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ANCHOR BAY FILMS

“HappyThankYouMorePlease”
Release date: March 4
Composer: Jaymay
Music supervisor: Andrew Gowan

“Kill the Irishman”
Composer: Patrick Cassidy
Release date: March 11
Music supervisor: John Bissell

B.D. FOX INDEPENDENT

“Down for Life”
Release date: Jan. 14
Composers: Vito A. Colapietro II, Neely Dinkins Jr.
Music supervisor: Paul Stewart

CBS FILMS

“The Mechanic”
Release date: Jan. 28
Composer: Mark Isham
Music supervisor: Selena Arizanovic

“Beastly”
Release date: March 18
Composer: Marcelo Zarvos
Music supervisor: Linda Cohen

COLUMBIA PICTURES

“The Green Hornet”
Release date: Jan. 14
Composer: James Newton Howard

“Just Go With It”
Release date: Feb. 11
Composer: Rupert Gregson-Williams

“Battle: Los Angeles”
Release date: March 3
Composer: Brian Tyler

“Soul Surfer”
Release date: April 15

“Born to Be a Star”
Release date: 4/22/11
Composer: Waddy Wachtel

DISNEY

“Gnomeo & Juliet”
Release date: Feb. 11
Composers: James Newton Howard, Chris Bacon
Music supervisors: Kaylin Frank, Matt Walker, Chris Montan

Related

“I Am Number Four” (DreamWorks Pictures/Touchstone Pictures)
Release date: 2/18/11
Composer: Trevor Rabin

“Mars Needs Moms”
Release date: March 11
Composer: John Powell

“African Cats: Kingdom of Courage” (DisneyNature)
Release date: April 22
Composer: Nick Hooper

“Prom”
Release date: April 29
Director: Joe Nussbaum
Composer: Deborah Lurie
Music supervisor: Jojo Villanueva

FOCUS FEATURES

“The Eagle”
Release date: Feb. 11
Music supervisor: Atli Örvarsson

“Jane Eyre”
Release date: March 11
Composer: Dario Marianelli

“Hanna”
Release date: April 8
Music supervisor: The Chemical Brothers

FOX SEARCHLIGHT

“Cedar Rapids”
Release date: Feb. 11
Composer: Christophe Beck
Music supervisor: Margaret Yen

“Win Win”
Release date: March 25
Composer: Lyle Workman
Music supervisor: Mary Ramos

FREESTYLE

“The Heart Specialist”
Release date: Jan. 14
Composers: Tree Adams, Chtristopher Faizi

“Frankie & Alice”
Release date: Feb. 4
Composer: Andrew Lockington
Music supervisor: Natasha Humphrey

“Waiting For Forever”
Release date: 2/4/11
Composer: Nick Urata
Music supervisor: Vicki Hiatt

IFC FILMS

“Kaboom”
Release date: 1/28/11
Composers: Robin Guthrie, Vivek Maddala
Music supervisor: Tiffany Anders

“Super”
Release date: April 1
Composer: Tyler Bates
Music supervisor: Liz Gallacher

“The Princess of Montpesier”
Release date: 4/8/11
Composer: Philippe Sarde

IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT

“Every Day”
Release date: Jan. 14
Music supervisor: Albert Thrower

LIONSGATE

“The Lincoln Lawyer”
Release date: March 18, 2011
Composer: Cliff Martinez
Music supervisors: Brian McNelis, Eric Craig

“Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family”
Release date: April 22
Composer: Aaron Zigman
Music supervisor: Joel C. High

MAGNOLIA (MAGNET RELEASING)

“Ong Bak 3”
Release date: 1/7/11
Composer: Terdsak Janpan

“Vanishing on 7th Street”
Release date: Feb. 18
Composer: Lucas Vidal
Music supervisor: Liz Gallacher

“I Saw the Devil”
Release date: March 4
Composer: MOWG
Music supervisor: MOWG

“Black Death”
Release date: March 11
Composer: Christian Henson
Music supervisor: Alison Wright

“Rubber”
Release date: April 1
Composers: Gaspard Augé, Mr. Oizo

“Ceremony”
Release date: April 8
Composer: Eric D. Johnson
Music supervisor: Howard Paar

“13 Assassins”
Release date: April 29
Composer: Kôji Endô

NEW FILMS CINEMA

“Burning Palms”
Release date: Jan. 14
Composer: Matthew Margeson
Music supervisor: Jeffrey Weber

NEW MARKET FILMS

“The Way Back”
Release date: Jan. 21
Composer: Burkhard von Dallwitz

OSCILLOSCOPE PICTURES

“Meek’s Cutoff”
Release date: April 8
Composer: Jeff Grace

PARAMOUNT

“No Strings Attached”
Release date: Jan. 21
Composer: John Debney

“Justin Bieber: Never Say Never”
Release date: Feb. 11
Composer: Debbie Lurie

“Rango”
Release date: March 4
Composer: Hans Zimmer

RELATIVITY

“Season of the Witch”
Release date: Jan. 7
Composer: Atli Orvarsson

“Take Me Home Tonight”
Release date: March 4
Composer: Trevor Horn
Music supervisor: Kathy Nelson

“Limitless”
Release date: March 18
Composer: Paul Leonard Morgan
Music supervisors: Season Kent, Happy Walters

SCREEN GEMS

“The Roommate”
Release date: Feb. 4
Composer: John Frizzell
Music supervisor: Michael Friedman

SUMMIT

“Drive Angry 3D”
Release date: Feb. 25
Composer: Michael Wandmacher
Music supervisor: Selena Arizanovic

“Source Code”
Release date: April 15
Composer: Chris Bacon

“The Beaver”
Release date: March 23
Composer: Marcelo Zarvos
Music supervisor: Jim Black

20TH CENTURY FOX

“Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son”
Release date: Feb. 18
Composer: David Newman
Music supervisors: Dave Jordan, Jojo Villanueva

“Diary Of A Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules”
Release date: March 25
Composer: Ed Shearmur
Music supervisor: Julia Michels

“Rio”
Release date: April 8
Composer: John Powell

“Water For Elephants”
Release date: April 15
Composer: James Newton Howard
Music supervisor: Alex Patsavas

“What’s Your Number?”
Release date: April 29
Composer: Aaron Zigman
Music supervisor: Julia Michels

UNIVERSAL

“The Dilemma”
Release date: Jan. 14
Composer: Hans Zimmer
Music supervisor: Alexandra Patsavas

“Sanctum”
Release date: Feb. 4
Composer: David Hirschfelder

“The Adjustment Bureau”
Release date: March 4
Composer: Thomas Newman

“Paul”
Release date: March 18
Composer: David Arnold
Music supervisor: Nick Angel
“HOP”
Release date: April 1
Composer: Chris Lennertz
Music supervisor: Julianne Jordan

“Your Highness”
Release date: April 8
Composer: Steve Jablonsky

“Fast Five”
Release date: April 29
Composer: Brian Tyler

WARNER BROS.

“The Rite”
Release date: Jan. 28
Composer: Alex Heffes

“Hall Pass”
Release date: Feb. 25
Music supervisors: Tom Wolfe, Manish Raval

“Arthur”
Release date: April 8
Composer: Theodore Shapiro

“Sucker Punch”
Release date: March 25
Composers: Marius DeVries, Tyler Bates

“Unknown”
Release date: Feb. 18
Composers: John Ottman, Alexander Rudd

THE WEINSTEIN CO.

“Blue Valentine”
Release date: Jan. 17
Composer: Grizzly Bear
Music supervisor: Joe Rudge

“Shelter”
Release date: Feb. 25
Composer: John Frizzell

“Miral”
Release date: March 25
Music supervisor: Julian Schnabel

“Scream 4”
Release date: March 15
Composer: Marco Beltrami

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