Park
7. Apocalypse (7:14)

BONUS TRACKS
8. Wander My Friends (simplified) (4:53)
9. Roslin and Adama (simplified) (3:04)

Total Time, CD #2: 44:03

THOMAS NEWMAN - the debt (2011, cd)



1. The Wrong Man
2. Ghost Station
3. Airplane Open
4. How To Die (Main Title)
5. Berlin Checkpoint
6. Silver Locket
7. The Surgeon Of Birkenau
8. Shaving Roaches
9. An Unscheduled Stop
10. Safe House
11. Air
12. We'd Be Free
13. One More Parcel
14. Newspaper Raid
15. Elsa Roget
16. Unfinished Business
17. Vising Hours
18. The Full Injection
19. The Debt (End Title)

CHRISTIAN HENSON - the devil's double (cd, 2011)



Sound clips and more at the title's link

Product Details

    Audio CD (August 16, 2011)
    Number of Discs: 1
    Format: Soundtrack
    Label: Lakeshore Records
    ASIN: B0056NYEAI

Thursday, September 15, 2011

MARK ISHAM - dolphin tale (2011, cd)



Dolphin Tale [Soundtrack]
Mark Isham (Composer) | Format: Audio CD 

Product Details

    Audio CD (October 11, 2011)
    Original Release Date: 2011
    Number of Discs: 1
    Format: Soundtrack
    Label: Varese Sarabande

More info as it becomes available.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

CLIFF MARTINEZ - contagion (2011, mp3)



Product Details

    Audio CD (September 13, 2011)
    Label: Watertower Music
    ASIN: B005LPVTR2
    In-Print Editions: MP3 Download

LARRY GROUPE - straw dogs (2011, mp3)



Product Details

    Label: Madison Gate Records
    Total Length: 52:06

For more info and sound clips, click on the title.

JEFF BEAL - after (2011, mp3)



Product Details

    Original Release Date: September 1, 2011
    Label: Off The Grid Music
    Total Length: 52:19

More info at the link (click on the title of the post)

PANU AALTIO - Hella W (2011, mp3)



New work by the composer of the brilliant "Home of the dark butterflies", released by MovieScore Media. 

Product details

    Original Release Date: 26 Sep 2011
    Label: Ratas Music
    Copyright: (P) 2011 Ratas Music Group Oy / Snapper Films
    Total Length: 45:56

For info and sound clips click on the title of this post.

JEFF DANNA - moneyball (2011, cd)



Product Details

    Audio CD (September 20, 2011)

DANNY ELFMAN - REAL STEEL (2011, cd)



Product Details

    Audio CD (October 4, 2011)
    Original Release Date: 2011
    Number of Discs: 1
    Format: Soundtrack
    Label: Interscope Records

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

HOWARD SHORE - a dangerous method (2011, mp3)



http://www.amazon.co.uk/A-Dangerous-Method/dp/B005LFYB8G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315421124&sr=8-1   

Original Release Date: 16 Sep 2011
    Label: Sony Classical
    Copyright: (P) 2011 Howe Records LLC, under exclusive licence to Sony Music Entertainment
    Total Length: 1:04:57  
Format - Music: MP3
    Compatible with MP3 Players (including with iPod®), iTunes, Windows Media Player
Product details

   

MARCO BELTRAMI - the thing (2011, cd)



Product Details

    Audio CD (October 11, 2011)
    Original Release Date: 2011
    Number of Discs: 1
    Format: Soundtrack
    Label: Varese Sarabande

JOHN DEBNEY - dream house (2011, cd)



Product Details

    Audio CD (September 27, 2011)
    Original Release Date: 2011
    Number of Discs: 1
    Format: Soundtrack
    Label: Varese Sarabande