Columbia Records Announces the Release of 'August Rush - Music From The Motion Picture' Featuring Tracks By Chris Botti & Paula Cole, John Legend, John Ondrasik, Kaki King, Jonathan Rhys Meyers & More

Columbia Records Announces the Release of 'August Rush - Music From The Motion Picture' Featuring Tracks By Chris Botti & Paula Cole, John Legend, John Ondrasik, Kaki King, Jonathan Rhys Meyers & More

Soundtrack Album Available Now

Warner Bros. Pictures Film, "August Rush," - An Incredible Journey Moving At The Speed Of Sound - Opens Nationwide Friday, November 21

NEW YORK, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Records has just released "August Rush - Music From The Motion Picture," the soundtrack album from the widely-anticipated Warner Bros. Pictures film. "August Rush - Music From The Motion Picture" is available online and in stores now.

"August Rush - Music From The Motion Picture" is a showcase of sounds from the music-driven drama starring Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, and Jonathan Rhys Meyers with Terrence Howard and Robin Williams. The soundtrack album includes original tracks by John Legend ("Someday"), John Ondrasik ("King of the Earth") and female guitar virtuoso Kaki King ("Bari Improv," "Ritual Dance"); covers by Chris Botti & Paula Cole (Billie Holiday's "God Bless The Child"), Leon Thomas III (Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba"), and Jonathan Rhys Meyers (pieces based on works by Johann Sebastian Bach and Sir Edward Elgar as well as Van Morrison's "Moondance," also covered by Chris Botti on the album); and selections from the film's musical score composed by Mark Mancina.

"August Rush," in theaters November 21, tells the story of a charismatic young Irish guitarist (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) and a sheltered young cellist (Keri Russell) who have a chance encounter one magical night above New York's Washington Square but are torn apart, leaving in their wake an infant, August, orphaned by circumstance. Now performing on the streets of New York and cared for by a mysterious stranger (Robin Williams), August (Freddie Highmore) uses his remarkable musical talent to seek the parents from whom he was separated at birth. The film, which also stars Terrence Howard, is directed by Kirsten Sheridan and produced by Richard Barton Lewis from a screenplay by Nick Castle and James V. Hart, story by Paul Castro and Nick Castle.

   "August Rush - Music From The Motion Picture"    Tracklisting    1. Main Title - Mark Mancina   2. Bach/Break - Steve Erdody and Jonathan Rhys Meyers   3. Moondance featuring Jonathan Rhys Meyers   4. This Time - Jonathan Rhys Meyers   5. Bari Improv - Kaki King   6. Ritual Dance - Kaki King   7. Raise It Up - Jamia Simone Nash and Impact Repertory Theater   8. Dueling Guitars - Heitor Pereira and Doug Smith   9. Elgar/Something Inside - Steve Erdody and Jonathan Rhys Meyers   10. August's Rhapsody featuring Freddie Highmore - Mark Mancina   11. Someday - John Legend   12. King of the Earth - John Ondrasik   13. God Bless the Child - Chris Botti and Paula Cole   14. La Bamba - Leon Thomas III   15. Moondance - Chris Botti (Hidden Track)    augustrushmovie.warnerbros.com   columbiarecords.com  

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