Tag: Adam Shankman

Jacques Brautbar Scoring Adam Shankman’s ‘Stop! That! Train!’

Jacques Brautbar (Bob Trevino Likes It, Skywalkers: A Love Story, Supercool, Ravage, Black as Night, Phobias,  It Ain’t Over, Kings of Beer) is scoring the upcoming action comedy Stop! That! Train!. The film is directed by Adam Shankman (Hairspray, The Pacifier) and stars Ginger Minj, Jujubee, RuPaul, Brooke Lynn Hytes, Latrice Royale, Marcia Marcia Marcia, Monét X Change, Symone, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Rachel Bloom, Matt Rogers, Lisa Rinna and Nicole Richie. The movie follows two best friends and train stewardesses who trade their dreary shifts on the Stank Rail for the glitzy Glamazonian Express and – when a catastrophic storm threatens to derail the high-speed train and crash it into Los Angeles – must join forces with the snobby first class attendants and the President to save the day.

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John Debney Scoring Adam Shankman’s ‘The Man with the Bag’

John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf,  Iron Man 2, The Jungle Book, The Emperor’s New Groove, Hocus Pocus) has recently been recording his score for the upcoming holiday comedy The Man with the Bag. The film is directed by Adam Shankman (Hairspray, Bedtime Stories) and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alan Ritchson, Awkwafina, Liza Koshy, Kyle Mooney, Ken Jeong, Michael Cyril Creighton, Berkeley James, Adrian Martinez, Roger Bart, Jesmille Darbouze, Karren Karagulian, Gabi Samels, Jane Krakowski and Murray Hill. The movie follows Santa who – together with his daughter and a group of misfits – has to pull of his greatest heist to save Christmas when his magic bag gets stolen.

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Details for Disney+’s ‘Disenchanted’ Soundtrack Album Revealed

The full details of the soundtrack album for the Disney+ original movie Disenchanted have been revealed. The album features the original songs from the movie written by Academy Award winners Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid) (music) & Stephen Schwartz (The Prince of Egypt, Wicked, Pocahontas) (lyrics) and performed by cast members Amy Adams, James Marsden, Idina Menzel, Patrick Dempsey, Gabriella Baldacchino, Griffin Newman, Ann Harada, James Monroe Iglehart & Michael McCorry Rose & others. Also included is a score suite by Menken. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 18 by Walt Disney Records (click here to stream/download) and physically on December 9. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version. A first song (Love Power) is already available to stream/download now.

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Original Song ‘Love Power’ from Disney+’s ‘Disenchanted’ Released

Walt Disney Records has released the first song from the soundtrack for the new Disney+ original movie Disenchanted. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Love Power (End Credit Version) written by Academy Award winners Alan Menken (music) & Stephen Schwartz (lyrics) and performed by Idina Menzel (who returns in the role of Nancy Tremaine). Listen to the full song below and check back on this page for the details of the full soundtrack album, which will be coming out digitally this Friday, November 18 and physically on December 9 (click here to order the CD version).

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Walt Disney Records to Release ‘Disenchanted’ Soundtrack Album

Walt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for the Disney+ original movie Disenchanted. The album features the original songs from the movie written by Academy Award winners Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin) (music) and Stephen Schwartz (The Prince of Egypt, Pocahontas, Wicked) (lyrics). Also included is a score suite composed by Menken. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 18. A CD version is set to come out on December 9 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details.

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H.E.R.’s Cover of Aretha Franklin’s ‘Think’ from ‘What Men Want’ Released

RCA Records and MBK Entertainment have released H.E.R.‘s new cover version of Aretha Franklin’s Think from the comedy What Men Want. The track, originally written by Franklin & Ted White, is produced by Ryan Tedder and Zach Skelton. The song is now available to download on Amazon. Also listen to the full track after the jump. As previously reported, a soundtrack album featuring the film’s score composed by Brian Tyler is being released today by Lakeshore Records. What Men Want directed by Adam Shankman and starring Taraji P. Henson, Aldis Hodge, Richard Roundtree, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Tracy Morgan is being released in theaters nationwide this weekend by Paramount Pictures.

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‘What Men Want’ Soundtrack Details

Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy What Men Want. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Crazy Rich Asians, Iron Man 3, Now You See Me). The soundtrack will be digitally on February 8 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. What Men Want is directed by Adam Shankman and stars Taraji P. Henson, Aldis Hodge, Richard Roundtree, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Tracy Morgan. The movie follows a female sports agent who has been constantly boxed out by her male colleagues when she gains the power to hear men’s thoughts.

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Brian Tyler to Score Adam Shankman’s ‘What Men Want’

Brian Tyler has signed on to score the upcoming romantic comedy What Men Want. The film is directed by Adam Shankman (Hairspray, Bringing Down the House, A Walk to Remember) and stars Taraji P. Henson, Tracy Morgan, Aldis Hodge, Max Greenfield and Wendi McLendon-Covey. The movie is inspired by Nancy Meyers’ 2000 feature What Women Want (scored by Alan Silvestri) and follows a female sports agent who has been constantly boxed out by her male colleagues when she gains the power to hear men’s thoughts. 

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Watertower Music to Release ‘Rock of Ages’ Soundtrack

Watertower Music has announced that they will release the soundtrack album for the upcoming movie musical Rock of Ages. (UPDATE April 2012: Pre-order the soundtrack on Amazon). The film is an adaptation of the 2006 Broadway musical by Chris D’Arienzo built around classic rock hits from the 1980s and features music by artists including Def Leppard, Foreigner, Journey, Poison, Reo Speedwagon, Joan Jett, Bon Jovi, Night Ranger, Pat Benatar, Whitesnake and Twisted Sister. Adam Anders serves as the film’s music executive producer. Anders who is best known for producing and arranging the songs of the hit TV show Glee is also co-writing the score for Rock of Ages with Peer Astrom (also known as a music producer on Glee). Matt Sullivan (Dreamgirls, Hairspray) is the project’s music supervisor. The movie stars Julianne Hough (Footloose), Diego Boneta (90210), Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Malin Akerman, Mary J. Blige, Alec Baldwin and Tom Cruise.

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