Craig Armstrong’s ‘In Time’ Soundtrack Arrives 10/25; Hear Some Of John Williams’ ‘Tintin’ Score

Details of two soundtracks coming at you in a second. The first is “In Time,” the sci-fi picture directed by “Gattaca” filmmaker Andrew Niccol. Starring Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy, Alex Pettyfer and Olivia Wilde. The cast is solid, but by the looks of various trailers, the jury is still out. Yes, Niccol engendered almost endless amounts of goodwill for the sci-fi pic “Gattaca,” but that was more than 10 years ago. “S1m0ne” was ungood to say the least, and “Lord of War” was… well, there.

At this point, “In Time” should be the make or break picture for the director. Shot by Roger Deakins, the technical department of this film also has composer Craig Armstrong going for it — known for his collaborations with U2, Madonna, Luciano Pavarotti, Massive Attack, and scores for “Romeo + Juliet,” “Moulin Rouge!” and “Ray.” His score work is generally romantic, dramatic and passionate, so here’s to hoping. The soundtrack arrives to iTunes on October 25. The film lands three days later on October 28.

The latter soundtrack belongs to the great John Williams. He’s written the score to Steven Spielberg‘s motion-capture foray, “The Adventures of Tintin.” It features the voice and motion-capture work of Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and many more. Williams is far more choosy with his work these days, but always makes time for Spielberg (he’s also written the score to “War Horse” and is penning the music for “Lincoln“). This writer cannot remember the last score that Williams did that moved him aside from moments of “Munich,” but who really cares, the composer has written enough iconic works that he will forever be remembered as one of the all-time movie score authors of all time. Samples from ‘Tintin’ can be heard below and tracklists for both discs are below the jump.

Craig Armstrong score to “In Time”
01. In Time Main Theme
02. Lost Century
03. Dawn in Dayton
04. The Cost Of Living
05. Mother Times Out
06. Zones of Time
07. Welcome to New Greenwich
08. Waking Up in Time
09. An Hour Ahead
10. Ocean
11. Abduction
12. Whatever We Have To
13. Mother’s Dress
14. Clock Watching
15. Sylvia Shoots
16. Backseat Love
17. Giving It Away
18. Rooftop Chase
19. You Saved My Life
20. Surrender
21. To Be Immortal
22. Leaving the Zone
23. In Time Choral Theme
24. There’s Still Time
25. In Time Main Theme (Orchestral)
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John Williams score to “The Adventures of Tintin”
1. The Adventures of Tintin
2. Snowy’s Theme
3. The Secret of the Scrolls
4. Introducing the Thompsons and Snowy’s Chase
5. Marlinspike Hall
6. Escape from the Karaboudjan
7. Sir Francis and the Unicorn
8. Captain Haddock Takes the Oars
9. Red Rackham’s Curse and the Treasure
10. Capturing Mr. Silk
11. The Flight to Bagghar
12. The Milanese Nightingale
13. Presenting Bianca Castafiore
14. The Pursuit of the Falcon
15. The Captain’s Counsel
16. The Clash of the Cranes
17. The Return to Marlinspike Hall and Finale
18. The Adventure Continues
Will be available as early as late October in certain territories. The film arrives Stateside on December 21 and will hit screens in the U.K. and Europe on October 26. [via FMR/listen to some of the score here].