Opening in theaters nationwide this week is the animated feature Stitch Head written and directed by Steve Hudson and starring Asa Butterfield, Joel Fry, Rob Brydon, Alison Steadman, Tia Bannon, Fern Brady and Jamali Maddix. The film’s original score is composed by Nick Urata (Paddington, Crazy, Stupid, Love., Focus, Little Miss SunshineQuiz Lady, Animal Control, Ruby Sparks). Air-Edel Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as several original songs co-written by Hudson earlier this month. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed by Briarcliff Entertainment.

Opening semi-wide in around 900 theaters is the psychological thriller Anniversary directed by Jan Komasa and starring Diane Lane, Kyle Chandler, Phoebe Dynevor, Madeline Brewer, Zoey Deutch, Daryl McCormack, Mckenna Grace and Dylan O’Brien. Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (OzarkBlack Rabbit, Speak No Evil, The OutsiderEnemy, The Gift, Presumed InnocentThe Staircase,  The White TigerTulsa King, SmokeBoy Erased) have composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score this past Wednesday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Lionsgate release. Read the rest of this entry »

Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album for the Japanese drama Night Flower. The album features the film’s original score composed by Yohei Kobayashi (Matching, A Stitch of Life). Also included is a track by Japanese pianist/composer Hayato Sumino. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services and also listen to a track from Kobatyashi’s score and Sumino’s Spring Lullaby below. Night Flower is written and directed by Eiji Uchida and stars Keiko Kitagawa, Misato Morita, Daisuke Sakuma, Ryuta Shibuya and Kiyohiko Shibukawa. The movie follows a struggling single mother who begins selling drugs to support her children, entering a dangerous world in the process. Read the rest of this entry »

Les Films 13 has released the first-ever soundtrack album for the 2002 French/British romantic thriller And Now Ladies & Gentlemen co-written and directed by Claude Lelouch and starring Jeremy Irons, Patricia Kaas, Thierry Lhermitte and Alessandra Martines. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winner Michel Legrand (The Thomas Crown AffairSummer of ’42, Yentl, Never Say Never Again, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and most other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

Walt Disney Records has announced the premiere vinyl release of the soundtrack for the 2000 animated classic The Emperor’s New Groove directed by Mark Dindal and starring David Spade, John Goodman, Patrick Warburton, Eartha Kitt and Wendie Malick. The album features the film’s original songs written by Sting & David Hartley, as well as six tracks from the animated faeture’s original score composed by John Debney (The Jungle Book, Hocus Pocus, The Passion of the Christ, Elf, Iron Man 2) . The soundtrack, which is being released to coincide with the movie’s 25th anniversary, will be released as 2-LP set pressed on lemonade and grape color vinyl on November 14 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »

Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s short Wednesdays with Gramps. The album features the film’s original score composed by Raashi Kulkarni (A Nice Indian Boy, World’s BestWedding Season). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s title and end credits tracks after the jump. Wednesdays with Gramps written and directed by Chris Copeland & Justin Copeland tells the story of a teenage boy who visits his Gramps at a seemingly mundane boring assisted living facility and comes to find that they have much more in common than he thought. Read the rest of this entry »

Hollywood Records has released the cover version of Wallace Collection’s Daydream from the third season of Onyx Collective’s Hulu original series Reasonable Doubt. The track produced by the show’s composers Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad and performed by Akia is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the song after the jump. The label has previously released Alice Smith’s Bitter Sweet Symphony cover from the new season earlier this month. Reasonable Doubt is created by Raamla Mohamed and stars Emayatzy Corinealdi, McKinley Freeman, Tim Jo, Joseph Sikora. Lori Harvey and Angela Grovey. Read the rest of this entry »

Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Dutch Netflix original series Amsterdam Empire. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Palmbomen II (aka Kai Hugo). Also included is the original song Forever Pour Toujours written and produced by Hugo and performed by Famke Janssen as Betty Jonkers (previously released as a digital single). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the first score track after the jump. Amsterdam Empire is created by Nico Moolenaar & Bart Uytdenhouwen and stars Janssen, Jacob Derwig, Elise Schaap, Jade Olieberg, Bart Slegers, Jesse Mensah, Yannick van de Velde, Romana Vrede, Raymond Thiry and Victor Lö. The crime drama follows a woman who finds out about her husband’s affair and hatches a bitter plan to strip him of the thing he loves most: his coffeeshop empire. Read the rest of this entry »

MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Self-Help. The album features the film’s original music composed by Haim Mazar (The Iceman, The Taking of Deborah Logan, SneakerheadsWokeDesperation Road, Half Baked: Totally High, I Am Wrath). The soundtrack will be released digitally, October 31 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Olivia) after the jump. Self-Help is co-written and directed by Erik Bloomquist and stars Jake Weber, Landry Bender, Madison Lintz and Amy Hargreaves. The movie revolves around a young woman who infiltrates a dangerous self-actualization community after her mother becomes entangled with its enigmatic leader. Read the rest of this entry »

Walt Disney Records will release nine new soundtracks for the third volume of Lucasfilm’s Disney+ animated short film series Star Wars: Visions. Titles include The Duel: Payback (animated by Kamikaze Douga + ANIMA) feat. music by Keiji Inai (who previously scored the original The Duel episode), The Song of Four Wings (animated by Project Studio Q) feat. original score by Towa Tei (Super Crooks, Metallic Rouge),  The Ninth Jedi: Child of Hope (animated by Production I.G) feat. music by Yugo Kanno (Psycho Pass, Batman Ninja, PLUTO, Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness), The Bounty Hunters (animated by WIT STUDIO) feat. score by Taisei Iwasaki (Belle, Bullet Train Explosion, First Love) & Ludvig Forssell (Death Stranding, Boy Kills World, P.T.) and Yuko’s Treasure (animated by Kinema citrus Co.) feat. original score by Takashi Ohmama  (Asakus Kid). Read the rest of this entry »

Netflix Music will release the official soundtrack album for the streamer’s limited series Death by Lightning. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, WestworldFallout, Iron Man, EternalsUnchartedA Wrinkle in Time, Clash of the TitansPacific Rim). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 31. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to the composer’s title track below. Death by Lightning is created by Mike Makowsky based on the 2011 novel Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard and stars Michael Shannon, Matthew Macfadyen, Betty Gilpin, Nick Offerman, Bradley Whitford, Shea Whigham, Paula Malcomson and Tuppence Middleton.The 4-part historical drama true story of James Garfield, reluctant 20th president of the United States, and his greatest admirer Charles Guiteau – the man who would come to kill him. Read the rest of this entry »