Lionsgate Records will release a soundtrack album for the Showtime anthology series The First Lady. The album features the show’s original score composed by Emmy Award winner Geoff Zanelli (Pirates of the Caribbean:Dead Men Tell No Tales, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Disturbia, The Pacific, Into the West, Christopher Robin). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Sunday, May 15 and will be available to stream/download here. The First Lady is created by Aaron Cooley and stars Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford, Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt, as well as Kiefer Sutherland, Aaron Eckhart, Regina Taylor, Dakota Fanning, Lily Rabe and Jayme Lawson.
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‘Senior Year’ Soundtrack Album Details
Paramount Music will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original film Senior Year. The album features the original score from the movie composed by Jermaine Stegall (Coming 2 America, Proximity, Our Star Wars Stories, Jamesy Boy, Mono). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, May 13 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Senior Year is directed by Alex Hardcastle and stars Rebel Wilson, Sam Richardson, Zoë Chao, Mary Holland, Justin Hartley, Chris Parnell, Angourie Rice, Michael Cimino, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Brandon Scott Jones, Alicia Silverstone, Joshua Colley, Jade Bender and Avantika. The comedy follows a cheerleader who – after falling off a pyramid and into a 20 year coma – wakes up as a 37-year-old woman, ready to return to high school, regain her status and claim the prom queen crown that eluded her.
Brian Tyler Honored at BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards
Last night, Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) held its annual Film, TV & Visual Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. Brian Tyler was named BMI Icon in recognition of his exceptional body of work and phenomenal success as a composer, orchestral conductor and music producer. Tyler whose scoring credits include Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man 3, multiple installments in the Fast & Furious series, Crazy Rich Asians and Yellowstone was presented the award by BMI President and CEO Mike O’Neill.
‘The Girl from Plainville’ Soundtrack Album Details
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Hulu limited series The Girl from Plainville. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Leopold Ross (The Book of Eli, Triple 9, Dispatches from Elsewhere, Broken City) & Nick Chuba (Operation Varsity Blues, Dr. Death). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, May 13 and will be available to stream/download here. The Girl from Plainville is created by Liz Hannah & Patrick Macmanus based on Jesse Barron’s Esquire article of the same name and stars Elle Fanning, Colton Ryan, Chloë Sevigny, Kai Lennox, Cara Buono and Norbert Leo Butz. The drama is inspired by the true story of Michelle Carter’s unprecedented “texting-suicide” case and explores the events that led to Conrad Roy III’s death.
‘Better Call Saul’ Vol. 2 Score Album to Be Released
Milan Records will release a new score album for the AMC original series Better Call Saul. The album features selections of the original score from the show composed by Dave Porter (Breaking Bad, The Disaster Artist, The Blacklist, Preacher, Hightown, Flesh and Bone). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 13 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Sony Classical has previously released a first score album featuring music from the first seasons in 2017, while Madison Gate Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring a selection of songs from the drama’s first season in 2015.
Soundtrack Album for Netflix Anime Film ‘Bubble’ Released
Toy’s Factory has released a soundtrack album for the Netflix anime movie Bubble. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hiroyuki Sawano (Promare, The Seven Deadly Sins). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Bubble is directed by Tetsuro Araki and stars Jun Shison, Riria, Mamoru Miyano, Yuki Kaji, Tasuku Hatanaka, Alice Hirose, Sayaka Sembongi, Marina Inoue and Shinichiro Miki. The movie is set in an abandoned Tokyo overrun by bubbles and gravitational abnormalities and tells the story of one gifted young man who has a fateful meeting with a mysterious girl.
‘Say Cheese’ Soundtrack Released
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy Say Cheese (On sourit pour la photo). The album features the film’s original music composed by Ben Mazué & Guillaume Poncelet, as well as their cover of I Will Survive (originally written by Dino Fekaris & Frederick Perren). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Say Cheese is written and directed by François Uzan and stars Jacques Gamblin, Pascale Arbillot, Pablo Pauly, Agnès Hurstel and Ludovik. The Radar Films production follows man who wants to spend one last week with his wife and their children on a family vacation in Greece before announcing their separation.
George Miller’s ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’ to Feature Original Song by Matteo Bocelli
Italian tenor and singer/songwriter Matteo Bocelli (and son of opera star Andrea Bocelli) has recorded an original song for the sci-fi romance Three Thousand Years of Longing. The track written by the film’s composer Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL) (Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Deadpool, Alita: Battle Angel), director George Miller & co-writer Augusta Gore is expected to be featured during the movie’s end titles sequence. Bocelli also stars in the film as Prince Mustafa.
Blake Neely Scoring HBO’s ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’
Blake Neely (The Flight Attendant, Arrow, The Flash, You, Greyhound, The Pacific) is the composer new HBO original series The Time Traveler’s Wife. The show is developed by Steven Moffat (Doctor Who, Sherlock) and stars Rose Leslie, Theo James, Desmin Borges and Natasha Lopez. The 6-part sci-fi romantic drama is based on the novel of the same title by Audrey Niffenegger (which has previously turned into the 2009 feature scored by Mychael Danna) and tells the story of Clare and Henry, and a marriage with a problem – time travel.
Songs from Apple TV+’s’ Lovely Little Farm’ Released
Apple Video Programming has released a digital single featuring three songs from the upcoming Apple TV+ live-action animated hybrid kids and family series Lovely Little Farm. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms is the theme song Animals, as well as Believe and Begins with Love written by the French & American duo Freedom Fry (Marie Seyrat & Bruce Driscoll) who also composed the score for the show. Listen to all three tracks after the jump. Lovely Little Farm is created by Maddy Darrall, Billy Macqueen & Catherine Williams and stars Levi Howden, Kassidi Roberts, Shirley Henderson, Dominique Moore, Joel Fry and Canan Yildiz-Husbands.