UPCOMING SOUNDTRACK RELEASES - Film Score Monthly, Kritzerland

Film Score Monthly – May 3rd: CLEOPATRA JONES / CLEOPATRA JONES AND THE CASINO OF GOLD (J.J. Johnson, Carl Brandt, Joe Simon / Dominic Frontiere)

Kritzerland - May: LEGEND OF THE LOST (Angelo Francesco Lavagnino)

MALMO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TO PERFORM INON ZUR'S AWARD-WINNING MUSIC FROM DRAGON AGE™: ORIGINS

On May 21st, the world of Ferelden will come to life in Sweden through the Malmö Symphony Orchestra at Joystick 3.0 Concert

Los Angeles, CA - April 29, 2010 - Inon Zur's award-winning music for the dark fantasy Role Playing Game Dragon Age™: Origins will be performed by the Malmö Symphony Orchestra at the "Joystick 3.0" symphonic video game music concert in Sweden on May 21st, 2010. The Joystick concert series currently holds the world record for a game music performance with an attendance of 17,000 at the first show in 2006. Tickets for the concert can be ordered from the Malmö Symphony Orchestra website http://www.mso.se/.

"We are very pleased to invite the music from Dragon Age: Origins into our family of game music," said Joystick concert producer Orvar Safstrom. "Inon Zur's compositions transcend the genre, by not only enhancing the game's scenes but also by contributing unique and powerful elements to the overall atmosphere and storyline. Our audience is in for a real treat."

JOHN DEBNEY REUNITES WITH JOHN FAVREAU FOR THE 3rd TIME FOR 'IRON MAN 2'

Opening in Theatres on Friday, May 7

Score Album Available through Sony Classical on July 6

(Hollywood, CA) Award-winning composer JOHN DEBNEY reunites with director Jon Favreau for third time for “Iron Man 2” (Elf, Zathura). He recently recorded the score with full orchestra at world famous Abbey Road. Debney is incorporating both classical motifs and rock sounds into his original score. The Marvel sequel starring Robert Downey, Jr. opens in theatres on Friday, May 7, 2010 (US). The score album will be available through Sony Classical on July 6. Currently Debney is creating music for the upcoming “Predators” sequel/prequel; opening in theatres on July 9. In the fall, Debney will travel to the Vatican for a performance of “The Passion Oratorio” in St. Peter’s Square.

LATEST SOUNDTRACK RELEASES

Edge Of Darkness – Howard Shore (Silva 1314)
JAG - Bruce Broughton & Steven Bramson (Intrada MAF 7107) – 62:58
Letters From A Killer – Dennis McCarthy (BSXCD 8868)
Marathon Man / Parallax View – Michael Small (FSMCD Vol.13 No.5)
The Miracle Worker – Laurence Rosenthal (Intrada Special Collection Volume 130) – 35:10
The Poseidon Adventure (Stereo) – John Williams (La-La Land LLLCD 1133) – 60:39
Terror In The Aisles – John Beal (BSXCD 8867)

UPCOMING SOUNDTRACK RELEASES - Film Score Monthly, La-La Land Records

Film Score Monthly - April 27th: MARATHON MAN (Michael Small), THE PARALLAX VIEW (Michael Small)

La-La Land Records - April 27th: THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE (John Williams), INDEPENDENCE DAY, (David Arnold)

LATEST SOUNDTRACK RELEASES

Fringe - Michael Giacchino, Chris Tilton, Chad Seiter (Varèse Sarabande 302 067 013 2)

Little Shop Of Horrors - Fred Katz (Kritzerland KR 20015-3)

Revolution - John Corigliano (Varèse Sarabande 302 067 000 2) - 40:31

The Runestone - David Newman (Perseverance PRD 029)

Shiver - Fernando Velázquez (MMS10006)

THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES' SOUNDTRACK NOW AVAILABLE

LOS ANGELES (April 22, 2010) – The evocative score to this year’s Academy Award-winning Best Foreign Language Film, Sony Picture Classics’ The Secret In Their Eyes, is now available from Milan Records for digital download through iTunes and Amazon.com and in stores May 25th. The score is co-composed by Emilio Kauderer and Federico Jusid. The music creates a powerful combination with the visuals as it captures the tension and romance of this richly layered film. The film is currently playing major cities. The score continues to receive critical acclaim winning the Argentinean Academy Award, the Clarin Award, the Havana Film Festival Award along with CEC Award and the Goya Award nominations.

RACHEL PORTMAN TO RECEIVE RICHARD KIRK AWARD AT BMI FILM & TELEVISION AWARDS

LOS ANGELES, April 19, 2010 – BMI will present the Richard Kirk Award for outstanding career achievement to Rachel Portman at the annual BMI Film & Television Awards, slated for Wednesday, May 19 in Los Angeles. Portman will make history as she becomes the first woman composer to receive the honor. Staged at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, the black-tie, invitation-only dinner will salute the composers of the past year's top-grossing films, top-rated prime-time network television series and highest-ranking cable network programs. BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations Doreen Ringer Ross will host the event.

DUE DATE FOR BRUNO COULAIS’ 'BABIES'

LOS ANGELES (April 16, 2010) – The trailer to Focus Features’ BABIES has become an internet sensation that the Today Show calls “three minutes of pure pleasure.” Indubitably the score by Annie award-winning composer Bruno Coulais (CORALINE, THE SECRET OF KELLS, WINGED MIGRATION) adds to the building buzz. Lakeshore Records announces that the BABIES soundtrack will be available in stores as well as iTunes and Amazon.com on May 4th. Beginning on Earth Day, April 22nd, his score to Disneynature’s OCEANS will be heard in theatres.

BABIES (opening Mother’s Day weekend) follows four of the world’s newest inhabitants from birth to first steps. Although the subjects live in different parts of the world – a small African village, a Mongolian farm, a bustling Tokyo and an environmentally conscious San Francisco the film joyfully captures the earliest stages of life that are at once unique and universal to us all.

AUSTIN WINTORY SCORES 'A LITTLE HELP'

Premiering at the Seattle International Film Festival

May 20 – June 16

 Los Angeles, CA – Composer AUSTIN WINTORY’S latest project, the indie-drama A LITTLE HELP starring Jenna Fischer (The Office) and Chris O’Donnell, will premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival (May 20 – June 16).  A LITTLE HELP is written by, and marks the directorial debut of, THE KING OF QUEENS creator Michael J. Weithorn.  The film tells the story of a recently widowed, single mother who finds herself entangled in a series of lies in order to take care of herself and her 12 year old son.

The music to A LITTLE HELP is unique among other films Wintory has scored because of the particular role the music plays within the film (seamlessly filling the gaps between famous classic rock songs and new, original Jakob Dylan songs). Overall, "dramatically/darkly comedic" were the operative words for the score's direction, arrived at via close collaboration with director Michael Weithorn and producers Joe Gressis and Dena Hysell.  While instruments like electric guitar, bass and drums form the core of the score, “it's not a rock score, and the cues actually run the gamut from off-kilter waltzes to purely textural electronic cues,” explains Wintory. For the end of the film, he wrote a song called "I'm Lucky" with Céleigh Chapman, who also performs. 

INON ZUR AND ROD ABERNETHY SCORE 'TERA™'

Ethereal Fantasia Musical Score for the World's First Action Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game

Los Angeles, April 15th, 2010 - Award-winning composers Inon Zur (Dragon Age: Origins, Prince of Persia) and Rod Abernethy (Rise of the Kasai, The Hobbit) have composed and produced an original score for the innovative massive multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG), TERA™. The atmospheric and emotionally engaging fantasy compositions written by Abernethy and Zur for TERA were recorded with the acclaimed Northwest Sinfonia Orchestra and feature traditional acoustic guitar, ethnic instrumentation and evocative vocal performances. Currently in development for PC by Bluehole Studio in Seoul, Korea, and published by NHN Corporation, TERA is the world's first action-MMORPG launching in Korea in Summer 2010.   "The general direction for the music for TERA was to have an original score that sounded grand and to match the large-scale in-game world, mixed with some warm sounding music," said Mr. An Yong Jin, Audio Director for TERA at Bluehole Studio. "Inon has created world-class quality, epic orchestral music, which is his best attribute; his sweeping symphonic music is outstanding. Rod's beautiful compositions for TERA span a wide scope of musical styles. His expertly crafted blend of acoustic guitar and orchestral compositions is incredible for enhancing the musical atmosphere and their popular music appeal."   TERA is an innovative massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) set in a richly imagined fantasy universe. TERA ushers in a ground-breaking interactive combat system that allows you to instantly respond to real-time combat conditions. Throughout a battle, you'll move around your enemy and dodge its attacks as if you were playing an action game on your console. Furthermore, TERA raises the bar for visual beauty and varied gameplay in the MMORPG genre. As a citizen of TERA, you'll guard and eventually transform your world in a way never before experienced in online games. Unlike faction-based games, TERA unites players everywhere against truly dangerous foes: the rampaging monsters, insidious demons, and many horrors of a world torn apart by the gods themselves. Visit the official TERA website: www.tera-online.com.

LATEST SOUNDTRACK RELEASES

Batman The Movie (1966) - Nelson Riddle (La-La Land LLLCD 1130)

The Happy Ending - Michel Legrand (Quartet QRSCE005)

Jack The Giant Killer - Paul Sawtell & Bert Shefter - (Intrada Special Collection Volume 128) - 81:44

RoboCop (Complete) - Basil Poledouris (Intrada Special Collection Volume 129) - 56:16

Speechless - Marc Shaiman (La-La Land LLLCD 1126)

Tokyo Blackout - Maurice Jarre (Quartet QRSCE006)

Wonder Woman - Christopher Drake (La-La Land LLLCD 1115)

UPCOMING SOUNDTRACK RELEASES - Buysoundtrax

Buysoundtrax – April: TERROR IN THE AISLES (John Beal), LETTERS FROM A KILLER (Dennis McCarthy)

LATEST SOUNDTRACK RELEASES

Big City – Erwann Kermorvant (MMS10005) – 39:11
Black Emanuelle Goes East - Nico Fidenco (Beat CDCR 103)
Cuba - Patrick Williams (Kritzerland KR 20015-2) – 36:56
Oceano - Ennio Morricone (GDM Club 7080) – 67:21
Sfida A Rio Bravo (Gunmen Of Rio Grande) – Angelo Lavagnino
Un Ticket Pour L’Espace (A Ticket To Space) – Erwann Kermorvant (MMS10004)

TOM SALTA SCORES PRINCE OF PERSIA® THE FORGOTTEN SANDS™

Celebrated Composer Records A-List World Music Talent for Evocative Original Score Featured in New Prince of Persia® Game

New York, April 6th, 2010 - Tom Salta, one of the most decorated and prolific music composers for multimedia, has produced an original music score for the game Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands™. Salta is renowned for crafting memorable, emotionally engaging scores for the medium and delivers a melodic and deeply immersive soundtrack that is essential to the rich gaming experience of Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands™.  Developed by Ubisoft®'s Production Studio in Quebec and built entirely from the ground up, Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands™ is a new chapter in the critically acclaimed Prince of Persia® The Sands of Time series, which introduces players to a brand new storyline complete with new characters, and powers that transcend both nature and time. Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands™ is scheduled to be commercially released on May 18, 2010.

NEW SCORE ASSIGNMENTS

Patrick Doyle – SIR BILLI

Brian Tyler – HAWAII 5-0 (TV Pilot)