fate-furiousIn addition to the nationwide expansion of Gifted, the only nationwide release this week is the action sequel The Fate of the Furious directed by F. Gary Gray and starring Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Charlize Theron, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson and Chris “Ludacris” Bridges. Atlantic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie. Click here for the full album details. The film’s original score is composed by Brian Tyler (Fast FiveFurious 7). Back Lot Music will release the composer’s score later this month. Check out our previous article for the full album details and click here to watch a video from the scoring sessions.

sparkOpening in around 350 theaters is the animated feature Spark: A Space Tail written and directed by Aaron Woodley and featuring the voices of Jace Norman, Jessica Biel, Susan Sarandon, Patrick Stewart and Hilary Swank. Robert Duncan (CastleBuffy the Vampire SlayerTimelessThe UnitTerriers) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album is in the works and will be announced soon. Spark is inspired the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West and follows a teenage monkey who leads a space expedition to save the planet from a cruel dictator.  Read the rest of this entry »

the-promiseLakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the historical drama The Promise. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Gabriel Yared (The English PatientThe Talented Mr. RipleyCold Mountain1408). Also included is an original end credits song by Chris Cornell, which already available as a single. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 21 and physically a few weeks later. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. The Promise is directed by Terry George (Hotel Rwanda) and stars Oscar Isaac, Christian Bale, Charlotte Le Bon, Angela Sarafyan, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Daniel Gimenez Cacho, James Cromwell and Jean Reno. The movie is set in 1922 amid the final days of the Ottoman Empire and centers on a love triangle in 1922 with a medical student, an American journalist based in Paris and a beautiful and sophisticated woman. Read the rest of this entry »

hitmans-bodyguardAtli Orvarsson is scoring the upcoming action comedy The Hitman’s Bodyguard. The film is directed by Patrick Hughes (The Expendables 3) and stars Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, Salma Hayek, Elodie Yung, Joaquim De Almeida, Kirsty Mitchell and Richard E. Grant. The movie follows a top protection agent and his mortal enemy and a most notorious hitman who are thrown together for 24 hours. Tom O’Connor (Fire with Fire) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »

the-get-downThe full details of the new soundtrack album for the Netflix original series The Get Down have been revealed. The album features the songs from the second part of the show performed by the drama’s cast. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 21, 2017 by RCA Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. RCA has previously released a soundtrack album for the first part of the series in various editions.  The Get Down is created by Baz Luhrmann and stars Justice Smith, Shameik Moore, Herizen Guardiola, Skylan Brooks, Tremaine Brown Jr., Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Jimmy Smits. The show is set in 1977 New York City and follows the talented and soulful youth of the South Bronx as they chase dreams and breakneck beats to transform music history. Read the rest of this entry »

ZZ Ward’s ‘Ride’ from ‘Cars 3’ to Be Released

Posted: April 13, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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cars-3Walt Disney Records will release the original song Ride from Pixar Animation’s sequel Cars 3. The song is performed by singer/songwriter ZZ Ward featuring Gary Clark Jr.. The track will be released as a digital single tomorrow, April 14 and will be available to download on AmazonCars 3 is directed by Brian Fee and features the voices of Owen Wilson, Cristela Alonzo, Armie Hammer, Larry the Cable Guy, Bonnie Hunt, Cheech Marin, Jenifer Lewis, John Ratzenberger, Lloyd Sherr, Michael Wallis, Paul Dooley, Kerry Washington and Nathan Fillion. The animated movie will be released nationwide on June 6 by Walt Disney Records. Read the rest of this entry »

bruce-broughtonBruce Broughton (SilveradoYoung Sherlock HolmesRescuers Down Under) is currently recording his score for the upcoming Fox comedy drama Orville. The show is created by Seth MacFarlane (TedFamily GuyA Million Ways to Die in the WestAmerican Dad) who also stars in the series alongside Adrianne Palicki, Mark Jackson, Scott Grimes, Peter Macon, J Lee, Halston Sage and Penny Johnson. The series is set 300 years in the future and tells the story of the Orville, a not-so-top-of-the-line exploratory ship in Earth’s interstellar fleet. Read the rest of this entry »

smurfsSony Pictures Animation has published a video featurette about the music for the studio’s animated feature Smurfs: The Lost Village. The video features composer Christopher Lennertz (Sausage Party, Horrible Bosses, Ride AlongIdentity Thief) and director Kelly Asbury talking about their work on the project, as well as footage from the scoring sessions at Abbey Road Studios in London. Check out the full video after the jump. Lennertz’ score, as well as an original song he co-wrote with KT Tunstall is now available on Madison Gate Records. Read the rest of this entry »

cowgirls-storyA soundtrack album will be released for the family drama A Cowgirl’s Story. The album features the songs from the movie performed by Maggie McClure, Amber Hayes, Templeton Thompson, Sisterbrother, Templeton Thompson and Will Cookson. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 18, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A Cowgirl’s Story is written and directed by Timothy Armstrong and stars Bailee Madison, Chloe Lukasiak, Pat Boone, Aidan Alexander and Froy Gutierrez. The movie tells the story of high school cowgirls who must hold down the home front while their military parents are on duty in Afghanistan. Read the rest of this entry »

christophe-beckChristophe Beck is reteaming with director Andrew Niccol on the upcoming sci-fi thriller Anon. The film is written and directed by Niccol (The Truman ShowGattacaLord of War) and stars Clive Owen, Amanda Seyfried, Colm Feore and Sony Walger. The movie is set in a world with no privacy, ignorance or anonymity and where all lives are transparent, traceable and recorded by the authorities, and follows a man who stumbles on a young woman with no digital footprint and invisible to the police. Niccol is also producing the project with Oliver Simon and Daniel Baur for K5 Film. Read the rest of this entry »

high-school-sinkingLakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rani Sharone. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 14 and is now available for pre-order on AmazonMy Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea is written and directed by Dash Shaw and features the voices of Jason Schwartzman, Reggie Watts, Maya Rudolph, Lena Dunham and Susan Sarandon. The movie follows two best friends at a high school newspaper with one of them discovering that the administration is covering up the fact that the school is built on an earthquake fault. Read the rest of this entry »