Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Mexican Netflix original film Pedro Páramo. The album features the movie’s original score composed by Academy Award winner Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel, The Last of Us, The Motorcycle Diaries, The Book of Life, August: Osage County). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. Pedro Páramo marks the directorial debut of Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto and stars Manuel García-Rulfo, Tenoch Huerta, Ilse Salas, Roberto Sosa, Mayra Batalla, Noé Hernández, Dolores Heredia, Héctor Kotsifakis, Giovanna Zacarías and Yoshira Escárrega. The drama is based on Juan Rulfo’s landmark novel and tells of a man as he searches for his father in a town doomed by violence and the fury of a frustrated love.
Category: Film Music Albums
’37’ Soundtrack Album Details
22D Music will release a soundtrack album for the French psychological thriller 37 (37: L’ombre et la proi). The album features the film’s original music composed by Andrea Boccadoro(Violation, The Legionnaire, After the Fire, Astrologaster). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 20. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album and also listen to the composer’s main titles track below. 37 is co-written and directed by Arthur Môlard and stars Guillaume Pottier, Melodie Simina, Ary Gabison, Agnès Sourdillon, Arnaud Churin, Christophe Vandevelde, Sandra Macedo and Lisa Perrio. The movie centers a diabolical game that unfolds when a truck driver picks up a mysterious young woman.
‘Say a Little Prayer’ Soundtrack Released
Susan DiBona & Salvatore Sangiovanni have released a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy Say a Little Prayer. The album features the composers’ original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to DiBona’s & Sangiovanni’s first track (The Friendship and the Love) after the jump. Say a Little Prayer is directed by Patrick Perez Vidauri and stars Luis Fonsi (in his acting debut), Vivian Lamolli, Angelica Maria, Vannessa Vasquez and Jackie Cruz. The movie (executive produced by Edward James Olmos) follows three best friends who recite an ancient prayer to the patron saint of all things lost to find their true loves, unleashing an unexpected turn of events that will put their friendship to the test.
‘Never Look Away’ Soundtrack Album Released
Heard & Seen has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Never Look Away. The album features the film’s original music composed by Karl Sölve Steven (Come to Daddy, Bookworm, The Justice of Bunny King, The Girl on the Bridge, Uproar, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a #@%!) and Jason Smith (The Nuclear Comeback). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to the composers’ first track (Stormchasing) below. Never Look Away is directed by actress Lucy Lawless and centers on New Zealand–born groundbreaking CNN camerawoman Margaret Moth who risks it all to show the reality of war from inside the conflict, staring down danger and confronting those who perpetuate it.
‘John Williams: In Concert’ Album Announced
Deutsche Grammophon has announced John Williams: In Concert, a unique collection of the label’s recordings with the Hollywood icon. The album brings together performances of film music from the Berliner Philharmoniker, Saito Kinen Orchestra and Wiener Philharmoniker, as well as the world premiere recording of Williams’s Second Violin Concerto, with soloist Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The record is being released as a 7-LP vinyl (180-gram) boxset in butterfly fan packaging and is now available to order on Amazon. In addition, the label has also announced a 12-inch picture disc vinyl, cut in the shape of the iconic Darth Vader’s helmet, featuring four different recordings of John Williams’ Imperial March from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, including the premiere release of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s version of the track, which is also available as a digital single in most international markets.
‘Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale’ Soundtrack Album Released
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Indian Netflix original documentary Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale. The album features the film’s original music composed by Prashanth Techno (Story of Things). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the first score track (Childhood) and the song Lady Superstar by the composer & Navz-47 (previously released as a digital single) below. Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale is directed by Amith Krishnan and follows celebrated actor Nayanthara as she looks back on her journey towards love and superstardom amidst personal struggles and triumphs.
Delara’s Original Song ‘Siste Dans’ from Netflix Film ‘The Snow Sister’ Released
GR OW Records has released the original song Siste Dans from the Norwegian Netflix original film The Snow Sister (Snøsøsteren). The track co-written (with Thomas Kogshavn, Synne Vo, Jane Kelly & Sindre Hotvedt) and performed by Norwegian-Iranian singer and songwriter Delara is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full track after the jump. The Snow Sister is directed by Cecilie Mosli and stars Mudit Gupta, Celina Meyer Hovland, Jan Sælid, Ole Steinkjer Øyen, Samsaya, Gunnar Eiriksson and Advika.
‘Alter Weisser Mann’ Soundtrack Released
Amboss Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the German comedy Alter Weisser Mann. The album features the film’s original music composed by Segun Akinola (Doctor Who, Girl You Know It’s True, Murder Is Easy, 9/11: Inside the President’s War Room, Stephen, The Last Tree). Also included is the original song Weekendfeeling by Die Fantastischen Vier. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also check out the music video for the song and listen to Akinola’s score title track below. Alter Weisser Mann is directed by Simon Verhoeven and stars Jan Josef Liefers, Nadja Uhl, Michael Maertens, Friedrich von Thun, Meltem Kaptan, Yun Huang, Elyas M’Barek, Denise M’Baye, Momo Beier and Juri Sam Winkler. The movie follows an old white man trying who has to show his “wokest” side at work in order to finally get a long-awaited promotion, but when he invites his superiors to a private dinner at his home, his family’s politically correct façade quickly begins to crumble.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 15, 2024)
Opening in theaters nationwide is the action fantasy comedy Red One directed by Jake Kasdan and starring Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, J.K. Simmons, Kiernan Shipka, Bonnie Hunt, Kristofer Hivju, Nick Kroll and Wesley Kimmel. The film’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Wreck-It-Ralph, Kong: Skull Island, Big Hero 6, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Captain Phillips). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today, as well as an original song by Laufey today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Amazon MGM Studios production.
Opening in select theaters today before coming out on VOD next Friday, November 22, is the documentary The World According to Allee Willis directed by Alexis Spraic about the songwriter/artist and her struggle with not fitting established gender and sexual norms. Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The Royal Tenenbaums, The LEGO Movie, The Croods: A New Age, 21/22 Jump Street, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival and is being distributed by Magnolia Pictures.
Paris Paloma’s Original Song ‘The Rider’ from ‘The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’ Released
WaterTower Music has released the original end credits song The Rider from the anime feature The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. The track written by Phoebe Gittins (who co-wrote the film’s screenplay with Arty Papageorgiou and Jeffrey Addiss & Will Matthews) & composer David Long and performed by English folk-pop artist Paris Paloma is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also check out the official music video below and check back on this page of the details of the full soundtrack album featuring the movie’s original score composed by Stephen Gallagher (to be released next month).