Sony Masterworks will release the official score album for the prequel The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee James Newton Howard (King Kong, The Sixth Sense, Signs, Maleficent, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Fugitive) who previously scored all four original The Hunger Games movies. Also included are three newly reimagined piano suites based on Howard’s past themes from the franchise performed by featured soloist Yuja Wang who also performs the piano on the new score. The soundtrack is set to be released digitally and as a 2-CD set on November 17. Click here to pre-order the digital version and visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version within the next few days.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 20, 2023)
Opening in theaters nationwide is the crime drama Killers of the Flower Moon co-written and directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow and Brendan Fraser. The film’s original music is composed by Robbie Robertson (The Color of Money, The Irishman) who also served as the project’s executive music producer. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music today. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Paramount Pictures release.
Opening in select theaters today is the comedy drama The Persian Version written and directed by Maryam Keshavarz and starring Layla Mohammadi, Niousha Noor, Kamand Shafieisabet, Bijan Daneshmand, Bella Warda and Chiara Stella. Rostam Batmanglij (Sound of My Voice, The OA) has composed the film’s original music. Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Sony Pictures Classics.
‘Alive’ Digital Soundtrack Album Released
Hollywood Records has released a digital version of the soundtrack album for the 1993 survival drama Alive directed by Frank Marshall and starring Ethan Hawke, Josh Hamilton, Bruce Ramsay, Vincent Spano, lleana Douglas, John Haymes Newton and Danny Nucci. The album features the film’s original music composed and produced by Academy Award nominee James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, The Sixth Sense, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, King Kong, Maleficent, The Fugitive). The label has previously released a CD (and cassette) version when the movie opened in theaters in 1993 and Intrada Records has released a 2-CD version featuring the composer’s expanded score in 2020.
James Newton Howard’s ‘Night After Night’ Album Announced
Sony Classical has announced the album Night After Night, an all-new recording of music for director M. Night Shyamalan’s most acclaimed films by Academy Award nominee and Emmy- & Grammy Award-winning composer James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, The Fugitive, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them). Titles featured on the record are The Sixth Sense (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Signs (2002), The Village (2004), Lady in the Water (2006), The Happening (2008), The Last Airbender (2010) and After Earth (2013). The album will be released digitally and physically on October 20,2023. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and vinyl edition and click here to stream/download the digital version. A first track (Morning from The Village) is already available to stream/download now and can also be checked out below.
Michael Dean Parsons Co-Scoring David Yates’ ‘Pain Hustlers’
Michael Dean Parsons (Sketchbook, Stan Lee, Only, Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi’s Return) has joined composer James Newton Howard to co-score the upcoming Netflix original film Pain Hustlers. The movie is directed by David Yates (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) and stars Emily Blunt, Chris Evans, Catherine O’Hara, Jay Duplass, Chloe Coleman, Brian d’Arcy James, Aubrey Dollar, Amit Shah, Willie Raysor and Andy Garcia. The crime drama revolves around a woman struggling to raise her daughter who becomes involved in a racketeering scheme after taking a job at a failing pharmaceutical start-up.
James Newton Howard’s Expanded ‘Peter Pan’ Score to Be Released
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 2003 fantasy adventure Peter Pan co-written and directed by P.J. Hogan and starring Jeremy Sumpter, Jason Isaacs, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Olivia Williams, Ludivine Sagnier, Richard Briers, Lynn Redgrave and Geoffrey Palmer. The album features the expanded original score from the film composed by Academy Award nominee James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, The Fugitive, The Sixth Sense, Michael Clayton, Signs, Maleficent), including over an hour of previously unreleased music. The 2-CD set is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples. Varese Sarabande has previously released the original 2003 soundtrack album.
Details for Disney+’s ‘Willow’ – Volume 2 (Episodes 4-6) Soundtrack Album Revealed
The details of the second soundtrack album for Lucasfilm’s Disney+ original series Willow have been revealed. The album features selections of the original music from from the fourth, fifth and sixth episode of the show composed by Xander Rodzinski (Dead for a Dollar, The Last Ice, Light & Magic). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, January 6 by Walt Disney Records and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. A first album featuring James Newton Howard’s score from the first three episodes has previously been released last month and a third soundtrack featuring Rodzinski’s music from Episodes 7-8 is expected to come out in a few weeks.
Details for Disney+’s ‘Willow’ – Volume 1 (Episodes 1-3) Soundtrack Album Revealed
The full details of the first soundtrack album for Lucasfilm’s Disney+ original series Willow have been revealed. The album features selections of the original music from the first three episodes composed by Academy Award nominee James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Maleficent, The Sixth Sense, The Fugitive, Signs). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 16 by Walt Disney Records and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. A second volume featuring Xander Rodzinski’s music from the rest of the season is expected to come out in the coming weeks. Willow is developed by Jonathan Kasdan based on Ron Howard’s 1988 movie of the same title and stars Warwick Davis, Ruby Cruz, Ellie Bamber, Tony Revolori, Erin Kellyman, Amar Chadha-Patel, Dempsey Bryk and Joanne Whalley.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 27, 2022)
Premiering on Wednesday, November 30, is the Disney+ original series Willow developed by Jonathan Kasdan & Wendy Mericle based on the 1988 feature and starring Warwick Davis, Ruby Cruz, Ellie Bamber, Erin Kellyman, Tony Revolori, Dempsey Bryk, Amar Chadha-Patel and Joanne Whalley. The show’s original music is composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, The Sixth Sense, King Kong, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) & Xander Rodzinski (Dead for a Dollar, Light & Magic). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the Lucasfilm production, which will be available to stream on Disney+.
Premiering on Thursday, December 1, is the HBO Max original movie A Hollywood Christmas directed by Alex Ranarivelo and starring Jessika Van, Josh Swickard, Missi Pyle and Anissa Borrego. Jamie Christopherson (A California Christmas, Running Wild, Perfect Harmony, Bennett’s War, American Wrestler: The Wizard, The Ride) has composed the film’s original music. The romantic comedy, which follows a young filmmaker in Hollywood who has made a name for herself directing Christmas movies and her relationship with a network executive, will be available to stream exclusively on HBO Max.
Soundtrack Album for Disney+’s ‘Light & Magic’ to Be Released
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for Lucasfilm’s Disney+ original docuseries Light & Magic. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, King Kong, The Sixth Sense, The Fugitive, Maleficent), as well as additional music tracks by Michael Dean Parsons, Xander Rodzinski & Tobin Pugash. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 26. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. Light & Magic is directed by Lawrence Kasdan and centers on Industrial Light & Magic, the special visual effects, animation and virtual production division of Lucasfilm.