Columbia Records will release a soundtrack album for the biographical musical drama Better Man. The album features the songs from the film by Robbie Williams, including such hits as Angels, She’s the One & Let Me Entertain You (re-recorded and newly arranged for the movie), his cover of My Way & more. Also included is Williams’ original song Forbidden Road (co-written with Freddy Wexler & Sacha Skarbek and produced by Dan Romer & Wexler), which is already available to stream/download now. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 27 and on CD and cassette in early 2025. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version. Also check out the official lyric video for Forbidden Road after the jump. Better Man is directed by Michael Gracey and stars Williams himself, Jonno Davies, Steve Pemberton, Raechelle Banno, Damon Herriman, Alison Steadman, Kate Mulvaney, Tom Budge, Frazer Hadfield and Anthony Hayes.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘Maestra’ Soundtrack Album Released
Sony Music Entertainment UK has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Maestra. The album features the film’s original music composed by Anne Chmelewsky (Where Hands Touch, The Shepherd, Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, Only People). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first two tracks (Paris (Part I & II)) below. Maestra is directed by Maggie Contrerasa and follows an international group of women orchestra conductors as they prepare for La Maestra in Paris, the only competition in the world for female conductors.
‘Prodigies’ Soundtrack Released
Because Music has released a soundtrack album for the French drama Prodigies (Prodigieuses). The album features the film’s original score composed by Dan Levy (I Lost My Body, Breaking Point, Meanwhile on Earth, Vesper, Star Wars Visions: Sith, Empire of the Wolves, For My Country). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Concertante 3) below. Prodigies is co-written and directed by Frédéric Potier and Valentin Potier and stars Camille Razat, Mélanie Robert, Isabelle Carré and Franck Dubosc. The movie tells the true story of two twin sisters who are training to become piano soloists at a prestigious music university, when they discover they are suffering from an illness that causes them to lose the use of their hands.
‘Moana 2’ Deluxe Edition Soundtrack Album Details
Walt Disney Records will release a second soundtrack album for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ feature Moana 2. The album features all of the film’s original songs written by Abigail Barlow & Emily Bear (The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical), Opetaia Foa’i and Mark Mancina (Tarzan, Twister, Bad Boys, Speed, August Rush, Brother Bear). Also included is the movie’s original score composed by Mancina, as well as six instrumental versions of the songs. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 25. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album and also listen to the first score track below. The original album featuring the songs was released digitally and physically this past Friday. Moana 2 is directed by Dave Derrick Jr., co-directed by Jason Hand and stars Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Gerald Faitala Ramsey, Alan Tudyk, Hualālai Chung, Awhimai Fraser, Rose Matafeo, Awhimai Fraser, David Fane, Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda, Temuera Morrison and Nicole Scherzinger.
Jelly Roll’s Original Song ‘Run It’ from ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ Released
Republic Records has released the original song Run It from the action adventure comedy sequel Sonic the Hedgehog 3. The track is co-written (with OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder, French DJ David Guetta & Sean Cook) and performed by Jelly Roll and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the song after the jump. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is directed by Jeff Fowler and stars Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Idris Elba, Tika Sumpter, Keanu Reeves, Lee Majdoub, Krysten Ritter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally and Shemar Moore.
World Premiere Soundtrack Release for Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘What Have I Done to Deserve This?’ Announced
Quartet Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1984 Spanish comedy What Have I Done to Deserve This? (¿Qué he hecho YO para merecer esto!!) written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar and starring Carmen Maura, Luis Hostalot, Gonzalo Suárez, Ángel de Andrés López, Chus Lampreave, Kiti Manver, Juan Martínez and Verónica Forqué. The album features the film’s original music composed by Bernardo Bonezzi (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, No News from God, Nobody Will Speak of Us When We’re Dead). The soundtrack, which is being released to coincide with the movie’s 40th anniversary, is now available to order as a CD and vinyl edition on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Click here to order the CD version and click here to purchase the vinyl edition.
Original Song ‘Cool to Be Kind’ from ‘The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland’ Released
MovieScore Media has released the first song from the animated musical The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music is Cool to Be Kind written by the film’s composer Guy Chambers & Amy Wadge (lyrics) and performed by voice cast members Simone Ashley (who stars as Alice in Wonderland) & Emilia Clarke (as The Queen of Hearts). Also listen to the full track after the jump. The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland is directed by Peter Baynton, based on the bestselling book written by Carys Bexington and illustrated by Kate Hindley and also stars Gerard Butler.
‘Out of My Mind’ Soundtrack Album Details
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the Disney+ original movie Out of My Mind. The album features the film’s original score and four original songs composed by Grammy Award nominee Linda Perry (Luckiest Girl Alive, To Leslie, Kid 90, Punky Brewster, Citizen Penn). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 22 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer/songwriter’s opening credits track below. Out of My Mind is directed by Amber Sealey and stars Phoebe-Rae Taylor, Rosemarie DeWitt, Luke Kirby, Michael Chernus, Judith Light and Courtney Taylor. The coming-of-age drama is based on Sharon M. Draper’s bestselling novel of the same title and tells the story of a nonverbal wheelchair user with cerebral palsy as she is navigating sixth grade.
‘Spellbound’ Soundtrack Album Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for Skydance Animation’s Netflix original film Spellbound have been revealed. The album features the movie’s original songs written by Academy Award winner Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Enchanted, Aladdin), with lyrics by Glenn Slater (Tangled, Galavant, Home on the Range) and performed by voice cast members Rachel Zegler, John Lithgow, Jenifer Lewis, Nathan Lane, Tituss Burgess, Javier Bardem & Nicole Kidman. Also included are selections of Menken’s original score. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 22 by Republic Records (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download). A first track (The Way It Was Before performed by Lauren Spencer Smith) has already been released as a digital single last Friday. Listen to the first two songs and the first score suite below.
Omar Apollo’s Song ‘Te Maldigo’ Inspired by Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Queer’ Released
Warner Records has released the song Te Maldigo inspired by and written for Luca Guadagnino’s drama Queer. The track produced by the film’s composers Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Soul, Challengers, Watchmen, Gone Girl) and performed by Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter Omar Apollo (who also stars in the movie) is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also check out the official music video directed by Guadagnino after the jump. Queer is written by Justin Kuritzkes based on the novel by William S. Burroughs and also stars Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Lesley Manville, Henrique Zaga and Jason Schwartzman.