Tenacious D (Jack Black & Kyle Gass) have recorded a new version of the Britney Spears hit song …Baby One More Time for DreamWorks Animation’s sequel Kung Fu Panda 4. The track (originally written by Max Martin) is produced by John Spiker (who co-wrote Black’s original song Peaches from last year’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie) and features an orchestral arrangement by the film’s composers Hans Zimmer & Steve Mazzaro and Òscar Senén. The song is featured during the movie’s end titles sequence and will be included on the movie’s official soundtrack album, which will be released next week by Back Lot Music.
Category: Film Music News
Jon Batiste, Becky G, Billie Eilish, Ryan Gosling, Mark Ronson & Others to Perform Nominated Songs at Academy Awards
Executive producers Raj Kapoor, Molly McNearney & Katy Mullan announced today the performers of the Oscar-nominated songs at next week’s 96th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Jon Batiste will perform his song It Never Went Away (co-written with Dan Wilson) from the Netflix documentary American Symphony, Becky G will perform the Diane Warren-penned The Fire Inside from Eva Longoria’s Flamin’ Hot, Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell will perform their hit song What Was I Made For from Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, Ryan Gosling & Mark Ronson will perform I’m Just Ken from Barbie and Scott George and the Osage Singers will perform Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People) from Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flowe Moon.
Charli XCX to Produce Music for Prime Video’s ‘Overcompensating’
Prime Video announced today that Charli XCX will serve as the executive music producer on the streamer’s upcoming original comedy series Overcompensating. The show is created by Benito Skinner and will star himself in the lead role as a closeted former football player and homecoming king who becomes fast friends with a high school outsider on a mission to fit in at all costs. Skinner is also executive producing the A24 and Amazon MGM Studios production with Jonah Hill (Mid 90s), Matt Dines (This Place Rules) and Ali Goodwin (Stutz) of Strong Baby.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 23, 2024)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the crime comedy Drive-Away Dolls co-written and directed by Ethan Coen and starring Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan, Beanie Feldstein, Colman Domingo, Bill Camp, Joey Slotnick and Pedro Pascal. The film’s original music is composed by Carter Burwell (The Banshees of Inisherin, Carol, Fargo, True Grit, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Twilight). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by artists such as Linda Ronstadt, Asie Payton, The Liverbirds, Le Tigre, Shannon Shaw & others today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Focus Features release.
Also opening wide is the drama Ordinary Angels directed by Jon Gunn and starring Hilary Swank, Alan Ritchson, Nancy Travis, Tamala Jones, Drew Powell, Drew Powell, Amy Acker, Skywalker Hughes and Emily Mitchel. Pancho Burgos-Goizueta (Anonymous Killers, People You May Know, Wheels, God’s Not Dead: A Light in Darkness) has composed the film’s original score. Lionsgate Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score next week. Check back on this page for the full album details and check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the Lionsgate release.
2024 ASCAP Composers’ Choice Awards Nominations Announced
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) announced today the nominees for the 2024 ASCAP Composers’ Choice Awards. Chosen by the ASCAP composer community, the winners will be announced as part of the 2024 ASCAP Screen Music Awards on May 9 in Los Angeles. Check out the nominations in the categories of Film Score of the Year, Television Score of the Year, Television Theme of the Year, Documentary Score of the Year and Video Game Score of the Year below.
Ludwig Göransson Wins BAFTA Award for ‘Oppenheimer’ Score
Ludwig Göransson has received his first BAFTA Award for his music for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer in the Original Score category at today’s 2024 EE British Academy Film Awards ceremony in London. He previously won the Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Award and is also up for an Academy Award for his score for the biographical thriller. Check out the composer’s acceptance speech after the jump. The other composers nominated in the category were Robbie Robertson (Killers of the Flower Moon), Jerskin Fendrix (Poor Things), Anthony Willis (Saltburn) and Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse).
Daniel Pemberton & Metro Boomin Win Annie Award for ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’
Daniel Pemberton & Metro Boomin were honored with their first Annie Award in Feature category for their music from Sony Pictures Animation’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse at tonight’s 51st Annie Awards ceremony at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Pemberton composed the movie’s score, while Metro Boomin served as the executive producer of the film’s soundtrack, which was released by Republic Records. Pemberton’s score was released by Sony Classical. The other contenders in the category were Thomas Newman for Elemental, Kazuma Jinnouchi & RADWIMPS for Suzume, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem and Joe Hisaishi for The Boy and the Heron.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 16, 2024)
Already playing in theaters nationwide since this past Wednesday is the biographical drama Bob Marley: One Love co-written and directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch, Tosin Cole, James Norton, Anthony Welsh, Umi Myers, Aston Barrett Jr, Nia Ashi and Anna-Sharé Blake. The film’s original score is composed by Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, Green Book, Haunted Mansion, King Richard, Secret Invasion, The Color Purple). Tuff Gong & Island Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the Bob Marley (& The Wailers) songs from the movie last Friday (click here for the full album details) and a separate EP featuring covers of Marley songs inspired by the movie on Wednesday (click here for more information).
Also already playing wide since Wednesday is the superhero movie Madame Web co-written and directed by S.J. Clarkson and starring Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced,Celeste O’Connor, Tahar Rahim, Mike Epps, Adam Scott and Emma Roberts. Johan Söderqvist (Let the Right One In, Kon-Tiki, Anatomy of a Scandal, Battlefield V, In a Better World, After the Wedding, Things We Lost in the Fire) has composed the film’s original music. Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on Wednesday. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie Sony Pictures release.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 9, 2024)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror comedy Lisa Frankenstein directed by Zelda Williams and starring Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Carla Gugino, Joe Chrest, Liza Soberano and Henry Eikenberry. The film’s original score is composed by Isabella Summers (Little Fires Everywhere, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, The Offer, Call Jane, Sex/Life). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by JoJo, The Zombies, Jeffrey Osborne, Pixies & others today.Check out our previous new article for the full album details and to learn more about the Focus Features release.
Opening semi-wide in around 550 theaters is the British horror thriller Out of Darkness directed by Andrew Cumming and starring Chuku Modu, Safia Oakley-Green, Iola Evans, Kit Young, Luna Mwezi and Arno Lüning. Adam Janota Bzowski (Saint Maud, Black Mirror: Loch Henry, The Marsh King’s Daughter, Here Before) has composed the film’s original music. Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released in the U.S. by Bleecker Street.
Disney’s ‘Moana 2’ to Feature Music by Mark Mancina, Opetaia Foa’i, Emily Bear & Abigail Barlow
Disney announced today that Mark Mancina & Opetaia Foa’i will return to compose the music for the upcoming animated musical Moana 2. They are joined by Grammy Award winners Emily Bear & Abigail Barlow (Bridgerton: The Musical) who are also contributing music to the film, which is directed by Dave Derrick Jr. and follows the title character who – after receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors – must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced.