Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1978 sci-fi adventure Return from Witch Mountain directed by John Hough and starring Bette Davis, Christopher Lee, Kim Richards and Ike Eisenmann. The album features the original music from the Walt Disney Pictures production composed by Lalo Schifrin (Mission: Impossible, Dirty Harry, Enter the Dragon, Rush Hour, Bullit). Visit the label’s official website for the full album details, to check out audio samples and to order the 2-CD set, which features the complete score on the first disc and an “album presentation” on the second disc.
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2020 ‘Best Original Score’ Oscar Predictions
Starting today, we are publishing our predictions in the Best Original Score category for the 92nd Academy Awards on the left side column of this page. The selection and ranking is based on our own experience of the scores in context of the movies, reactions of Academy music branch members and others in the film/music community, the level of awards campaigning, historical data and the response to the movies in other categories.
‘How To Train Your Dragon: Homecoming’ Soundtrack Details
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s holiday special How To Train Your Dragon: Homecoming. The album features the music from the animated short composed by Anthony Willis (One Last Night, Knack II) who has previously contributed additional music to the last two How to Train Your Dragon features scored by John Powell. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 3 and will be available to stream/download here. How To Train Your Dragon: Homecoming is directed by Tim Johnson and features the voices of Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson and Christopher Mintz-Plasse.
Nominations for 47th Annie Awards Announced
The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, has announced the nominations for the 47th Annual Annie Awards this morning. Here are the music-related nominees:
Music in an Animated Feature Production
- Gints Zilbalodis– AWAY – Dream Well Studios
- Christophe Beck, Frode Fjellheim, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez – Frozen 2 – Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Dan Levy – I Lost My Body – Xilam for Netflix
- Mark Ronson, Theodore Shapiro – Spies in Disguise – Blue Sky Studios
- Randy Newman – Toy Story 4 – Pixar Animation Studios
Soundtrack Album for Hallmark’s ‘A Christmas Love Story’ Released
Soundfile Records has released a soundtrack album for the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie A Christmas Love Story. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Baiardi (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills/New York, Jersey Shore, Teen Mom). Also included are the Christmas songs from the movie. The soundtrack is now available to stream and download on Amazon Music. A Christmas Love Story is directed by Eric Close and stars Kristin Chenoweth, Scott Wolf, Keith Robinson and Kevin Quinn. The movie revolves around a youth choir director who needs to write a big song for a Christmas Eve show but is distracted when a boy with a golden voice joins her choir.
Natalie Holt to Score Claudia Llosa’s ‘Fever Dream’ (‘Distancia de Regata’)
Natalie Holt (Journey’s End, The Honourable Woman, Knightfall, Beecham House, Three Girls) has been tapped to score the upcoming Netflix original movie Fever Dream (Distancia de Regata). The film is directed by Claudia Llosa (The Milk Of Sorrow, Aloft) and stars María Valverde and Dolores Fonzi. The drama is based on the novel of the same title by Samanta Schweblin and tells a story of broken souls, toxins, looming environmental and spiritual catastrophes, and the ties that bind a parent to a child.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 1, 2019)
Premiering on Wednesday, December 4 is the Fox comedy The Moodys developed by Bob Fisher, Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill based on the Australian TV series A Moody Christmas and starring Denis Leary, Elizabeth Perkins, Francois Arnaud, Chelsea Frei and Jay Baruchel. The show’s original music is composed by Lyle Workman (Superbad, The 40-Year Old Virgin, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Overboard, Good Boys). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series.
Premiering on Thursday, December 5 is the Netflix original series V Wars created by William Laurin & Glenn Davis based on the comics by Jonathan Maberry & Alan Robinson and starring Ian Somerhalder, Adrian Holmes, Jacky Lai, Peter Outerbridge, Kyle Harrison Breitkopf and Kimberly-Sue Murray. Andrew Lockington (San Andreas, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Rampage,) has composed the show’s themes and Michael White (Hevn) has composed the project’s score. Click here for more information about the series.
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘The War of the Worlds’ Released
Modus Recordings/RD Arts and Mammoth Screen have released a soundtrack album for the BBC mini-series The War of the Worlds. The album features selections of the original music from the 3-parter composed by Russ Davies. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The War of the Worlds is directed by Craig Viveiros, written by Peter Harness and stars Eleanor Tomlinson, Rafe Spall, Rupert Graves, Nicholas Le Prevost, Harry Melling, Jonathan Aris and Robert Carlyle. The sci-fi drama is based on H.G. Wells’ novel of the same title and follows a couple as they face the escalating terror of an alien invasion.
‘Wings Over Everest’ Soundtrack Released
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the Chinese action adventure Wings Over Everest. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kenji Kawai (Ghost in the Shell, Ip Man, Ring, Dark Water). The soundtrack is now available to stream and download on Amazon Music, where you can also check out audio samples. Wings Over Everest is written and directed by Fei Yu and stars Zhang Jingchu, Koji Yakusho and Austin Po-Hung Lin. The movie tells the story of a rescue team that must go after a crashed plane in the Himalayas to recover important CIA documents that could prevent a terrorist incident.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 29, 2019)
Two new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week:
Opening in most theaters is the murder mystery Knives Out written and directed by Rian Johnson and starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, Katherine Langford and Christopher Plummer. The film’s original music is composed by Nathan Johnson (Brick, The Brothers Bloom, Don Jon, Looper). Cut Narrative has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
Also opening nationwide is the drama Queen & Slim directed by Melina Matsoukas, written by Lena Waithe and starring Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith. Devonté Hynes (aka Blood Orange) (Palo Alto) has composed the film’s original score. Domino Recording Co. has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (click here for more information) and Motown Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie (click here for more details).