Pawn Sacrifice

James Newton Howard's score digitally available on 09/112015

Lakeshore Records will release the PAWN SACRIFICE – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack digitally on September 11, 2015. The album features original music by James Newton Howard (NIGHTCRAWLER, MALEFICENT).

In a gripping true story set during the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire. Also starring Liev Schreiber and Peter Sarsgaard, PAWN SACRIFICE chronicles Fischer's terrifying struggles with genius and madness, and the rise and fall of a kid from Brooklyn who captured the imagination of the world.

James Newton Howard is one of the most versatile and respected composers currently working in films. To date, Howard has received eight Oscar® nominations, including six for Best Original Score for his work on DEFIANCE, MICHAEL CLAYTON, THE VILLAGE, THE FUGITIVE, THE PRINCE OF TIDES, and MY BEST FRIEND’S WEDDING. He was also nominated for Best Original Song for the films JUNIOR and ONE FINE DAY.

Howard, who has been honored with ASCAP’s prestigious Henry Mancini Award for Lifetime Achievement, now has more than 120 films to his credit. Among them MALEFICENT, THE HUNGER GAMES, THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE and MOCKINGJAY PART 1, SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN, THE BOURNE LEGACY, SALT, GNOMEO & JULIET, THE GREEN HORNET, and HILDAGO, among others.

Howard’s upcoming projects include THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 2 and CONCUSSION. The total playtime of this release will be 23 minutes.

Track list

1. There's Usually One Right Move 3:10
2. Forfeit 4:38
3. Bobby Plays Boris 1:06
4. Bobby Wins 5:46
5. Bobby Plays Carmine 1:58
6. Ping Pong 3:36
7. Boris Spassky 1:52
8. Reading About Spassky 1:30