BBC announced today that Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Dune, The Dark Knight, Inception), Jacob Shea (Seven Worlds One Planet, Blue Planet II), Sara Barone (Grimcutty), producer Russell Emanuel (of Bleeding Fingers Music) and Bastille’s Dan Smith have collaborated to create the score for the upcoming nature documentary series Planet Earth III. Smith’s vocals will also be featured on the show’s opening title theme song, as well as within all episodes of the series and a reworking of Bastille’s single, Pompeii entitled Pompeii MMXXIII, plays during the project’s end credits. A first track (entitled Mother Nature) created and performed by Zimmer, singer/songwriter RAYE and Bastille, in collaboration with composer collective Bleeding Fingers Music, can be heard in the first teaser trailer (embedded below). Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtracks for Disney+’s ‘Launchpad’ Season 2 Released
Posted: September 29, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Ambrose Akinmusire, Disney Plus, EmmoLei Sankofa, Jessica Rae Huber, Launchpad, Mato Wayuhi, René G. Boscio
Walt Disney Records has released six new soundtracks for the second season of the Disney+’s Launchpad, a collection of live-action shorts from a new generation of filmmakers from underrepresented backgrounds. The titles include Beautiful, FL directed by Gabriela Ortega and feat. music composed by René G. Boscio (Emergency, The Watchful Eye, The Time Capsule), Black Belts directed by Spencer Glover and feat. music by Ambrose Akinmusire (Blindspotting), The Ghost directed by Eric Eng and feat. music by Jessica Rae Huber (2 Wrongs), Maxine directed by Niki Ang and feat. music by Carla Patullo (Porno, Lotte That Silhouette Girl), Project CC directed by Cashmere Jasmine and feat. music by EmmoLei Sankofa (The Other Black Girl, Step Up, Three Ways) and The Roof directed by Alexander Bocchieri and feat. music by Mato Wayuhi (Reservation Dogs, War Pony). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Trolls Band Together’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 29, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dreamworks Animation, Justin Timberlake, Mike Elizondo, Soundtrack, Trolls Band Together, Walt Dohrn
The full details of the soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s animated comedy Trolls Band Together have been announced. The album features the songs from the film performed by voice cast members Justin Timberlake (who also serves the record’s executive music producer, alongside Mike Elizondo), Anna Kendrick, Camila Cabello, Zooey Deschanel, Troye Sivan, Andrew Rannells, Anderson .Paak, Eric André, Kid Cudi, Kenan Thompson & others. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 20 and physically on November 17 by RCA Records. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and vinyl edition and click here to order the digital version. A first track (Better Place by *NSYNC) has already been released today. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Jules’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 29, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hauschka, Jules, Marc Turtletaub, score, Soundtrack, Volker Bertelmann
ABKCO Records has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi comedy Jules. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winner Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front, Lion, Patrick Melrose, Adrift, Hotel Mumbai, The Old Guard, Stowaway). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Check out the final track on the album (Jules Credits) after the jump. Jules is directed by Marc Turtletaub and stars Ben Kingsley, Jane Curtin, Harriet Sansom Harris and Zoe Winters. The movie follows a senior citizen whose quiet life of routine is upended when a UFO crashes in his backyard and he develops a friendship with the extra-terrestrial it carries, but complications arise when two neighbors discover the alien. Read the rest of this entry »
*NSYNC’s Original Song ‘Better Place’ from ‘Trolls Band Together’ Released
Posted: September 29, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: *NSYNC, Amy Allen, Dreamworks Animation, Justin Timberlake, Shellback, Trolls Band Together, Walt Dohrn
RCA Records has released the original song Better Place from the animated sequel Trolls Band Together. The track produced by Justin Timberlake, Shellback and co-written with Amy Allen and performed by *NSYNC is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services. Also check out the official lyric video after the jump. A full soundtrack album with more songs will be released on October 20. Trolls Band Together is directed by Walt Dohrn, co-directed by Tim Heitz and features the voices of Anna Kendrick, Timberlake, Camila Cabello, Amy Schumer, Eric André, Andrew Rannells, Daveed Diggs, Troye Sivan, Kid Cudi, Zooey Deschanel, Zosia Mamet, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and RuPaul Charles. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Tenderness (‘La Ternura’) Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 29, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fernando Velazquez, La Ternura, score, Soundtrack, The Tenderness, Vicente Villanueva
Quartet Records has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish/Dominican fantasy comedy The Tenderness (La Ternura). The album features the film’s original music composed by Fernando Velázquez (The Impossible, The Orphanage, A Monster Calls, Devil, Hercules, Crimson Peak). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Apple Music/iTunes (or most other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list. Also check out the first track on the release (La isla desierta) after the jump. The Tenderness is written and directed by Vicente Villanueva and stars Emma Suarez, Gonzalo de Castro, Fernando Guallar, Alexandra Jiménez, Anna Moliner and Carlos Cuevas. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix Film ‘Nowhere’ Released
Posted: September 29, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Frank Montasell, Lucas Peire, Netflix, Nowhere, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish Netflix original film Nowhere. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Frank Montasell & Lucas Peire (Malasaña 32). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also check out the composers’ title track after the jump. Nowhere is directed by Anna Castillo, Tamar Novas, Tony Corvillo, Irina Bravo, Mariam Torres and Victoria Teijeiro. The thriller revolves around a pregnant woman trapped in a shipping container drifting in the sea as she tries to survive after fleeing a devastated totalitarian country. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Lupin’ Part 3 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 29, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Lupin, Mathieu Lamboley, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released a new soundtrack album for the streamer’s French original series Lupin. The album features selections of the original music from the third “part” of the show composed by Mathieu Lamboley (The Rosemaker, Lolo, Between Two Worlds, Sisters in Arms, A Minuscule Adventure, The Last Mercenary). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the final track (La Symphonie de Lupin (Version 2)) after the jump. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s score from Part 1, while Milan Records has released an album featuring his music from Part 2 back in 2021. Lupin is created by George Kay & François Uzan and stars Omar Sy, Ludivine Sagnier, Clotilde Hesme and Antoine Gouy. Read the rest of this entry »
‘On Fire’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Nick Lyon, On Fire, Peter Facinelli, Sacha Chaban, score, Soundtrack
1908 Scoring Studios will release a soundtrack album for the survival drama On Fire. The album features the film’s original music composed by Sacha Chaban (Redemption Day, Collide, Darkness Falls, Aftermath, Breaking & Entering, The Vanished). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 29 and will be available to stream/download on most major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the title track below. On Fire is directed by Nick Lyon & Peter Facinelli and stars Facinelli himself, Fiona Dourif, Asher Angel, Ashlei Foushee, Lance Henriksen and Glenn Morshower. The movie tells the story of an ordinary man who finds his world suddenly torn apart as devastating wildfires rip through the surrounding countryside and flee with his son and pregnant wife to survive the rapid forces of mother nature. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for CNN’s ‘Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico’ Released
Posted: September 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: CNN, Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico, Pascual Reyes, score, Soundtrack, Tony Morales
A soundtrack album has been released for the CNN original series Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Tony Morales (Reacher, FUBAR, Scorpion, Elena of Avalor, The Fugitive, The Bag Man, The Endgame) who has received his second Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his music and Pascual Reyes (La Llorona, Radical, Tremors, Crime Diaries: The Candidate). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico is executive produced by Stanley Tucci and follows actress, producer, director and activist Eva Longoria across the many vibrant regions of Mexico as she explores how the country’s rich culture, landscape, and history have helped shape its cuisine. Read the rest of this entry »
