Walt Disney Records has released a new soundtrack album for the movie musical Mary Poppins Returns. The album features instrumental versions of all the songs from the movie composed by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman who are both nominated for the original song The Place Where Lost Things Go at this year’s Academy Awards. The soundtrack, which is being sold internationally as Sing-Along version, is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. In related news, the label will also release a vinyl edition featuring all the songs from the movie on March 15. Click here to order the Mary Poppins Returns: The Songs vinyl album. Read the rest of this entry »
Instrumental Version of ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marc Shaiman, Mary Poppins Returns, Scott Wittman, Soundtrack
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Walter Mair Scoring Netflix’s ‘Formula 1: Drive to Survive’
Posted: February 23, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Netflix, Walter Mair
Walter Mair (The Same Sky, Cuffs, Glue, Blood Orange) has recently scored the new Netflix original docu-series Formula 1: Drive to Survive. The show is executive produced by James Gay Rees (Amy, Senna), Paul Martin (Make Us Dream), & showrunner Sophie Todd and follows a group of drivers, managers and team owners during one cutthroat season of Formula 1 racing. The 10-parter shows each stage of the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship, beginning in Melbourne and culminating at the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 22, 2019)
Posted: February 22, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: David Wingo, Duncan Thum, Graham Lebron, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, John Powell, Paul Mills, Run the Race, The Iron Orchard, Trading Paint, Victor Reyes, Wrestle
Opening nationwide is the animated sequel How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World directed by Dean DeBlois and starring Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Cate Blanchett, Kit Harrington, Craig Ferguson and F. Murray Abraham. The film’s original music is composed by John Powell (The Bourne Identity, Shrek, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Happy Feet). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the faith-based drama Run the Race directed by Chris Dowling and starring Tanner Stine, Kristoffer Polaha, Evan Hofer, Kelsey Reinhardt, Mario Van Peebles, Mykelti Williamson and Frances Fisher. Paul Mills (I Can Only Imagine, War Room, October Baby, Woodlawn) has composed the film’s original score. No soundtrack album has been announced. The movie is being released by Roadside Attractions. Visit the official movie website for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
Sony Classical to Release ‘Wonder Park’ Soundtrack
Posted: February 22, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Soundtrack, Steven Price, Wonder Park
Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the animated feature Wonder Park. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Steven Price (Gravity, Suicide Squad, Fury, Baby Driver, Attack the Block). The soundtrack will be released on March 8 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Wonder Park is written and produced by Josh Applebaum & Andre Nemec by features the voices of Jennifer Garner, Matthew Broderick, John Oliver, Mila Kunis, Kenan Thompson, Ken Jeong, Norbert Leo Butz, Brianna Denski and Ken Hudson Campbell. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s Mötley Crüe Movie ‘The Dirt’ Announced
Posted: February 22, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mötley Crüe, Netflix, Soundtrack, The Dirt
Mötley Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original movie The Dirt. The album features a number of Mötley Crüe classics, as well as four new songs, including the single The Dirt (Est. 1981) (feat. Machine Gun Kelly, which is already available to download here. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on March 22 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Dirt is directed by Jeff Tremaine and stars Douglas Booth, Daniel Webber, Iwan Rheon, Colson Baker, Tony Cavalero, Pete Davidson, Machine Gun Kelly, Rebekah Graf, Leven Rambin and David Costabile. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Victoria’ Season 2 & 3 Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 22, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ITV, PBS, Ruth Barrett, score, Soundtrack, Victoria
Dubois Records has released a new soundtrack album for the ITV/PBS original series Victoria. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second and third season composed by Ruth Barrett (Bodyguard, Harry Brown, Collateral, City of Tiny Lights). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring Barrett’s & Martin Phipps’ score from the drama’s first season. Victoria is created by Daisy Goodwin and stars Jenna Coleman, Tom Hughes, Rufus Sewell, Alex Jennings and Peter Bowles. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wild Rose’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 22, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jessie Buckley, Soundtrack, Tom Harper, Wild Rose
Universal-Island Records will release the official soundtrack album for the comedy drama Wild Rose. The album features the songs from the movie performed by lead actress Jessie Buckley who stars in the title role of Rose-Lynn Harlan. The soundtrack will be released on April 12, 2019 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (Country Girl) is now already available to download here. Wild Rose is directed by Tom Harper and stars Buckley, alongside Sophie Okonedo and Julie Walters. The movie follows a convicted criminal, single mother and would-be country singer who dreams of leaving her dreary, workaday Glasgow life for the bright lights of Nashville. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Paris Is Us’ (‘Paris est à nous’) Released
Posted: February 22, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Elisabeth Vogler, Jean-Charles Bastion, Laurent Garnier, Paris est à nous, Paris Is Us, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the French Netflix original movie Paris Is Us (Paris est à nous). The album features the film’s original music composed by Jean-Charles Bastion and French DJ/electronic music producer Laurent Garnier. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. Paris Is Us is co-written and directed by Elisabeth Vogler and stars Noémie Schmidt, Grégoire Isvarine and Marie Mottet. The movie follows a young woman who finds herself caught in a dizzying spiral of dreams, memories and what-ifs amid a turbulent romance and rising tensions in Paris. Read the rest of this entry »
John Debney’s ‘Home Again’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: February 21, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hallie Meyers-Shyer, Home Again, John Debney, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande will release the first official soundtrack album for the 2017 romantic comedy Home Again. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Academy Award nominee John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2, The Jungle Book, Elf, The Greatest Showman). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 22 and will be available to download on Amazon. Home Again is written and directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer, produced by Nancy Meyers and stars Reese Witherspoon, Pico Alexander, Nat Wolff, Jon Rudnitsky, Michael Sheen, Candice Bergen and Lake Bell. Read the rest of this entry »
Benjamin Wallfisch Scoring National Geographic’s ‘Hostile Planet’
Posted: February 21, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Guillermo Navarro, Hostile Planet, National Geographic
Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Blade Runner 2049, Hidden Figures, Annabelle Creation) has recently recorded his music for the upcoming National Geographic docu-series Hostile Planet. The show is executive produced by Academy Award-winning cinematographer and director Guillermo Navarro (Pan’s Labyrinth) and draws attention to the most extraordinary accounts of animals that have adapted to the cruelest evolutionary curveballs. Each episode of the 6-parter hosted by Bear Grylls looks at animals surviving at the extremes of different environments, in mountains, oceans, grasslands, jungles, deserts, and polar regions. Read the rest of this entry »
