Walt Disney Records will release a new soundtrack album for the 1996 animated feature The Hunchback of Notre Dame directed by Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise and starring Tom Hulce, Demi Moore, Tony Jay, Kevin Kline, Jason Alexander, Paul Kandel, Charles Kimbrough, Mary Wickes and David Ogden Stiers. The Legacy Collection release coincides with the movie’s 25th anniversary and features the original songs from the film written by Academy Award winner Alan Menken (The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Enchanted, Tangled) and featuring lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (The Prince of Egypt, Wicked), as well as the remastered original score by Menken, including previously unreleased music. Also included are never before released demo recordings of the songs performed by Menken, Schwartz & others. The 2-CD set will be coming out on September 22 and is now available for pre-order on the Disney Music Emporium website. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ Legacy Collection Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Menken, Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise, score, Soundtrack, Stephen Schwartz, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
James Newton Howard to Compose Music for Disney+ Series ‘Willow’
Posted: September 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Plus, James Newton Howard, Willow
James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, Maleficent, The Sixth Sense, Signs) has revealed in a recent interview in the latest episode of Score: The Podcast that he is attached to compose music for Lucasfilm’s upcoming Disney+ original series Willow. The show is developed by Jonathan Kasdan (Solo: A Star Wars Story, In the Land of Women) & Wendy Mericle (Arrow) and stars Warwick Davis who returns in the title role, alongside Erin Kellyman, Ellie Bamber, Tony Revolori, Ruby Cruz and Amer Chadha-Patel. The fantasy drama is based on the 1988 feature (produced and written by George Lucas, directed by Ron Howard and scored by James Horner) and will take place years after the events of the film. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Memory Box: Echoes of 9/11’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bjørn Johnson, David Belton, Memory Box: Echoes of 9/11, MSNBC, Paul Saunderson, Peacock, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Memory Box: Echoes of 9/11. The album features the film’s original music composed by Paul Saunderson (Three Identical Strangers, Starfish, Trying, The More You Ignore Me, Strike Back). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Memory Box: Echoes of 9/11 is directed by David Belton & Bjørn Johnson and tells the story of September 11, 2001, through a unique set of eyewitness testimonies recorded in a small plywood booth in the months following the attacks and through present-day interviews from the same group. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness’ Released
Posted: September 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Netflix, Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, score, Soundtrack, Yugo Kanno
TMS Music has released a soundtrack album for the Netflix anime series Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Yugo Kanno (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Batman Ninja, Psycho Pass, Ajin). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. A CD version is also being released in Japan today and will be available to order as an import in the U.S. on Amazon. Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness is directed by Eiichiro Hasumi and features the voices of Nick Apostolides, Stephanie Panisello, Ray Chase, Jona Xiao, Billy Kametz, Joe J. Thomas, Doug Stone and Brad Venable. The series produced and supervised by Capcom’s Hiroyuki Kobaya takes place after the horrors of Raccoon City and follows Leon and Claire as they find themselves consumed by a dark conspiracy when a viral attack ravages the White House. Read the rest of this entry »
Kate Nash’s ‘Say Hello to Your Friends’ Cover from Netflix’s ‘The Baby-Sitter’s Club’ Released
Posted: September 7, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Kate Nash, Netflix, The Baby-Sitters Club
Maisie Music Publishing has released a new cover version of the song Say Hello to Your Friend from the Netflix original series The Baby-Sitter’s Club. The track (originally written by Glen Roven as the theme song for the 90s series of the same title) is performed by Kate Nash and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. The Baby-Sitter’s Club is created by Rachel Shukert based on the children’s novel series by Ann M. Martin and stars Sophie Grace, Momona Tamada, Shay Rudolph, Malia Baker, Xochitl Gomez, Alicia Silverstone and Mark Feuerstein. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Comedy Central’s ‘Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens’ to Be Released
Posted: September 7, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens, Comedy Central, score, Soundtrack, TOKiMONSTA
Viacom International will release the first soundtrack album for the Comedy Central original series Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s second season composed by Grammy Award-nominated DJ and record producer TOKiMONSTA. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 8 and will be available to stream/download here. Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens is created by Awkwafina & Teresa Hsia and stars Awkwafina herself, BD Wong and Lori Tan Chinn. The comedy is inspired by Awkwafina’s real-life growing up in Queens, NY and follows a woman who leans on her family as she navigates life and young adulthood in outer borough-NYC. Read the rest of this entry »
Ludwig Göransson to Return for Ryan Coogler’s ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
Posted: September 7, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Black Panther, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Ludwig Göransson, Marvel
Ludwig Göransson (The Mandalorian, Tenet, Creed, Venom, Community) has revealed in a recent interview with Variety that he has started work on his score for Marvel Studios’ upcoming sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The film is directed by Ryan Coogler and stars Lupita Nyong’o, Letitia Wright, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett and Dominique Thorne. No plot details have been announced yet. Coogler also co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Robert Cole (The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story, All Day and a Night). Read the rest of this entry »
Johnny Klimek & Tom Tykwer Scoring Lana Wachowski’s ‘The Matrix Resurrections’
Posted: September 7, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Johnny Klimek, Lana Wachowski, The Matrix, The Matrix Resurrections, Tom Tykwer
Warner Bros. Pictures has confirmed today that Johnny Klimek & Tom Tykwer are co-scoring the upcoming sci-fi action movie The Matrix Resurrections. The film is directed by Lana Wachowski and stars Keanu Reeves & Carrie-Anne Moss who reprise their roles from the original Matrix trilogy (scored by Don Davis). They are joined by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jessica Henwick, Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Christina Ricci, Telma Hopkins, Eréndira Ibarra, Toby Onwumere, Max Riemelt, Brian J. Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. Read the rest of this entry »
Netflix’s ‘On the Verge’ to Feature Music by Michael Penn
Posted: September 7, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Julie Delpy, Michael Penn, Netflix, On the Verge
Michael Penn (Girls, Boogie Nights, Sunshine Cleaning, Masters of Sex, The Last Kiss) has recently scored the new Netflix original series On the Verge. The show is created by Julie Delpy (2 Days in Paris, Before Sunrise) and stars herself, Elisabeth Shue, Sarah Jones, Alexia Landeau, Mathieu Demy, Troy Garity, Timm Sharp and Giovanni Ribisi. The comedy drama revolves around four women – a chef, a single mom, an heiress and a job seeker – as they dig into love and work in pre-pandemic LA. Delp is also executive producing the project with Michael Gentile and Lauraine Heftler. On the Verge is premiering today on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Stronghold’ (‘BAC Nord’) Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 7, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: BAC Nord, Cedric Jimenez, Guillaume Roussel, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Stronghold
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the French thriller The Stronghold (BAC Nord). The album features the film’s original music composed by Guillaume Roussel (3 Days to Kill, Black Beauty, The Spy, Happy!, The Man with the Iron Heart). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. The Stronghold is co-written and directed by Cédric Jimenez and stars Gilles Lellouche, François Civil, Karim Leklou, Adèle Exarchopuolos and Kenza Fortas. The movie follows three Marseille cops who get a chance to bust a major drug network, but lines blur when a key informant makes a big ask. Read the rest of this entry »
