5 Cat Studios has released a new album featuring piano solos from DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon: A Hidden World directed by Dean DeBlois and starring Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Cate Blanchett, Kit Harrington, Craig Ferguson and F. Murray Abraham. The album features nine tracks from John Powell‘s original score that were newly arranged and are performed by Batu Sener who provided additional music to the third installment in the How to Train Your Dragon series and collaborated with Powell on numerous other scores. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Apple Music/iTunes, where you can also check out audio samples. Back Lot Music has released the original soundtrack album for How to Train Your Dragon: A Hidden World last year.
Category: Film Music Albums
‘Disney Goes Classical’ Album Announced
Decca Records and Disney Music Group’s Walt Disney Records have announced Disney Goes Classical, a new album featuring music from the most-recognizable Disney films from its Golden Age to the nineties Renaissance and into the modern era of CGI animation. The music is performed by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and was recorded at London’s Abbey Road Studios. Among the titles featured on the album are The Jungle Book, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, Toy Story 2 and Moana. The first single from album, Can You Feel the Love Tonight (written by Elton John & Tim Rice for 1994’s The Lion King) performed by Matteo Bocelli, is already available to download/stream here. The full soundtrack will be released on October 2, 2020 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon.
‘Becky’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack album for the thriller Becky. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nima Fakhrara (The Signal, The Pyramid, The Girl in the Photographs, Detroit: Become Human). The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 12, 2020 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Becky is directed by Jonathan Milott and stars Lulu Wilson, Kevin James, Joel McHale, Amanda Brugel and Robert Maillet. The movie follows a spunky and rebellious woman who is brought to a weekend getaway at a lake house by her fatherin an effort to try to reconnect, when a group of convicts on the run suddenly invade the lake house.
‘Scoob!’ Score Album Details
WaterTower Music has released a score album for the animated feature Scoob!. The album features the film’s original score composed by Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL) (Mad Max: Fury Road, Deadpool, Alita: Battle Angel, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Terminator: Dark Fate). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 29 and will be available to stream/download here. Atlantic Records has previously released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie. Scoob! is directed by Tony Cervone and stars Zac Efron, Frank Welker, Gina Rodriguez, Amanda Seyfried, Will Forte, Mark Wahlberg, Kiersey Clemons, Ken Jeong and Jason Isaacs. The animated movie was released earlier this month and is now available on VOD.
‘The Cuban’ Soundtrack Released
Alma Records has released a soundtrack album for the indie drama The Cuban. The album features the film’s original music composed by Grammy Award-nominated jazz pianist Hilario Duran. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Cuban is directed by Sergio Navarretta and stars Louis Gossett Jr., Shohreh Aghdashloo, Ana Golja, Giacomo Gianniotti and Lauren Holly. The movie centers on a young Afghan immigrant named who starts her first job at a nursing home when an unexpected friendship with a Cuban resident with dementia reignites her love of music and changes her life.
‘Da 5 Bloods’ Soundtrack Details
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original film Da 5 Bloods. The album features the movie’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman, Malcolm X, 25th Hour, Inside Man, Red Tails). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, May 29 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Da 5 Bloods is directed by Spike Lee and stars Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors, Paul Walter Hauser, Jean Reno, Chadwick Boseman, Danny Bilson, Paul DeMeo, Matt Billingsly, Kevin Willmott, Clarke Peters, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Norm Lewis, Mélanie Thierry and Jasper Pääkkönen. The movie tells the story of four African American veterans as they return to Vietnam decades after the war to find their squad leader’s remains – and a stash of buried gold.
‘Villain’ Soundtrack Released
Wave Theory Records has released a soundtrack album for the British crime thriller Villain. The album features the film’s original music composed by Aaron May & David Ridley (Boiling Point). The soundtrack is now available to stream and download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Villain is directed by Philip Barantini and stars Craig Fairbrass, George Russo, Izuka Hoyle, Mark Monero, Tomi May, Eloise Lovell Anderson, Taz Skylar, Nicholas Aaron, Michael John Treanor and Robert Glenister. The movie revolves around an ex-con whose dreams of normalcy are tested when he learns of his brother’s dangerous debt to a menacing drug lord and is forced to go back to his former life of crime to protect his family.
‘Number 37’ (‘Nommer 37’) Soundtrack Released
Pressure Cooker Music has released a soundtrack album for the South African thriller Number 37 (Nommer 37). The album features the film’s original music composed by James Matthes (Vehicle 19, Vagrant Queen, Five Fingers for Marseilles, Lake Placid: Legacy). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Number 37 is written and directed by Nosipho Dumisa and stars Irshaad Ally, Monique Rockman, Ephraim Gordon, David Manuel, Sandy Schultz, Deon Lotz, Danny Ross, Amrain Essop, Elton Landrew and Jeff Moss. The movie tells the story of a low level criminal recently crippled in an illicit deal gone wrong.
Expanded ‘Mission: Impossible 2’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Mondo has announced a new soundtrack album for John Woo’s 2000 action sequel Mission: Impossible 2 starring Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandie Newton, Richard Roxburgh, John Polson, Brendan Gleeson and Ving Rhames. The double LP features the complete, expanded and remastered original score from the Paramount Pictures production composed by Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Inception, Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Dark Knight, Dunkirk), including around 40 minutes of previously unreleased music. The album will be available to order on the label’s official website starting tomorrow.
‘Impossible Monsters’ Soundtrack Released
A soundtrack album has been released for the thriller Impossible Monsters. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael MacAllister. The soundtrack is now available to stream and download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Impossible Monsters is written and directed by Nathan Catucci and stars Santino Fontana, Natalie Knepp, Devika Bhise, Donall O Healai, Chris Henry Coffey, Geoffrey Owens, Dennis Boutsikaris and Laila Robin. The movie centers on an ambitious professor as he becomes caught up in the murder of a participant in his sleep study, as the line between dreams and reality blur.