Intrada plans to release one new CD next week.
The recent decision of the mainstream CD labels to change their weekly release dates from Tuesdays to Fridays has made it tougher to present an accurate list of new releases each Friday. I try to double-check each Thursday to make sure that the schedule of release in my Friday column is up to date, but unfortunately sometimes it won't become clear that a CD isn't actually getting released until after the fact.
So despite the fact that Lakeshore Records has been remarkably prolific with score CD releases in the last few years, some of the releases they have announced -- Pawn Sacrifice (Howard), Elvis & Nixon (Shearmur), Zoolander 2 (Shapiro) -- were seemingly canceled at the very last minute, so I apologize for mistakenly including them in the CDS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK section of this column. (though Amazon now claims that Elvis & Nixon will still be coming out -- on May 5th of next year).
On the hand, some other Lakeshore releases (specifically Portman's Dolphin Tale 2) are merely difficult to find, while sometimes I've been able to find used/cutout copies of other ones (A Hologram for the King, The Young Messiah) even before their official release dates).
With Varese CDs, I wait until they are announced on the Varese site, since ostensible Varese releases keep popping up on Amazon long before they are actually released -- Ray Donovan only just came out, Jesse Stone: The Ultimate Collection got moved back again, to August 5, and it's been years since Amazon first listed a Varese soundtrack for HBO's The Newsroom, with no actual CD in sight.
CDS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK
Dear Zachary - Kurt Kuenne - CD Baby [CD-R]
Doctor Thorne - Ilan Eshkeri - Milan [CD-R]
Dough - Lorne Balfe - Lakeshore [CD-R]
Ice Age: Collision Course - John Debney - Varese Sarabande
Il Grande Racket - Guido & Maurizio DeAngelis - CSC
The Infiltrator - Chris Hajian - Lakeshore
Lights Out - Benjamin Wallfisch - WaterTower [CD-R]
The Panic in Needle Park - Ned Rorem - Kritzerland
Septembers of Shiraz - Mark Isham - Lakeshore [CD-R]
IN THEATERS TODAY
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie - Jake Monaco - Song CD on Rhino featuring a score suite
Don't Worry Baby - Charlie Klarsfeld
Fight Valley - John DeSentis
Lights Out - Benjamin Wallfisch - Score CD-R on WaterTower
The People vs. Fritz Bauer - Christoph M. Kaiser, Julian Maas
Phantom Boy - Serge Besset
Quitters - David Shire (!)
Summertime - Gregoire Hetzel
COMING SOON
July 29
Batman: The Animated Series, vol. 4 - Shirley Walker et al - La-La Land
Batman: The Killing Joke - Michael McCuistion, Kristopher Carter, Lolita Ritmanis - La-La Land
Captain Fantastic - Alex Somers - Lakeshore
The Flash: Season Two - Blake Neely - La-La Land
Game of Thrones: Season 6 - Ramin Djawadi - WaterTower
Indignation - Jay Wadley - Nettwerk [CD-R]
Jason Bourne - John Powell, David Buckley - Backlot
Justice League - Michael McCuistion, Lolita Ritmanis, Kristopher Carter - La-La Land
Star Trek Beyond - Michael Giacchino - Varese Sarabande
Supergirl: Season One - Blake Neely - La-La Land
August 5
Jesse Stone: The Ultimate Collection - Jeff Beal - Varese Sarabande
August 12
Ben-Hur - Marco Beltrami - Sony
Florence Foster Jenkins - Alexandre Desplat - Decca (U.S. release)
Pete's Dragon - Daniel Hart - Disney
Voices - Jimmy Webb - Varese Sarabande
August 19
The Childhood of a Leader - Scott Walker - 4AD
Hell and High Water - Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - Milan
August 26
Is Paris Burning? (re-recording) - Maurice Jarre - Tadlow
A Tale of Love and Darkness - Nicholas Britell - Milan
October 28
Outlander: Season 2 - Bear McCreary - Madison Gate
Date Unknown
Adieu Bonaparte/The First Circle - Gabriel Yared - Music Box
Bermude: La Fossa Maledetta - Stelvio Cipriani - CSC
Dark Waves - Alexander Cimini - Kronos
Michele Strogoff: Il Corrirre Dello Zar - Marco Frisina - Kronos
She - Stelvio Cipriani - Kronos
The Similars - Edy Lan - Quartet
Under Suspicion - Christopher Gunning - Caldera
Une Femme Fidele - Mort Shuman, Pierre Porte - Music Box
Zipi Y Zape: Y La Isla Del Capitan - Fernando Velazquez - Quartet
THIS WEEK IN FILM MUSIC HISTORY
July 22 - George Dreyfus born (1928)
July 22 - Alan Menken born (1949)
July 22 - Nigel Hess born (1953)
July 22 - Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score for Warning Shot (1966)
July 22 - John Barry begins recording the orchestral score to King Kong (1976)
July 22 - Alan Silvestri begins recording his score for the Amazing Stories episode "Go to the Head of the Class" (1986)
July 23 - George Greeley born (1917)
July 23 - Bill Lee born (1928)
July 23 - L. Subramaniam born (1947)
July 23 - Recording sessions begin for Hugo Friedhofer’s score to The Blue Angel (1959)
July 23 - Leith Stevens died (1970)
July 23 - Georges Auric died (1983)
July 23 - John Addison records his score for the Amazing Stories episode "The Greible" (1986)
July 23 - Hans J. Salter died (1994)
July 23 - Piero Piccioni died (2004)
July 24 - Robert Farnon born (1917)
July 24 - Wilfred Josephs born (1927)
July 24 - Marcello Giombini born (1928)
July 24 - Les Reed born (1935)
July 24 - Alan Rawsthorne died (1971)
July 24 - Leo Shuken died (1976)
July 24 - Norman Dello Joio died (2008)
July 25 - Don Ellis born (1934)
July 25 - Denis King born (1939)
July 25 - Thurston Moore born (1958)
July 25 - Bruce Broughton records his unused adaptations of Bach for The Accidental Tourist (1988)
July 26 - Tadeusz Baird born (1928)
July 26 - Bronislau Kaper and Scott Bradley begin recording their score for Courage of Lassie (1945)
July 26 - David Raksin begins recording his score for Too Late Blues (1961)
July 26 - Buddy Baker died (2002)
July 27 - Marc Wilkinson born (1929)
July 27 - Bernard Herrmann records the Piano Concerto for the Hangover Square score (1944)
July 27 - Michael Linn born (1952)
July 27 - Stefan Nilsson born (1955)
July 27 - Alex North begins recording his score to The Outrage (1964)
July 27 - Max Steiner begins recording his score for Those Calloways (1964)
July 27 - Harry Lubin died (1977)
July 27 - Georges Delerue records his score for Exposed (1982)
July 27 - Jerome Moross died (1983)
July 27 - Miklos Rozsa died (1995)
July 28 - Carmen Dragon born (1914)
July 28 - Ray Ellis born (1923)
July 28 - Brian May born (1934)
July 28 - Recording sessions begin for Frederick Hollander’s score for Disputed Passage (1939)
July 28 - Richard Hartley born (1944)
July 28 - Leonard Rosenman begins recording his adaptation score for Bound for Glory (1976)
July 28 - Laurence Rosenthal records his score for Proud Men (1987)
DID THEY MENTION THE MUSIC?
BEFORE WE GO - Chris Westlake
"Meanwhile, when the script isn’t working, [director-star Chris] Evans turns towards the soundtrack and leans on indie rock when he can (and when the low-budget picture can afford it) to attempt to do some of the emotional lifting. But when those cuts includes overused or outdated choices like 'Song For Zula' by Phosphorescent (see also 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' and 'The Spectacular Now') and Bloc Party‘s 'So Here We Are' (used on 'One Tree Hill' twice, Katherine Heigl‘s '27 Dresses'), not to mention a closing credit song by omnipresent soundtrack emotional shorthand Bon Iver. And it’s even more frustrating because the snatches of score by Chris Westlake, when used, are actually quite good and more effective than the safe indie rock selections."
Kevin Jagernauth, IndieWire
DIRTY WEEKEND - Joel Goodman
"Though LaBute himself has rarely been shy about bringing deep-seated sexual mores out into the open, his touch in 'Dirty Weekend' is lighter than usual. The opening-credits blast of snazzy' Catch Me If You Can'-style animation set to Joel Goodman's pastiche of Dave Brubeck's 'Take Five' sets the cheeky tone: a feeling of somewhat randy intrigue just bubbling under the surface, waiting to pop out. If LaBute films like 'Your Friends & Neighbors' aimed to August Strindberg pitilessness, 'Dirty Weekend' appears to be his attempt at a Woody Allen sophistication. But even Allen at his most misanthropic seems to have learned more about actual filmmaking than LaBute has in 18 years behind the camera: Worse than his blandly functional images is the fact that the early scenes, especially, exude the lumbering feel of watching a filmed stage play, given the canned-feeling interplay between Broderick and Eve."
Kenji Fujushima, Slant Magazine
"A 1960s-style animated credit sequence, playing on public-service symbols and backed by Joel Goodman’s cheery lounge-jazz score, sets a jaunty pace for the proceedings, though it’s a misleading one. LaBute trades in tonal and narrative misdirection, and an arch, pause-filled introductory exchange between protagonists Les (Broderick) and Natalie (Eve) makes it clear that, even as 'Dirty Weekend' investigates the possibility of heedless pleasure, the film is not itself a romp. The title is a British euphemism for a sex-oriented getaway between unmarried partners -- though again, true to the film’s evasive spirit, that’s not exactly what’s in the cards here."
Guy Lodge, Variety
SOME KIND OF BEAUTIFUL - Stephen Endelman, David Newman
"So when does it become clear that screenwriter Matthew Newman and 'Starter For 10' director Tom Vaughan aren’t as committed to the pursuit of truth, passion, and idiosyncrasy as their hero? Is it when Richard misuses the term 'begs the question'? Or when Stephen Endelman’s score kicks in with its generic 'this is fun' plucked strings and accordion, all timed to the characters’ gestures? Maybe the filmmakers’ original sin was changing the title from the memorable 'How To Make Love Like An Englishman' to something that has no real connection to the material (or much meaning in general). 'Some Kind Of Beautiful' has a fine cast, but they’re stuck doing shtick. Hayek delivers a sub-stand-up routine about the various kinds of noises men make during sex. Brosnan gives a speech at an AA meeting defending the drinking habits of the English. These are meant to be boffo bits, but no amount of sprightly strings on the soundtrack can make them punchy enough."
Noel Murray, The Onion AV Club
ZIPPER - H. Scott Salinas
"Also squandered here are Lena Headey as Wilson's wronged wife and Richard Dreyfuss channeling Karl Rove, while the intrusive, sinister-sounding score would have been a better fit for a cheesy horror flick."
Michael Rechtshaffen, Los Angeles Times
"Stephens and co-writer Joel Viertel have dabbled in politics and passion before, in the director's low-budget 2005 debut 'Conventioneers'. It's taken a decade to cook up this glossy sophomore effort, and in that time tabloid ink has flowed like Niagara Falls with the public shaming of Eliot Spitzer, John Edwards, Mark Sanford and their ilk. Yet there's neither topicality nor bite in this bland pseudo-thriller, which lathers on composer H. Scott Salinas' high-suspense score like shower gel after sweaty sex, yet rarely musters an ounce of genuine tension."
David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter
THE NEXT TEN DAYS IN L.A.
Screenings of older films, at the following L.A. movie theaters: AMPAS, American Cinematheque: Aero, American Cinematheque: Egyptian, Arclight, Crest, LACMA, New Beverly, Nuart, Silent Movie Theater and UCLA.
July 22
THE BOY FRIEND (Peter Maxwell Davies) [Silent Movie Theater]
EDGE OF TOMORROW (Christophe Beck), ROBOT JOX (Frederic Talgorn) [New Beverly]
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS [New Beverly]
LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (Alfred Newman), BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (Franz Waxman) [Cinematheque: Aero]
MULHOLLAND DRIVE (Angelo Badalamenti) [Nuart]
NAKED CHILDHOOD, GRADUATE FIRST (Voyage) [UCLA]
THE STING (Marvin Hamlisch), PAPER MOON [Cinematheque: Egyptian]
TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT (Edward Shearmur) [Silent Movie Theater]
July 23
DAY OF WRATH [Silent Movie Theater]
EDGE OF TOMORROW (Christophe Beck), ROBOT JOX (Frederic Talgorn) [New Beverly]
FANTASTIC PLANET (Alain Goraguer) [Silent Movie Theater]
FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KILL! KILL! (Paul Sawtell, Bert Shefter) [New Beverly]
TROUBLE IN PARADISE, THE LADY EVE, THE MAJOR AND THE MINOR (Robert Emmett Dolan) [Cinematheque: Egyptian]
WE WON'T GROW OLD TOGETHER, MAURICE PIALAT, LOVE EXISTS [UCLA]
THE WIZARD OF OZ (Harold Arlen, Herbert Stothart) [New Beverly]
July 24
BULLFIGHTER AND THE LADY (Victor Young), RIDE LONESOME (Heinz Roemheld) [Cinematheque: Aero]
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS (Victor Young) [UCLA]
THE GIRL ON THE BROOMSTICK (Angelo Michajlov) [Silent Movie Theater]
GOD'S LITTLE ACRE (Elmer Bernstein), THUNDER ROAD (Jack Marshall) [New Beverly]
THE HUSTLER (Kenyon Hopkins), NIGHT AND THE CITY (Franz Waxman) [Cinematheque: Egyptian]
THE MIRACLE WOMAN [Silent Movie Theater]
THE WIZARD OF OZ (Harold Arlen, Herbert Stothart) [New Beverly]
July 25
GOD'S LITTLE ACRE (Elmer Bernstein), THUNDER ROAD (Jack Marshall) [New Beverly]
KING KONG (Max Steiner) [Arclight Santa Monica]
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (Ennio Morricone) [Arclight Hollywood]
July 26
COOL HAND LUKE (Lalo Schifrin) [Arclight Hollywood]
FANTASTIC MR. FOX (Alexandre Desplat) [LACMA]
THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM (Les Baxter) [AMPAS]
THE SANDLOT (David Newman) [Arclight Santa Monica]
VALIUM HIGH (Don Bagley, Steve Michaels), THE SWINGING CHEERLEADERS (William Castleman, William Loose) [New Beverly]
July 27
THE AMERICAN FRIEND (Jurgen Knieper), THE STORY OF A CHEAT (Adolphe Borchard) [Cinematheque: Aero]
AMERICAN GRAFFITI [Arclight Hollywood]
LAW AND DISORDER (Andy Badale [Angelo Badalamenti]), COPS AND ROBBERS (Michel Legrand) [New Beverly]
PLANET OF THE APES (Jerry Goldsmith) [Arclight Culver City]
POSSESSION (Andrzej Korzynski) [Silent Movie Theater]
July 28
LAW AND DISORDER (Andy Badale [Angelo Badalamenti]), COPS AND ROBBERS (Michel Legrand) [New Beverly]
THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT (Michel Legrand), THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (Michel Legrand) [Cinematheque: Aero]
July 29
A NOS AMOURS, THE MOUTH AGAPE [UCLA]
THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE (Javier Navarrete) [LACMA]
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS [New Beverly]
POSSESSION (Andrzej Korzynski) [Silent Movie Theater]
PUBLIC ENEMIES (Elliot Goldenthal), YOUNG DILLINGER (Shorty Rogers) [New Beverly]
VIOLENT COP (Daisak Kume) [Cinematheque: Egyptian]
July 30
FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KILL! KILL! (Paul Sawtell, Bert Shefter) [New Beverly]
THE GOONIES (Dave Grusin) [New Beverly]
POSSESSION (Andrzej Korzynski) [Silent Movie Theater]
PUBLIC ENEMIES (Elliot Goldenthal), YOUNG DILLINGER (Shorty Rogers) [New Beverly]
SPARTACUS (Alex North) [UCLA]
SYNGENOR (Thomas Chase, Steve Rucker) [Silent Movie Theater]
July 31
THE GOONIES (Dave Grusin) [New Beverly]
HARD TO HANDLE [Silent Movie Theater]
NATIONAL VELVET (Herbert Stothart), INTERNATIONAL VELVET (Francis Lai) [New Beverly]
POSSESSION (Andrzej Korzynski) [Silent Movie Theater]
SUNRISE [Silent Movie Theater]
VAN GOGH [UCLA]
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