Lakeshore Records will release two soundtrack albums for the Netflix animated series The Dragon Prince. The albums feature selections of the original music from the show’s first two seasons composed by Frederik Wiedmann (Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Field of Lost Shoes, Hangman, Intruders, Acts of Vengeance). Both albums will be released digitally on February 22. The Season 1 soundtrack is now available for pre-order here and the Season 2 album can be pre-ordered here. The Dragon Prince created by Aaron Ehasz & Justin Richmond follows two human princes and an elven assassin who team up on an epic quest to bring peace to their warring lands.
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Amazon Studios has released the opening title sequence of the new Amazon original series Good Omens. The show’s composer David Arnold (Independence Day, Casino Royale, Stargate, Tomorrow Never Dies, Sherlock) has written the theme accompanying the sequence, which can be checked out in full after the jump. Good Omens is based on the best-selling novel by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman and stars Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Jon Hamm, Miranda Richardson, Nick Offerman, Adria Arjona, Nina Sosanya, Jack Whitehall, Michael McKean, Ned Dennehy, Mireille Enos and Benedict Cumberbatch.
Michael Price Scoring Craig Roberts’ ‘Eternal Beauty’
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