Walt Disney Records has released the unused song Desert Moon written for Disney’s live-action adaptation of Aladdin. The song is written by Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Enchanted) and features lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (The Greatest Showman, Dear Evan Hansen). The song, which is featured in a deleted scene on the movie’s home video release, is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Also listen to the full track after the jump. The label has released a full soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie, as well as Menken’s score earlier this year. Aladdin directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Marwan Kenzari, Navid Negahban, Nasim Pedrad, Billy Magnussen and Numan Acar will be released on VOD August 27 and will arrive on Blu-ray and DVD on September 10. Read the rest of this entry »
Deleted Song ‘Desert Moon’ from ‘Aladdin’ Released
Posted: August 26, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aladdin, Alan Menken, Benj Pasek, Guy Ritchie, Justin Paul
Colin Stetson Scoring Richard Stanley’s ‘Color Out of Space’
Posted: August 26, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Colin Stetson, Color Out of Space, Richard Stanley
Colin Stetson (Hereditary, The First, Outlaws and Angels) is scoring the Color Out of Space. The film is directed by Richard Stanley (Hardware, Dust Devil) and stars Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Madeleine Arthur, Brendan Meyer, Julian Hilliard, Elliot Knight, Q’orianka Kilcher and Tommy Chong. The movie is based on H.P. Lovecraft’s classic horror short story about a meteor that falls to earth and lands on the property of a New England family with insidious, delirious, and psychedelic results. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Oh, Mercy!’ (‘Roubaix, une lumière’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 26, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Arnaud Desplechin, Gregoire Hetzel, Oh Mercy!, Roubaix une lumière, score, Soundtrack
Why Not Productions has released a soundtrack album for the French thriller Oh Mercy! (Roubaix, une lumière). The album features the film’s original music composed by Gregoire Hetzel (Incendies, Summertime, Ismael’s Ghosts, The Midwife). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. Oh Mercy! is written and directed by Arnaud Desplechin and stars Roschdy Zem, Antoine Reinartz, Léa Seydoux and Sara Forestier. The movie is set in the director’s native town of Roubaix in northern France and tells the true story of a crime in which two women murdered an elderly woman. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 25, 2019)
Posted: August 25, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Carnival Row, Daniel Pemberton, Danny Bensi, Nathan Barr, Netflix, On Becoming a God in Central Florida, Samuel Sim, Saunder Jurriaans, Showtime, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Premiering tonight is the Showtime original series On Becoming a God in Central Florida created by Robert Funke & Matt Lutsky and starring Kirsten Dunst, Theodore Pellerin, Ted Levine, Mel Rodriguez, Beth Ditto and Julie Benz. The film’s original music is composed by Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Boy Erased, Ozark, The Gift, American Gods, Enemy). Check out our previous article and the official show website to learn more about the comedy, which was originally set to premiere on YouTube Premium, and will air every Sunday night on Showtime.
Premiering on Friday, August 30 is the Netflix original series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance directed by Louis Leterrier and starring Taron Egerton, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jason Isaacs, Mark Hamill, Keegan-Michael Key, Simon Pegg, Donna Kimball, Caitriona Balfe, Alicia Vikander, Andy Samberg and Helena Bonham Carter. Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Steve Jobs, Ocean’s 8) and Samuel Sim(Awake, The Halcyon, Home Fires) have composed the show’s original music. Music.Film Recordings will release two soundtrack albums featuring the composers’ score. Click here for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Remember Me’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 25, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Martin Rosete, Pascal Gaigne, Remember Me, score, Soundtrack
Quartet Records has released a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy Remember Me. The album features the film’s original music composed by Pascal Gaigne (The Giant, The Olive Tree, Flowers) and performed by The Bratislava Symphony Orchestra. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. A limited edition CD version is available to order on the label’s official website. Remember Me is directed by Martin Rosete and stars Bruce Dern, Caroline Sihol, Serena Kennedy and Brian Cox. The movie follows an aging theatre critic who, after learning that the love of his youth has Alzheimer’s, fakes his way into her senior living community in order to find a way to make her remember him. Read the rest of this entry »
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross to Score Pixar’s ‘Soul’
Posted: August 24, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atticus Ross, Pete Docter, Pixar, Soul, Trent Reznor
It was announced at Disney’s D23 Expo today that Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Gone Girl, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) will be scoring Pixar Animation’s upcoming feature Soul. The film is directed by Pete Docter (Up, Inside Out, Monsters Inc.) and features the voices of Tina Fey, Jamie Foxx, Daveed Diggs, Phylicia Rashan and Questlove. The movie is being described as a “journey from the streets of New York City to the cosmic realms to discover the answers to life’s most important questions.” Jon Batiste is also providing music for the film. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 23, 2019)
Posted: August 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Angel Has Fallen, Atli Orvarsson, Brian Tyler, Brittany Runs a Marathon, Burn, Ceiri Torjussen, David Buckley, Duncan Thum, Hot Air, Isobel Waller-Bridge, Jacob's Ladder, Overcomer, Paul Mills, Ready or Not, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Vita & Virginia
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week:
Opening in most theaters is the action thriller Angel Has Fallen directed by Ric Roman Waugh and starring Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Jada Pinkett Smith, Lance Reddick, Tim Blake Nelson, Piper Perabo, Nick Nolte and Danny Huston. The film’s original music is composed by David Buckley (The Good Wife, Jason Bourne, Papillon, The Forbidden Kingdom, The Nice Guys). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.
Already playing in theaters since Wednesday is the thriller Ready or Not directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett and starring Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O’Brien, Henry Czerny and Andie MacDowell. Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man 3, Crazy Rich Asians, Now You See Me) has composed the film’s original music. Fox Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
Joseph Trapanese Scoring Disney+’s ‘Lady and the Tramp’
Posted: August 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Charlie Bean, Disney, Joseph Trapanese, Lady and the Tramp
Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Straight Outta Compton, The Greatest Showman, The Raid series) has composed the original score for the upcoming Disney+ original movie Lady and the Tramp. The film is directed by Charlie Bean (The LEGO Ninjago Movie) and stars Justin Theroux, Tessa Thompson, Kiersey Clemons, Thomas Mann, Janelle Monáe, Yvette Nicole Brown, Ken Jeong, F. Murray Abraham and Sam Elliott. The movie is a re-telling of Disney’s 1955 animated classic about a pampered house dog and a tough but lovable stray who embark on an unexpected adventure and, despite their differences, grow closer and come to understand the value of home. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Tomorrow Man’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Noble Jones, Paul Leonard Morgan, score, Soundtrack, The Tomorrow Man
Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the romantic drama The Tomorrow Man. The album features the film’s original music composed by Paul Leonard-Morgan (Limitless, Dredd, Walking with Dinosaurs 3D, Dynasty, Designated Survivor). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Tomorrow Man is directed by Noble Jones and stars John Lithgow, Blythe Danner, Derek Cecil, Katie Aselton, Sophie Thatcher and Eve Harlow. The movie centers on the relationship between a man who spends his life preparing for a disaster that may never come and a woman who spends her life shopping for things she may never use. Read the rest of this entry »
James Gray’s ‘Ad Astra’ to Feature Music by Lorne Balfe
Posted: August 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ad Astra, James Gray, Lorne Balfe, Max Richter
Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The LEGO Batman Movie, Home, Terminator Genisys, Genius) is composing new music for the upcoming sci-fi drama Ad Astra. The composer’s score is being recorded at the Synchron Stage in Vienna. Balfe will receive an additional music credit alongside original composer Max Richter who finished recording his score earlier this summer at AIR Studios in London. Ad Astra is directed by James Gray (The Lost City of Z, We Own the Night, The Immigrant) and stars Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler and Donald Sutherland. The movie follows an astronaut as he travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. Read the rest of this entry »
