The Grammy Award-winning R&B group Boyz II Men has recorded an original song for the Amazon holiday special The Snowy Day. The track has been released as digital single and is available to download on Amazon. The Snowy Day based on the best-selling children’s book by Ezra Jack Keats is directed by Jamie Badminton & Rufus Blacklock and features the voices of Donielle Hansley, Laurence Fishburne (who is also producing the project), Regina King and Angela Bassett. The animated special follows a boy who goes on a magical, snowy walk to his Nana’s house to bring home their Christmas Eve dinner.
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Soundtrack for ‘Ronaldo’ Documentary to Be Released
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Ronaldo. The album features the film’s original music composed by Walter Mair (Blood Orange, Cuffs, Glue). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 25 and is now available for pre-order on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio samples. Ronaldo is directed by Anthony Wonke (The Tower: A Tale of Two Cities and follows a year in the life of Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo. Asif Kapadia (Amy, Senna) serves as an executive producer on the project.
Jeff Russo to Score Jon Avnet’s ‘The Three Christs of Ypsilanti’
Jeff Russo has been tapped to score the upcoming drama The Three Christs of Ypsilanti. The film is directed by Jon Avnet (Fried Green Tomatoes, Up Close & Personal, The War) and stars Richard Gere, Walton Goggins, Peter Dinklage, Julianna Margulies and Bradley Whitford. The movie revolves around a doctor who is treating three paranoid schizophrenic patients at the Ypsilanti State Hospital in Michigan, each of whom believe they are Jesus Christ. Avnet also co-wrote the screenplay with Eric Nazarian based on the biographical novel by Milton Rokeach. The director is also producing the project for his Brooklyn Films company, alongside Aaron Stern, Molly Hassell (Edmond, Jackie & Ryan), Arianne Fraser and Delphine Perrier.
‘Assassin’s Creed’ Movie Soundtrack Details
Verve and Decca Classics will release a soundtrack album for the film adaptation of the video game series Assassin’s Creed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jed Kurzel (Macbeth, The Snowtown Murders, The Babadook, Slow West). Also included is a new track by 3D & Young Fathers. The soundtrack will be released on December 23, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Assassin’s Creed is directed by Justin Kurzel and stars Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Michael K. Williams, Ariane Labed, Jeremy Irons and Brendan Gleeson. The movie centers on Callum Lynch as he explores the memories of his ancestor and gains the skills of a Master Assassin.
‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’ Soundtrack Detail
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi action sequel Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. The album features the film’s original music composed by Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Halt and Catch Fire, Death Race, Fear the Walking Dead). The soundtrack will be released on January 27, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter is film is written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and stars Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Iain Glen, Shawn Roberts, Ruby Rose, Eoin Macken, William Levy, Fraser James and Rola. The movie follows Alice as she returns to Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse.
Benjamin Wallfisch to Score ‘Annabelle 2’
Benjamin Wallfisch is reteaming with director David F. Sandberg on the upcoming supernatural thriller Annabelle 2. The film stars Stephanie Sigman, Talitha Bateman, Lulu Wilson, Philippa Anne Coulthard, Grace Fulton, Lou Lou Safran, Samara Lee, Tayler Buck, Anthony LaPaglia and Miranda Otto. The movie follows a dollmaker and his wife who welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the dollmaker’s possessed creation, Annabelle. Gary Dauberman wrote the screenplay. Peter Safran (The Conjuring, Buried) and James Wan (Furious 7, Saw, Insidious) are producing the sequel.
‘Distance Between Dreams’ Soundtrack Announced
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for Red Bull Media House’s Distance Between Dreams. The album features the original music from the company’s second feature in The Unridables franchise composed by Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL) (Mad Max: Fury Road, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Divergent, 300: Rise of an Empire, Black Mass). The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 2, 2016 and on vinyl in early 2017. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album. Distance Between Dreams follows iconic surfer Ian Walsh, as he sets mind and body in motion to redefine the upper limits of what’s considered ‘rideable.’
‘Passengers’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for the sci-fi romance Passengers have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo, Skyfall, The Green Mile, Wall-E). The soundtrack will be released on December 16, 2016 by Sony Classical and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Passengers is directed by Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game) and stars Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen, Aurora Perrineau and Laurence Fishburne. The movie is set on a spacecraft in the future traveling to a colony planet. When it has a malfunction in its sleep chambers, two passengers are awakened 90 years early.
Clint Mansell’s Music from ‘Black Mirror’ Episode ‘San Junipero’ to Be Released
Lakeshore Records will release the soundtrack for the Black Mirror episode San Junipero. The album features the episode’s original music composed by Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, The Fountain, The Wrestler, Noah). The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 2, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. San Junipero is directed by Owen Harris, written by Charlie Brooker and stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mackenzie Davis and Denise Burse. The episode takes place in a seaside town in 1987 and follows a shy young woman and an outgoing party girl who strike up a powerful bond that seems to defy the laws of space and time. The third season of Black Mirror is now available to stream on Netflix.
Music Credits Revealed for Martin Scorsese’s ‘Silence’
Paramount Pictures has revealed the music credits for Martin Scorsese’s historical drama Silence today. Kim Allen Kluge and Kathryne Kluge have composed the film’s original score. Robbie Robertson serves as the movie’s executive music producer. He previously had the same role on several of the director’s features, including The Wolf of Wall Street, Gangs of New York and King of Comedy. Music supervisors are Randall Poster (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Hangover) who previously worked on Scorsese’s The Aviator, Hugo, The Wolf of Wall Street and Boardwalk Empire and John Schaefer. Silence starring Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Tadanobu Asano, Ciarán Hinds and Liam Neeson is set in the 17th century and centers on two Jesuit priests who face violence and persecution when they travel to Japan to locate their mentor and propagate Christianity.