Never Fade Records has released a soundtrack album for the animated feature The Amazing Maurice. The album features the film’s original score composed by Tom Howe (Ted Lasso, Early Man, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, The People We Hate at the Wedding). Also included are two songs by Gabrielle Aplin. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The Amazing Maurice is directed by Toby Genkel, co-directed by Florian Westermann and features the voices of Hugh Laurie, Emilia Clarke, Himesh Patel, Gemma Arterton, David Tennant, Joe Sugg, Hugh Bonneville and Ariyon Bakare. The movie revolves around a streetwise ginger cat who comes up with a money-making scam by befriending a group of self-taught talking rats.
Category: Film Music Albums
First Track from Paramount+’s ‘1923’ Soundtrack Released
Sony Classical has released the first track from the soundtrack for the Paramount+ original series 1923. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is the show’s main theme, 1923 Opus, composed by Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious, Crazy Rich Asians, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man 3). Also listen to the full track after the jump. A first soundtrack album featuring selections of Tyler’s and Breton Vivian’s score from the period drama’s first season is expected to be announced soon. 1923 is created by Taylor Sheridan and stars Helen Mirren, Harrison Ford, Darren Mann, Marley Shelton, Michelle Randolph, James Badge Dale, Aminah Nieves, Brian Geraghty and Jerome Flynn.
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ (Expanded) Score Album Details
Disney Music has announced the details of the second soundtrack album for James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water. The album features the film’s original score composed by Simon Franglen (Pandora: The World of Avatar, The Magnificent Seven, Peppermint), including eleven additional score cues not included on the official soundtrack album, which is being released today. Also included is the Zoe Saldana-performed original song The Songcord. The soundtrack will be released digitally next Tuesday, December 20 by Hollywood Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Avatar: The Way of Water co-written and directed by Cameron and starring Sam Worthington, Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet and Sigourney Weaver is opening in theaters nationwide this weekend.
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Soundtrack Album Details
The details of the soundtrack album for James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Simon Franglen (The Magnificent Seven, Pandora: The World of Avatar, Peppermint, Notre-Dame on Fire). Also included are the original songs Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength) co-written and performed by The Weeknd and The Songcord written by Franglen and performed by Zoe Saldaña. The soundtrack is being released today (a day earlier than originally announced) and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. A CD version is currently scheduled to be released on January 20 and a vinyl edition will be released in April (visit Amazon to pre-order). An expanded score release is also expected. Listen to both songs and several score cues below.
‘The Pale Blue Eye’ Soundtrack Album Details
Netflix Music will release the official soundtrack album for the gothic thriller The Pale Blue Eye. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings, The Silence of the Lambs, The Hobbit, Hugo, The Aviator, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Departed). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 16 (click here to stream/download). The Pale Blue Eye is directed by Scott Cooper and stars Christian Bale, Harry Melling, Lucy Boynton, Gillian Anderson, Toby Jones, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Timothy Spall, Harry Lawtey, Hadley Robinson, Simon McBurney and Robert Duvall. The movie is set in West Point, 1830 and follows a detective who is hired to investigate the murder of a cadet and enlists a young Edgar Allan Poe to help unravel the case.
‘Scrooge: A Christmas Carol’ Score Album to Be Released
Lakeshore Records will release a second soundtrack album for the Netflix animated film Scrooge: A Christmas Carol. The album features the movie’s original score composed by Jeremy Holland-Smith (The Passing, The League of Gentlemen, Frankie, The Dumping Ground). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 16. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. The label has previously released an album featuring the reimagined Leslie Bricusse songs from the film earlier this month. Scrooge: A Christmas Carol is directed by Stephen Donnelly and stars Luke Evans, Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, Fra Fee, Giles Terera, Trevor Dion Nicholas James Cosmo and Jonathan Pryce.
‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’ Soundtrack Album Details
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s animated sequel Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. The album features the film’s original score composed by Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, Minions, The Angry Bird Movie, The Smurfs, Paw Patrol: The Movie, Smallfoot). Also included are the original songs Fearless Hero written by Pereira, Dan Navarro & Paul Fisher and performed by Antonio Banderas (who stars in the title role), La Vida Es Una co-written (with Ovy on the Drums) and performed by Karol G (already available as a digital single), Por Que Te Vas co-written (with Pereira) and performed by Gaby Moreno, as well as a cover of The Doors’ The End performed by Navarro. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 16 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services.
‘Prison 77’ Soundtrack Released
Ernie Records has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish thriller Prison 77 (Modelo 77). The album features the film’s original music composed by Julio de la Rosa (Smoke & Mirrors, Juan of the Dead, Oliver’s World, Unit 7, Sara’s Notebook, The Plague). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Prison 77 is directed by Alberto Rodríguez and stars Miguel Herrán, Javier Gutiérrez, Fernando Tejero and Catalina Sopelana. The movie is set in 1977 and follows a young accountant facing a long prison sentence who joins forces with other inmates to fight for their rights, sparking a revolution that shakes up the entire prison system.
‘The Apology’ Soundtrack Album Details
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the thriller The Apology. The album features the film’s original music composed by Uèle Lamore (Above Water, Riposte féministe). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 16 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The Apology is written and directed by Alison Star Locke and stars Anna Gunn, Linus Roache and Janeane Garofalo. The movie follows a recovering alcoholic as she’s preparing to host her family’s Christmas celebration twenty years after the disappearance of her daughter, when her estranged ex-brother-in-law arrives unannounced, bearing nostalgic gifts and a heavy secret.
‘War Sailor’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Norwegian war drama War Sailor. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) (Lion, Hotel Mumbai, All Quiet on the Western Front, Patrick Melrose, Adrift, The Old Guard). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 16 and will be available to stream/download here. War Sailor is written and directed by Gunnar Vikene and stars Kristoffer Joner, Pål Sverre Hagen and Ine Marie Wilmann. The movie, which has been selected as Norway’s entry in the International Feature category for next year’s Academy Awards, follows two friends working on a merchant ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean who become refugees at sea when World War II breaks out.