Walt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for the movie musical Mary Poppins Returns. Marc Shaiman (A Few Good Men, Misery, The American President, Sister Act) & Scott Wittman (Hairspray) have composed the film’s original songs and Shaiman also wrote the original score. The soundtrack will be released on December 7, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Mary Poppins Returns is directed by Rob Marshall and stars Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Colin Firth, Meryl Streep, Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, Joel Dawson, Angela Lansbury and Dick Van Dyke.
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Expanded ‘Batteries Not Included’ Soundtrack Announced
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1987 sci-fi family movie Batteries Not Included directed by Matthew Robbins, produced by Steven Spielberg and starring Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Frank McRae and Elizabeth Peña. The 2-CD set features the complete original score from the Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment production composed and conducted by Academy Award winner James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, The Amazing Spider-Man), as well as the content of the original 1987 soundtrack album.
‘Venom’ Soundtrack Details
The track list of the soundtrack album for the superhero movie Venom has been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ludwig Goransson (Black Panther, Creed, Fruitvale Station, Community, Death Wish). The soundtrack is expected to be released digitally on October 5, 2018 by Sony Classical. A physical version will also be released overseas later in October and will be available for pre-order on Amazon within the next few days. Venom is directed by Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland) and stars Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze and Reid Scott.
John Debney Scoring Todd Strauss-Schulson’s ‘Isn’t It Romantic’
John Debney has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming romantic comedy Isn’t It Romantic. The film is directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson (A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, The Final Girls) and stars Rebel Wilson, Liam Hemsworth, Adam Devine, Priyanka Chopra and Betty Gilpin. The centers on a cynical woman who discovers that her life has become a romantic comedy, and she goes from sidekick to center stage.
Soundtrack Album for Hallmark Channel’s ‘It’s Christmas, Eve’ to Be Released
EverLe Records will release a soundtrack album for the upcoming Hallmark Channel original movie It’s Christmas, Eve. The album features the original songs from the movie performed by LeAnne Rimes who also stars in the film. Also included is a suite from the film’s original score composed by Michael Richard Plowman (Age of Heroes, A Lonely Place to Die). The soundtrack will be released physically and digitally on October 12, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. It’s Christmas, Eve is directed by Tibor Takács and stars Rimes, alongside Tyler Hynes. The movie centers on a a gifted musician and superintendent who meets a handsome music teacher.
Lesley Barber to Score ‘Adventures of a Mathematician’
Lesley Barber is attached to score the upcoming biographical drama Adventures of a Mathematician. The film is written and directed by Thorsten Klein (Lost Place) and stars Philippe Tlokinski, Esther Garrel, Sam Keeley and Joel Basman. The movie tells the story of legendary Polish-American scientist Stanislaw Ulam, whose work contributed to the development of the hydrogen bomb as well as computers.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 16, 2018)
Premiering tonight is the Starz docu-series Warriors of Liberty City executive produced by LeBron James & Maverick Carter about Liberty City – a crime-ridden neighborhood in Miami that is arguably the NFL’s largest, most successful football factory. The show’s original music is composed by Kris Bowers (Green Book, Dear White People, For the People, Monsters and Men). Visit the official show website for more information about the 6-part series, which will air Sunday nights on Starz.
Premiering on Tuesday, September 18, is the Facebook Watch original series Sorry for Your Loss created by Kit Steinkellner and starring Elizabeth Olsen, Kelly Marie Tran, Janet McTeer, Jovan Adepo and Mamoudou Athie. Keegan DeWitt (Hearts Beat Loud, I’ll See You in My Dreams, The Hero, Queen of Earth) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the comedy drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Facebook Watch.
‘The Song of Sway Lake’ Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the romantic drama The Song of Sway Lake. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ethan Gold. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 21, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version is set to come out a few weeks later and is available for pre-order here. The Song of Sway Lake is directed by Ari Gold and stars Rory Culkin, Robert Sheehan, Isabelle McNally, Mary Beth Peil, Elizabeth Pena and Jack Falahee. The movie follows a young man whose plot to steal a valuable jazz record from his grandmother’s lake house is derailed when his accomplice falls for the matriarch.
‘Warning Shot’ Soundtrack Released
14th Street Music has released a soundtrack album for the indie drama Warning Shot. The album features the film’s original music composed by Max Aruj (The Abandoned) & Steffen Thum (iBoy). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Warning Shot is directed Dustin Fairbanks and stars David Spade, Tammy Blanchard, Bruce Dern, James Earl Jones, Guillermo Diaz, Onata Aprile, Frank Whaley and Dwight Henry. The movie follows a single mom who inherits a farmhouse from her grandfather, when a family business rival sends armed men to take the water rights to the farm’s creek by force.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 14, 2018)
Four new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi action thriller The Predator directed by Shane Black and starring Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Munn, Sterling K. Brown and Yvonne Strahovski. The film’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Wreck-It-Ralph, X-Men: First Class). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack EP featuring three tracks from the composer’s score today and will release a full soundtrack album later this month. Click here for more information.
Also opening wide is the thriller A Simple Favor directed by Paul Feig and starring Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Linda Cardellini, Jean Smart and Rupert Friend. Theodore Shapiro (The Devil Wears Prada, Marley & Me, Tropic Thunder, Ghostbusters, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details.