Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s holiday special How To Train Your Dragon: Homecoming. The album features the music from the animated short composed by Anthony Willis (One Last Night, Knack II) who has previously contributed additional music to the last two How to Train Your Dragon features scored by John Powell. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 3 and will be available to stream/download here. How To Train Your Dragon: Homecoming is directed by Tim Johnson and features the voices of Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson and Christopher Mintz-Plasse.
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Soundtrack Album for Hallmark’s ‘A Christmas Love Story’ Released
Soundfile Records has released a soundtrack album for the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie A Christmas Love Story. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Baiardi (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills/New York, Jersey Shore, Teen Mom). Also included are the Christmas songs from the movie. The soundtrack is now available to stream and download on Amazon Music. A Christmas Love Story is directed by Eric Close and stars Kristin Chenoweth, Scott Wolf, Keith Robinson and Kevin Quinn. The movie revolves around a youth choir director who needs to write a big song for a Christmas Eve show but is distracted when a boy with a golden voice joins her choir.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 1, 2019)
Premiering on Wednesday, December 4 is the Fox comedy The Moodys developed by Bob Fisher, Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill based on the Australian TV series A Moody Christmas and starring Denis Leary, Elizabeth Perkins, Francois Arnaud, Chelsea Frei and Jay Baruchel. The show’s original music is composed by Lyle Workman (Superbad, The 40-Year Old Virgin, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Overboard, Good Boys). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series.
Premiering on Thursday, December 5 is the Netflix original series V Wars created by William Laurin & Glenn Davis based on the comics by Jonathan Maberry & Alan Robinson and starring Ian Somerhalder, Adrian Holmes, Jacky Lai, Peter Outerbridge, Kyle Harrison Breitkopf and Kimberly-Sue Murray. Andrew Lockington (San Andreas, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Rampage,) has composed the show’s themes and Michael White (Hevn) has composed the project’s score. Click here for more information about the series.
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘The War of the Worlds’ Released
Modus Recordings/RD Arts and Mammoth Screen have released a soundtrack album for the BBC mini-series The War of the Worlds. The album features selections of the original music from the 3-parter composed by Russ Davies. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The War of the Worlds is directed by Craig Viveiros, written by Peter Harness and stars Eleanor Tomlinson, Rafe Spall, Rupert Graves, Nicholas Le Prevost, Harry Melling, Jonathan Aris and Robert Carlyle. The sci-fi drama is based on H.G. Wells’ novel of the same title and follows a couple as they face the escalating terror of an alien invasion.
‘The Mandalorian’ Chapter 4 Soundtrack Released
Walt Disney Records has released the fourth soundtrack album for the Disney+ original series The Mandalorian. The album features the original score from Chapter 4 of the show composed by Academy Award winner Ludwig Goransson (Black Panther, Creed, Venom, Community, New Girl). The soundtrack is now available to stream and download on Amazon Music, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has previously released soundtracks for the series’ first three chapters over the last three weeks.
Score Album for Epix’s ‘Godfather of Harlem’ to Be Released
Sony Classical will release a score album for the Epix original series Godfather of Harlem. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Academy Award nominee Mark Isham (Crash, A River Runs Through It, Once Upon a Time, The Accountant, Miracle). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 29 and will be available to stream/download here. Godfather of Harlem is created by Chris Brancato & Paul Eckstein and stars Forest Whitaker, Vincent D’Onofrio, Ilfenesh Hadera, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucy Fry, Paul Sorvino, Giancarlo Esposito, Nigél Thatch and Rafi Gavron.
Soundtrack Album for ‘Face to Face’ (‘Forhøret’) Released
Lonestar Music has released a soundtrack album for the Viaplay original series Face to Face (Forhøret). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Mikkel Maltha & Anthony Lledo (The Purity of Vengeance). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon Music, where you can also check out audio samples. Face to Face is co-written and directed by Christoffer Boe and stars Ulrich Thomsen, Lars Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Trine Dyrholm, David Dencik, Lars Ranthe, Søren Malling, Katrine Greis-Rosenthal and Clara Rosager.
Soundtrack Album for Apple TV+ Series ‘Servant’ Announced
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ original series Servant. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Trevor Gureckis (The Goldfinch, Bloodline). The soundtrack will be available to stream tomorrow on Apple Music and will be released on iTunes next month and other digital music stores, including Amazon, on March 6, 2020. Servant is created by Tony Basgallop and stars Lauren Ambrose, Toby Kebbell, Nell Tiger Free and Rupert Grint. The psychological thriller executive produced by M. Night Shyamalan follows a Philadelphia couple in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door for a mysterious force to enter their home.
‘Watchmen’ Volume 2 Soundtrack Released
The Null Corporation has released the second soundtrack album for the HBO original series Watchmen. The album features more music from the show composed by Academy Award winners Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Gone Girl, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Waves, Patriots Day). The Volume 2 soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon Music and a vinyl edition will be available to order here. The Volume 1 album was released last month and a third soundtrack release will be coming out in December. Watchmen developed by Damon Lindelof based on Alan Moore’s graphic novel and starring Regina King, Jeremy Irons, Don Johnson, Tim Blake Nelson, Louis Gossett Jr., Andrew Howard, Tom Mison and Frances Fisher currently airs every Sunday night on HBO.
Harry Escott Scoring Netflix’s ‘The English Game’
Harry Escott (Shame, Hard Candy, A Mighty Heart, Deep State) is currently scoring the upcoming Netflix limited series The English Game. The show is written by Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey, Gosford Park) and stars Edward Holcroft, Kevin Guthrie, Charlotte Hope, Craig Parkinson, James Harkness, Niamh Walsh, Gerard Kearns, Joncie Elmore, Sam Keeley, Daniel Ings and Kate Dickie. The 6-part drama charts the origins of football and how those involved in its creation reached across the class divide to establish the game as the world’s most popular sport.