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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 6, 2020)

March 6, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 1 comment

Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the animated feature Onward directed by Dan Scanlon and starring Chris Pratt, Tom Holland, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Octavia Spencer. The film’s original score is composed by Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Capote, Little Miss Sunshine) and Jeff Danna (The Good Dinosaur, The Addams Family, Storks). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as an original song co-written and performed by Brandi Carlile. Check out our previous previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Pixar Animation Studios production.

Also opening wide is the drama The Way Back directed by Gavin O’Connor and starring Ben Affleck, Al Madrigal, Michaela Watkins, Janina Gavankar and Glynn Turman. Rob Simonsen (Love, Simon, Nerve, Foxcatcher, The Upside, (500) Days of Summer, The Spectacular Now) has composed the film’s original music. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.

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‘Escape from Pretoria’ Soundtrack Details

March 6, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: David Hirschfelder, Escape from Pretoria, Francis Annan, score, Soundtrack

Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album for the dramatic thriller Escape from Pretoria. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee David Hirschfelder (Shine, Elizabeth, Australia, The Railway Man, Legends of the Guardians). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Escape from Pretoria is co-written and directed by Francis Annan and stars Daniel Radcliffe, Daniel Webber, Ian Hart, Mark Leonard Winter and Nathan Page. The movie tells the true story of freedom fighters Tim Jenkin & Stephen Lee, who were jailed in 1978 for being involved in covert anti-apartheid operations, as they attempt to break out from a maximum security South African jail.

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Rob Simonsen Scoring Jason Reitman’s ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’

March 6, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 1 comment

Tags: Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Jason Reitman, Rob Simonsen

Rob Simonsen (Love, Simon, Nerve, Foxcatcher, The Upside, (500) Days of Summer, The Spectacular Now) is currently scoring the upcoming supernatural comedy sequel Ghostbusters: Afterlife. The film is directed by Jason Reitman (Juno, Up in the Air) and stars Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace and Paul Rudd. The movie follows a single mom and her two kids as they arrive in a small town and begin to discover their connection to the original ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind. Reitman also co-wrote the screenplay with Gil Kenan (Monster House, City of Ember). Ivan Reitman (Stripes, Kindergarten Cop, Dave) who directed the 1984 original Ghostbusters (scored by Elmer Bernstein) is producing the project.

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Christina Aguilera’s Original Song ‘Loyal Brave True’ from ‘Mulan’ Released

March 6, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 1 comment

Tags: Billy Crabtree, Christina Aguilera, Harry Gregson-Williams, Jamie Hartman, Mulan, Niki Caro, Rosi Golan

Walt Disney Records has released the original song Loyal Brave True from the live-action film adaptation of Mulan. The song is performed by Christina Aguilera, written by Jamie Hartman, the film’s composer Harry Gregson-Williams, Rosi Golan and Billy Crabtree, and produced by Hartman. The track is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Listen to the full track after the jump. Aguilera has also recorded a new version of Reflections (originally written by David Zippel & Matthew Wilder for Disney’s 1998 animated feature), which is produced by Gregson-Williams who incorporated both songs into his underscore. The full soundtrack album featuring the songs and the movie’s original score composed and conducted by Gregson-Williams will be released on March 25. Check back on this page for the full album details.

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‘The Roads Not Taken’ Soundtrack Details

March 6, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Sally Potter, score, Soundtrack, The Roads Not Taken

Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the drama The Roads Not Taken. The album features the film’s original music composed by the movie’s director Sally Potter (Orlando, The Tango Lesson ,Yes). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, March 13 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version is also in the works. The Roads Not Taken is written and directed by Potter and stars Javier Bardem, Elle Fanning, Branka Katić, Milena Tscharntke, Laura Linney and Salma Hayek. The movie follows a day in the life of Leo and his daughter, Molly as she grapples with the challenges of her father’s chaotic mind.

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‘Over Water’ Season 2 Soundtrack Released

March 6, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Over Water, Raf Keunen, score, Soundtrack

VRT MZK has released a new soundtrack album for the Flemish TV series Over Water. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Raf Keunen (Bullhead, Racer and the Jailbird, Just a Sigh). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. A soundtrack featuring Daniel Hart’s score from the first season of the show has previously been released last year. Over Water is written by Tom Lenaerts & Paul Baeten Gronda and stars Tom Dewispelaere, Tom Van Dyck, Natali Broods, Ruth Becquart, Kevin Janssens and Jeroen Perceval.

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‘I Still Believe’ Soundtrack Details

March 5, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 3 comments

Tags: Andrew Erwin, I Still Believe, John Debney, Jon Erwin, Soundtrack

Capitol Records will release the official soundtrack album for the faith-based drama I Still Believe. The album features five songs performed by lead actor KJ Apa, including versions of Jeremy Camp hits I Still Believe and This Man and a duet with JJ Heller of Find Me In The River, the new song I Can’t Save Myself by Adrienne Camp, as well as Jeremy Camp’s updated versions of I Still Believe and Walk By Faith. Also included are five tracks from the movie’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, The Jungle Book, Elf, Iron Man 2, Bruce Almighty). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 6 and will be available to stream/download here. I Still Believe is directed by Jon & Andrew Erwin and also stars Britt Robertson, Shania Twain and Gary Sinise.

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‘The Burnt Orange Heresy’ Soundtrack Album Announced

March 5, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 1 comment

Tags: Craig Armstrong, Giuseppe Capotondi, score, Soundtrack, The Burnt Orange Heresy

Varese Sarabande & Music.Film Recordings will release a soundtrack album for the thriller The Burnt Orange Heresy. The album features the film’s original music composed by Craig Armstrong (Moulin Rouge!, Romeo + Juliet, The Great Gatsby, The Incredible Hulk, The Bone Collector). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 6 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon. The Burnt Orange Heresy is directed by Giuseppe Capotondi and stars Claes Bang, Elizabeth Debicki, Donald Sutherland and Mick Jagger. The movie is based on Charles Willeford’s noir novel and follows an ambitious art critic who steals a rare painting and becomes consumed by his own greed as the operation spins out of control.

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‘Run This Town’ Score Album to Be Released

March 5, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Ricky Tollman, Run This Town, score, Soundtrack

Linear Labs will release a soundtrack album for the drama Run This Town. The album features the film’s original score composed by Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Adrian Younge (Luke Cage, Black Dynamite). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 6 and will be available to stream/download here. Run This Town is written and directed by Ricky Tollman and stars Ben Platt, Mena Massoud, Nina Dobrev, Scott Speedman, Jennifer Ehle and Damian Lewis. The movie revolves around a young journalist and a young political aide who become entangled in a larger-than-life political scandal as they struggle to navigate adult life.

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‘My Spy’ Soundtrack Details

March 5, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Dominic Lewis, My Spy, Peter Segal, score, Soundtrack

Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the action comedy My Spy. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dominic Lewis (The Man in the High Castle, Peter Rabbit, Money Monster, Free Birds, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween) . The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 6 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon. My Spy is directed by Peter Segal and stars Dave Bautista, Kristen Schaal, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Chloe Coleman and Ken Jeong. The movie follows a hardened CIA operative who has been demoted and finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, where he has been sent undercover begrudgingly to surveil her family.

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