SOURCE: KOCH Records

 

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - January 26, 2009) - KOCH Records is pleased to announce the soundtrack release of the 3-D stop-motion animated movie "Coraline" digitally on February 3rd, and in stores on February 24th, 2009. Focus Features will release the movie, from animation studio LAIKA, in theaters nationwide (in 3-D and regular [2-D] theaters) on February 6th.

Combining the visionary imaginations of two premier fantasists, director Henry Selick ("The Nightmare Before Christmas") and author Neil Gaiman ("Sandman"), "Coraline" is a wondrous and thrilling, fun and suspenseful adventure that honors and redefines two moviemaking traditions. It is a stop-motion animated feature -- and, as the first one to be conceived and photographed in stereoscopic 3-D, unlike anything moviegoers have ever experienced before.

Coraline Jones (voiced in the movie by Dakota Fanning) is a girl of 11 who is feisty, curious, and adventurous beyond her years. She and her parents (Teri Hatcher, John Hodgman) have just relocated from Michigan to Oregon. Missing her friends and finding her parents to be distracted by their work, Coraline tries to find some excitement in her new environment. Soon she uncovers a secret door in the house. Walking through the door and then venturing through an eerie passageway, she discovers an alternate version of her life and existence. On the surface, this parallel reality is similar to her real life -- only much better. The adults, including the solicitous Other Mother voiced by Teri Hatcher), seem much more welcoming to her. Coraline is more the center of attention there -- even from the mysterious Cat (Keith David). She begins to think that this Other World might be where she belongs. But when her wondrously off-kilter, fantastical visit turns dangerous and Other Mother schemes to keep her there, Coraline musters all of her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home -- and save her family.

The soundtrack, produced by and featuring award-winning French composer Bruno Coulais, sets the perfect tone for the suspenseful and wonderful world created in the movie, and features a new original song ("Other Father Song") by pop favorites They Might Be Giants.

Mr. Coulais has been honored three times with the César Award (France's equivalent of the Oscar), including for "Les Choristes," which also brought him an Academy Award nomination in the Best Original Song category.

He was also a BAFTA Award nominee for scoring "Les Choristes"; a César Award nominee for scoring "Crimson Rivers" and "Winged Migration"; and an Emmy Award nominee for scoring "Sometimes in April."

Mr. Coulais began his musical education on the violin and piano. He has also composed several operas, including for children. In 2005, he wrote and conducted his Stabat Mater in Saint Denis Cathedral with the participation of English musician Robert Wyatt.

Track listing:
1.  End credits
2.  Dreaming
3.  Installation
4.  Wybie
5.  Exploration
6.  Other Father Song
7.  The Supper
8.  Bobinsky
9.  Fantastic Garden
10. Coraline Fly
11. Trap For The Mice
12. Mice Circus
13. Dreams Are Dangerous
14. Sirens Of The Sea
15. In The Bed
16. Spink And Forcible
17. It Was Fantastic
18. Ghost Children
19. Let's Go
20. Playing Piano
21. Wybie That Talks
22. Cocobeetles
23. Alone
24. Dangerous Garden
25. Reunion
26. Coraline Despair
27. The Theater
28. The Famous Mister B
29. You Know I Love You
30. Mechanical Lullaby
31. The Hand
32. The Party