Walt Disney Records has announced the album Harmonious: Globally Inspired Music from the EPCOT Nighttime Spectacular featuring a medley of classic Disney music (written by composers Alan Menken, Hans Zimmer, Randy Newman, the Sherman Brothers, Christophe Beck, Michael Giacchino, David Zippel, Elton John, Tim Rice, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Stephen Schwartz & others) and visuals reinterpreted by a culturally diverse group of 240 artists from all around the world. The album features global artists such as Grammy Award winner Luis Fonsi, Emmy-nominated violinist Lindsay Stirling, the South African Ndlovu Youth Choir, Grammy-winning gospel singer Karen Clark and gospel artist Danny Gokey. Throughout the soundtrack, composer Pinar Toprak’s new EPCOT anthem makes several appearances. The album was produced by Yaron Spiwak & Mark Hammond and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Listen to the first and final tracks from the record after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Disney’s ‘Harmonious’ Album Announced
Posted: October 29, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Harmonious
‘Identifying Features’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: October 29, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Clarice Jensen, Fernanda Valadez, Identifying Features, score, Sin Senas Particulares, Soundtrack
FatCat Records has released a soundtrack album for the Mexican/Spanish drama Identifying Features (Sin Senas Particulares). The 4-track EP features the film’s original music composed by Clarice Jensen (No Man of God, Ainu Mosir). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Also listen to all four tracks below. Identifying Features is co-written and directed by Fernanda Valadez and stars Mercedes Hernández, David Illescas, Juan Jesús Varela , Ana Laura Rodríguez, Laura Elena Ibarra and Xicoténcatl Ulloa. The movie tells the story of a middle-aged woman who has lost contact with her son after he took off with a friend from their town of Guanajuato to cross the border into the U.S. and – desperate to find out what happened to him – embarks on a angerous journey to discover the truth. Read the rest of this entry »
New Version of Tobe Nwigwe’s ‘Day Ones’ from Apple TV+’s ‘Swagger’ Released
Posted: October 29, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Nell, Swagger, Tobe Nwigwe
Lakeshore Records has released a new version of the song Day Ones by Tobe Nwigwe from the soundtrack of the new Apple TV+ original series Swagger. The track produced by Nell is now available to stream/download as a digital single on all major digital music services (including Amazon) and can also be checked out after the jump. Swagger is created by Reggie Rock Bythewood and stars O’Shea Jackson Jr., Isaiah Hill, Quvenzhané Wallis, Shinelle Azoroh, Caleel Harris, Ozie Nzeribe, Solomon Irama, James Bingham, Tessa Ferrer, Tristan Mack Wilds and Jason Rivera. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Harder They Fall’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 29, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: JAY=Z, Jeymes Samuel, Netflix, Soundtrack, The Harder They Fall
Geneva Club and Roc Nation Records have released the official soundtrack album for the Netflix original film The Harder They Fall. The album produced by co-writer/director/producer Jeymes Samuel (aka The Bullitts) includes the original songs from the movie, including Guns Go Bang (featured during the film’s opening sequence) written by Samuel, Scott Mescudi & Shawn Carter and performed by Kid Cudi & JAY-Z (who also executive produced the album and serves as a co-producer on the western). Other artists appearing on the soutrack include Koffee, Seal, CeeLo Green, Barrington Levy, Fatoumata Diawara & Ms. Lauryn Hill and Alice Smith. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music platforms. Also listen to Guns Go Bang after the jump. The Harder They Fall is c-written and directed Samuel and stars Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, Idris Elba, Regina King, Delroy Lindo, LaKeith Stanfield, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, Deon Cole, RJ Cyler, Damon Wayans Jr., Julio Cesar Cedillo and Woody McClain. Read the rest of this entry »
Dominik Scherrer Scoring BBC’s & HBO Max’s ‘The Tourist’
Posted: October 29, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Dominik Scherrer, Harry Williams, HBO Max, Jack Williams, The Tourist
Dominik Scherrer (The Missing, The Serpent, Ripper Street, Primeval, Requiem) has been hired to score the upcoming BBC and HBO Max limited series The Tourist. The show is created by Harry & Jack Williams (Liar, Fleabag) and stars Jamie Dornan, Danielle Macdonald, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Alex Dimitriades and Damon Herriman. The 6-part mystery thriller follows a British man who finds himself in the glowing red heart of the Australian outback being pursued by a vast tank truck trying to drive him off the road. When he later wakes in hospital, he has no idea who he is, and his search for answers propels him through the vast and unforgiving outback. Read the rest of this entry »
In Lights’ Original Song ‘We Shall See’ from ‘Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin’ Released
Posted: October 29, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: In Lights, Paramount+, Paranormal Activity, Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin, William Eubank
Paramount Music has released the original song We Shall See from the Paramount+ original movie Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin. The track written by Lucas Fink, Devin Aros, Lauren Marie & director William Eubank and performed by In Lights is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin is written by Christopher Landon, produced by Jason Blum & Oren Peli and starsEmily Bader, Roland Buck III, Dan Lippert and Henry Ayers-Brown. The Blumhouse production follows a documentary filmmaker follows a young woman as she heads to a secluded Amish community in the hopes of meeting and learning about her long-lost mother and extended family and soon realizes this community that welcomed them into their home might be hiding something sinister. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Colin in Black & White’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: October 28, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Ava DuVernay, Colin in Black and White, Kris Bowers, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Maisie Music Publishing will release the official soundtrack album for the Netflix limited series Colin in Black & White. The album features the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award nominee Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, Green Book, King Richard, Dear White People, Space Jam: A New Legacy, When They See Us, Mrs. America). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, October 29 and will be available to stream/download here. Colin in Black & White is created by Ava DuVernay & athlete turned activist Colin Kaepernick (who is also providing the voiceover narration) and stars Jaden Michael, Mary-Louise Parker and Nick Offerman. The 6-parter explores Kaepernick’s high school years and chronicles what inspired him to risk his livelihood in support of civil rights. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Paramount+’s & Nickelodeon’s ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ to Be Released
Posted: October 28, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Michael Giacchino, Nami Melumad, Nickelodeon, Paramount+, score, Soundtrack, Star Trek, Star Trek: Prodigy
Viacom International will release a soundtrack album for the Paramount+ animated series Star Trek: Prodigy. The album features the show’s main title theme composed by Academy Award winner Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, The Incredibles, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Jurassic World, Inside Out, Ratatouille, Doctor Strange), as well as selections of the series’ original score written by Nami Melumad (An American Pickle, Absentia, Miss Arizona). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 29 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Star Trek: Prodigy is developed by Kevin & Dan Hageman and features the voices of Rylee Alazraqui, Brett Gray, Jason Mantzoukas, Ella Purnell, Angus Imrie and Dee Bradley Baker. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Encanto’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: October 28, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Encanto, Germaine Franco, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Soundtrack
Disney has announced the official soundtrack album for the studios’ animated feature Encanto. The album features eight original songs by written by Tony and Grammy Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Moana, In the Heights). Also included is the movie’s original score composed by Germaine Franco (Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Tag, DopeLittle). The digital version of the soundtrack (which also includes instrumental versions of the songs) will be released on November 19 by Walt Disney Records. A CD version is set to come out on December 17 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Encanto is directed by Byron Howard & Jared Bush and stars Stephanie Beatriz, María Cecilia Botero, Wilmer Valderrama, Adassa, Diane Guerrero, Angie Cepeda, Mauro Castillo, Jessica Darrow, Rhenzy Feliz and Carolina Gaitan. The film tells the story of the Madrigals family who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia and follows an ordinary 15-year-old who’s struggling to find her place in her family. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Aquaman: King of Atlantis’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: October 28, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Aquaman: King of Atlantis, Cartoon Network, HBO Max, Matthew Janszen, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the HBO Max/Cartoon Network animated miniseries Aquaman: King of Atlantis. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Matthew Janszen (Fatal Affair, The Sandman, Archibald’s Next Best Thing). Also included is the original song Talking to the Fish written by Drew Applegate & Janszen and performed by Cooper Andrews (who lends his voice to the title character), which has previously been released as a digital single earlier this month. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 29 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Aquaman: King of Atlantis is created by Victor Courtright & Marly Halpern-Glaser and also stars Gillian Jacobs, Thomas Lennon and Dana Snyder. Read the rest of this entry »
