New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Continuing his quest to unite the world through beautiful music, the global cello sensation HAUSER now turns his attention to the greatest melodies ever written for classic films with his forthcoming Sony Music Masterworks album, CINEMA.
For the new album, HAUSER chose 25 unforgettable melodies across the decades and reimagined them with his signature sound into sumptuous arrangements of classic film themes, which he recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Robert Ziegler. Songs range from the epic "Tara" theme from Gone with the Wind (1939) to Billie Eilish's Oscar-winning song "What Was I Made For" from Barbie (2023).
Set for release on September 12 and available to preorder and presave now, the CD version of CINEMA will highlight 20 tracks, while the digital version will feature all 25 tracks.
"James Bond is my favorite character from the movies," notes HAUSER. Thus, alongside today's album announcement, he is excited to share his recording of "Writing's on the Wall," the Oscar-winning Sam Smith song from the 2012 James Bond film Spectre, as the first single off Cinema - watch below the music video:
In further news, today HAUSER kicks off his second solo North American tour, THE REBEL IS BACK! at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, FL. Additional stops along the tour include Radio City Music Hall in New York City on June 24, The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on May 25, Budweiser Stage in Toronto on June 17, and Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on May 30, to name a few. Please visit HAUSERofficial.com/tour for ticketing information.
The cellist's enthusiasm for big, romantic melodies inspires each selection on the new album. In addition to "Writing's on the Wall," CINEMA rediscovers a rarely heard Bond song from On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) - "We Have All the Time in the World."
Other iconic themes that are in everyone's listening experience appear on CINEMA—from golden-age Hollywood classics A Summer Place and An Affair to Remember, as well as Lalo Schifrin's pulsating Mission Impossible theme. The album also includes memorable romantic themes from Somewhere in Time and Out of Africa by one of HAUSER's favorite composers, John Barry, as well as Amélieand The Last of the Mohicans.
In addition to the more recent Sam Smith and Billie Eilish songs, HAUSER performs two romantic hit songs from musicals in instrumental arrangements - "The Music of the Night" from The Phantom of the Opera and "Stranger in Paradise" from Kismet.
Less well-known may be CINEMA's unforgettable melodies - from great Oscar-winning European film composers Nino Rota ("A Time for Us" from Romeo and Juliet); Ennio Morricone ("Chi mai" from Maddalena and "Le vent, le cri" from The Professional); Francis Lai ("Concerto pour la fin d'un amour" from Love Is a Funny Thing); Luis Bacalov ("Mi manchiari" from Il Postino); and Vangelis ("Conquest of Paradise" from 1492: Conquest of Paradise and "La petite fille de mer" from L'Apocalypse des Animaux).
As half of the globally acclaimed duo 2CELLOS, HAUSER recorded a popular album of dynamic film and TV themes entitled Score, but CINEMA - his first solo effort in this repertoire - is a very different album. "This is a more personal album," HAUSER says, "because it includes some of my favorites and music I've discovered, in putting together the album. Some of these pieces I would call 'hidden jewels,' that people may not be aware of. But I'm sure once the fans hear them on CINEMA, they will become favorites for them too."
HAUSER - CINEMA
RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 12, 2025
TRACKLISTING:
DIGITAL ALBUM:
Writing's On The Wall (from "Spectre")
Concerto pour la fin d'un amour
A Time for Us (Love Theme from "Romeo and Juliet")
Mission: Impossible
Comptine d'un autre été, l'après-midi (from "Amélie")
Le vent, le cri
Stranger in Paradise
Lujon
Tara's Theme (from "Gone with the Wind")
Somewhere in Time
The Music of the Night
Theme from "A Summer Place"
If You Are My Love
Chi Mai
Mi mancherai
Promentory (from "The Last of the Mohicans")
The Ludlows (from "Legends of the Fall")
Amore mio aiutami
An Affair to Remember
What Was I Made For? (from "Barbie")
Marion's Theme (from "Raiders of the Lost Ark")
We Have All The Time In The World
Main Title (I Had A Farm in Africa)
La petite fille de la mer
Conquest of Paradise
CD ALBUM:
Writing's On The Wall (from "Spectre")
Concerto pour la fin d'un amour
A Time for Us (Love Theme from "Romeo and Juliet")
Mission: Impossible
Comptine d'un autre été, l'après-midi (from "Amélie")
Le vent, le cri
Stranger in Paradise
Lujon
Tara's Theme (from "Gone with the Wind")
Somewhere in Time
The Music of the Night
Theme from "A Summer Place"
If You Are My Love
Chi Mai
Mi mancherai
Promentory (from "The Last of the Mohicans")
Amore mio aiutami
What Was I Made For? (from "Barbie")
La petite fille de la mer
Conquest of Paradise
HAUSER NORTH AMERICAN 2025 TOUR DATES:
Thu, May 15 - Hollywood, FL - Hard Rock Live
Fri, May 16 - Estero, FL - Hertz Arena
Sat, May 17 - Clearwater, FL - The BayCare Sound
Sun, May 18 - St. Augustine, FL - The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre
Tue, May 20 - Sugar Land, TX - Smart Financial Centre
Wed, May 21 - Irving, TX - The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
Thu, May 22 - San Antonio, TX - Majestic Theatre
Sat, May 24 - Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Financial Theatre
Sun, May 25 - Las Vegas, NV - The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
Tue, May 27 - Highland, CA - Yaamava Theater
Thu, May 29 - San Diego, CA - The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
Fri, May 30 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
Sat, May 31 - Lincoln, CA - Thunder Valley Casino
Sun, Jun 1 - San Jose, CA - San Jose Civic
Tue, Jun 3 - Portland, OR - Moda Center
Wed, Jun 4 - Vancouver, BC - Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
Thu, Jun 5 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
Sat, Jun 7 - Salt Lake City, UT - Sandy Amphitheater
Sun, Jun 8 - Colorado Springs, CO - Pikes Peak Center
Tue, Jun 10 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
Thu, Jun 12 - St. Louis, MO - Saint Louis Music Park
Fri, Jun 13 - Nashville, TN - Ascend Amphitheater
Sat, Jun 14 - Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavilion at Riverbend
Sun, Jun 15 - Rochester Hills, MI - Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
Tue, Jun 17 - Toronto, ON - Budweiser Stage
Wed, Jun 18 - Montreal, QC - Place Bell
Fri, Jun 20 - Boston, MA - MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Sat, Jun 21 - Mashantucket, CT - Foxwoods Casino
Sun, Jun 22 - Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center for the Performing Arts
Tue, Jun 24 - New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall
Wed, Jun 25 - Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap - Filene Center
Fri, Jun 27 - Raleigh, NC - Red Hat Amphitheater
Sat, Jun 28 - Charlotte, NC - Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
Sun, Jun 29 - Atlanta, GA - Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
