EXPLORE THE UNKNOWN WITH 'SCI FI’S FINEST VOLUME 1'

BuySoundtrax To Release 36-Track Collection of Beloved Tracks From This Universe … and Beyond!

(Los Angeles, CA) – BuySoundtrax records blasts off this fall with a collection of the most beloved science fiction themes with SCI FI’S FINEST VOLUME 1.  The 36-song collection features music from film and TV series including STAR TREK, STARGATE, DOCTOR WHO, DUNE, and even the recently released BATTLE: LOS ANGELES.

SCI FI’S FINEST VOLUME 1 will be available digitally and on CD on September 13^th from http://www.buysoundtrax.com/.

Track Listing

1. THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW Science Fiction Double Feature (Richard O’Brien)

Performed by Victoria DeMare

Produced and Arranged by Dominik Hauser

2. BATTLE: LOS ANGELES Main Theme (Brian Tyler)

3. THE THING Main Theme (Ennio Morricone)

4. DEVIL GIRL FROM MARS Main Theme (Edwin Astley)

Produced, Arranged and Performed by Joohyun Park

5.  THE ILLUSTRATED MAN Theme (Jerry Goldsmith)

Produced, Arranged and Performed by Dominik Hauser

Vocals: Katie Campbell

6. AVATAR I See You (James Horner)

Produced, Arranged and Performed by Joohyun Park 

7.  Theme from THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI (Michael Boddicker)

Produced, Arranged and Performed by Joohyun Park 

8.  THE TERMINATOR Main Theme (Brad Fiedel)

Produced, Arranged and Performed by Brandon K. Verrett

9. DUNE Main Title (Toto)

10. COMMUNION End Title (Eric Clapton)

Produced, Arranged and Performed by Steve Bartek

LAKESHORE TO RELEASE THE SOUNDTRACK FOR 'DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK'

Soundtrack Features Original Music by Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders

 (August 29, 2011- Los Angeles, CA) – Lakeshore Records will release the Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark -- Original Motion Picture Soundtrack available digitally on August 30^th and in stores on September 27, 2011 in conjunction with the release of the film by FilmDistrict on August 26^th.  Based on the 1973 telefilm that Guillermo del Toro believes to be the scariest TV production ever made, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark was co-written and co-produced by del Toro and directed by Troy Nixey.  Academy Award-nominated duo Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders (The Hurt Locker) composed the original score. 

“The score began with Guillermo del Toro's request for a lullaby for Sally,” said Beltrami.  “He and Troy Nixey also asked that we take inspiration from not only the original film's score by Billy Goldenberg but also the classic 60's and 70's horror scores of Jerry Goldsmith, Krzysztof Komeda and Bernard Herrmann.  Those were refreshing challenges compared to today's current horror sound and we decided to do a predominantly orchestral score that would feature woodwinds, 2 harps and vibraphones.”

LATEST SOUNDTRACK RELEASES - 08/22/2011

Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 - Stu Phillips (Intrada Special Collection Volume 178, 2 CDs) – 97:30
The Black Hole - John Barry (Disney / Intrada D001383402) – 55:05
A Certain Smile - Alfred Newman (La-La Land LLLCD 1178, 2 CDs) – 98:48
Spellbinder - Basil Poledouris (La-La Land LLLCD 1177) – 56:13
Villa Rides! The Western Film Music Of Maurice Jarre - Maurice Jarre (Tadlow 014) – 75:55

LATEST SOUNDTRACK RELEASES - 08/18/2011

Adventures Of Casanova - Hugo Friedhofer (Kritzerland KR 20019-7)
Ammazzali Tutti E Torna Solo - Francesco De Masi (Beat CDCR 92) – 56:48
Cowboys & Aliens - Harry Gregson-Williams (Varese Sarabande 302 067 105 2)
Dinamite Jim - Nico Fidenco (GDM 4141)
Final Destination 5 - Brian Tyler (Varese Sarabande 302 067 109 2)
Le Moine (The Monk) - Alberto Iglesias (Quartet QR009)
Maddalena (Expanded) - Ennio Morricone (Saimel 3998929)
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes - Patrick Doyle (Varese Sarabande 302 067 106 2)
The Ward - Mark Kilian (Varese Sarabande 302 067 110 2)

THE LORD OF THE RINGS SYMPHONY TO BE RELEASED BY HOWE RECORDS

The Lord of the Rings Symphony: Six Movements for Orchestra & Chorus will be released by Howe Records both in stores and digitally on September 13, 2011 

(August 17 2011—New York, NY)  Howe Records is pleased to announce the release of Howard Shore’s The Lord of the Rings Symphony: Six Movements for Orchestra & Chorus on September 13, 2011.  The album was recorded live in concert in Lucerne Switzerland this past February in partnership with Bavarian Radio who will broadcast the world premiere of the concert in its entirety on September 4, 2011. The Lord of the Rings Symphony: Six Movements for Orchestra & Chorus was performed by the 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus under the direction of Ludwig Wicki.

The score for The Lord of the Rings film trilogy has been hailed as some of the greatest film music ever written. Sweeping in scope, it is a musical interpretation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth—an operatic tapestry of cultures, histories, languages, and people.

The Lord of the Rings Symphony – a six-movement piece spanning Howard Shores three film scores was created from the nearly 12 hours of music composed by Shore for the film trilogy.  The six movements reflect each of the six books of The Lord of the Rings.

“Maestro Ludwig Wicki personally selected the musicians who comprise The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra and who perform on this recording,” said Shore. “Over the past four years he has perfected this music in Lucerne, Switzerland. His precision and supreme musicianship is evident throughout the recording. I congratulate him on his success and thank him for his masterful approach in bringing this score to life.”

This December marks the 10th anniversary of the release of the first film and soundtrack of the trilogy, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Shore continued, “J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings is very close to my heart. I have great respect for his writing and share the values he weaves into these stories of courage and honor, friendship and sacrifice. I love the inner aspect of his writing, the detail of the relationships, and his observance of nature.”

In tandem with the release of each of the films, single CD soundtracks of Shore’s music were released. Following the conclusion of the film series, three boxed sets containing the complete recordings from each of the films were also released.  Live-to-projection symphonic concert performances have been performed in many cities worldwide and this fall 10 concerts are scheduled in the United States along the West Coast performed by the Munich Symphony Orchestra, Pacific Chorale, Phoenix Boys Choir and soloist Kaitlyn Lusk all under the baton of Maestro Ludwig Wicki.  In 2010, Carpentier and Alfred Music Publishing released The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films book, written by Doug Adams.

THE 2011 WORLD SOUNDTRACK AWARDS NOMINEES

The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the list of its nominees for the 2011 Awards to be presented in three categories: Film Composer of the Year, Best Original Score of the Year and Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film. The names of the winners will be announced at the World Soundtrack Awards & concert on Saturday, October 22, the closing night of the Ghent International Film Festival.

The nominees of the World Soundtrack Awards 2011:

Film Composer of the Year (Award can be presented in respect of one film or in respect of a body of work in the year)

Alexandre DESPLAT
A Better Life, Tamara Drewe, The Burma Conspiracy, The King’s Speech, The Tree of Life, The Well Digger’s Daughter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Hans ZIMMER 
Inception, How Do You Know, Megamind, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, The Dilemma, Rango, Kung Fu Panda 2

Clint MANSELL
Black Swan, Faster, Last Night

John POWELL 
Mars Needs Moms, Rio, Kung Fu Panda 2

Patrick DOYLE
La Ligne Droite, Thor, Jig

Best Original Film Score of the Year

INCEPTION by Hans Zimmer
THE KING’S SPEECH by Alexandre Desplat
THE SOCIAL NETWORK by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
BLACK SWAN by Clint Mansell
TRUE GRIT by Carter Burwell

LAKESHORE RECORDS TO RELEASE THE SOUNDTRACK FOR DRIVE

Soundtrack Features Original Music by Cliff Martinez with Songs by Kavinsky & Lovefoxxx, The Chromatics, Desire, College featuring Electric Youth and Riziero Ortolani featuring Katyna Ranieri

 (Los Angeles, CA) – Lakeshore Records will release the Drive -- Original Motion Picture Soundtrack available digitally on September 6th and in stores on September 13, 2011 in conjunction with the release of the film by FilmDistrict on September 16th.  The soundtrack features original music by Cliff Martinez (The Lincoln Lawyer, Traffic) with Eurosynth-styled songs by Kavinsky & Lovefoxxx (“Nightcall”), The Chromatics (“Tick of the Clock”), Desire (“Under Your Spell”), College featuring Electric Youth (“A Real Hero”), and Riziero Ortolani featuring Katyna Ranieri (“Oh My Love”).

“One thing that was unique for me about this project was having songs exert such a strong influence on the score,” said Martinez.  “That helped to create a unified, one-size-fits-all, style of soundtrack…the 80s electronic pop style made a lot of sense to me. I knew that Nicolas [Refn, director] was in love with that sound and I saw a way to acknowledge it with vintage synth sounds and cover most of the dramatic food groups while referencing that style.”

UPCOMING SOUNDTRACK RELEASES - August 16 to September 27

August 16
A Certain Smile - Alfred Newman - La-La Land
Conan the Barbarian - Tyler Bates - Warner Bros.
Cowboys & Aliens - Harry Gregson-Williams - Varese Sarabande
Dexter: Season 5 - Daniel Licht - Milan
Final Destination 5 - Brian Tyler - Varese Sarabande
Fright Night - Ramin Djawadi - Varese Sarabande
John Carpenter's The Ward - Mark Kilian - Varese Sarabande
The Last Circus - Roque Banos - Milan/Amazon [CD-R]
Rise of the Planet of the Apes - Patrick Doyle - Varese Sarabande
Spellbinder - Basil Poledouris - La-La Land

August 30
Warehouse 13 - Edward Rogers - Milan
Warrior - Mark Isham - Lakeshore

September 6
Drive - Cliff Martinez - Lakeshore
Spy Kids: All The Time in the World - Carl Thiel, Robert Rodriguez - Lakeshore

September 13
The Help - Thomas Newman - Varese Sarabande

September 27
Dream House - John Debney - Varese Sarabande

Date Unknown
Adventures of Casanova - Hugo Friedhofer - Kritzerland
Adventures of Don Juan (re-recording) - Max Steiner - Tribute Film Classics
Villa Rides! The Western Film Music of Maurice Jarre - Maurice Jarre - Tadlow

LATEST SOUNDTRACK RELEASES - 08/08/2011

The Avengers (TV) - Howard Blake (Silva 1363, 2CDs)

Squanto: A Warrior’s Tale - Joel McNeely (Intrada Special Collection Volume 179) – 64:55

UPCOMING SOUNDTRACK RELEASES - August 9 to September 13

August 9Sarah's Key - Max Richter - Milan

August 16Conan the Barbarian - Tyler Bates - Warner Bros.
Cowboys & Aliens - Harry Gregson-Williams - Varese Sarabande
Dexter: Season 5 - Daniel Licht - Milan
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

August 29
Warrior - Mark Isham - Lakeshore

September 6
Drive - Cliff Martinez - Lakeshore
Spy Kids: All The Time in the World - Carl Thiel, Robert Rodriguez - Lakeshore

September 13
The Help - Thoma Newman - Varese Sarabande

Date UnknownAdventures of Casanova - Hugo Friedhofer - Kritzerland
Adventures of Don Juan (re-recording) - Max Steiner - Tribute Film Classics
Villa Rides! The Western Film Music of Maurice Jarre - Maurice Jarre - Tadlow

LATEST SOUNDTRACK RELEASES - 08/04/2011

Battle Beyond The Stars - James Horner (BSXCD 8888)

Divorce, American Style / The Art Of Love - Dave Grusin / Cy Coleman (Kritzerland KR 20019-6)

The Family Way - Paul McCartney (Varese Sarabande VSD-7095)

Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey - Shawn K. Clement (BSXCD 8884)

Star Trek: The Next Generation Collection Vol. 1 - Dennis McCarthy, Don Davis, Fred Steiner, Jay Chattaway, John Debney (La-La Land LLLCD 1176, 3 CDs) – 235:55

Super 8 - Michael Giacchino (Varese Sarabande 302 067 101 2)