Republic Records & Verve Label Group have released a third soundtrack album for the first part of the film adaptation of the stage musical Wicked. The “Sing-Along” album features instrumental versions of all eleven songs from the movie written (originally for the stage show) by Stephen Schwartz (The Prince of Egypt, Pippin, Pocahontas). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Listen to the “sing-along” versions of Popular and Defying Gravity after the jump. The label has previously released the original soundtrack album last month and a separate album featuring John Powell’s & Schwartz’s original score earlier this month. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wicked’ Sing-Along Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 20, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jon M. Chu, Soundtrack, Stephen Schwartz, Wicked
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Robbie Williams’ Original Song ‘Forbidden Road’ from ‘Bettter Man’ Disqualified from Oscar Consideration
Posted: December 20, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Better Man, Michael Gracey, Robbie Williams
The Academy has notified members of the music branch that the Oscar-shortlisted original song Forbidden Road from the biographical musical drama Better Man has been disqualified. The track co-written (with Freddy Wexler & Sacha Skarbek and produced by Dan Romer & Wexler) and performed by Robbie Williams was found to feature “material from an existing song that was not written for this film.” The existing title has been identified as the Jim Croce song I Got A Name written by Academy governor Charles Fox & Norman Gimbel for the 1973 feature The Last American Hero. Listen to both tracks for a comparison after the jump and check out our previous article for the other fourteen titles remaining on the Original Songs shortlist. Read the rest of this entry »
Christopher Lennertz Scoring Tim Story’s ‘The Pickup’
Posted: December 20, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Lennertz, The Pickup, Tim Story
This week, Christopher Lennertz (The Boys, Lost in Space, Sausage Party, Ride Along, Tom & Jerry, Agent Carter, Supernatural) has recorded his score for the upcoming heist comedy The Pickup. The film is directed by Tim Story (Fantastic Four, Barbershop) and stars Eddie Murphy, Keke Palmer, Pete Davidson, Andrew Dice Clay, Eva Longoria, Jack Kesy, Ismael Cruz Cordova, and Marshawn Lynch. No plot details have been announced yet. Matt Mider & Kevin Burrows (The Package) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Homestead’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 20, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ben Smallbone, Benjamin Backus, Homestead, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the thriller Homestead. The album features the film’s original score composed by Benjamin Backus (A Week Away, Valiant One). Also included are two songs by Justin James and Roland Lewis. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to Backus’ music for the title sequence and both songs after the jump. Homestead is directed by Ben Smallbone and stars Neal McDonough, Dawn Olivieri, Bailey Chase, Susan Misner, Kearran Giovanni and Tyler Lofton. The movie based on the book Black Autumn by Jeff Kirkham & Jason Ross takes place after a nuclear bomb is detonated in Los Angeles and the nation devolves into chaos and follows an ex-Green Beret and his family as they escape to an eccentric prepper’s fortress nestled in the mountains. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Score Album Released
Posted: December 20, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Barry Jenkins, Dave Metzger, Mufasa: The Lion KIng, score, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records has released a third soundtrack album for Barry Jenkins’ Mufasa: The Lion King. The album features the film’s original score composed by Dave Metzger (Wish, Brother Bear 2,Tarzan & Jane) and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music, including Amazon, where you can also check out the track list. All score tracks have previously been released as part of the deluxe edition soundtrack, which also includes Lin-Manuel Miranda’s original songs from the movie, last week. Also available in both digital and physical formats is the original soundtrack featuring all the songs. Also click here to check out the project’s music team credits. Read the rest of this entry »
52nd Annie Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: December 20, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Annie Awards
The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, has announced the nominations for the 52nd Annual Annie Awards this morning. Here are the music-related nominees:
Best Music – Feature
- Kensuke’s Kingdom – Stuart Hancock – Lupus Films
- Piece by Piece – Pharrell Williams, Michael Andrews – i am OTHER, TREMOLO in association with The LEGO Group, Pure Imagination Studios and Tongal
- That Christmas – John Powell, Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid – Locksmith Animation for Netflix
- The Wild Robot – Kris Bowers – DreamWorks Animation
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Lorne Balfe and Julian Nott – Aardman and Netflix
‘Yellowstone’ Season 5 – Volume 3 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 20, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Breton Vivian, Brian Tyler, Paramount Network, score, Soundtrack, Yellowstone
Lakeshore Records has released a new soundtrack album for the Paramount Network original series Yellowstone. The album features selections of the original music from the final episodes of the show’s fifth and final season composed by Brian Tyler (The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Fast & Furious, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Crazy Rich Asians) and Breton Vivian (Five Feet Apart, 1883, 1923, Redeeming Love). The Season 5 – Volume 3 soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ first track below. The label has previously released the first volume back back in 2022 featuring music from the first part of Season 5 back in 2022 and the second volume earlier this month. Read the rest of this entry »
First Track from Marvel’s ‘What If…?’ Season 3 Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 19, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Plus, Laura Karpman, Marvel, Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum, What If
Hollywood Records & Marvel Music have released the first track from the soundtrack for the third season of Marvel Animation’s Disney+ animated series What If…?. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Lessons written by the show’s composers Laura Karpman (The Marvels, American Fiction, Captain America: Brave New World, Ms. Marvel, Underground, Lovecraft Country, Taken) and Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum (Prisoner’s Daughter, Stockholm, Pennsylvania, Regarding Susan Sontag, Bird Karma). Also listen to the full track after the jump and check back on this page for updates on the release of more music from the series. Read the rest of this entry »
Vanessa Carlton & John McCauley Scoring Julia Stiles’ ‘Wish You Were Here’
Posted: December 19, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John McCauley, Julia Stiles, Vanessa Carlton, Wish You Were Here
Singer/songwriter Vanessa Carlton and John McCauley (of the rock band Deer Tick) are making their feature scoring debut on the upcoming romantic drama Wish You Were Here. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actress Julia Stiles and stars Isabelle Fuhrman, Mena Massoud, Gabby Kono-Abdy, Jimmy Fails, Jennifer Grey and Kelsey Grammer. The movie is based on the novel of the same title by Renée Carlino and revolves around a woman who – after a perfect night with a perfect stranger that ends suddenly the next morning – searches for answers and meaning in her disappointing life until she uncovers a secret that changes everything. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dream Productions’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 19, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Plus, Dream Productions, Nami Melumad, Pixar, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for Pixar Animation Studios’ Disney+ original series Dream Productions have been revealed. The album features the show’s original music composed by Nami Melumad (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds & Prodigy, Thor: Love and Thunder, Absentia, An American Pickle, One Fast Move, The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 20 by Walt Disney Records and will be available to stream/download on any major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. Dream Productions is written and directed by Mike Jones and stars Paula Pell, Richard Ayoade, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Alli Maki, Kensington Tallman, Liza Lapira, Tony Hale, Lewis Black and Phyllis Smith. The series is set between the events of Pixar’s Inside Out features and follows Riley as she gets sent to Dream Productions, where an acclaimed director is trying to create the next hit dream. Read the rest of this entry »
