Columbia Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Fox hit drama Empire. The album a selection of the songs from the show’s third season by cast members including Terrence Howard (Lucious Lyon), Jussie Smollett (Jamal Lyon) and Bryshere Gray a.k.a. Yazz (Hakeem Lyon), as well as Serayah, Mariah Carey, Rumor Willis & more. The soundtrack will be released on April 28, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released three soundtrack albums featuring the songs from the first two seasons. Empire is created by Lee Daniels & Danny Strong and follows the head of a music empire whose three sons and ex-wife all battle for his throne.
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Rolfe Kent to Score Alexander Payne’s ‘Downsizing’
Rolfe Kent is reteaming with director Alexander Payne on the upcoming social satire Downsizing. The film starring Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Kristen Wiig, Hong Chau, Alec Baldwin, Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Sudeikis and Rolf Lassgård follows a man who joins the throngs of people undergoing a new process that reduces people to a tiny fraction of their size before moving to one of the many communities of small people that are sprouting up around the world.
Academy Announces New Awards Rules
The Academy of Motion Pictures announced a couple of new rules and campaign regulations for next year’s 90th Academy Awards, which were approved at their most recent Board meeting on Tuesday, March 28, including one in the music categories. The new rules state that, “in the Music (Original Score) category, in the case of a score that has three or more equally contributing composers, the composers may be considered as a group.
‘Red’ Soundtrack Announced
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the short Red. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tom Schutzinger (Somersault, Jewboy, Yolk, Lucky Country, Caught Inside). The soundtrack is now available on Bandcamp and will be released through all major digital retailers on April 14. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album. Red is written and directed by Del Kathryn Barton and stars Cate Blanchett, Alex Russell, Arella Plater, and the Sydney Dance Company’s Charmene Yap.
American Authors’ ‘Everything Everything’ from ‘Born in China’ to Be Released
Walt Disney Records will release the original song Everything Everything from Disneynature’s documentary Born in China. The track is performed by the rock band American Authors and will be released as a digital single tomorrow, April 7 and will be available to download on Amazon. Born in China is directed by Lu Chuan and narrated by John Krasinski. The movie scored by Barnaby Taylor follows the adventures of three animal families – the majestic panda, the savvy golden monkey and the elusive snow leopard.
‘My Cousin Rachel’ Soundtrack Details
Sony Masterworks will release a soundtrack album for the romantic drama My Cousin Rachel. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rael Jones (Suite Francaise, Kids in Love, Harlots). The soundtrack will be released on June 2, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. My Cousin Rachel is directed by Roger Michell (Notting Hill, Changing Lanes) and stars Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin, Holliday Grainger and Iain Glen. The movie is based on the 1951 novel by Daphne Du Maurier and tells the story of a young Englishman who plots revenge against his mysterious, beautiful cousin, believing that she murdered his guardian.
Antonio Sanchez to Score Epix’s ‘Get Shorty’ TV Series
Antonio Sanchez is scoring the upcoming Epix original series Get Shorty. The show is created by Davey Holmes (Shameless) inspired by Elmore Leonard’s 1990 bestselling thriller comedy novel and stars Chris O’Dowd, Ray Romano, Sean Bridgers, Megan Stevenson, Goya Robles, Lucy Walters, Sarah Stiles, Antwone Tanner and Carolyn Dodd. The series follows a hitman from Nevada who tries to become a movie producer in Hollywood as a means to leave his criminal past behind.
‘Alien: Covenant’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jed Kurzel (Assassin’s Creed, The Babadook, Macbeth, The Snowtown Murders). The soundtrack will be released next month by Milan Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Alien: Covenant starring Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, Carmen Ejogo, Amy Seimetz, Jussie Smollett, Callie Hernandez, Nathaniel Dean, Alexander England and Benjamin Rigby follows the crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, as they discover what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world.
Julian Wass Scoring HBO’s ‘Room 104’
Julian Wass has been tapped to score the upcoming HBO original series Room 104. The show is created by Mark & Jay Duplass (Cyrus, Jeff Who Lives at Home). The anthology series tells a different story of a group of assorted characters who pass through the room of an average American hotel in each episode. The Duplass brothers are also executive producing the comedy with Xan Aranda (Blue Jay). Wass has previously collaborated with the filmmakers on the features The Do-Deca Pentathlon, which they directed, and The Overnight & Blue Jay, which they produced.
Bear McCreary to Score ‘Half to Death’
Bear McCreary revealed in a recent interview with Film Music Magazine that he is scoring the upcoming horror thriller Half to Death. The film is directed by Christopher Landon (Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, screenwriter of Disturbia) and stars Jessica Rothe, Ruby Modine, Charles Aitken and Rachel Matthews. Landon also co-wrote the screenplay with Scott Lobdell. The movie follows a woman who must solve the mystery of her own murder before her chances run out.