Hasbro has released the first-ever score album for the animated series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero developed by Ron Friedman and starring Michael Bell, Arthur Burghardt, Corey Burton, William Callaway, Brian Cummings, Ed Gilbert and Chris Latta. The album features selections of the score from the first 5-part mini-series, which premiered in 1983, and Season 1 of the animated series, which made its debut in 1985, including over 40 minutes of unreleased music from the original composers Robert J. Walsh (Revenge of the Ninjas, My Little Pony: The Movie) and Johnny Douglas (The Transformers, The Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man). Also included is an instrumental version of the show’s iconic theme song. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here and other digital music stores. A vinyl edition is available to order on Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
‘G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 21, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Johnny Douglas, Robert J. Walsh, score, Soundtrack
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 20, 2020)
Posted: November 20, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Abraham Marder, Adam Dorn, Alex Wurman, Buddy Games, Christophe Beck, Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux, Dillon Baldassero, Embattled, Girl, Hearts and Bones, Jiu Jitsu, Johan Söderqvist, Michael Brook, Nathan Wang, Nicolas Becker, Peter Venne, Rafael May, Sound of Metal, The Christmas Chronicles 2, The Last Vermeer, The Twentieth Century, Vanguard
Opening in theaters nationwide today is the Chinese action adventure Vanguard co-written and directed by Stanley Tong and starring Jackie Chan, Yang Yang, Miya Muqi, Lun Ai, Ruohan Xu and Zhengting Zhu. The film’s original music is composed by Nathan Wang (She’s All That, The Game Plan, Playing with Fire, You Again, Chinese Zodiac). No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which centers on a covert security company that is the last hope of survival for an accountant after he is targeted by the world’s deadliest mercenary organization, opened in Chinese theaters earlier this year and is being distributed in the U.S. by Gravitas Ventures.
Also opening in theaters nationwide is the drama The Last Vermeer directed by Dan Friedkin and starring Guy Pearce, Claes Bang, Vicky Krieps, August Diehl, Roland Møller, Olivia Grant, Adrian Scarborough and Andrew Havill. Johan Söderqvist (Let the Right One In, Kon-Tiki, The Bridge, Things We Lost in the Fire, After the Wedding) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the TriStar Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
Score Album for Disney Channel’s ‘Descendants’ Announced
Posted: November 20, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: David Lawrence, Descendants, Descendants 2, Descendants 3, Disney Channel, Kenny Ortega, score, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the Disney Channel franchise Descendants. The album features selections of the original score from all three movies in the series composed by David Lawrence (High School Musical, American Pie, Van Wilder, Julie and the Phantoms, Teen Beach Movie, Company Man). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and all other major digital music stores. The label has previously released soundtracks featuring the songs from the original 2015 Descendants film, 2017’s Descendants 2 and 2019’s Descendants 3. The albums for the first and third movie also featured a score suite by Lawrence. The Descendants trilogy is directed by Kenny Ortega, created by Josann McGibbon & Sara Parriott and stars Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Sofia Carson and Booboo Stewart. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Girl’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 20, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chad Faust, Dillon Baldassero, Girl, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the thriller Girl. The album features the film’s original score composed by Dillon Baldassero (Black Cop, American Hangman, Mary Goes Round). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Apple Music/iTunes. A separate soundtrack EP featuring three songs from the movie by Joshua Stephen Huot is available to stream/download here. Girl is written and directed by Chad Faust and stars Bella Thorne, Mickey Rourke, Faust himself, Lanette Ware, Glen Gould and Elizabeth Saunders. The movie follows a young woman as she heads back to her hometown, intent on exacting revenge on her abusive father, only to discover someone beat her to it, and soon finds herself prey to a sinister sheriff and his wicked brother. Read the rest of this entry »
Score Album for Disney Channel’s ‘Zombies’ Movies Released
Posted: November 20, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amit May Cohen, Disney Channel, George S. Clinton, Paul Hoen, score, Soundtrack, Zombies, Zombies 2
Walt Disney Records has released a new soundtrack album for the Disney Channel original movies Zombies and Zombies 2. The album features the original score from both films composed by George S. Clinton (Austin Powers series, Mortal Kombat, Tooth Fairy, Beverly Hills Ninja, Deck the Halls, Wild Things) and Amit May Cohen. Visit Amazon to stream/download the album and to check out audio samples. Check out a video featurette about the composers’ score after the jump. The label has previously released two soundtrack albums featuring the songs from Zombies and Zombies 2. Zombies, which first premiered in 2018 on the Disney Channel, and its sequel, which premiered this past February, are directed by Paul Hoen, written by David Light & Joseph Raso and star Milo Manheim & Meg Donnelly. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The War with Grandpa’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 20, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aaron Zigman, score, Soundtrack, The War with Grandpa, Tim Hill
Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album for the family comedy The War with Grandpa. The album features the film’s original score composed by Aaron Zigman (The Notebook, Bridge to Terabithia, The Proposal, John Q, Sex and the City: The Movie). The soundtrack is now available to stream on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The War with Grandpa is directed by Tim Hill (Alvin and the Chipmunks, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run) and stars Robert De Niro, Oakes Fegley, Uma Thurman, Rob Riggle, Christopher Walken, Cheech Marin, Laura Marano and Jane Seymour. The movie is based on Robert Kimmel Smith’s bestselling book and centers on a boy who is forced to move out of his room when his recently widowed grandfather moves in and devises outrageous pranks to make him surrender the room. Read the rest of this entry »
First Soundtrack Album for ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2 Released
Posted: November 20, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Plus, Ludwig Göransson, score, Soundtrack, Star Wars, The Mandalorian
Walt Disney Records has released a new soundtrack album for Lucasfilm’s Disney+ original series The Mandalorian. The album features selections of the original music from the first four episodes of the show’s second season (Chapters 9-12) composed by Ludwig Goransson (Black Panther, Tenet, Creed, Community, Venom) who recently received his first Emmy Award for his work on the first season. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. A second album featuring the composer’s music from Chapters 13-16 will be coming out on December 18. The label has previously released soundtracks for each of the eight Season 1 episodes. The Mandalorian is developed and executive produced by Jon Favreau and stars Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, Giancarlo Esposito and Carl Weathers. Read the rest of this entry »
New Soundtrack Album for ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ Announced
Posted: November 20, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ABC, ITV, Keith Strachan, Matthew Strachan, score, Soundtrack, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Madison Gate Records has released a new soundtrack album for the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The album features a collection of the famous music cues featured in the hit ITV TV series composed by Keith Strachan and Matthew Strachan. Also included are two previously unreleased remixes of the Millionaire theme. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here. Celador Productions has previously released a (now out-of-print) CD featuring the composers’ music from the show and Walt Disney Records has released a separate album featuring songs inspired by the show.The new release coincides with the premiere of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: The Million Pound Question, a look back at the tension and jubilation of the 7 past million pound moments from the last 20 years, which will premiere in the UK on November 22 on ITV. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Happiest Season’ Score Album to Be Released
Posted: November 19, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amie Doherty, Clea DuVall, Happiest Season, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release a score album for the romantic comedy Happiest Season. The album features the film’s original score composed by Amie Doherty (Undone, Battle at Big Rock, The High Note, Marooned, Here and Now). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 20. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music store to stream/download the album. As previously reported, Warner Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie earlier this month. Happiest Season is co-written and directed by Clea DuVall and stars Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Alison Brie, Daniel Levy, Aubrey Plaza, Mary Holland, Burl Moseley, Victor Garber and Mary Steenburgen. The movie follows a woman who is planning to propose to her girlfriend while at her family’s annual Christmas party, when she discovers her partner hasn’t yet come out to her conservative parents. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Prom’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: November 19, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chad Beguelin, Matthew Sklar, Netflix, Ryan Murphy, Soundtrack, The Prom
The full details of the soundtrack album for the Netflix original film The Prom have been revealed. The album features all the songs from the movie written by Matthew Sklar (with lyrics by Chad Beguelin) and performed by cast members including Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Keegan-Michael Key, Jo Ellen Pellman, Ariana DeBose, Kerry Washington, Andrew Rannells, Kevin Chamberlin, Nathaniel J. Potvin, Nico Greetham, Logan Riley and Sofia Deler. A first track (Tonight Belongs to You) was released last month and the original song Wear Your Crown written by Sklar, Beguelin, Adam Anders & Peer Astrom and performed by Streep, DeBose, Pellman, Washington & Kidman will be coming out tomorrow. The full soundtrack will be released digitally on December 4 by Sony Masterworks and is now available for pre-order here. A CD version is set to come out on December 18 (visit Amazon to order) and vinyl edition will be released in early 2021 (click here to order). Read the rest of this entry »
