Sony Classical has announced The World of Hans Zimmer – Part II: A New Dimension. The sequel to 2019’s The World of Hans Zimmer – A Symphonic Celebration features seventeen more of the Academy Award-winning composer’s most successful soundtracks transformed into new orchestral suites. Highlights include a a new romantic suite from The Prince of Egypt, a “cello-concerto-like” version of Final Ascent from No Time to Die, a newly crafted suite of The Rock, and a tranquil rendition of A Time of Quiet Between the Storms from Dune Part Two. Among the featured soloists and collaborators are singers Lebo M, Lisa Gerrard, Nokukhanya Dlamini, Gan-ya Ben-gur Akselrod, musicians Pedro Eustache, Juan García-Herreros, Alexios Anest, Mariko Muranaka, Eliane Correa,Rusanda Panfili, Luis Ribeiro, Aleksandra Šuklar & Lucy Landymore who perform alongside the Odessa Orchestra & Friends & the Nairobi Chamber Choir, under the baton of conductor Gavin Greenaway. The album will be released digitally and physically (as a 2-CD set and a limited edition 3 x 180g vinyl) on January 31 and is now available for pre-order in all formats on Amazon. A first track (No Time To Die Suite: Part 1) is already available to stream/download now and can also be checked out after the jump.
Category: Film Music Albums
Elton John’s & Brandi Carlile’s Original Title Song from Disney+ Documentary ‘Elton John: Never Too Late’ Released
Mercury Records has released the original song Never Too Late from the Disney+ original documentary Elton John: Never Too Late. The track written and performed by Elton John & Brandi Carlile is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also check out the official music and lyric videos after the jump. Elton John: Never Too Late is directed by R.J. Cutler & David Furnish and follows the Grammy Award and Academy Award-winning artist as he looks back on his life and forward to a climactic farewell show at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium.
‘An Almost Christmas Story’ Soundtrack Single Released
Walt Disney Records has released a digital single featuring two original holiday songs from the Disney+ animated special An Almost Christmas Story. The soundtrack features the tracks It’s Christmas Today and The Spirit of Christmas written by the film’s composer Daniel Hart (Pete’s Dragon, The Green Knight, Interview with the Vampire, A Ghost Story) and performed by John C. Reilly (who stars as “The Folk Singer”) and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to both songs after the jump. An Almost Christmas Story is directed by David Lowery, written by Jack Thorne, produced by Alfonso Cuarón and also stars Cary Christopher, Estella Madrigal, Jim Gaffigan, Mamoudou Athie, Alex Ross Perry, Phil Rosenthal, Gianna Joseph and Natasha Lyonne.
First Song from Skydance Animation’s ‘Spellbound’ Released
Republic Records has released the first track from the soundtrack for Skydance Animation’s feature Spellbound. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is (the end credits version of) The Way It Was Before written by the film’s composer Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid), featuring lyrics by Glenn Slater and performed by Lauren Spencer Smith. Also listen to the track below and check back on this page for the details of the full soundtrack album. Spellbound is directed by Vicky Jenson and features the voices of Rachel Zegler, John Lithgow, Jenifer Lewis, Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, Nathan Lane and Tituss Burgess.
‘Maria’ Soundtrack Album Details
Warner Classics will release the official soundtrack album for the biographical drama Maria. The album features restored audio from soprano Maria Callas (played by Angelina Jolie in the film) performing extracts of nine operas that appear in the movie, as well as numbers from Medea, I Puritani, Anna Bolena and Otello. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 29 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD and vinyl edition is also in the works. A first track (Ave Maria) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out after the jump. Maria is directed by Pablo Larraín, written by Steven Knight and stars Angelina Jolie, Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Valeria Golino, Haluk Bilginer and Stephen Ashfield.
Soundtrack Album for Netflix Film ‘Joy’ Released
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the British Netflix original film Joy. The album features the period drama’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Steven Price (Gravity, Last Night in Soho, Fury, Our Planet, Suicide Squad, The World’s End, Baby Driver, The Aeronauts). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Dear Mr. Killian) after the jump. Joy is directed by Ben Taylor and stars Thomasin McKenzie, James Norton, Bill Nighy, Joanna Scanlan, Tanya Moodie, Charlie Murphy, Rish Shah and Ella Bruccoleri. The movie tells the true story of three pioneering British scientists in the ’60s and ’70s and their struggle to develop IVF – against all odds.
‘Red One’ Soundtrack Album Details
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the action adventure comedy Red One. The album features the film’s original music composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, X-Men: First Class, Big Hero 6, Wreck-It-Ralph, Kong: Skull Island, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Kingsman: The Secret Service). Also included is the original song Christmas Magic co-written (with Spencer Stewart) and performed by Laufey. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 15 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the song and Jackman’s title score track below and click here to check out the project’s music team credits. Red One is directed by Jake Kasdan and stars Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, Kiernan Shipka, Kristofer Hivju, Bonnie Hunt, Nick Kroll, Wesley Kimmel and J.K. Simmons.
‘Blade II’ Deluxe Edition Score Album to Be Released
Varese Sarabande will release a new soundtrack album for the 2002 superhero movie Blade II directed by Guillermo del Toro and starring Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman, Norman Reedus, Leonor Varela and Luke Goss. The Deluxe Edition soundtrack features the expanded original score from the film composed and conducted by Academy Award nominee Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, Scream, Logan, Ford v. Ferrari, The Wolverine, The Hurt Locker, A Quiet Place, World War Z), including around an hour of previously unreleased music. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 15 (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download) and a CD version will also be available to order on the label’s official website on the same day.
‘Blade’ Deluxe Edition Score Album to Be Released
Varese Sarabande will release a new soundtrack album for the 1998 superhero movie Blade directed by Stephen Norrington and starring Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, Donal Logue and N’Bushe Wright. The Deluxe Edition soundtrack features the expanded original score from the film composed by Academy Award nominee Mark Isham (A River Runs Through It, Crash, Miracle, Once Upon a Time, 42, The Accountant, The Black Dahlia, Nell), including around 40 minutes of previously unreleased music. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 15 (click here to stream/download). A CD version will also be available to order on the label’s official website tomorrow.
‘The Piano Lesson’ Soundtrack Album Details
Netflix Music will release the official soundtrack album for the streamer’s original film The Piano Lesson. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, The Queen, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Philomena, Godzilla). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 15 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. The Piano Lesson is directed by Malcolm Washington and stars Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler, Ray Fisher, Corey Hawkins, Michael Potts, Erykah Badu, Skylar Aleece Smith, Gail Bean and Jerrika Hinton. The drama based on August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same title by is set in 1936 Pittsburgh during the aftermath of the Great Depression and centers on the brewing battle over the fate of an heirloom piano that threatens to tear a family apart.