Howlin' Wolf Records Presents: A CADAVER CHRISTMAS - William Campbell

A CADAVER CHRISTMAS features a fun, rhythmically-brooding score that takes the listener on a journey through a demented holiday soundscape blending the aura of classic horror and science fiction with the sounds of Christmas!  It's beautifully packaged in a jewel case with an 8-page booklet featuring vivid full color designs by graphic artist/designer Luis M. Rojas and cover artwork by The Dude Designs. For a limited time, orders placed through the Howlin' Wolf Records website will ship with an additional insert booklet autographed by composer William Campbell.

Another last in the year and a MERRY MONSTER, well zombies... please visit one of my favorite labels. Share in the joy of a "A CADAVER CHRISTMAS" released by Howlin' Wolf Records.

http://howlinwolfrecords.com/

 

Jeremy [The Wolf]

C2E2 - CHICAGO, IL March 18-20, 2016

C2E2 – short for the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo – is a convention spanning the latest and greatest from the worlds of comics, movies, television, toys, anime, manga and video games.
http://www.c2e2.com/

March 18-20, 2016
South Building at McCormick Place
2301 S Lake Shore Dr
Chicago, Illinois

Walker Stalker Returns to Chicago This May [2016]

Chicago, IL – Walker Stalker , a zombie and horror themed fan fest, will be held at Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Chicago, Illinois on May 28th & 29th, 2016. Fan access to celebrity guests will be the primary focus of this event.

Walker Stalker returns for the third year to Chicago. In March of 2014, Walker Stalker made its debut in Chicago, where it assembled more “The Walking Dead” cast members than any convention ever before, along with other actors from zombie and horror films.

Confirmed guests for the event include (with more to be announced):
Chandler Riggs∙ Michael Cudlitz∙ Josh McDermitt∙ Christian Serratos∙ Katelyn Nacon
Emily Kinney∙ Chad Coleman∙ Lawrence Gilliard, Jr.∙ Giancarlo Esposito∙ Scott Thompson
Aaron Abrams∙ Katharine Isabelle∙ Jay Bonansinga

About Walker Stalker
After a last minute decision to take a trip to Senoia, GA, James Frazier and Eric Nordhoff were given the opportunity to venture on the set of The Walking Dead and meet the actors of the hit television series. The duo became enamored with the show and its subject matter and created a podcast to discuss all things Walking Dead. The topic eventually arose of a convention focused around recreating the very same experience that the cast and crew of the show endure every single day. And thus the concept of Walker Stalker Con was born.

The full event schedule can be found at http://walkerstalkercon.com/chicago/. Keep up with the happenings by finding us on social media: Twitter: @WalkrStalkrCon / Facebook: Walker Stalker Convention / Official Hashtag: #WSChicago

The correct order to watch the STAR WARS movies!

For some strange reason there seems to be profound confusion as to exactly what order you should watch all the STAR WARS movies.  Back in the old days this was not a problem.  It was simple.  You watched STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE followed by its sequel THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK which naturally makes you want to see how this whole space opera ended in RETURN OF THE JEDI.  But then came the extremely unnecessary prequels and ruined a whole generation of Star Wars fans who just do not know any better.  The scary thing is that several generations are going to still be ruined as long as the nerdos out there insist that the prequels are canon.  Potential fans are turned away from the franchise because they started watching the odd and clunky prequels first.  I am here to stop that if possible.  I will show you the way and hopefully explain why you should watch the movies in this particular order.  Get ready for a long, rambling, incoherent rant on this one, folks.

CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING.....

Jason

Wellgo USA Entertainment: THE ASSASSIN #TheAssassin and @wellgousa

 

Back with his first film in eight years, award-winning Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien (Flight of the Red Balloon, Three Times) wowed this year’s Cannes Film Festival (where he won Best Director) with his awe-inspiring THE ASSASSIN, debuting on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD January 26 from Well Go USA Entertainment. Rich with shimmering, breathing texture and punctuated by brief but unforgettable bursts of action, THE ASSASSIN is a martial arts film like none other. The visually stunning, action-packed film blends tragic historical drama with thrilling swordplay and martial arts in this story of an exiled assassin (Shu Qi, Tai Chi Hero, The Transporter) who must choose between love or duty when she receives orders to kill a man (Chang Chen, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Grandmaster) from her past. With a Certified Fresh rating of 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, THE ASSASSIN also stars Zhou Yun (Let the Bullets Fly) and Tsumabuki Satoshi (The Vancouver Asahi).

 

In addition to winning Best Director at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, THE ASSASSIN also won the Cannes Soundtrack Award for Composer Giong Lim and was nominated for the prestigious Palme d’Or. At the 2015 Golden Horse Film Festival, the film was nominated in 10 categories, taking home prizes for Best Director, Best Feature Film, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup & Costume Design and Best Sound Effects. THE ASSASSIN is Taiwan’s submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards®.

 

Wellgo USA Entertainment | www.wellgousa.com

Wow, amazing stuff and you should really see it!
Jeremy [The Wolf]

INTRADA RELEASES: CUJO and BUNNY LAKE IS MISSING!

BUNNY LAKE IS MISSING [1965]
Composed and Conducted by PAUL GLASS

For the 1965 Otto Preminger film Bunny Lake is Missing, composer Paul Glass not only created a memorable and highly original symphonic score. Glass worked with general serialism and even strict 12-tone techniques for his more atonal sections, moving effortlessly between intense sequences and those with firm tonality. This is showcased best during the film's climactic sequence, the score’s dramatic highlight, where Glass melds both aggressive, dissonant ideas and genuine tonality into a singularly unique and powerful experience lasting nearly six minutes. In the intense, powerful segments of the score, Glass spares nary a single instrument in the virtuoso activity. Virtually every player is called upon to contribute to the violence, be it muted trumpet or fortissimo trombone, jabbing clarinet or stratospheric piccolo, pounding snare drum or demented xylophone.

INTRADA Special Collection Vol. 344
SHIPPING WEEK OF 1/18/2016
For track listing and sound samples, please visit:
LOOK FOR BUNNY HERE [CLICK HERE]

CUJO [1983]
Composed and Conducted by CHARLES BERNSTEIN

Charles Bernstein's score to the 1983 film Cujo takes a lyrical approach, drawing on the intimacy of piano and winds or using a lush orchestra to create a sympathetic portrait of the Trenton family and their seaside town. But for all of the bucolic warmth that Bernstein’s melodies conjure, something is amiss. Bernstein links the unhappy lives of the Trentons and Cujo’s far less well-off owners, the Cambers. Percussion often echoes without resolve, adding to the melancholy that hangs over Cujo well before its terror begins.

INTRADA Special Collection Vol. 342
For track listing and sound samples, please visit:
CLICK HERE... WOOF!

MEMORIES OF THE SWORD [2016] - Arrives on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD January 12 #MemoriesOfTheSword @wellgousa

From the director of Children of Heaven and starring LEE Byung-hun (G.I. Joe: Retaliation, I Saw the Devil), the lavish epic MEMORIES OF THE SWORD debuts on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD January 12, 2016 from Well Go USA Entertainment. The action-packed film blends tragic historical drama with thrilling swordplay and martial arts. MEMORIES OF THE SWORD also stars JEON Do-yeon (Jibeuro Ganeun Gil), KIM Go-eun (Coin Locker Girl), and LEE Kyeong-yeong (War of the Arrows).

As the greed and excess of a corrupt Monarchy threatens to destroy the once-glorious Goryeo Dynasty, three legendary warriors lead a revolt to overthrow the empire and save its people. But when deceit and betrayal costs the life of a master swordsman, a plot for justice and revenge is set into motion, raging for decades between the two survivors.

Wellgo USA Entertainment | www.wellgousa.com  

Jeremy [The Wolf]

Intrada: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING ODDBALL Composed and Conducted by RON GOODWIN

Composer Ron Goodwin had previously scored five films for Disney and producer Hugh Attwooll: two for television (Diamonds on Wheels and Born to Run) and three for theaters (One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing, The Littlest Horse Thieves—a.k.a. Escape From the Dark—and Candleshoe). Unidentified Flying Oddball marked his last feature for Disney, and was a fairly light affair, being a family comedy loosely inspired by Mark Twain’s 1889 novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court.

Goodwin delivered an energetic score that mostly plays the action straight. The greater part of the score is a showcase for the composer’s vivid themes, injecting space-age pluck and dynamism into the film’s cheerfully anachronistic vision of early medieval Cornwall. Most of the score’s themes relate directly to the eponymous oddball spaceman, Tom Trimble. Foremost is a sparkling misterioso motif that opens the film in flute and bells over hushed tremolo strings.  As the film moves into more adventurous territory, Goodwin beefs up the orchestration and reworks the motif into a propulsive action setting. Finally, the line is absorbed into a heraldic theme that confirms Tom as the tale’s triumphant hero.

This premiere release of Ron Goodwin’s bright and action-filled score for Disney’s Unidentified Flying Oddball was made possible by the discovery of the original stereo session mixes, surviving on ¼˝ two-track tape. The rolls of tape were in very good condition and included everything that Goodwin recorded for the film, allowing Intrada to present his entire score as intended, including a handful of cues recorded but ultimately not used. The recording features a crisp stereo image, with the profuse action sequences for brass in the latter part of the score being especially vibrant.

Happy-go-lucky NASA scientist Tom Trimble (Dennis Dugan) is tasked with creating an intelligent android to pilot a faster-than-light spacecraft.  At the last minute, the android gets cold feet, and Trimble boards the craft and is inadvertently launched into orbit. The pair hurtle through time and wind up in England in the year 508, where Tom’s spacesuit causes him to be mistaken for a monster by the lovely maid Alisande (Sheila White). He is swiftly taken prisoner by the deceitful Sir Mordred (Jim Dale) and brought to Camelot. Tom regales King Arthur (Kenneth More) with a befuddling crash course in world history, but is nonetheless sentenced to burn at the stake...

INTRADA Special Collection Vol. 343
For track listing and sound samples, please visit:
[CLICK HERE] IF YOU SEE A REALLY BRIGHT LIGHT!

 

The original UFO, maybe this is what Mulder remembers... I love this film and the music will be a bonus. 

Jeremy [The Wolf]

Intrada: THE SETTING SUN Composed and Conducted by MAURICE JARRE

Composer Maurice Jarre was no stranger to the Far East by the time he scored The Setting Sun in 1992. He had traveled musically back in time to feudal Japan for the ten-hour miniseries of James Clavell’s bestseller Shogun in 1980. A few years later, he underscored the warring factions of the nineteenth-century Hong Kong opium trade in a feature film adaptation of Clavell’s Tai-Pan (1986).

Maurice Jarre scored The Setting Sun as an epic musical tapestry depicting events leading into WWII and Japan’s pending invasion of Manchuria. He wrote a large-scale, lavishly percussive and florid orchestral work, featuring both grand and tender themes. The orchestration included additional winds and brass, harps, pianos and other keyboards, a synthesizer and other electronics such as the EWI and EVI (Electronic Wind Instrument and Electronic Valve Instrument), played by Judd Miller and Nyle Steiner, the inventor of the instruments. The massive forces of the percussion ensemble included seven percussionists covering orchestral timpani, two large bass drums and a range of double-sided Japanese drums—two taiko, one odaiko, and a da-daiko— which often played in unison.

Jarre scored The Setting Sun with his customary musical continuity, allowing Intrada to construct the album by fashioning the shorter cues into lengthy, cohesive set-pieces that followed the overall picture narrative while playing as musically complete “movements” unto themselves, just as Jarre would have done. The score was recorded at Royce Hall on the University of Southern California campus and subsequently mixed by Shawn Murphy at Sony Pictures Studios. The digital masters survived in pristine condition.

First-time director Rou Tomono wrote the script for The Setting Sun based on his novel Rakuyô (the Japanese title of the film) about a Japanese soldier (Katô Masaya) who helps financially support his country’s military invasion of Manchuria and falls in love with the leader of a Chinese rebel force (Diane Lane). When they are drawn deep into the illegal opium trade to finance Japan’s imperialist mission, he collides with the ruthless leader of the Chinese mafia (Yuen Biao).

INTRADA Special Collection Vol. 341
For track listing and sound samples, please visit:
[CLICK HERE]

 

Just Announced!

Jeremy [The Wolf]

La-La Land Records and CBS are kicking off the 50th Anniversary of Star Trek in style with: STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION VOLUME 2 - 3 DISC SET

The first 200 or so customers who purchase this cd directly from www.lalalandrecords.com  will receive a signed copy autographed by composer Dennis McCarthy at no extra charge. Quantities are limited and you are not guaranteed a signed edition.
 

Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at 12 pm pst

La-La Land Records | http://www.lalalandrecords.com

Total Time – All Discs: 3:48:41

Also, please note Star Trek TNG Vol 1 will be back in stock and on sale January 12, 2016. Its the last 500 units in the 3000 unit run.
 

Well hello, La La Land Records... great opening act!

Jeremy [The Wolf]

CHEEZY FLICKS! BRINGS IN THE NEW YEAR RIGHT...RIGHT!

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Queen of Blood [1966]
Hideous beyond belief...  with an inhuman craving.
New highs in blood chilling horror!

It's the year 1990 and scientists receive a distress call from an alien spaceship that has crash-landed on Mars. Dr Farraday (Rathbone) decides to send a team of astronauts, including Allan Brenner (Saxon) and Paul Grant (Hopper), on a rescue mission. On the planet, they discover just one survivor. This green-skinned alien is brought aboard, but when one man is attacked and drained of his blood, the survivors are soon racing home, before they too become victim to the bloodsucker.

4 Crazy Draftees at the Army [1974]

A sexy Italian comedy farce!

From acclaimed director Marino Girolami, this crazy sexy satire of the Italian army and it's workings is a must for any true movie collector. Our four incompetent types thrown into the field whether they liked it or not. They preferred to run the other way, but can never get their act together! How will they win the war? How can they get out of this mess?

What Were They Thinking? [1940s]

Sentimental Journey - Starring Jimmy Stewart - After landing his airline flight, a veteran DC-10 captain decides to take a stroll across the airport tarmac. He comes across an old DC-3 now serving night freight duty. The captain is lost in reverie recalling his early World War II era career as a DC-3 pilot flying passengers from New York to Los Angeles.

Thunder in the Sky - Starring Jimmy Stewart - Documentary short abou thte USAF Flying Thunderbirds narrated by Jimmy Stewart. Details their rich history and how they operate today. The Flying Thunderbirds are well known for their special airshows across the nation showing off their aviation skills.

Recognition of the Japanese Zero Fighter - Starring Ronald Reagan - Military training film on the characteristics, capabilities, weaknesses, and recognition of the World War II Japanese fighter aircraft known as the Zero.
 

Cheezy Flicks | cheezyflicks.com

Jeremy [The Wolf]

Milan Records: The Revenant [2016] - Ryuichi Sakamoto / Alva Noto

Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto are teaming up to score The Revenant the upcoming film from Alejandro G. Iñárritu. The National’s,Bryce Dessner has contributed to the film’s score as well. The film is being released by 20th Century Fox in New York and Los Angeles on December 25, 2015, with a wide release on January 8, 2016.

The three composers were recently nominated for ‘Best Original Score’at the 2016 Golden Globes for their work on The Revenant.

Coming off his Academy Award-winning film Birdman, Iñárritu’s epic new film takes place in the 19th century and stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a hunter abanadoned by his team after a brutal bear attack. He must withstand the elements and the wilderness to survive and return to his family. The film also stars Tom Hardy and Domhnall Gleeson.

Alva Noto released his latest album Xerrox No. 3 in March 2015, while Sakamoto — a member of the pionerring electronic group Yellow Magic Orchestra and frequent collaborator of Christopher Willits,Taylor Deupree, and Fennesz — is back with new music for the first time following his treatment for cancer. Alva Noto has already collaborated with Sakamoto on five albums in the past, and they have toured extensively together in North and South America, Europe, and Asia.  Dessner has been actively composing too, having recently written new work for So Percussion, Kronos Quarter, LA Phil, and the New York City Ballet.

Milan Records | http://milanrecords.com

Strong contender for the one of my favorites for the start of 2016!

Jeremy [The Wolf]

Happy Holidays and Let's Welcome in 2016...

Howlin’ Wolf Records: I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE III: VENGEANCE IS MINE - Edwin Wendler

Howlin’ Wolf Records will release the I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE III: VENGEANCE IS MINE on CD December 11, 2015. The album features the original music created by composer Edwin Wendler!

In order to connect movie watchers to the central character, Wendler made sure that the main theme appeared in key moments of the story. “Jennifer needed a theme that sounded mournful, but also noble and somewhat twisted, all at the same time. Her intentions are very understandable, almost virtuous, so the melody needed to reflect that through a certain amount of beauty and lyricism, yet I asked vocalist Aeralie Brighton to sing as though she was pissed off.  I hope we achieved the right balance.” Wendler went on to say, “I started with the main title, establishing some of the sounds and textures, as well as Aeralie Brighton's vocals, brittle and almost imperceptible in the beginning.  A quick taste of things to come.” 

I got to say, it's been a great year for all types of music and scores... here we have good friend EDWIN WENDLER bringing it strong to this score. The title itself screams violence, brutal and disturbing so you had better belief the score needs to reflect all those aspects. Composer WENDLER does just that, so please stay tuned for more... http://howlinwolfrecords.com/

In the meantime, Howlin' Wolf Records also have some other great releases that you will find to your liking.

Jeremy [The Wolf]

Howlin' Wolf Records Presents: THE OUTSIDERS / DEAD END - Patrick Savage and Holeg Spies

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THE OUTSIDERS [2014] - Recalled from the battlefields of Afghanistan to identify the remains of his daughter, British mercenary Lex Walker arrives in Los Angeles to find that the body in the morgue belongs to a stranger. With his daughter now missing, Walker convinces a street-wise detective that his daughter is still alive and in danger. The two follow a trail of high-tech intrigue that leads them to his daughter's former boss, a crooked cyber-millionaire who will do whatever it takes to protect his empire - including taking down anyone who gets in his way. Driven by desperation and rage, Walker must fight his way through an army of thugs and hired killers to save the one person that means more to him than life itself.

DEAD END [2012] - Carl Foster takes off on a well-deserved weekend break with his family knowing only too well that focus on work has impacted his relationship with his wife, young son, and teenage step-daughter. But after a short but restful break in the journey Carl awakens to find himself tied and bound in an old roadside diner, his family trussed and gagged next to him, and a disparate group of dirty, dishevelled, vagrant-like undesirables keeping them captive. Only time will reveal who they are and what they want, but things are not everything they might seem.

Savage & Spies - Based between Los Angeles, London and Paris, the unique collaboration between classical composer and violinist Patrick Savage & electronica guru Holeg Spies is best known for the modern cult classic, THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE, and Brian A. Miller's thriller, THE OUTSIDER starring James Caan and Jason Patric.

Between them, they have also contributed their musical talents to THE LORD OF THE RINGS, HITCHER, HUGO and a string of other major films and games.
 

We are thrilled to announce our latest release from a team of composers "Patrick Savage and Holeg Spies" that know how bring the best out any project. It's no different for the scores to "THE OUTSIDERS / DEAD END" both available now at "HOWLIN' WOLF RECORDS", so if you want to get something cool... it's okay it's one click away!

Jeremy [The Wolf]

Interview with Composer: EDWIN WENDLER

I bring you composer Edwin Wendler as he talks about the last few scores he was able to be a part of and our luck he is part of our family. Howlin' Wolf Records is releasing the soundtrack to "I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE 3: VENGEANCE IS MINE", which makes this interview extra special. So please read on and enjoy... enjoy... enjoy! Thanks to Edwin, Peter, Wall, Zach, Beth, The Wolf Pack and Ashley for bringing this talented person in our direction...

Jeremy [The Wolf]

Jeremy [The Wolf]: You recently completed work on three scores which I would like to call "THE TRIPLE SCARE", could you please tell us about them and how you became involved?

EDWIN WENDLER: The first "scare" was UNNATURAL.  It's a movie about a polar bear that's a result of a failed experiment.  It breaks out of the lab and kills people.  The movie was shot on location in Alaska, and it is relying on mechanical effects and makeup rather than CGI, which is a nice throwback to the 80's.  The movie's cinematographer, Marc Carter, recommended me to director Hank Braxtan, which is how I became involved.  The first edit of UNNATURAL was done by Mike Mendez, who is best known as a director (BIG ASS SPIDER).  I talked to Mike at the cast and crew screening of UNNATURAL.  He seemed very impressed with my music, and a few weeks later, he asked me if I wanted to write music for FRIDAY THE 31st, which is a segment in the horror anthology movie, TALES OF HALLOWEEN.  How could I not say yes?  Mike's segment is funny, crazy, and just pure, cinematic entertainment.  I highly recommend all the other segments as well.  The movie is getting great buzz.  I found out later that Mike had recommended me to CineTel Films, and they eventually hired me for I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE III: VENGEANCE IS MINE, which is a sequel to 2010's I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE and continues the story of Jennifer Hills as she tries to make a new life for herself after the trauma she went through.  Things go terribly wrong, eventually, and she decides once again to dish out her version of justice.  Things get very bloody.  I tremendously enjoyed working on all three projects.

Jeremy [The Wolf]: How much creative freedom did you have on these films, what might be something you will take away from the overall whole experience?

EDWIN WENDLER: I had a great amount of freedom on all three projects.  All of them had temporary music in them, but all the film makers were open to new ideas, which I was free to explore.  On UNNATURAL, I really had a blast writing very active action music using odd meters and weird noises.  FRIDAY THE 31st just made me smile all the way through.  On I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE III, I was able to work with vocalist Aeralie Brighton, which made the music really special to me.

Jeremy [The Wolf]: Three scores, three music labels... how does that feel knowing that these are getting or will be getting released?

EDWIN WENDLER: The process of releasing an album is so full of hurdles and can be quite complicated and nerve-racking.  It takes several, highly dedicated individuals to make it happen.  The guys working at the labels are often the unsung heroes.  I feel very, very lucky that albums are coming out for all three of those projects.

Jeremy [The Wolf]: What's next?

EDWIN WENDLER: A couple of smaller projects and two feature films, which I can't say anything about yet because they are in very early stages of production, but I've started work on them, and I am very excited.  Thank you for the questions!

.....THANK YOU!

LINKS:

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EDWIN WENDLER SITE: http://www.edwinwendler.com/

I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE 3: VENGEANCE IS MINE: In a continuation of the story line from the 2010 film, Jennifer returns working for a Crisis Hotline, where a serial killer is using the hot-line to target rapists. Trailer: [HERE]

TALES OF HALLOWEEN: Ten stories are woven together by their shared theme of Halloween night in an American suburb, where ghouls, imps, aliens and axe murderers appear for one night only to terrorize unsuspecting residents. Trailer: [HERE]

UNNATURAL: Global climate change prompts a scientific corporation to genetically modify Alaskan polar bears with horrific and deadly results. Trailer: [HERE]

MovieScore Media: FRAME BY FRAME - PATRICK JONSSON

MovieScore Media presents its latest documentary release with Patrick Jonsson’s score for the multiple-award winning exposé Frame by Frame. Directed by Alexandria Bombach, Mo Scarpelli, the film shares the story of four photojournalists who started their independent work following the 2001 fell of the Taliban. Since even taking a photo was a crime during the old regime, the photographers had a lot to document - but their livelihood is facing new dangers with the withdrawal of the American troops. Presented through cinema vérité with candid interviews and never-before-seen footage from the Taliban years, Frame by Frame swept the documentary festival scene with dozens of wins and nominations, including both the Audience and the Spirit Award of the Brooklyn Film Festival.

"I was incredibly inspired by the directors' vision of showing a different side of Afghanistan than we tend to see in Western media, conveyed through the fearless work of four local photojournalists" recalls Jonsson about the project. "It's a really beautiful country, despite its turbulent past and uncertain future, so I wanted an instrumental line up that would reflect this delicate balance. We decided early on to use a trio of strings and piano to create an intimate sound that could capture the beauty and fragility of the situation in Afghanistan, as well as the struggles and empathy of the four photojournalists we follow.

Composer Patrick Jonsson graduated from the Berklee College of Music in Boston and was selected to attend the Berlinale Talent Campus in 2009. In 2013 he scored Flora Lau’s Bends, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival as part of 'Un Certain Regard' and received a nomination for 'Best Original Film Score' at the Taipei Golden Horse Awards. Since then, Patrick has also proved himself to be confident at documentary scoring with titles like the Academy Award and BAFTA nominated Virunga about the preservation of mountain gorillas. His contributions as an assistant can be heard in major studio features like Thor, Brave or Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

MovieScore Media | http://moviescoremedia.com/

Jeremy [The Wolf]

Lakeshore Records: DON VERDEAN [215]

Lakeshore Records will release the DON VERDEAN – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack digitally on December 11th and on CD in 2016. The album features the original songs composed by Heavy Young Heathens (PUNK’D, YOGA HOSERS), the film’s Leslie Bibb singing “Pillar of Salt”, with original score by Ilan Eshkeri (SHAUN THE SHEEP, STILL ALICE).  DON VERDEAN will be released by Lionsgate Premiere in theaters and On Demand December 11th.

“The idea was to write and record an album original songs inspired by the film, something we were very excited to do as we are long time fans of Jared Hess’ movies,” said Robert Mardo of Heavy Young Heathers.  “Producer Brandt Andersen came by our studio not knowing what to expect.  The first thing he noticed was our copy of [writer/director] Jared Hess’ film Nacho Libre on top of a short stack of movies we play in our studio on repeat at all times. He must have liked that because he gave us his blessing and we started working on songs immediately.”

Heavy Young Heathens are film, film trailer and television composers, consisting of brothers Aron and Robert Mardo. They are known for their work composing and performing music for trailer’s for The Amazing Spiderman, Horns, Need For Speed, Ant-Man and The Man From U.N.C.L.E. among others. Their television projects include Punk’d, Buckwild, The Simpsons, Slednecks, Are You the One? and most recently, films such as Yoga Hosers and Masterminds. 

Hired by an ambitious small-town pastor to find sacred relics in the Holy Land, a self-proclaimed Biblical archaeologist comes up short and his attempt to cover up his failure fuels a comic conspiracy from the filmmaking team behind Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre. DON VERDEAN stars Sam Rockwell, Amy Ryan, Jemaine Clement, Leslie Bibb, with Will Forte, and Danny McBride. Lionsgate Premiere presents a Buffalo Film Company production, a Film by Jared Hess.

“Jared pays close attention to the music that makes specific visuals standout in his films,” said Aron Mardo.  “We all spent the day hanging out together at our studio, and after discovering a mutual admiration for most of the important things in term of tone, style and stories, he gave us his thoughts and direction and we got to work and hope this soundtrack does everything he wanted to achieve and more.”

Lakeshore Records | http://www.lakeshore-records.com

TRACK LIST:
01. Don Verdean Intro "Video" Theme - Reggie Douchet
02. Dance Of The Crooked Snake – Heavy Young Heathens
03. Pillar Of Salt - Leslie Bibb
04. Promised Land - Ilan Eshkeri
05. The Light Within - Heavy Young Heathens
06. Body Rhythm - Heavy Young Heathens
07. Crazy Life - Heavy Young Heathens
08. Goliath Skull - Heavy Young Heathens
09. Seeking The Grail - Ilan Eshkeri
10. Sunset in Your Eyes - Heavy Young Heathens
11. Ezeh Gever - Heavy Young Heathens
12. Hearts Like Ours - Heavy Young Heathens
13. O Sanctus Gradale - Ilan Eshkeri
14. Old Time Religion - Heavy Young Heathens

SONY: LADY IN THE VAN - GEORGE FENTON

Sony Music proudly announces the release of the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of The Lady in the Van. The soundtrack features an original score from five-time Academy Award nominee George Fenton and will available on December 11, 2015.  Starring Academy Award winner Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings, the film opens nationwide on January 15, 2016. 

The Lady in the Van is Alan Bennett’s big screen adaptation of his iconic and celebrated memoir.  The film tells the true story of Miss Shepherd, who drove her aging van into Camden Town’s Gloucester Crescent at the end of the 1960s, and lived there – mostly in Bennett’s front garden - until her death in 1989. It tells the story of the story of the relationship between Miss Shepherd, and the two sides of Alan Bennett – the writer trying to speculate about Miss Shepherd’s history and the reluctant landlord, responsible citizen and good neighbour.  At the center of it all is Miss Shepherd, as headstrong and particular a character as any in film history.

Of the score, Fenton says: “The Lady in the Van was a unique experience for me, writing a score for a story about someone I actually know (Alan Bennett) and someone I met (Mary Shepherd). The film not only tells an amazing story, but also celebrates an extraordinary character - her triumphs and failings.  I've tried to show both sides musically.”

Best known for his work in film and television, George Fenton is one of Hollywood’s most successful composers, writing scores for over 100 films and collaborating with many influential filmmakers. His transition from television to film scoring began in 1982 with Richard Attenborough's biopic Gandhi for which he was nominated, with his collaborator Ravi Shankar, for the Original Music Score Academy Award. Along with his nomination for Gandhi, Fenton has been nominated for four more Oscars and wrote the scores for many iconic movies include The Fisher King, Dangerous Liaisons, Cry Freedom, Groundhog Day and You’ve Got Mail. He has been a long-time collaborator with many film makers including Nora Ephron, Richard Eyre, Stephen Frears, Nicholas Hytner, Ken Loach and Andy Tennant.

Sony Music Masterworks comprises Masterworks, Sony Classical, OKeh, Portrait, Masterworks Broadway and Flying Buddha imprints. For email updates and information please visit www.SonyMusicMasterworks.com
 

Jeremy [The Wolf]

Milan Records: YOUTH (Michael Kaine, Hervey Keitel, Rachel Weiz and Paul Dano)

Youth is the new film by acclaimed Italian filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino who had directed the Academy Award Winner The Great Beauty.

Starring Michael Kaine, Hervey Keitel, Rachel Weiz and Paul Dano, Youth tells the story of a retired orchestra conductor who is on holiday with his daugther and his film director best friend in a Swiss sanatorium in the midst of the Alps. The two friends look with curiosity and tenderness on their children’s confused lives and the other hotel guests.  This beautiful and poetic film is driven by an amazing and mesmerizing soundtrack. The film features hypnotic songs by Sun Kil Moon, Mark Kozelek, classical music by NY composer David Lang and of course the “Simple Song#3” performed by Sumi Jo, the center piece of the film. Fox Searchlight is releasing Youth in the USA in NY and LA on December 4th, 2015.

Youth is wasted on the young... Milan Records | http://milanrecords.com

Jeremy [The Wolf]