Composer Aaron Zigman (The Notebook, Bridge of Terabithia, John Q, The Proposal, Sex and the City, Wakefield, Escape from Planet Earth, The Ugly Truth) is reuniting with director Tyler Perry on the upcoming Netflix original film A Jazzman’s Blues. The movie is written and directed by Perry and stars Joshua Boone, Solea Pfeiffer, Amirah Vann, Austin Scott, Brent Antonello, Milauna Jackson, Kario Marcel, Brad Benedict, Lana Young and Ryan Eggold. The period drama is set from 1937-87 and centers on an investigation into an unsolved murder unveiling a story full of forbidden love, deceit and a secret that has been held for 40 years.
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Soundtrack Album for HBO Max’s ‘And Just Like That’ to Be Released
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the HBO Max limited series And Just Like That. The album features selections of the original music from the Sex and the City revival composed by Aaron Zigman (The Notebook, John Q, The Proposal, Bridge of Terabithia, Wakefield, The Ugly Truth, Escape from Planet Earth). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, March 11 and will be available to stream/download here. And Just Like That is developed by Michael Patrick King and stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Sara Ramírez, Sarita Choudhury, Nicole Ari Parker, Karen Pittman, Chris Noth, Mario Cantone, David Eigenberg, Willie Garson and Evan Handler.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 5, 2021)
Premiering tomorrow, December 6, is HBO limited series Landscapers created by Ed Sinclair and starring Olivia Colman, David Thewlis, Kate O’ Flynn, Samuel Anderson, Dipo Ola, David Hayman, Felicity Montagu and Daniel Rigby. The show’s original music is composed by Arthur Sharpe (The Electrical Life of Arthur Wain, Flowers, Guilt, The Darkest Universe, Ghosts). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 4-part drama, which is making its U.S. debut on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Also premiering tomorrow is the HBO original documentary The Forever Prisoner directed and produced by Alex Gibney about Abu Zubaydah, the first high-value detainee subjected to the CIA’s program of Enhanced Interrogation Techniques who was later identified as torture by those outside the agency. Will Bates (Unbelievable, Away, The Magicians, The Path, I Origins, The Looming Tower, Another Earth) who previously scored numerous documentaries by Gibney (including Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks & Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine) has composed the film’s original music. The movie will premiere on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
HBO Max’s ‘And Just Like That…’ to Feature Original Score by Aaron Zigman
Aaron Zigman (The Notebook, John Q, Bridge of Terabithia, The Proposal, Wakefield, Escape from Planet Earth, The Ugly Truth) is the composer of the new HBO Max original series And Just Like That…. The Sex and the City revival is developed by Michael Patrick King and stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Sara Ramírez, Nicole Ari Parker, Sarita Choudhury, Karen Pittman, Mario Cantone, Chris Noth, David Eigenberg, Willie Garson and Evan Handler. The show follows Carrie, Miranda & Charlotte as they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s.
‘The War with Grandpa’ Soundtrack Album Released
Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album for the family comedy The War with Grandpa. The album features the film’s original score composed by Aaron Zigman (The Notebook, Bridge to Terabithia, The Proposal, John Q, Sex and the City: The Movie). The soundtrack is now available to stream on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The War with Grandpa is directed by Tim Hill (Alvin and the Chipmunks, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run) and stars Robert De Niro, Oakes Fegley, Uma Thurman, Rob Riggle, Christopher Walken, Cheech Marin, Laura Marano and Jane Seymour. The movie is based on Robert Kimmel Smith’s bestselling book and centers on a boy who is forced to move out of his room when his recently widowed grandfather moves in and devises outrageous pranks to make him surrender the room.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 9, 2020)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the family comedy The War with Grandpa directed by Tim Hill and starring Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Oakes Fegley, Christopher Walken, Rob Riggle, Cheech Marin and Jane Seymour. The film’s original score is composed by Aaron Zigman (The Notebook, Bridge to Terabithia, The Proposal, John Q, Sex and the City: The Movie). No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our previous article and visit the official movie website to learn more about the movie, which is being released by 101 Studios.
Also opening nationwide is the music-themed drama Yellow Rose co-written and directed by Diane Paragas and starring Eva Noblezada, Salonga, Princess Punzalan, Watson, Gustavo Gomez, Libby Villari and Liam Booth. Christopher H. Knight (Echo Park) has composed the film’s original score and Paragas and Dale Watson have composed the movie’s original songs today. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring both score and songs performed by the drama’s cast. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Sony Pictures release.
Aaron Zigman Scoring Tim Hill’s ‘The War with Grandpa’
Aaron Zigman (The Notebook, John Q, Bridge to Terabithia, The Proposal, Sex and the City: The Movie) has composed a new score for the upcoming family comedy The War with Grandpa. The film is directed by Tim Hill (Alvin and the Chipmunks, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run) and stars Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Oakes Fegley, Rob Riggle, Christopher Walken, Cheech Marin and Jane Seymour. The movie is based on Robert Kimmel Smith’s bestselling book and follows a boy who is forced to move out of his room when his recently widowed grandfather moves in and devises outrageous pranks to make his grandfather surrender the room. Tom J. Astle & Matt Ember (Get Smart, Home) wrote the screenplay.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 17, 2020)
Opening on VOD today is the British/Australian drama Dirt Music directed by Gregor Jordan and starring Kelly Macdonald, Garrett Hedlund and David Wenham. The film’s original score is composed by Craig Armstrong (Moulin Rouge!, The Incredible Hulk, Romeo + Juliet, The Great Gatsby, Love Actually). No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and is being distributed in the U.S. by Samuel Goldwyn Films.
Also opening on VOD today is the romantic drama The Sunlit Night directed by David Wnendt and starring Jenny Slate, Zach Galifianakis, Alex Sharp, Gillian Anderson, David Paymer and Fridjov Såheim. Enis Rotthoff (Guns Akimbo, Love Sarah, Wetlands, Look Who’s Back) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released by Quiver Distribution.
Aaron Zigman to Score Chris & Nick Riedell’s ‘A Nice Girl Like You’
Aaron Zigman (The Notebook, John Q, The Proposal, Sex and the City: The Movie, Bridge to Terabithia) has been hired to score the upcoming romantic comedy A Nice Girl Like You. The film is directed by Chris & Nick Riedell (Camp Takota) and stars Lucy Hale, Jackie Cruz, Leonidas Gulaptis, Skye P. Marshall, Stephen Friedrich, Adhir Kalyan and Mindy Cohn. The movie follows a violinist who is thrown for a loop when she is accused of being too inhibited by her ex-boyfriend and – in an effort to prove him wrong – creates a rather wild to-do list.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 16, 2018)
Premiering on Friday, December 21 in the U.S. is the British mini-series Vanity Fair developed by Gwyneth Hughes and starring Olivia Cooke, Tom Bateman, Suranne Jones, Michael Palin, Johnny Flynn and Martin Clunes. The show’s original music is composed by show’s original music composed by Isobel Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, The Split, Vita and Virginia). Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by Afterhere, Jade Bird, Paloma Faith & others earlier this fall when the series premiered in the UK on ITV. Click here for the full album details. The drama is making its U.S. debut on Amazon Prime.
Also premiering on Friday is DreamWorks Animation’s new Netflix original series 3Below: Tales of Arcadia created by Guillermo del Toro and starring Diego Luna, Tatiana Maslany, Nick Offerman, Glenn Close, Cole Sand, Steven Yeun, Emile Hirsch and Kelsey Grammer. Jeff Danna (The Good Dinosaur, The Boondock Saints, Storks, Tyrant) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the series, which marks the second show in del Toro’s Tales of Arcadia trilogy following Trollhunters, and which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.