Waxwork Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1974 horror classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre co-written and directed by Tobe Hooper and starring Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow and Gunnar Hansen. The album features the film’s original score composed by Hooper and Wayne Bell (Eaten Alive, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation). The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically (on vinyl, CD and and cassette) in the coming months to coincide with the movie’s 50th anniversary. A first track (Main Title) is already available to stream/download now as a digital single on most major digital music platforms and can also be checked out after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
World Premiere Release of Tobe Hooper’s & Wayne Bell’s ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Score Announced
Posted: November 2, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Soundtrack, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Tobe Hooper, Wayne Bell
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 1, 2024)
Posted: November 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Real Pain, Absolution, Aftermath, Alan Silvestri, Blitz, Camille, Cellar Door, Clément Ducol, Emilia Perez, Hans Zimmer, Here, Hitpig, Hugo de Chaire, Isabella Summers, Juror #2, Kaspar Kaae, Keegan DeWitt, Mark Mancina, Marlon Espino, Michael Wandmacher, Music by John Williams, The Ghost Trap, The Gutter
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the drama Here co-written and directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Kelly Reilly and Paul Bettany. The film’s original music is composed by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Avengers: Endgame, Forrest Gump, Cast Away, Predator, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Polar Express, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Mummy Returns). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Sony Pictures.
Also opening nationwide is the animated feature Hitpig! directed by Cinzia Angelini & David Feiss and starring Jason Sudeikis, Lilly Singh, Rainn Wilson, RuPaul, Anitta, Andy Serkis, Hannah Gadsby, Lorraine Ashbourne, Charlie Adler and Shelby Young. Isabella Summers (of Florence + the Machine) (KAOS, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Little Fires Everywhere, The Offer, Lisa Frankenstein, Physical) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Viva Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Diane Warren to Produce and Write Original Songs for Disney Branded Television’s ‘How We Became the Biggest Band in the World’
Posted: November 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Diane Warren, Disney Channel, Disney Plus, How We Became the Biggest Band in the World
Diane Warren is writing original songs for the upcoming Disney Channel/Disney+ original series How We Became the Biggest Band in the World. The Honorary Academy Award-winning songwriter also serves as executive producer on the show, which stars Lumi Pollack, Carmen Sanchez, Ruby Marino and Nathaniel Buescher. The drama follows three members of a mega-famous pop group, Electric Bloom, as they look back and tell the story of their band and friendship, starting with the day they all met in middle school. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Godfather Part II’ 50th Anniversary Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: November 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Francis Ford Coppola, Nino Rota, score, Soundtrack, The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II
La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1974 classic The Godfather Part II co-written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Morgana King, Talia Shire and John Cazale. The album features the original music from the Paramount Pictures production composed by Academy Award winner Nina Rota (8 1/2, La Dolce Vita, War & Peace, Romeo & Juliet), including previously unreleased and unused music. The 2-CD set includes the expanded score presentation, as well additional and source cues by Rota on the first disc, and the remastered original soundtrack album, as well as bonus tracks that showcase music by Carmine Coppola and a rare demo recording by Rota on the second disc. The 50th Anniversary Edition is limited to 5,000 copies and is now available to order on the label’s official website. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Ghost Trap’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hugo de Chaire, James Khanlarian, Jim Barne, score, Soundtrack, The Ghost Trap
Atlantic Screen Music/Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album for the drama The Ghost Trap. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hugo de Chaire (Crooked House, 9 Bullets, The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout, Capsule, Surviving Christmas with the Relatives) & Jim Barne (The Unseen). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to de Chaire’s main title track after the jump. The Ghost Trap is co-written and directed by James Khanlarian and stars Zak Steiner, Greer Grammer, Steven Ogg, Sarah Catherine Hook and Taylor Takahashi. The movie revolves around a young lobsterman who must decide what’s right when his girlfriend suffers a head injury after being swept off his boat by a rogue wave and a rival family threatens his turf. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘Spider-Man 2’ Score Album Announced
Posted: November 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Elfman, Sam Raimi, score, Soundtrack, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2
La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 2004 superhero movie Spider-Man 2 directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris and Donna Murphy. The album features the remastered and expanded original score from the sequel composed by Academy Award nominee Danny Elfman (Batman, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Men in Black, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Alice in Wonderland), including previously unreleased music and alternate tracks. Also included are additional score cues composed by John Debney and Christopher Young. The 2-CD set is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples and learn more about the soundtrack, which is limited to 3,000 copies. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cellar Door’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cellar Door, Marlon Espino, score, Soundtrack, Vaughn Stein
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the psychological thriller Cellar Door. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marlon E. Espino (Inheritance, Every Breath You Take). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s main title track below. Cellar Door is directed by Vaughn Stein and stars Jordana Brewster, Scott Speedman, Laurence Fishburne, Addison Timlin, Chris Conner, Randy Sean Schulman and Katie O’Grady. The movie follows a city-dwelling couple looking to relocate away from the city who are gifted the house of their dreams with one unbreakable condition – they must never open the cellar door. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘Jurassic Park III’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: November 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Don Davis, Joe Johnston, Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park III, score, Soundtrack
La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 2001 sci-fi action adventure Jurassic Park III directed by Joe Johnston and starring Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Téa Leoni, Trevor Morgan, Alessandro Nivola and Michael Jeter. The album features the original score from the Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment production composed and conducted by Don Davis (The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Behind Enemy Lines, Bound, Valentine), including previously unreleased music. John Williams has provided the original Jurassic Park themes. The 2-CD set, which is limited to 3,000 copies, is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and find out more about the release. Decca Records has previously released the original 2001 soundtrack album. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Flow’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Flow, Gints Zilbalodis, Rihards Zalupe, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records has released the full soundtrack album for the animated feature Flow. The album features the film’s original music composed by director Gints Zilbalodis (Away) and Rihards Zalupe (The Pagan King). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services. The label has previously released two first tracks from the score this past August. Flow co-written and directed by Zilbalodis is set in a world that seems to be coming to an end and follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood who teams up with a capybara, a lemur, a dog, and a bird who navigate a boat in search of dry land and must rely on trust, courage, and wits to survive the perils of a newly aquatic planet. Read the rest of this entry »
Andrew Lockington’s ‘Prime Monday Night Hockey’ Theme Released
Posted: November 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Andrew Lockington, Prime Monday Night Hockey
Amazon Content Services has released the theme for Prime Monday Night Hockey, Prime Video’s new package that streams all national regular season Monday night NHL games for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 NHL seasons. The track is written by composer Andrew Lockington (San Andreas, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Lioness, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, Rampage, Mayor of Kingstown, Atlas, Frontier) and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the theme after the jump. Prime Monday Night Hockey features a new broadcast team offering in-depth analysis and play-by-play coverage and currently streams live every Monday night exclusively to Prime members in Canada. Read the rest of this entry »
