Back Lot Music has released two original songs from the comedy sequel Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, including the track Black Skinhead by Jacques Slade, THURZ & El Prez, as well as Party in My Pants by Kill the Giant. Both songs are now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising is directed by Nicholas Stoller and stars Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne, Chloë Grace Moretz, Dave Franco, Ike Barinholtz, Carla Gallo, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kiersey Clemons and Beanie Feldstein. The movie follows Mac and Kelly who have a second baby on the way and learn that the new occupants next door are a sorority even more out of control than the frat boys from the original movie. The comedy will be released nationwide on May 20, 2016 by Universal Pictures.
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‘The Curse of Sleeping Beauty’ Soundtrack Released
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the fantasy thriller The Curse of Sleeping Beauty. The album features the film’s original music composed by Scott Glasgow (The Gene Generation, Chasing Ghosts, Hatchet III, Taking Chances). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Curse of Sleeping Beauty is co-written and directed by Pearry Teo and stars Ethan Peck, Natalie Hall, India Eisley and Bruce Davison. The movie is a new vision of the classic Brothers Grimm tale and follows a man who inherits an ancestral mansion that has been in his family for generations – only to learn that he has also inherited an ancient curse stemming back to the Crusades.
‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Apocalypse have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Ottman (The Usual Suspects, Superman Returns, The Fantastic Four) who previously scored Singer’s X2 and X-Men: Days of Future Past and also serves as the editor and co-producer on the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 20, 2016 and physically next month. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. X-Men: Apocalypse is co-written and directed by Singer and stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Olivia Munn, Lucas Till, Evan Peters, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Josh Helman, Lana Condor and Ben Hardy.
‘Kindergarten Cop 2’ Soundtrack Details
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the comedy sequel Kindergarten Cop 2. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jake Monaco (Let’s Be Cops, Playing It Cool, Struck by Lightning). Also included are the songs from the film by Sonny Cleveland, The Merced Blue Notes & The Phantom Blues Band. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 13 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Kindergarten Cop 2 is directed by Don Michael Paul and stars Dolph Lundgren, Bill Bellamy, Sarah Strange and Aleks Paunovic. The movie follows an FBI agent who goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to find a missing flash drive from the Federal Witness Protection Program.
BT to Score ‘The Possibility of Fireflies’
BT is set to compose the score for the upcoming drama The Possibility of Fireflies. The film is directed by Deborah Chow (The High Cost of Living, Flowers in the Atticus) and stars Courtney Love & Joey King. The movie is based on Dominique Paul’s YA novel of the same title and follows a teen who dreams of becoming a writer and finds herself caught in the alluring undertow of a reckless rock ‘n’ roll freedom when she falls in love with an aspiring singer. Paul is also writing the screenplay. Amy Green is producing the project with Canadian musicians Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida who are also collaborating with BT on the film’s soundtrack.
‘Ballerina’ to Feature Score by Klaus Badelt & Songs by Chris Braide
The Weinstein Company has announced that Klaus Badelt is composing the score for the upcoming animated feature Ballerina. Singer/songwriter Chris Braide is writing and producing original songs for the film, which is directed by Eric Summer & Eric Warin and features the voices of Elle Fanning, Maddie Ziegler and Carly Rae Jepsen. The movie is set in 1879 Paris and follows an orphan girl who dreams of becoming a ballerina and moves to Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of pupil at the Grand Opera house. Carole Noble and Laurent Zeitoun (The Intouchables) have written the screenplay.
James Newton Howard Honored at BMI Film & TV Awards
Last night, Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) held its annual Film & TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. James Newton Howard was honored with the organization’s Icon Award, which is bestowed on composers who have made significant contributions to the realm of film and television music. The composer whose credits include such hit films as The Hunger Games series, The Fugitive, Pretty Woman, Maleficent, Blood Diamond, The Dark Knight, Space Jam and My Best Friend’s Wedding was presented the award by the evening’s host, BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations, Doreen Ringer-Ross and BMI President & CEO Mike O’Neill.
‘The Angry Birds Movie’ Score Album Details
Atco Records will release a score album album for the animated feature The Angry Birds Movie. The album features the film’s original music composed by Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me series, Minions, The Smurfs, Beverly Hills Chihuahua). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 13, 2016 and physically on June 3. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album. Check out several videos featuring the composer’s themes from the score after the jump. As previously reported, Atlantic Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the movie’s songs, as well as score suite. The Angry Birds Movie directed by Fergal Reilly & Clay Kaytis and starring Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Kate McKinnon, Bill Hader, Peter Dinklage and Keegan-Michael Key will be released nationwide on May 20, 2016 by Sony Pictures.
Dan the Automator’s ‘What Makes the World Go Round? (Money!)’ from ‘Money Monster’ to Be Released
Madison Gate Records will release the original song What Makes the World Go Round? (Money!) from Jodie Foster’s thriller Money Monster. The track is performed by Dan the Automator feat. Del The Funky Homosapien. The song will be released digitally as a single this Friday, May 13 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Money Monster starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell, Dominic West, Giancarlo Esposito and Caitriona Balfe centers on a bombastic television stock huckster whose program and life are taken hostage by an outraged gunman.
Brian Reitzell to Score Starz’s ‘American Gods’
Brian Reitzell has signed on to compose the music for the upcoming Starz original series American Gods. The show is created by Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies) & Michael Green (Green Lantern) based on Neil Gaiman’s fantasy novel and stars Rickey Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning, Jonathan Tucker, Crispin Glover, Cloris Leachman, Pablo Schreiber, Peter Stormare, Yetide Badaki, Bruce Langley, Chris Obi and Mousa Kraish. The drama follows a recently released ex-convict named Shadow who meets a mysterious man who calls himself “Wednesday” and who knows more than he first seems to about Shadow’s life and past.