Hollywood Records has released the first track from the soundtrack for Marvel’s Netflix original series Luke Cage. The song, entitled Bulletproof Love by Adrian Yoynge and A Tribe Called Quest’s Ali Shaheed Muhammad (feat. Method Man) is now available to download on Amazon. A full soundtrack album for the show will be released on October 7, 2016. Check back on this page next week for the full details. Luke Cage developed by Cheo Hodari Coker based on the Marvel Comics character and starring Mike Colter, Mahershala Ali, Alfre Woodard, Simone Missick, Theo Rossi, Frank Whaley and Sônia Braga just premiered today.
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‘Arrow’ Season 4 Soundtrack Released
WaterTower Music has released a new soundtrack album for the CW drama Arrow. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s fourth season composed by Blake Neely (The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Blindspot, Everwood, The Pacific). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The label has previously released soundtrack albums for the show’s first, second and third season. A physical version will be released on October 11 by La-La Land Records. Arrow based on the DC Comics series starring Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy, David Ramsey and Willa Holland will return for its fifth season next Wednesday, October 5.
‘The Birth of a Nation’ Soundtrack Details
Atlantic Records has released a soundtrack album for Nate Parker’s historical drama The Birth of a Nation. The album features songs inspired by the film by artists including Nas, Gucci Mane & Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, Trey Songz, Lecreae & Leon Bridges, Vic Mensa, Ne-Yo, Sir the Baptist & more. The soundtrack is now available digitally on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Birth of a Nation is directed by Nate Parker who also stars in the film alongside Armie Hammer, Mark Boone Jr., Colman Domingo, Aunjanue Ellis, Dwight Henry, Aja Naomi King, Esther Scott, Roger Guenveur Smith, Gabrielle Union, Penelope Ann Miller and Jackie Earle Haley. The movie tells the true story of Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher whose financially strained owner accepts an offer to use his preaching to subdue unruly slaves and devises a plan to lead his people to freedom.
‘The Disappointments Room’ Soundtrack Released
Relativity Music Group has released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller The Disappointments Room. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Fast & Furious, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Now You See Me, Eagle Eye). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Disappointments Room is directed by D.J. Caruso and stars Kate Beckinsale, Gerald McRaney, Lucas Till, Mel Raido, Michaela Conlin and Michael Landes. The movie follows a couple who move from Brooklyn to a once-grand southern mansion with their five-year-old son looking for a fresh start and discover a secret room hidden within the attic.
‘American Honey’ Soundtrack Announced
Universal Music has announced a soundtrack album for Andrea Arnold’s drama American Honey. The album features the songs from the film by artists including E-40, Rae Sremmurd, Lapsley, MadeinTYO, Sam Hunt, Mazzy Star, Lady Antebellum & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 30 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. American Honey is written and directed by Arnold and stars Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf and Riley Keough. The movie follows an adolescent girl from a troubled home who runs away with a traveling sales crew who drive across the American Midwest selling subscriptions door to door and soon gets into the group’s lifestyle of hard-partying nights, law-bending days, and young love.
‘Star Wars Rebels’ Season 2 Soundtrack Details
Walt Disney Records will release a second soundtrack album for the Lucasfilm Animation series Star Wars Rebels. The album features selections of the music from the show’s second season composed by Kevin Kiner (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, CSI: Miami, Hell on Wheels, Jane the Virgin, Making a Murderer). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 30 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s music from the first season a few weeks ago. Star Wars Rebels executive produced by Simon Kinberg, Dave Filoni & Greg Weisman and featuring the voice talent of Freddie Prinze, Jr., Taylor Gray, Steve Blum, Tiya Sircar and Vanessa Marshall just returned for its third season last week on Disney XD.
‘A Street Cat Named Bob’ Soundtrack Details
Sony Music will release a soundtrack album for the Britsh comedy A Street Cat Named Bob. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee David Hirschfelder (Elizabeth, Shine, Australia, The Railway Man, The Water Diviner). Also included are the original songs from the movie written by Charlie Fink (best known for fronting the indie band Noah and the Whale) and performed by lead actor Luke Treadaway. The soundtrack will be released overseas on October 28, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A Street Cat Named Bob is directed by Roger Spottiswoode (Tomorrow Never Dies) and stars Treadaway, Ruta Gedmintas, Joanne Froggatt and Anthony Head.
Hans Zimmer to Score DreamWorks Animation’s ‘The Boss Baby’
Hans Zimmer has signed on to score DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming feature The Boss Baby. The film is directed by Tom McGrath and features the voices of Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Jimmy Kimmel and Lisa Kudrow. The movie is based on the book by Marla Frazee and follows a suit-wearing briefcase-carrying baby who pairs up with his seven-year old brother to stop the dastardly plot of the CEO of Puppy Co. Michael McCullers (Austin Powers) has written the screenplay. Ramsey Naito is producing the project.
‘Arrival’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi drama Arrival have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed and produced by Johann Johannsson (The Theory of Everything, Sicario, Prisoners) who worked with several singers and vocal ensembles and combined both classical and avant-garde elements in his compositions for the project. Among those appearing are the Theatre of Voices, conducted by Paul Hillier, and artists such as Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe and Hildur Guonadottir. Also included is Max Richter’s piece On the Nature of Daylight, as featured at the beginning and end of the movie. The soundtrack will be released on November 11, 2016 by Deutsche Grammophon and is now available for pre-order on Amazon.
Atli Orvarsson to Score NBC’s ‘Chicago Justice’
Atli Orvarsson has been tapped to score the upcoming NBC drama Chicago Justice. The latest spin-off in the network’s Chicago franchise is created by Dick Wolf (Law & Order) and stars Philip Winchester, Carl Weathers, Nazneen Contractor, Joelle Carter and Ryan-James Hatanaka. The show follows the State’s Attorney’s dedicated team of prosecutors and investigators who navigate heated city politics and controversy head-on while fearlessly pursuing justice. Wolf is also executive producing the Universal Television production with Peter Jankowski (Law & Order: SVU), Matt Olmstead (Prison Break), Derek Haas & Michael Brandt (3:10 to Yuma, Wanted) and Arthur Forney.