Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the thriller Jungle. The album features the film’s original music composed by Johnny Klimek (Cloud Atlas, Run Lola Run, The International, Sense8, One Hour Photo). The soundtrack will be physically on December 8, 2017. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. A digital release within the next few weeks. Jungle is directed by Greg McLean who previously collaborated with Klimek on Wolf Creek 2 & The Darkness and stars Daniel Radcliffe, Thomas Kretschman, Alex Russell and Joel Jackson. The movie follows an enthusiastic young adventurer follows his dreams into the Amazon jungle with two friends and a guide with a mysterious past.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 3, 2017)
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Guaranteed to top the weekend box office is Marvel Studios’ Thor: Ragnarok directed by Taika Waititi and starring Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo and Anthony Hopkins. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (The LEGO Movie, 21/22 Jump Street, The Royal Tenenbaums). Hollywood Records/Marvel Music have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Visit our previous article for the full album details.
Already playing in theaters since this past Wednesday is the comedy A Bad Moms Christmas written and directed by Jon Lucas & Scott Moore and starring Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Jay Hernandez, Cheryl Hines, Peter Gallagher, Justin Hartley, David Walton, Christine Baranski and Susan Sarandon. Christopher Lennertz (Horrible Bosses, Baywatch, Ride Along, Agent Carter) who previously scored the original film has composed the sequel’s score.
Adam Taylor Scoring USA’s ‘Damnation’
Adam Taylor (The Handmaid’s Tale, Before I Fall) is scoring the new USA original series Damnation. The show is created by Tony Tost (Longmire) and stars Killian Scott, Logan Marshall-Green, Sarah Jones, Chasten Harmon, Melinda Page Hamilton, Christopher Heyerdahl and Joe Adler. The period drama is set in the 1930s and follows a man masquerading as a small town Iowa preacher in the hopes of starting a full-blown insurrection against the status quo.
Patrick Doyle to Score Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Artemis Fowl’
Patrick Doyle confirmed in an interview with HeyUGuys at the world premiere of Murder on the Orient Express in London this week that he will be reteaming with Kenneth Branagh on the director’s upcoming film adaptation of Artemis Fowl. The movie is based on Eoin Colfer’s children’s books, which follow the 12-year-old criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl II, whose plot to extort gold from the secret Fairy People puts him directly in the crosshairs of some of the most dangerous creatures on earth.
‘The Long Road Home’ Soundtrack Released
Capitol Nashville has released a soundtrack album for the National Geograhic event series The Long Road Home. The album features songs from and inspired by the show by artists including Lady Antebellum, Dierks Bentley, Eric Paslay, Darius Rucker, Hayes Carll, Dixie Chicks, Ryan Adams, Kip Moore, John Mellencamp & more. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. A separate soundtrack featuring Jeff Beal’s score from the drama is also in the works. The Long Road Home is developed by Mikko Alanne and stars Michael Kelly, Jason Ritter, Kate Bosworth, Sarah Wayne Callies, Jeremy Sisto and Noel Fisher, Jon Beavers, E.J. Bonilla, Jorge Diaz, Darius Homayoun and Patrick Schwarzenegger.
Tyler Bates’ ‘Guardians of the Galaxy – Monsters After Dark’ Music to Be Released
Hollywood Records and Marvel Music will release the original music from the Disneyland theme park attraction Guardians of the Galaxy – Monsters After Dark. Tyler Bates (300, John Wick, Watchmen, Dawn of the Dead, The Punisher) who previously scored both Guardians of the Galaxy movies wrote a song for the experience. The track will be released as a digital single tomorrow, November 3 and will be available to download on Amazon. Guardians of the Galaxy – Monsters After Dark takes place after the events of Mission Breakout! and follows Rocket as he returns and has guests distract all of the escaped creatures so he can find and rescue Groot.
‘The Man Who Invented Christmas’ Soundtrack Details
Universal Music will release a soundtrack album for the drama The Man Who Invented Christmas. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, The Good Dinosaur, Capote, Little Miss Sunshine). The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on November 17, 2017. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. The Man Who Invented Christmas is directed by Bharat Nalluri and stars Dan Stevens as Charles Dickens, Christopher Plummer as Scrooge and Jonathan Pryce as Dicken’s father. The movie is based on Les Standiford’s book and recounts how Charles Dickens created his iconic A Christmas Carol.
‘Paddington 2’ Soundtrack Announced
Decca Records will release a soundtrack album for the family movie Paddington 2. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, Kubo and the Two Strings, Anna Karenina). Also included are the songs from the film performed by Tobago and d’Lime. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 10 and physically a couple of weeks later. Visit Amazon to order the album in all formats. Paddington 2 is directed by Paul King who also helmed the 2014 original movie and stars Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Hugh Grant, Brendan Gleeson,Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin and Imelda Staunton, as well as Ben Whishaw as the voice of the title character.
ABC’s ‘Harmony’ to Feature Music by Stephen Schwartz & Jon Ondrasik
Stephen Schwartz (The Prince of Egypt, Pocahontas, Enchanted) and singer/songwriter Jon Ondrasik (aka Five for Fighting) will be composing original music for the ABC musical drama Harmony. The show created by Peter Paige & Bradley Bredeweg (The Fosters) and Jacob Chase is set in the town of Harmony, New York, where residents are known to sing and dance to express their emotions and follows a detective who left the town as a teenager who must return to help solve a crime.
‘Mudbound’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for the period drama Mudbound have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tamar-Kali. Also included is the original song Mighty River performed by Mary J. Blige and co-written by the singer/songwriter, Raphael Saadiq & Taura Stinson. The soundtrack is expected to be released digitally on November 17, 2017 and physically a couple of weeks later by Milan Records. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Mudbound is directed by Dee Rees and stars Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke, Blige herself, Jason Mitchell, Rob Morgan, Jonathan Banks and Garrett Hedlund. The film is set a in racially divided post-World War II Mississippi and follows two men – one black and one white – who forge a friendship based on their shared war experiences.