So much happens every week at Lakeshore Records, so we couldn’t possibly cram everything into one post. We’ve picked six stories to highlight yet another eventful week to help you catch up! For all the Godzilla fans, we brought back “Chevzilla,” Jason Statham’s Crank 2: High Voltage alter ego; I, Frankenstein (3D) is released on Blu-ray & DVD; Fame celebrated its anniversary, and lots more. Do stay tuned for more updates and don’t forget to subscribe to this blog, FilmMusicDaily.com, so you don’t miss a beat!
This week’s Lakeshore Records Pick of the Week is Zodiac, a soundtrack which features an eclectic mix of great musicians and groups from periods past: Johnny Coltrane, Donovan, Eric Burdon & The Animals, Isaac Hayes, Johnny Mathis, Marvin Gaye, Miles Davis, The Four Tops, Three Dog Night, Santana, Sly & The Family Stone, and more! Directed by David Fincher (Se7en), this film (rent it on iTunes) takes its viewers back to the period between 1968-1969, when the infamous killer, “The Zodiac” terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area.
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal (Source Code, Donnie Darko), Mark Ruffalo (Reservation Road) and Robert Downey, Jr. (A Scanner Darkly), The interplay between the three characters: an obsessed cartoonist-amateur detective, newspaper reporter and Police Inspector, respectively, adds to the tension and frustration built by one of the country’s most infamous unsolved murder mysteries.
Download The Album! Zodiac (Music From The Motion Picture): iTunes | Buy CD
Zodiac (Music From The Motion Picture)
Track Listing
01. Easy to Be Hard – Three Dog Night
02. Sky Pilot – Eric Burdon & The Animals
03. Soul Sacrifice – Santana
04. Bernadette – The Four Tops
05. (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden – Lynn Anderson
06. I Want to Take You Higher – Sly & The Family Stone
07. Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic – Isaac Hayes
08. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) – Marvin Gaye
09. Brother Louie – Stories
10. Hurdy Gurdy Man – Donovan
11. It’s Not for Me to Say – Johnny Mathis
12. Mary’s Blues – Johnn Coltrane
13. Solar – Miles Davis
14. Johnny Mann Singers – The Sound of the City
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To celebrate the release of Godzilla this weekend, Lakeshore Records has set loose this clip from Crank 2: High Voltage (rent it on iTunes) featuring Jason Statham as the biggest, baddest monster that ever lived: Chev Chelios. The Crank 2: High Voltage soundtrack is scored by Mike Patton, the lead singer of Faith No More and the founder and lead singer of experimental bands Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk, and Fantômas. Patton’s unique score captures the non-stop insanity of the film perfectly with its bursts of brutal sonic mayhem and odd glitchy sounds of broken toy instruments.
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Crank (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack): iTunes | Buy CD Crank 2: High Voltage Soundtrack: iTunes | Buy CD
In Crank 2: High Voltage, Chev Chelios clashes with a powerful Chinese mobster who has stolen his indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker. Chelios must give his artificial heart regular jolts of electricity in order to stay alive.
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Fame, the original 1980 film musical starring Debbie Allen, Gene Anthony Ray and Lee Curreri, portrayed the individual trials and tribulations of highly-gifted students who attended a performing arts high school in New York City. The film also spawned a long-running TV show (1982) and a stage musical. Lakeshore Records released a series of Fame soundtracks to the 2009 film remake (watch it on iTunes), which features a score album by Academy Award-nominated Composer Mark Isham (A River Runs Through It, Warrior), songs performed by Naturi Naughton (Lifetime’s The Client List) and a whole new generation of exceptionally talented performers.
Debbie Allen is the only cast member to appear in the original, TV and 2009 productions of Fame. The internal struggle to “make it” and fight through self doubt is as relevant now as it was back in 1980, and you’ll hear it in the music on Lakeshore Records‘ Fame albums.
Out now: download your copy of the new Lakeshore Records soundtrack, Gambit, from the movie starring Alan Rickman (Nobel Son), Colin Firth (Emperor) and Cameron Diaz (Focus Features 10: Sex Tape). Scored by Rolfe Kent (Reign Over Me) and original songs by Robby Armstrong, the album exudes class and a sense of upbeat comedic rhythm reminiscent of films from decades past. Is this a modern remake of the 1966 film by the same name? Watch Gambit (watch it on vudu) and decide for yourself. The music itself has a timeless quality that you will want to maintain on your regular playlist.
What happens when a high-level art collector (Colin Firth) decides to hire a rodeo queen (Cameron Diaz) to help rob his ridiculously wealthy and charming boss (Alan Rickman)?