It was announced today at Disney’s D23 fan expo that Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez will be writing original music for Disney Toon Studios’ upcoming feature Gigantic. The film will be directed by Nathan Greno (Tangled) and produced by Dorothy McKim (Meet the Robinson). The movie is based on the Jack and the Beanstalk fairy tale is set in Spain during the Age of Exploration and follows Jack as he discovers a world of giants hidden within the clouds.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 14, 2015)
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the biographical drama Straight Outta Compton directed by F. Gary Gray and starring O’Shea Jackson Jr. as Ice Cube, Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre, Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E, Aldis Hodge as MC Ren, Neil Brown, Jr. as DJ Yella and Paul Giamatti as N.W.A.’s manager Jerry Heller. The film’s original score is composed by Joseph Trapanese (Insurgent, Oblivion, Earth to Echo). Dr. Dre has released his first record in 16 years inspired by the movie last Friday. Visit Amazon to order the album. To learn more about the film, which chronicles the rise of the hip hop group N.W.A., check out our previous news article.
Also opening wide is the film adaptation of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, Jared Harris and Hugh Grant. Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs, The Counselor) has composed the film’s original music. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the songs from the movie by artists including Roberta Flack, Nina Simone, Peppino Gagliardi, Louis Prima & more. Click here for the full album details and check out our soundtrack preview here. Also visit Film Music Magazine, Film.Music.Media, We Are Movie Geeks and Film Music Society for interviews with Pemberton and click here for a video featurette about the composer’s music.
‘The Walk’ Soundtrack Details
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for Robert Zemeckis’ drama The Walk. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, The Avengers, Cast Away, Captain America: The First Avenger). The soundtrack will be released on September 25, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Walk starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Kingsley, Charlotte Le Bon and James Badge Dale is based on Philippe Petit’s book To Reach the Clouds and tells the true story of the French high-wire artist’s attempt to cross the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.
Alex Heffes to Score Hulu’s ’11/22/63′
Alex Heffes has been tapped to score the upcoming Hulu event series 11/22/63. The show is based on Stephen King’s 2011 novel of the same title and stars James Franco, Sarah Gadon, Josh Duhamel, T.R. Knight, Daniel Webber, Chris Cooper, Cherry Jones, George MacKay, Lucy Fry, Jack Fulton and Leon Rippy. The 9-parter follows a high school English teacher who travels back in time to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, but his mission is threatened by Lee Harvey Oswald and his falling in love and the past itself. J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Trek, Super 8) and King are executive producing the Bad Robot and Warner Bros. Television production with Bridget Carpenter (The Red Road) and Bryan Burk (Lost, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Star Trek Into Darkness).
‘Outlander’ Vol. 2 Soundtrack Details
Madison Gate Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Starz original series Outlander. The album features more music from the show composed by Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Battlestar Galactica, Da Vinci’s Demons) who recently received an Emmy Award nomination for his work on the series. Also included is an extended version of the main titles song, The Skye Boat Song, performed by Raya Yarbrough. The Vol. 2 soundtrack will be released on September 25, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released the Vol. 1 soundtrack album earlier this year. Outlander created by Ronald D. Moore based on the best-selling books by Diana Gabaldon stars Caitrona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Tobias Menzies, Graham McTavish, Gary Lewis, Duncan Lacroix, Annette Badland and Stephen Walters.
Michael Rohatyn Scoring Rebecca Miller’s ‘Maggie’s Plan’
Michael Rohatyn is reuniting with director Rebecca Miller on the upcoming comedy Maggie’s Plan. The film is written and directed by Miller and stars Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph, Travis Fimmel, Ida Rohatyn, Wallace Shawn and Julianne Moore. The movie follows a young woman whose determination to have a child involves her in a love triangle with an unhappy academic and his eccentric critical-theorist wife. Miller is also producing the project with Rachael Horovitz (Moneyball, Grey Gardens, My Old Lady) and Damon Cardasis.
‘Jenny’s Wedding’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for the indie comedy drama Jenny’s Wedding have been announced. The album features the film’s original music composed by Golden Globe nominee Brian Byrne (Albert Nobbs, Boychoir, The Good Doctor). Also included is Mary Lambert’s She Keeps Me Warm, as well as four original songs written by Byrne, with lyrics by Kasey Jones, and performed by Kristina Train. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 21, 2015 and physically on September 25. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Jenny’s Wedding is directed by Mary Agnes Donoghue and stars Katherine Heigl, Tom Wilkinson, Linda Emond, Grace Gummer, Alexis Bledel, Sam McMurray and Diana Hardcastle.
‘Love & Mercy’ Soundtrack Announced
Capitol Records has announced a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Love & Mercy. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winner Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Gone Girl, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo). Also included is the song One Kind of Love, written and recorded by Brian Wilson specifically for the film, several original Beach Boys classics and Paul Dano’s performance of God Only Knows. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, August 14 and physically on September 18, 2015. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Love & Mercy is directed by Bill Pohlad and stars John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks and Paul Giamatti.
‘True Detective’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for the HBO original series True Detective have been revealed. The album features the songs from the show, including the main titles song of the first season, Far From Any Road by The Handsome Family and the opening titles track from the second season, Nevermind by Leonard Cohen. Other artists featured on the soundtrack include Lera Lynn, Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, Bob Dylan, John Paul White, Cassandra Wilson & more. T Bone Burnett serves as the album’s producer. The soundtrack will be released this Friday, August 14 by Harvest Records/Electromagnetic Recordings and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Several of the tracks on the album have already been released as singles over the last couple of weeks.
Nathan Larson Scoring HBO’s’ ‘Show Me a Hero’
Nathan Larson has composed the music for the HBO mini-series Show Me a Hero. The 6-parter is created by David Simon (The Wire, Treme) and stars Oscar Isaac, Catherine Keener, Alfred Molina, Winona Ryder, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Bob Balaban, Jim Belushi and Jon Bernthal. Paul Haggis (Crash, The Next Three Days) has directed all episodes. The series based on the 1999 book of the same title by New York Times writer Lisa Belki is set in the 1960s and follows a young mayor of a mid-sized city who is faced with a federal court order to build a small number of low-income housing units in the white neighborhoods of his town.