Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album featuring two early television scores composed by Academy Award winner John Williams (Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Schindler’s List, Jurassic Park, Jaws, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone) who received his first two Emmy Awards for the projects. The album features the composer’s remastered and slightly expanded original music from the 1968 NBC movie Heidi based on the classic novel by Johanna Spyri, directed by Delbert Mann and starring Maximilian Schell, Jean Simmons, Michael Redgrave, Jennifer Edwards and Walter Slezak, as well as a remastered edition of his score from the 1970 TV movie Jane Eyre based on Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel, directed by Mann and starring George C. Scott and Susannah York. Read the rest of this entry »
Remastered and Expanded Edition of John Williams’ ‘Heidi’ & ‘Jane Eyre’ Scores Announced
Posted: December 8, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Delbert Mann, Heidi, Jane Eyre, John Williams, score, Soundtrack
‘Fast Charlie’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 8, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fast Charlie, Fil Eisler, Phillip Noyce, score, Soundtrack
Atlantic Screen Music/Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album for the action thriller Fast Charlie. The album features the film’s original music composed by Fil Eisler (Empire, Outer Banks, Revenge, How to Be Single, Thunder Force, UnReal, Superintelligence, The Titan). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Listen to the composer’s opening and end titles tracks after the jump. Fast Charlie is directed by Phillip Noyce and stars Pierce Brosnan, Morena Baccarin and James Caan. The movie centers on a hitman who sets out to avenge his aging mob boss friend after he is assassinated by a rival mob. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘Dad’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: December 8, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dad, Gary David Goldberg, James Horner, score, Soundtrack
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1989 comedy drama Dad written and directed by Gary David Goldberg and starring Jack Lemmon, Ted Danson, Ethan Hawke, Olympia Dukakis, Kathy Baker and Kevin Spacey. The album features the expanded and remastered original score from the Amblin Entertainment production composed and conducted by Academy Award winner James Horner (Titanic, Braveheart, Avatar, A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13, Aliens, Field of Dreams, Glory), including previously unreleased music and alternate cues. The 2-CD set is limited to 2,000 copies and is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and find out more about the release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Merry Little Batman’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 8, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Merry Little Batman, Mike Roth, Patrick Stump, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album for the animated holiday special Merry Little Batman. The album features the film’s original music composed by Fall Out Boy lead singer Patrick Stump (Gnome Alone, Marvel’s Spidey and His Amazing Friends, Black Friday, Changeland, & Mark, Mary & Some Other People). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to the composer’s first two tracks below. Merry Little Batman is directed by Mike Roth, written by Morgan Evans & Jase Ricci and features the voice talent of Luke Wilson, Yonas Kibreab, James Cromwell and David Hornsby. The movie produced by Warner Bros. Animation follows Damian Wayne as he is left home alone on Christmas Eve, when he stumbles upon a villainous plot to steal Christmas and leaps at the chance to save the day. Read the rest of this entry »
World Premiere Release of Michael Kamen’s ‘Venom’ Score Announced
Posted: December 8, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michael Kamen, Piers Haggard, score, Soundtrack, Venom
Quartet Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1981 British horror thriller Venom directed by Piers Haggard and starring Sterling Hayden, Klaus Kinski, Sarah Miles, Nicol Williamson, Oliver Reed, Cornelia Sharpe, Susan George and Lance Holcomb. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Grammy Award winner and Academy Award nominee Michael Kamen (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Die Hard, X-Men, Lethal Weapon, The Three Musketeers, The Iron Giant, Mr. Holland’s Opus) who recorded his score with the National Philharmonic Orchestra. The CD is limited to 1,000 copies and is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and find more about the release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The End We Start From’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 8, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anna Meredith, Mahalia Belo, score, Soundtrack, The End We Start From
Mercury Classics, Soundtrack & Score will release a soundtrack album for the British survival drama The End We Start From. The album features the film’s original music composed by Anna Meredith (Eighth Grade, Living with Yourself, Tuesday). The soundtrack will be released on January 19, 2024 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (Little World) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out below. The End We Start From is directed by Mahalia Belo and stars Jodie Comer, Joel Fry, Katherine Waterston, Mark Strong, Nina Sosanya, Gina McKee and Benedict Cumberbatch. The movie is based on the best-selling novel of the same title by Megan Hunter and follows a new mother, her partner and their infant as they are driven out of London into the English countryside by cataclysmic flooding. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Silver and the Book of Dreams’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 8, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Helena Hufnagel, Sara Barone, score, Silver and the Book of Dreams, Soundtrack, We Are Modular
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the German Amazon original movie Silver and the Book of Dreams. The album features the film’s original music composed by Sara Barone (Planet Earth III, Grimcutty) & We Are Modular. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here. Silver and the Book of Dreams is directed by bestselling mystery trilogy Silver is co-written and directed by Helena Hufnagel and stars Jana McKinnon, Riva Krymalowski, Chaneil Kular, Rhys Mannion, Efeosa Afolabi, Josephine Blazier, Théo Augier, Samirah Breuer and Nicolette Krebi. The fantasy adventure is based on the novel series Silver by Kerstin Gier and tells the story of a teenage girl who – after moving to London – befriends a mysterious young man who belongs to a secret circle that possesses the ability of “lucid dreaming.” Read the rest of this entry »
‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 7, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever, Disney Plus, John Paesano, Luke Cormican, score, Soundtrack
Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the Disney+ original animated movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Paesano (Daredevil, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, The Maze Runner, Invincible, Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again, Cheaper by the Dozen, Truth Be Told) who previously scored the first two animated Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies. Also included is the song Santa Never Sleeps produced and co-written by Jon Levine and performed by conductor/bassoonist Anthony Parnther (listen to the track below). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 8 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘World War II: From the Frontlines’ to Be Released
Posted: December 7, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: David Schweitzer, Netflix, Rob Coldstream, score, Soundtrack, World War II: From the Frontlines
Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original documentary series World War II: From the Frontlines. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by David Schweitzer (Emma, The Afterparty, Our Great National Parks, Sanditon, The Reluctant Traveler, Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 8 and will be available to stream/download here. Check out the composer’s title track below. World War II: From the Frontlines is directed by Rob Coldstream, narrated by John Boyega explores the war’s definitive moments through vividly enhanced archival footage and voices from all sides of the conflict. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wonka’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 7, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Joby Talbot, Neil Hannon, Paul King, score, Soundtrack, Wonka
The full details of the soundtrack album for the musical fantasy adventure Wonka have been revealed. The album features the original songs from the film written by Neil Hannon (of the band The Divine Comedy) and performed by cast members including Timothée Chalamet, Hugh Grant, Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynton & others, as well as a new versions of Pure Imagination & Oompa Loompa (written by Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley for 1971’s Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory). Also included is the movie’s original score composed by Joby Talbot (Sing, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Penelope, Closed Circuit, Son of Rambow). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 8 by WaterTower Music and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. A CD version is available to order here. Listen to the several tracks after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
