PAPRIKA
Paprika is a Japanese animated film, based on Yasutaka Tsutsui's 1993 novel about a female detective who investigates criminal cases by entering the dreams of her subjects. Susuma Hirasawa is one of Japan’s most cutting-edge electronic musicians. He intricately weaves electronic music and voice with organic instruments to create an orchestral experience unlike anything you’ve ever heard. To quote the New York Film Festival, "This delightful movie is bursting with ideas about Japanese repression, multiple identities, collective dreams and the dark side of the country's love of Cute."

PAN'S LABYRINTH
PAN'S LABYRINTH unfolds through the eyes of Ofelia, a dreamy little girl who is uprooted to a rural military outpost commanded by her new stepfather. Ofelia lives out her own dark fable as she confronts monsters both otherworldly and human. Spanish composer, Javier Navarrete brings the music of Pan's Labyrinth alive. It captures the fantastical mood of the film - a fairy tale fantasy for adults, set against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War - with all of the tension and imagination of this rich, layered film.

PRINCESS MONONOKE
Princess Mononoke’s music is a sweeping orchestral experience with brilliant arrangements and crystal clear sound quality, easily rivaling any film score on the market. Celebrated Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi wrote and performed all the music, including the “Princess Mononoke Theme Song” which features lyrics by Miyazaki, sung by Sasha Lazard.

PRINCESS MONONOKE: SYMPHONIC SUITE
At the end of 1999, Producer and Composer Joe Hisaishi brought you the amazingly beautiful score and soundtrack to the successful Japanese anime film Princess Mononoke. Now he has gracefully re-created 8 of those original pieces with the complimentary sounds of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra on a "Symphonic Suite" version of Princess Mononoke. Each movement has been brilliantly conducted and orchestrated with Hisaishi himself playing piano alongside the orchestra.

THE QUEEN
The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public's demand for an overt display of mourning. The film and soundtrack feature "Libera Me" by Verdi from Princess Diana's funeral. The score is composed by renowned Alexandre Desplat, multi-Golden Globe nominated composer of over 50 critically acclaimed films.

RENDITION
Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep, Peter Sarsgaard and Alan Arkin star in Rendition, a thriller from director Gavin Hood (Tsotsi). Mark Kilian and Paul Hepker lend their breathtaking score to Gavin Hood’s film in an integral way similiar to their work on his Academy Award®-winning film, Tsotsi. Their mixing of traditional orchestral composition, beautiful vocal phrasing and contemporary techniques create a unique musical experience.

RESCUE DAWN
Werner Herzog's Rescue Dawn recounts the true story of German-born Dieter Dengler (Christian Bale), who dreamed of flying. After making his way to the United States, he joined the Navy during the Vietnam War and became a pilot. He was shot down over Laos and captured, but eventually organized a daring escape with a small band of captives. In describing the music to the film, Variety states, "[A]part from Klaus Badelt's keening original score, featuring mournful cellos and piano tones, music used includes Wagnerian opera and other classical compositions."

RIDING GIANTS
Milan Records is proud to announce the Riding Giants soundtrack to Stacy Peralta's new surfing documentary, Riding Giants. The film honors the history of big wave surfing, tracing its origin back over 1,500 years to the present day, celebrating the legends that defined the culture and transformed their own subculture into an international sport. The soundtrack compiles surf, rock, electronic, old hawaiian and electronic music from this exciting film.

THE SHIPPING NEWS
The Shipping News was directed by Lasse Hallstrom and stars Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore, Cate Blanchett, and Judi Dench. The soundtrack features a score by Christopher Young, who was nominated for a Golden Globe for his efforts.

THE SOUND OF RIO: BRASILEIRINHO
Just as with Moro no Brasil, released earlier in 2006, The Sound of Rio: Brasileirinho deserves a soundtrack as well. This fabulous look at Brazil's best kept secret genre, CHORO, has gone relatively unnoticed. The soundtrack captures the best moments, in full-length songs to bring them out of their film roots and assemble them into a meaningful Choro compilation album. This includes a feature on the established Trio Madeira Brasil, comprised of Ronaldo do Bandolim, Marcello Gonçalves and Zé Paulo Becker, and much more.

SPIRITED AWAY
This international animated blockbuster is scored by renowned composer Joe Hisaishi who, in his two-decade composing career, has produced orchestral music, electronic music, a prodigious amount of piano work and rock and pop. His score for Spirited Away is as beautiful as the film's animation.

STARGATE SG1
The soundtrack features a score by Joel Goldsmith with original music by David Arnold’s original score. The two different composers’ material is woven together to create a diverse but suprisingly coherent mixture of influences and writing style to complement this sci-fi television program.

STONED
Stoned chronicles the life and suspicious death of Rolling Stones original guitarist and co-founder Brian Jones (Gregory), who was found at the bottom of his swimming pool weeks after being let go from the band. Packed with sex, drugs and rock and roll, the film explores the wild and wicked world of Brian Jones.

The soundtrack does the same: including ’60s-fueled rock and roll, new renditions of rock classics and David Arnold’s eclectic score, songs from the hit British band, The Band of Bees (aka The Bees), and Kula Shaker’s version of Dylan’s “Ballad of a Thin Man.” Stoned creates a musical journey through one of the most infamous rock and roll deaths of all time.

RICHARD GALLIANO: TANGARIA SOUNDTRACK
The soundtrack to Tangaria Quartet captures every moment of every song in the film in high quality audio recording format. A perfect compliment to the film! Richard Galliano: Tangaria Quartet was recorded live during Jazz In Marciac on August 6, 2006. Tangaria features the music of its world-renowned members – Richard Galliano, Alexis Cardenas, Philippe Aerts, and Rafaël Mejias, as well as their special guest, Hamilton de Holanda on mandolin.

THE TRUMAN SHOW
The use of music in this film is as unusual as the concept of the movie itself.

TSOTSI
Tsotsi is a gritty and moving portrait of an angry young man living in a state of urban deprivation. Set amidst the Johannesburg township of Soweto, Tsotsi traces six days in the life of a young gang leader who ends up caring for a baby accidentally kidnapped during a car jacking. This dramatic event will drive Tsotsi into an unexpected relationship with this baby where he will discover the true meaning of adulthood, love and life. Winner of the Audience Award at the Los Angeles AFI Film Festival, the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival and The Standard Life Audience Award at the Edinburgh Film Festival. The soundtrack features several tracks by South African Kwaito (South Africa's hip-hop) legend, Zola (who also acts in the film as the gangster Fela), including his most acclaimed hits Mdlwembe, It’s Your Life, Bhambatha as well as other Kwaito/hip-hop musicians. Tsotsi also features a beautiful and atmospheric score composed by Paul Hepker and Mark Kilian.

U-CARMEN EKHAYELITSHA
Canada release only.

Georges Bizet's Carmen first premièred in Paris on March 3, 1875 and has since become one of the most popular operas in the world. Originally based on Prosper Merimee's novella and adapted into a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halevy, Carmen was set in a poor area of Seville and tells a visceral tale of love, jealousy, revenge, desire and madness. Carmen deals with the bleaker side of human nature, all the while celebrating its invincible spirit. U-Carmen eKhayelitsha is set in present day Khayelitsha, one of South Africa's largest townships just outside Cape Town.

The cast members of the film are all from South Africa's ensemble lyric theatre company Dimpho Di Kopane (DDK). Dimpho Di Kopane is a lyric theatre company consisting of forty fantastically talented South African actors and singers. Their collaborative efforts resulted in a screenplay which manages to remain remarkably faithful to the original plot and presents an authentic slice of township life in South Africa. The soundtrack is a beautiful, moving operatic musical filled with triumph, meaning and a South African character all its own.

THE USUAL SUSPECTS - SILVER SCREEN EDITION
At times tender, sometimes brutally riveting, this dynamic score alone demonstrates composer John Ottman's ability to delve into a variety of musical styles and bizarre orchestral techniques, while at the same time carving out a definite signature of his own. With themes and motifs stunningly strong, yet often delicate in their suggestions, John Ottman has created a musical world for The Usual Suspects, and a symphonic adventure that stands on its own. Exclusive interview with John Ottman - discussing Usual Suspects, his role as film score editor and composer and his perspective on the film music industry.

THE WORLD'S FASTEST INDIAN
The title of The World’s Fastest Indian refers to the classic Indian Scout motorcycle that was the prized possession of New Zealander Burt Munro, played by Sir Anthony Hopkins. All his life, he dreamed of reaching a goal that seemed impossible and sublimely innocent: to be the fastest man on earth. The riveting Sir Anthony Hopkins stars as the famous speed king in this celebration of a singular obsession with motorcycle racing and a boundless lust for life. Scored by composer J. Peter Robinson (A Man Apart, Godzilla, Highlander, Wes Craven’s New Nightmare and Cocktail). With a 61-piece orchestra in front of him, Robinson scored a variety of cues, from a soft tender moment featuring pianist Mike Lang and violinist Bruce Dukov, to a tense action cue integrating a bit of electronic percussion that underscored a dramatic race sequence.

HANS ZIMMER - THE BRITISH YEARS
Academy Award Winner Hans Zimmer is a pioneer in the use of digital synthesizers, advanced computer technology, electronic keyboards and their successful integration with the traditional orchestra in music for film and television. In the 1970's, Zimmer began composing jingles for "Air Edel Associates" and teamed up with Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes as "The Buggles"

to produce the worldwide hit, Video Killed the Radio Star and subsequent album The Age of Plastic. By 1980, Zimmer was pioneering the use of computers live on stage while working with the group Ultravox. In the early 1980’s, Zimmer began working with the film composer Stanley Myers. Realizing the importance of incorporating the two musical forms, electronic and classical, they went on to compose the music for the box office hits My Beautiful Launderette (Best Picture - Evening Standard Awards) and A World Apart. Based on a true story, this film was not just a coming of age for the voice of the struggle, but a musical turning point in Zimmer's career.

Disc #1: The British Years - Contains music from his period with Stanley Myers in London: Feat. Music from Burning Secret, My Beautiful Laundrette and A World Apart