UPCOMING SOUNDTRACK RELEASES: August 2 to August 16

August 2
Sarah's Key - Max Richter - Milan
Star Trek: The Next Generation Collection, Vol. 1 - Jay Chattaway, Don Davis, John Debney, Dennis McCarthy, Fred Steiner - La-La Land
Super 8 - Michael Giacchino - Varese Sarabande

August 16
Cowboys & Aliens - Harry Gregson-Williams - Varese Sarabande
Final Destination 5 - Brian Tyler - Varese Sarabande
Fright Night - Ramin Djawadi - Varese Sarabande
John Carpenter's The Ward - Mark Kilian - Varese Sarabande
Rise of the Planet of the Apes - Patrick Doyle - Varese Sarabande

Date Unknown
Adventures of Don Juan (re-recording) - Max Steiner - Tribute Film Classics
Divorce American Style/The Art of Love - Dave Grusin/Cy Coleman - Kritzerland
Villa Rides! The Western Film Music of Maurice Jarre - Maurice Jarre - Tadlow

LATEST SOUNDTRACK RELEASES - 07/26/2011

Days Of Heaven - Ennio Morricone (FSMCD Vol.14 No.12, 2 CDs) – 136:59

La Donna Del Fiume / La Risaia - Angelo Lavagnino (Legend CD 39 DLX)

The Moneychangers - Henry Mancini (Intrada Special Collection Volume 172, 2 CDs) – 134:30

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins - Craig Safan (Intrada Special Collection Volume 177) – 69:40

Taras Bulba - Franz Waxman (Tadlow 013, 2 CDs) – 128:06

LATEST SOUNDTRACK RELEASES - 07/21/2011

Captain America: The First Avenger - Alan Silvestri (Disney 387402)
Devil - Fernando Velázquez (Varese Sarabande 302 064 209 2)
Drango - Elmer Bernstein (Kritzerland KR 20019-5)
The Egyptian: The Deluxe Edition - Alfred Newman & Bernard Herrmann (Varese Sarabande VCL 0711 1123, 2 CDs) – 117:20
The Golden Child - John Barry, Michael Colombier (La-La Land LLLCD 1180, 3 CDs) – 165:38
Heartless – David Julyan (SWR11003)
The Man Who Collected Food - Daniel Alcheh (SWR11004)
The Shrine - Ryan Shore (SWR11005)
Viento En Contra - Alfons Conde (MMS11014)
Windows - Ennio Morricone (Quartet QRSCE031)

FIMUCITÉ V CONCLUDES WITH AN OVATION OF 4,400 PEOPLE

The Tenerife International Film Music Festival (FIMUCITÉ) ended its fifth edition on Saturday, July 2, with an ovation of more than 4,000 people who attended the great week of parallel activities and concerts that took place at the main venues in Santa Cruz and La Laguna. The Closing Gala Concert, staged at the Auditorio de Tenerife "Adán Martín", and focused on Bernard Herrmann and John Barry, achieved one of the greatest successes of this film music event, which was completely sold out. The audience could enjoy the best scores by both geniuses performed by the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer and director of FIMUCITÉ, Diego Navarro.

This Gala became unforgettable thanks to the participation, for the first time, of soloist voices accompanied by the orchestra. The soprano Carmen Acosta, with an extraordinary performance of the Salaambo’s Aria, from Citizen Kane, and Esther Ovejero, whose charismatic voice revived immortal themes from the Bond saga as "Goldfinger" or “Diamonds Are Forever”, amazed the audience. The comedy group El Supositorio also joined the event with a new and brilliant short film parodying the adventures of James Bond 007.

TOP FILM AND TELEVISION COMPOSERS TO SPEAK AT SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON

Award-winning music talents Nathan Barr, Ramin Djawadi, Robert Duncan, Danny Jacob, James Levine, Edward Rogers, and Christopher Young to speak to fans at the San Diego Hilton Bayfront as part of Comic Con 2011

San Diego, CA (July 15, 2011) – Back by popular demand, the second annual Behind the Music with CW3PR: Composing Horror to Animation and Everything in Between will be held at Comic-Con International:  San Diego.

Seven legendary composers in film and television are slated to speak for the program from 6 to 7 pm on Saturday, July 23 in the Indigo Ballroom at the Hilton Bayfront, 1 Park Blvd.

Together, Nathan Barr (HBO’s“True Blood”), Ramin Djawadi (HBO’s“Game of Thrones,” Paramount Pictures' “Iron Man”), Robert Duncan (ABC’s “Castle,”WB’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”), Danny Jacob (Disney Channel’s “Phineas and Ferb”), James Levine (FOX’s “Glee,” TNT’s “The Closer”), Edward Rogers (Syfy’s “Warehouse 13”), and Christopher Young (Columbia Pictures' “Spider-Man 3,” New World Pictures’ “Hellraiser”) will discuss their pivotal roles in some of today’s top film and TV projects.

UPCOMING SOUNDTRACK RELEASES: July 19 to August 16

July 19
Another Earth - Fall on Your Sword - Milan
Captain America: The First Avenger - Alan Silvestri - Disney
Devil - Fernando Velazquez - Varese Sarabande
The Egyptian: The Deluxe Edition - Alfred Newman, Bernard Herrmann - Varese Sarabande CD Club

July 26
Cowboys & Aliens - Harry Gregson-Williams - Varese Sarabande
The Devil's Double - Christian Henson - Lakeshore
The Family Way - Paul McCartney - Varese Vintage
Rise of the Planet of the Apes - Patrick Doyle - Varese Sarabande

August 2
Star Trek: The Next Generation Collection, Vol. 1 - Jay Chattaway, Don Davis, John Debney, Dennis McCarthy, Fred Steiner
Super 8 - Michael Giacchino - Varese Sarabande

August 9
Final Destination 5 - Brian Tyler - Varese Sarabande
John Carpenter's The Ward - Mark Kilian - Varese Sarabande

August 16
Fright Night - Ramin Djawadi - Varese Sarabande

Date Unknown
Adventures of Don Juan (re-recording) - Max Steiner - Tribute Film Classics
Battle Beyond the Stars - James Horner - Buysoundtrax
Drango - Elmer Bernstein - Kritzerland
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey - Shawn K. Clement - Buysoundtrax
Taras Bulba (re-recording) - Franz Waxman - Tadlow
Villa Rides! The Western Film Music of Maurice Jarre - Maurice Jarre - Tadlow

THE 2011 EMMY NOMINATIONS AT THE MUSIC CATEGORIES

OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A SPECIAL (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
ANY HUMAN HEART (MASTERPIECE) - Dan Jones
MILDRED PIERCE: PART FIVE - Carter Burwell
THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH: ANARCHY - Trevor Morris
SHERLOCK: A STUDY IN PINK (MASTERPIECE) - David Arnold, Michael Price
THURGOOD - Rob Mathes

OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A SERIES (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
AMERICAN MASTERS - "John Muir in the New World” - Garth Neustadter
FAMILY GUY - "And Then There Were Fewer" - Walter Murphy
FAMILY GUY - "Road to the North Pole" - Ron Jones
THE SIMPSONS - "Treehouse of Horror XXI" - Alf H. Clausen
30 ROCK - "100" - Jeff Richmond

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC
ANY HUMAN HEART (MASTERPIECE) - Dan Jones
THE BORGIAS - Trevor Morris
CAMELOT - Jeff Danna, Mychael Danna
EPISODES - Mark Thomas
THE KENNEDYS - Sean P. Callery
MILDRED PIERCE - Carter Burwell

AUSTIN WINTORY SCORES 'A LITTLE HELP'

Film begins tiered release July 22, soundtrack available July 19

Los Angeles, CA – Composer AUSTIN WINTORY scores the indie-drama A LITTLE HELP. The film, written and directed by THE KING OF QUEENS creator Michael J. Weithorn, stars Jenna Fischer (The Office; Hall Pass) and Chris O’Donnell (NCIS:LA; Batman & Robin). A LITTLE HELP is 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. A LITTLE HELP begins a tiered release July 22 and the soundtrack is available July 19.

The role of the score to A LITTLE HELP was a unique task for Austin Wintory. In addition to conveying various musical tones, the score needed to bridge seamlessly between classic rock songs and new Jakob Dylan songs. “Whether it was happy, sad, tense, or light, Austin found exactly the right accompaniment to whatever kind of narrative situation we had,” explained producer Joe Gressis.  "Dramatically/darkly comedic" were the operative words for the score's direction, arrived at via close collaboration with director Michael Weithorn and producers Gressis and Dena Hysell. Although traditional rock instruments including electric guitar, bass and drums form the musical core, it is not a rock score. “The cues actually run the gamut from off-kilter waltzes to purely textural electronic cues,” explains Wintory. Additionally, he co-wrote with Céleigh Chapman, a song in the film "I'm Lucky."

In just a few years, Austin Wintory has become a highly sought-after composer. The Hollywood Reporter called him “One of the young composers to watch.” The Los Angeles Times singled out his score for CAPTAIN ABU RAED as an Oscar® contender, and last year, he won “Best New Film Composer” by the Hollywood Music in Media Awards.  Wintory’s received a BAFTA nomination for his score to the video game FLOW. His additional credits include Paul Solet’s psychological-thriller GRACE and Bob Celestino's thriller LEAVE.  He will reunite with CAPTAIN ABU RAED director Amin Matalqa for WELCOME TO NOWHERE. Wintory is currently completing his score for the PlayStation3 game JOURNEY.

Austin Wintory taught himself how to compose, orchestrate and conduct in high school, later attending NYU and USC. His first short film won a scoring competition and resulted in Wintory conducting the premiere at New York’s Lincoln Center. At USC, Wintory studied under Grammy® nominee Morten Lauridsen and Golden Globe® and Emmy® nominated composer Christopher Young (The Shipping News, Spider-Man 3). Before graduating, Austin Wintory scored over 150 projects.

COMPOSER ALAN MENKEN CREATES THEME SONG FOR 'CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER'

Film opens July 22, soundtrack available July 19

Academy Award winning composer Alan Menken brings his unique voice to Captain America: The First Avenger by creating an original song. The film features the patriotic song “Star Spangled Man” written by Menken and David Zippel, performed by the Metro Voices. The song is written in the style of 1940s World War II army musicals. Menken has earned eight Oscars, more than any other living person, along with ten Grammys and seven Golden Globes. The film’s original score is composed by Alan Silvestri. The film opens July 22, soundtrack available July 19.

Helmed by Joe Johnston (Hildago, October Sky), Captain America: The First Avenger focuses on the early days of the Marvel Universe when Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the Super Soldier known as Captain America. According to Menken, “‘Star Spangled Man’ is a USO style production number; stylistically an homage to those great wartime songs of Irving Berlin. In it, we follow the on-stage development of Captain America from a nervous amateur to a confident showman. For the song, I reunited with my Hercules collaborator and Tony award winner, David Zippel.”
 
In addition to being an award-winning and prolific film composer, Menken currently has several new stage productions running including his Tony nominated Sister Act on Broadway and Aladdin the musical in Seattle. Menken is also working on a live musical adaptation of Newsies. Additionally, his Leap of Faith musical, which premiered in Los Angeles, is expected to open on Broadway later this year.

Alan Menken’s professional career began after graduating from New York University. He met Howard Ashman and began collaborating on several productions for the WPA Theater, ultimately achieving widespread acclaim with Little Shop of Horrors. Their musical was later turned into a film which earned them an Academy Award nomination. The success of Little Shop of Horrors led Menken and Ashman to Walt Disney Studios. Their efforts were rewarded with two Oscars for The Little Mermaid: Best Original Score and Best Song "Under the Sea.” The following year, they again were rewarded with Oscars for Beauty and The Beast. Unfortunately, Ashman would receive his award posthumously.

Menken’s music continued the Disney renaissance with additional Oscar winning and nominated films including Pocahontas, Aladdin, Hunchback of Notre Dame and recently, Enchanted and Tangled. His film success has led to numerous stage productions including The Little Mermaid – The Musical, Beauty and The Beast – The Musical and currently Sister Act – The Musical and Aladdin – The Musical.

Menken has received accolades for his musical contributions including Oscars, Grammys, Golden Globes and Tony nominations. His philanthropic achievements with students earned him an honorary doctorate in Fine Arts from New York University. Recently he was immortalized with his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and his induction into the Songwriter Hall of Fame.

LATEST SOUNDTRACK RELEASES - 07/12/2011

Deja Vu - Pino Donaggio (Intrada Special Collection Volume 175) – 49:14
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2 - Alexandre Desplat (Water Tower 39255)
House On Telegraph Hill / Ten North Frederick - Sol Kaplan / Leigh Harline (Intrada Special Collection Volume 176) – 76:29
Jig - Patrick Doyle (Varese Sarabande 302 067 104 2)
Snow Flower And The Secret Fan - Rachel Portman (Sony 904852)
Too Big To Fail - Marcelo Zarvos (Varese Sarabande 302 067 102 2)

LA-LA LAND RELEASES 'STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION COLLECTION VOLUME 1'

(July 8, 2011- Los Angeles, CA) – La-La Land Records announces the premiere of their limited edition 3CD set Star Trek: The Next Generation Collection, Volume 1.  The recording will debut at the La-La Land Records Booth at the San Diego Comic-Con, July 20-24, (housed in the Toy Hungry booth #429).Featuring more than 3 full hours of previously unreleased music, Star Trek: The Next Generation Collection, Volume 1 showcases some of the most dynamic pieces of score ever composed for this beloved and acclaimed series.

Renowned composers Dennis McCarthy, Jay Chattaway, Don Davis, John Debney and Fred Steiner are all represented on this limited edition set of 3000 Units, which complies many of the very best musical contributions to the most famous and celebrated sci-fi franchise in television history.  Produced by Ford Thaxton, Mark Banning, James Nelson and Lukas Kendall, this release, mastered by James Nelson, includes a 32-Page Booklet featuring liner notes from film/TV music writer Jeff Bond.

Star Trek: The Next Generation Collection, Volume 1 will be available for purchase exclusively at Comic-Con at the La-La Land Booth (#429).  It will later be made available on the La-La Land website - www.lalalandrecords.com, as well as other soundtrack online outlets, beginning August 2, 2011 (suggested retail price $34.98). In addition to this exclusive Star Trek premiere, the La-La Land crew will be offering all kinds of special sale offers on some of their most exciting titles past and present, as well as discussing several major releases planned for the future. Follow La-La Land on Twitter for breaking news at Comic Con: http://twitter.com/LaLaLandRecords.

LATEST SOUNDTRACK RELEASES: 07/07/2011

Bad Girls (Expanded) - Jerry Goldsmith (La-La Land LLLCD 1169) - 60:27

Game Of Thrones - Ramin Djawadi (Varese Sarabande 302 067 097 2)

Pride And The Passion / Kings Go Forth - George Antheil / Elmer Bernstein (Kritzerland KR 20019-2)

The Sender - Trevor Jones (La-La Land LLLCD 1137) - 38:17

DANIEL LICHT'S SILENT HILL: DOWNPOUR SET TO BE RELEASED IN OCTOBER

LOS ANGELES- Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced that the highly anticipated game SILENT HILL: DOWNPOUR will be released in North America this October for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. DOWNPOUR will bring a completely original storyline and an all-new haunting soundtrack to the videogame. Composer Daniel Licht was brought on to create a dark, suspenseful score for the franchise. Licht is also the mastermind behind the music for the hit Showtime series, "Dexter." He has built a reputation of incorporating unusual sound manipulation and obscure instruments into his scores including a bone rasp.

SILENT HILL: DOWNPOUR starts as Murphy Pendleton, the game's main character, finds himself lost and alone in the woods after his prison transport bus crashes near the town of Silent Hill. What happens after is up to the player as they traverse an all new Silent Hill environment that is expansive, yet claustrophobic. And though this sleepy town may feel desolate, the player is never truly alone.

Daniel Licht's television and film credits include all seasons of Dexter, Stephen King's Thinner, Hellraiser Bloodline, Children of the Corn and the ABC TV series Body of Proof. Licht also writes music that is not horrifying, such as the Lifetime original film, Maneater. He also completed the score to the heartfelt documentary Dumbstruck about the world of ventriloquists. Recently, Licht was awarded two BMI Film & TV music awards for his work on “Dexter” and “Body of Proof;” he is an Emmy contender for those two TV shows this season in the dramatic underscore category. Licht also spoke about SILENT HILL: DOWNPOUR at this year's E3 convention. To see how Licht composed the score for "Dexter," please visit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR38gwzJhLg.

I WANNA DO BAD THINGS WITH ' TRUE BLOOD'

BuySoundtrax Releases EP of Music From Hit HBO Series TRUE BLOOD

(Los Angeles, CA) – Buy Soundtrax Records celebrates the return of the hit HBO series TRUE BLOOD with a 5-song EP I WANNA DO BAD THINGS WITH YOU And Other Music From the HBO TV Series True Blood.  The recording features two versions of the theme song "I Wanna Do Bad Things With You", one performed by Katie Campbell and the second by Tommy Morgan.

Katie Campbell majored in Jazz Studies at Western Michigan University, and was named “Best Collegiate Jazz Vocalist” in the 2004 Downbeat Awards.  She has performed all over the world and with such greats as Bobby McFerrin, Janis Siegel (of the Manhattan Transfer), Darmon Meader (of the New York Voices), and with Gnarls Barkely at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards.  She sings with groups such as New West and The Wee Trio. Campbell is currently working on 2 CD projects, one a jazz album and one with originals.  The video of “I Wanna Do Bad Things With You” can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcHf7A5bcgk

UPCOMING SOUNDTRACK RELEASES: July 5 to August 9

July 5
Hanna - Chemical Brothers - Sony (import)
The Shrine - Ryan Shore - Scream Works/MovieScore Media

July 12
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - Alexandre Desplat - Watertower
Jig - Patrick Doyle - Varese Sarabande
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - Rachel Portman - Sony
Super 8 - Michael Giacchino - Varese Sarabande
Too Big to Fail - Marcelo Zarvos - Varese Sarabande
Viento en Contra - Alfons Conde - MovieScore Media
Winnie the Pooh - Henry Jackman, songs - Disney
X-Men: First Class - Henry Jackman - Sony

July 19
Captain America: The First Avenger - Alan Silvestri - Disney

July 26
Cowboys & Aliens - Harry Gregson-Williams - Varese Sarabande
The Family Way - Paul McCartney - Varese Vintage
Rise of the Planet of the Apes - Patrick Doyle - Varese Sarabande

August 9
Final Destination 5 - Brian Tyler - Varese Sarabande
John Carpenter's The Ward - Mark Kilian - Varese Sarabande

Date Unknown
Adventures of Don Juan (re-recording) - Max Steiner - Tribute Film Classics
Lo Strano Vizio Della Signora Wardh - Nora Orlandi - Quartet
Matka Edenin: A Journey to Eden - Pascal Gaigne - Quartet
The Pride and the Passion/Kings Go Forth - George Antheil/Elmer Bernstein - Kritzerland
Solisterrae - Pascal Gaigne - Quartet
Studs Lonigan - Jerry Goldsmith - Quartet
Taras Bulba (re-recording) - Franz Waxman - Tadlow
Villa Rides! The Western Film Music of Maurice Jarre - Maurice Jarre - Tadlow
Windows - Ennio Morricone - Quartet