The details of the second score album for the second season of the Netflix animated series Arcane have been revealed. The album features the original score from Act II of Season 2 composed by Alexander Temple, Alex Seaver, as well as Andrew Kierszenbaum. The Volume 2 soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 17 by Riot Games. Chk back on this page for the streaming/download link. The first volume was released last week and the third and final volume will be coming out next week. Also being released next week is a separate album featuring the songs from the new season. Arcane is created by Christian Link & Alex Yee based on the League of Legends game and stars Hailee Steinfeld, Ella Purnell, Katie Leung, Amirah Vann, Mick Wingert, Reed Shannon, Ellen Thomas and Brett Tucker. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Arcane: League of Legends’ Season 2 (Vol. 2) Score Album Details
Posted: November 16, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alex Seaver, Alexander Temple, Arcane, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Mark Mothersbaugh & Nick Lee Scoring Hulu’s ‘Interior Chinatown’
Posted: November 16, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hulu, Interior Chinatown, Mark Mothersbaugh, Nick Lee
Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, 21/22 Jump Street, The Royal Tenenbaums, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Croods: A New Age) and Nick Lee (The Brothers Sun, Grand Crew) are the composers of the new Hulu limited series Interior Chinatown. The show is created by Charles Yu based on his own novel of the same title and stars Jimmy O. Yang, Ronny Chieng, Chloe Bennet, Sullivan Jones, Lisa Gilroy, Archie Kao and Diana Lin. The drama follows a young Chinese-American actor who stumbles into a murder mystery leading to the discovery of a secret history of Chinatown, the buried legacy of his family and what it means for him in today’s America. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 15, 2024)
Posted: November 15, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bird, Burial, Elton John: Never Too Late, Henry Jackman, Mark Mothersbaugh, Red One, The Bibi Files, The World According to Allee Willis, Will Bates
Opening in theaters nationwide is the action fantasy comedy Red One directed by Jake Kasdan and starring Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, J.K. Simmons, Kiernan Shipka, Bonnie Hunt, Kristofer Hivju, Nick Kroll and Wesley Kimmel. The film’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Wreck-It-Ralph, Kong: Skull Island, Big Hero 6, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Captain Phillips). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today, as well as an original song by Laufey today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Amazon MGM Studios production.
Opening in select theaters today before coming out on VOD next Friday, November 22, is the documentary The World According to Allee Willis directed by Alexis Spraic about the songwriter/artist and her struggle with not fitting established gender and sexual norms. Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The Royal Tenenbaums, The LEGO Movie, The Croods: A New Age, 21/22 Jump Street, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival and is being distributed by Magnolia Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Paris Paloma’s Original Song ‘The Rider’ from ‘The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’ Released
Posted: November 15, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Long, Kenji Kamiyama, Paris Paloma, Phoebe Gittins, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
WaterTower Music has released the original end credits song The Rider from the anime feature The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. The track written by Phoebe Gittins (who co-wrote the film’s screenplay with Arty Papageorgiou and Jeffrey Addiss & Will Matthews) & composer David Long and performed by English folk-pop artist Paris Paloma is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also check out the official music video below and check back on this page of the details of the full soundtrack album featuring the movie’s original score composed by Stephen Gallagher (to be released next month). Read the rest of this entry »
‘The World of Hans Zimmer – Part II: A New Dimension’ Album Announced
Posted: November 15, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hans Zimmer, Soundtrack
Sony Classical has announced The World of Hans Zimmer – Part II: A New Dimension. The sequel to 2019’s The World of Hans Zimmer – A Symphonic Celebration features seventeen more of the Academy Award-winning composer’s most successful soundtracks transformed into new orchestral suites. Highlights include a a new romantic suite from The Prince of Egypt, a “cello-concerto-like” version of Final Ascent from No Time to Die, a newly crafted suite of The Rock, and a tranquil rendition of A Time of Quiet Between the Storms from Dune Part Two. Among the featured soloists and collaborators are singers Lebo M, Lisa Gerrard, Nokukhanya Dlamini, Gan-ya Ben-gur Akselrod, musicians Pedro Eustache, Juan García-Herreros, Alexios Anest, Mariko Muranaka, Eliane Correa,Rusanda Panfili, Luis Ribeiro, Aleksandra Šuklar & Lucy Landymore who perform alongside the Odessa Orchestra & Friends & the Nairobi Chamber Choir, under the baton of conductor Gavin Greenaway. The album will be released digitally and physically (as a 2-CD set and a limited edition 3 x 180g vinyl) on January 31 and is now available for pre-order in all formats on Amazon. A first track (No Time To Die Suite: Part 1) is already available to stream/download now and can also be checked out after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Elton John’s & Brandi Carlile’s Original Title Song from Disney+ Documentary ‘Elton John: Never Too Late’ Released
Posted: November 15, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brandi Carlile, David Furnish, Disney Plus, Elton John, Elton John: Never Too Late, R.J. Cutler
Mercury Records has released the original song Never Too Late from the Disney+ original documentary Elton John: Never Too Late. The track written and performed by Elton John & Brandi Carlile is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also check out the official music and lyric videos after the jump. Elton John: Never Too Late is directed by R.J. Cutler & David Furnish and follows the Grammy Award and Academy Award-winning artist as he looks back on his life and forward to a climactic farewell show at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium. Read the rest of this entry »
‘An Almost Christmas Story’ Soundtrack Single Released
Posted: November 15, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: An Almost Christmas Story, Daniel Hart, David Lowery, Disney Plus, John C. Reilly, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records has released a digital single featuring two original holiday songs from the Disney+ animated special An Almost Christmas Story. The soundtrack features the tracks It’s Christmas Today and The Spirit of Christmas written by the film’s composer Daniel Hart (Pete’s Dragon, The Green Knight, Interview with the Vampire, A Ghost Story) and performed by John C. Reilly (who stars as “The Folk Singer”) and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to both songs after the jump. An Almost Christmas Story is directed by David Lowery, written by Jack Thorne, produced by Alfonso Cuarón and also stars Cary Christopher, Estella Madrigal, Jim Gaffigan, Mamoudou Athie, Alex Ross Perry, Phil Rosenthal, Gianna Joseph and Natasha Lyonne. Read the rest of this entry »
First Song from Skydance Animation’s ‘Spellbound’ Released
Posted: November 15, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Menken, Glenn Slater, Lauren Spencer Smith, Netflix, Skydance Animation, Spellbound, Vicky Jenson
Republic Records has released the first track from the soundtrack for Skydance Animation’s feature Spellbound. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is (the end credits version of) The Way It Was Before written by the film’s composer Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid), featuring lyrics by Glenn Slater and performed by Lauren Spencer Smith. Also listen to the track below and check back on this page for the details of the full soundtrack album. Spellbound is directed by Vicky Jenson and features the voices of Rachel Zegler, John Lithgow, Jenifer Lewis, Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, Nathan Lane and Tituss Burgess. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cobra Kai’ Season 6 – Part 2 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: November 15, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Cobra Kai, Leo Birenberg, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Zach Robinson
The details of the second soundtrack album for the sixth season of the Netflix original series Cobra Kai have been revealed. The album features selections of the original music from the second part of the show’s sixth and final season composed by Emmy Award winners Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson (Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Obliterated, Twisted Metal, Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 16 by Madison Gate Records (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download). A first track (Enter the Sekai Taikai) has already been released as a digital single last week and can be checked out after the jump. The label has previously released an album featuring the composers’ score from Part 1 this past July. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Our Oceans’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 15, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Harry Gregson-Williams, Ho-Ling Tang, Netflix, Our Oceans, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original documentary series Our Oceans. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Ho-Ling Tang. Also included is the “series opener” track composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek, The Chronicles of Narnia, Gladiator II, The Martian, Kingdom of Heaven) who serves as the project’s score producer. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to Ho-Ling Tang’s title theme and Gregson-Williams’ track after the jump. Our Oceans is narrated by President Barack Obama, produced by Jonathan Smith and takes viewers on a 75,000-mile cruise across and beneath the oceans as they are today. Read the rest of this entry »
