Disney announced today that composer Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater will be composing new songs for the upcoming animated series Tangled based on the 2010 hit movie of the same title. Kevin Kliesch is set to compose the original score for the show, which will feature the voices of Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi who are reprising their roles of Rapunzel and Flynn Rider. The series is set between the feature film and the 2012 short film Tangled Ever After and unfolds as Rapunzel acquaints herself with her parents, her kingdom and the people of Corona.
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Universal Buys Untitled Musical Comedy to Feature Music by Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz
Deadline is reporting that Universal Pictures has acquired an untitled comedy musical to be directed by Jeremy Garelick (The Wedding Ringer), starring Josh Gad and featuring music by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz. The movie is said to follow a “domestic who integrates into family with a busy single mother, and becomes an important part of the clan”. Garelick is also writing the screenplay based on a story by himself and Gad. Michael De Luca (The Social Network, Captain Phillips, Moneyball, Fifty Shades of Grey) will serve as the producer on the project alongside Garelick, Gad, Menken & Schwartz.
‘Sausage Party’ to Feature Music by Alan Menken
Alan Menken is writing original songs for the upcoming animated comedy Sausage Party. The film is directed by Greg Tiernan & Conrad Vernon (Shrek 2, Monsters vs. Aliens, Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted) and features the voices of Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Edward Norton, James Franco, Nick Kroll, Bill Hader, Danny McBride, Salma Hayek and Paul Rudd. The movie follows a hero sausage and his friends who fall out of a shopping cart and embark on a journey through the supermarket to get back to their aisles before the Fourth of July sale. Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg (This Is the End, The Interview) have written the screenplay with Kyle Hunter & Ariel Shaffir.
Alan Menken to Score Disney’s Live-Action ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Walt Disney Pictures has announced today that Alan Menken will be providing the score for the upcoming live action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast. The film will also feature new original songs co-written by the composer and Sir Tim Rice, as well as new recordings of the songs from the 1991 animated classic that Menken penned with Howard Ashman. The live action version will be directed by Bill Condon (Dreamgirls, Kinsey, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn) and is set to star Emma Watson and Dan Stevens in the title roles. Luke Evans will portray Gaston, Emma Thompson will star as Mrs. Potts and Kevin Kline as Belle’s father, Maurice. Josh Gad has been cast to play Lefou. Stephen Chbosky (The Perks of Being a Wallflower) is writing the screenplay.
‘Galavant’ Soundtrack Released
Hollywood Records has released a full soundtrack album for ABC’s musical comedy Galavant. The album features the songs from the show written by Academy Award winner Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Enchanted) and Glenn Slater and performed by the series’ cast. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. A CD version is set to be released on February 17, 2015 and is available for pre-order here. Galavant is created by Dan Fogelman and stars Joshua Sasse, Mallory Jansen, Karen David, Timothy Omundson, Vinnie Jones and Luke Youngblood. The show centers on a dashing hero who is determined to restore his “Happily Ever After” by going after the evil King Richard, who ruined it the moment he stole the love of his life.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 4, 2015)
Premiering tonight is the musical comedy Galavant created by Dan Fogelman and starring Joshua Sasse, Mallory Jansen, Karen David, Timothy Omundson, Vinnie Jones and Luke Youngblood. The show features original songs written by Alan Menken (Aladdin, The Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid) and Glenn Slater. The series’ underscore is composed by Christopher Lennertz (Ride Along, Revolution, Supernatural). Hollywood Reords has already released three songs from the comedy. Click here to the title song and check our previous news article for the release details of the songs Maybe You’re Not the Worst Thing Ever and She’ll Be Mine and to learn more about the show.
Premiering on Tuesday, January 6, is Marvel Studio’s & ABC’s new series Agent Carter created by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely and starring Hayley Atwell, Dominic Cooper, Enver Gjokaj and Chad Michael Murray. Christopher Lennertz (Identity Thief, Horrible Bosses, Hop) who previously scored the Marvel One-Shot short film of the same title is composing the show’s original music. For more information about the series, which centers on Peggy Carter (introduced in Captain America: The First Avenger) who works for the covert SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve) and goes on secret missions for Howard Stark, check our scoring assignment announcement.
Two New Songs from ABC’s ‘Galavant’ Released
Hollywood Records has released two new songs from the ABC musical comedy Galavant. The songs entitled Maybe You’re Not the Worst Thing Ever and She’ll Be Mine are composed by Academy Award winner Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Enchanted) featuring lyrics by Glenn Slater. To download Maybe You’re Not the Worst Thing Ever, click here and visit Amazon to download King Richard’s song, She’ll Be Mine. The label has previously released the title song Galavant from the series. Galavant Galavant is created by Dan Fogelman (Crazy, Stupid, Love, Cars) and stars Joshua Sasse, Mallory Jansen, Karen David, Timothy Omundson, Vinnie Jones and Luke Youngblood. The comedy follows a dashing hero who is determined to restore his “Happily Ever After” by going after the evil King Richard, who ruined it the moment he stole the love of his life.
First Song from ABC’s ‘Galavant’ Released
Hollywood Records has released the first song from the upcoming ABC musical comedy Galavant. The track is written by Academy Award winner Alan Menken (The Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Enchanted) and Glenn Slater and performed by the show’s cast. Visit Amazon to download the song and check out the lyrics music video after the jump. Galavant is created by Dan Fogelman (Crazy, Stupid, Love, Bolt) and stars Joshua Sasse, Mallory Jansen, Karen David, Timothy Omundson, Vinnie Jones and Luke Youngblood. The show follows a dashing hero who is determined to restore his “Happily Ever After” by going after the evil King Richard, who ruined it the moment he stole the love of his life.
‘The Little Mermaid’ Legacy Collection Soundtrack Details
Walt Disney Records will release a new soundtrack album for the 1989 animated classic The Little Mermaid as part of the label’s Legacy Collection, which celebrate the anniversaries of a number of Disney movies. The album features the film’s original songs composed by Alan Menken (The Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Enchanted, Tangled) and lyrics by Howard Ashman, as well as Menken’s score, including previously unreleased music. Also included on a second disc are numerous demos of both songs and the score. The soundtrack will be released on November 24, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Little Mermaid directed by received two Academy Awards for Menken’s original score and the original song Under the Sea.
Alan Menken to Produce and Write Music for ABC Pilot ‘Galavant’
Variety is reporting that Alan Menken will be writing the music and executive producing the ABC comedy musical pilot Galavant. The show is created by Dan Fogelman (Crazy, Stupid, Love, Bolt, Tangled) and centers on handsome Prince Galavant and his quest for revenge over the king who stole his one true love. Fogelman is also executive producing the ABC Studios production with Menken and Glenn Slater who is expected to write the lyrics for the show’s original songs. Menken and Slater have previously collaborated with Fogelman for a musical episode of the ABC comedy The Neighbors, for which the duo was recently nominated for an Emmy Award.