Walt Disney Records has announced the album Harmonious: Globally Inspired Music from the EPCOT Nighttime Spectacular featuring a medley of classic Disney music (written by composers Alan Menken, Hans Zimmer, Randy Newman, the Sherman Brothers, Christophe Beck, Michael Giacchino, David Zippel, Elton John, Tim Rice, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Stephen Schwartz & others) and visuals reinterpreted by a culturally diverse group of 240 artists from all around the world. The album features global artists such as Grammy Award winner Luis Fonsi, Emmy-nominated violinist Lindsay Stirling, the South African Ndlovu Youth Choir, Grammy-winning gospel singer Karen Clark and gospel artist Danny Gokey. Throughout the soundtrack, composer Pinar Toprak’s new EPCOT anthem makes several appearances. The album was produced by Yaron Spiwak & Mark Hammond and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Listen to the first and final tracks from the record after the jump.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘Identifying Features’ Soundtrack EP Released
FatCat Records has released a soundtrack album for the Mexican/Spanish drama Identifying Features (Sin Senas Particulares). The 4-track EP features the film’s original music composed by Clarice Jensen (No Man of God, Ainu Mosir). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Also listen to all four tracks below. Identifying Features is co-written and directed by Fernanda Valadez and stars Mercedes Hernández, David Illescas, Juan Jesús Varela , Ana Laura Rodríguez, Laura Elena Ibarra and Xicoténcatl Ulloa. The movie tells the story of a middle-aged woman who has lost contact with her son after he took off with a friend from their town of Guanajuato to cross the border into the U.S. and – desperate to find out what happened to him – embarks on a angerous journey to discover the truth.
‘The Harder They Fall’ Soundtrack Album Released
Geneva Club and Roc Nation Records have released the official soundtrack album for the Netflix original film The Harder They Fall. The album produced by co-writer/director/producer Jeymes Samuel (aka The Bullitts) includes the original songs from the movie, including Guns Go Bang (featured during the film’s opening sequence) written by Samuel, Scott Mescudi & Shawn Carter and performed by Kid Cudi & JAY-Z (who also executive produced the album and serves as a co-producer on the western). Other artists appearing on the soutrack include Koffee, Seal, CeeLo Green, Barrington Levy, Fatoumata Diawara & Ms. Lauryn Hill and Alice Smith. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music platforms. Also listen to Guns Go Bang after the jump. The Harder They Fall is c-written and directed Samuel and stars Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, Idris Elba, Regina King, Delroy Lindo, LaKeith Stanfield, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, Deon Cole, RJ Cyler, Damon Wayans Jr., Julio Cesar Cedillo and Woody McClain.
In Lights’ Original Song ‘We Shall See’ from ‘Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin’ Released
Paramount Music has released the original song We Shall See from the Paramount+ original movie Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin. The track written by Lucas Fink, Devin Aros, Lauren Marie & director William Eubank and performed by In Lights is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin is written by Christopher Landon, produced by Jason Blum & Oren Peli and starsEmily Bader, Roland Buck III, Dan Lippert and Henry Ayers-Brown. The Blumhouse production follows a documentary filmmaker follows a young woman as she heads to a secluded Amish community in the hopes of meeting and learning about her long-lost mother and extended family and soon realizes this community that welcomed them into their home might be hiding something sinister.
‘Encanto’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Disney has announced the official soundtrack album for the studios’ animated feature Encanto. The album features eight original songs by written by Tony and Grammy Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Moana, In the Heights). Also included is the movie’s original score composed by Germaine Franco (Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Tag, DopeLittle). The digital version of the soundtrack (which also includes instrumental versions of the songs) will be released on November 19 by Walt Disney Records. A CD version is set to come out on December 17 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Encanto is directed by Byron Howard & Jared Bush and stars Stephanie Beatriz, María Cecilia Botero, Wilmer Valderrama, Adassa, Diane Guerrero, Angie Cepeda, Mauro Castillo, Jessica Darrow, Rhenzy Feliz and Carolina Gaitan. The film tells the story of the Madrigals family who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia and follows an ordinary 15-year-old who’s struggling to find her place in her family.
‘Antlers’ Soundtrack Album Details
Hollywood Records will release the official soundtrack album for the supernatural horror thriller Antlers. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Javier Navarrete (Pan’s Labyrinth, Wrath of the Titans, Byzantium, Greta, Inkheart, Mirrors, Hemingway & Gellhorn). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 29 and will be available to stream/download here. Antlers is co-written and directed by Scott Cooper and stars Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons, Jeremy T. Thomas, Scott Haze, Graham Greene, Rory Cochrane and Amy Madigan. The movie produced by Guillermo del Toro, David Goyer & J. Miles Dale follows a small-town Oregon teacher and her brother, the local sheriff, who discover that a young student is harboring a dangerous secret with frightening consequences.
‘Maixabel’ Soundtrack Released
Quartet Records has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish political drama Maixabel. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Alberto Igelsias (The Constant Gardener, The Kite Runner, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Pain & Glory, Volver, Parallel Mothers). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and Apple Music/iTunes, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. Maixabel is co-written and directed by Icíar Bollaín and stars Blanca Portillo, Luis Tosar, María Cerezuela, Urko Olazabal and Tamara Canosa. The movie tells the true story of a woman who, after having her husband was killed by the Basque group ETA, decided to take a brave step towards coexistence and peace by agreeing to face the imprisoned ETA terrorist behind the murder of her husband.
‘Contra’ Soundtrack Album Details
Königskinder has released a soundtrack album for the German comedy Contra. The album features the film’s original score composed by Martin Todsharow (Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins, The Captain, Tattoo, Friend Request, Desert Flower, Head Full of Honey). Also included is the song Use Me by Joy Denalane. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out audio samples. Contra is directed by Sönke Wortmann and stars Christoph Maria Herbst, Nilam Farooq, Hassan Akkouch, Ernst Stötzner, Meriam Abbas and Mohammed Issa. The movie centers on the fallout for a university professor whose insult to a law student goes viral and is given one chance to redeem himself.
‘The Most Reluctant Convert’ Soundtrack Album Details
CMA Records will release a soundtrack album for the biographical drama The Most Reluctant Convert. The album features the film’s original music composed by Craig Armstrong (Moulin Rouge!, The Great Gatsby, Romeo + Juliet, The Incredible Hulk, Love Actually, The Bone Collector, The One and Only Ivan). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 5 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Most Reluctant Convert is directed by Norman Stone and stars Max McLean, Nicholas Ralph, Eddie Ray Martin, Richard Harrington, Amy Alexander, Tom Glenister, David Shields, Hubert Burton, David Gant, Sandy Knight and Charlie Reid. The movie follows an elder C.S. Lewis and looks back on The Chronicles of Narnia author’s journey from hard-boiled atheist to the most renowned Christian writer of the past century.
‘The Divide’ (‘La Fracture’) Soundtrack EP Released
Hippocampus has released a soundtrack EP for the French political comedy drama The Divide (La Fracture). The 3-track EP features the film’s original music composed by Rob (aka Robin Coudert) (Maniac, Gretel & Hansel, Revenge, Horns, Troy: Fall of a City, Oxygen, Planetarium). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to all three tracks after the jump. The Divide is co-written and directed by Catherine Corsini and stars Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, Marina Foïs, Pio Marmaï and Aissatou Diallo Sagna. The movie follows two women on the verge of a breakup who get trapped in a hospital emergency room under siege.