Prime Video has announced the track list of the soundtrack album for the second season of the streamer’s original series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The album features selections of the original score from Season 2 composed by Emmy Award winner Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Outlander, The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Happy Death Day). as well as two new songs featuring vocalists Rufus Wainwright and Jens Kidman. Series stars Sophia Nomvete, Benjamin Walker, Rory Kinnear & Daniel Weyman also lend their vocals to several tracks on the soundtrack, which will be released digitally on August 23 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Mutant will release a CD and vinyl edition, which are both now available for pre-order here. As with the first season, following each episode, Amazon Music will release a weekly soundtrack album containing the score for that episode.
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Bear McCreary Scoring Kevin Smith’s ‘The 4:30 Movie’
Composer Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead, God of War) is reuniting with director Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mallrats) on the upcoming coming-of-age comedy The 4:30 Movie. The film is written and directed by Smith and stars Austin Zajur, Nicholas Cirillo, Reed Northrup, Siena Agudong and Ken Jeong. The movie is set in the summer of 1986 and follows three 16-year-old friends who spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local multiplex.
‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Season 1 Complete Soundtrack Collection Announced
Mondo, in partnership with Amazon Studios and Sparks and Shadows, has announced a Complete Soundtrack Collection for the first season of the Prime Video original series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The 10-CD box set features the original music from all eight episodes of Season 1 composed by Emmy Award winner Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Outlander, Battlestar Galactica, 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead, Happy Death Day), as well as the original 2-CD soundtrack release, which also includes Howard Shore’s main title theme and Where the Shadows Lie performed by Fiona Apple. The soundtrack collection, which also includes a 136-page journal featuring McCreary’s episode-by-episode account and is limited to 1,000 copies, will be released on April 26, 2024 and is now available to order on Amazon.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 8, 2024)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the animated sequel Kung Fu Panda 4 directed by Mike Mitchell and starring Jack Black, Viola Davis, Dustin Hoffman, Awkwafina, James Hong, Ian McShane, Bryan Cranston and Ke Huy Quan. The film’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Inception, The Dark Knight, Dune, Gladiator) & Steve Mazzaro (The Boss Baby, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, The Rhythm Section). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well Tenacious D’s …Baby One More Time cover from the movie today. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the DreamWorks Animation production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.
Also opening wide is the supernatural horror movie Imaginary directed by Jeff Wadlow and starring DeWanda Wise, Tom Payne, Pyper Braun, Taegen Burns, Betty Buck and Veronica Falcon. Bear McCreary (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Outlander, The Walking Dead) has composed the theme(s) for the project and his Sparks & Shadows team has composed the original score. Sparks & Shadows Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the Blumhouse production, which is being distributed by Lionsgate.
‘Imaginary’ Soundtrack Album Released
Sparks & Shadows Records has released the official soundtrack album for the supernatural horror movie Imaginary. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Bear McCreary (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Outlander, The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica) who has provided the themes and his Sparks & Shadows team. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Listen to McCreary’s The Chauncey Song (performed by his daughter Sonatine) and the first score track (Imaginary Friend) below. Also click here to check out the music team credits as listed in the movie’s end titles. Imaginary is directed by Jeff Wadlow and stars DeWanda Wise, Tom Payne, Taegen Burns, Pyper Braun, Veronica Falcon and Betty Buck.
Sam Ewing Scoring AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’
Sam Ewing (Last Seen Alive, The Shed, Beautiful Disaster, Victor Crawley) is the composer of the new AMC limited series The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live. Bear McCreary (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Outlander, 10 Cloverfield Lane) is producing Ewing’s score for the 6-part show, which stars Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira who reprise their roles of “Rick Grimes” and “Michonne” from the original The Walking Dead series. They are joined by Pollyanna McIntosh, Terry O’Quinn, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Matthew August Jeffers, Craig Tate and Andrew Bachelor.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 4, 2024)
Premiering on Thursday, February 8, is the British Netflix limited series One Day developed by Nicole Taylor based on David Nicholls’s bestselling book and starring Ambika Mod, Leo Woodall, Amber Grappy, Essie Davis, Tim McInnerny, Jonny Weldon and Eleanor Tomlinson The show’s original music is composed by Anne Nikitin (The Dropout, American Animals, Fate: The Winx Saga, Mrs. Wilson, Dangerous Liaisons, The Pale Horse), Jessica Jones (The Tinder Swindler, Our Universe, American Nightmare Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me) and Tim Morrish (Fifteen-Love, Red Rose). Click here to learn more about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Also premiering on Thursday is the second season of the Paramount+ original series Halo developed by Kyle Killen & Steven Kane based on Xbox’s video game franchise and starring Pablo Schreiber, Jen Taylor, Natascha McElhone, Bokeem Woodbine, Natasha Culzac, Shabana Azmi, Yerin Ha, Joseph Morgan, Bentley Kalu, Cristina Rodlo, Olive Gray, Charlie Murphy, Christina Bennington, Kate Kennedy and Danny Sapani. Bear McCreary (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Outlander, The Walking Dead, God of War) is involved in scoring the new season. Check out our previous article for more information.
Paramount+’s ‘Halo’ Season 2 to Feature Music by Bear McCreary
Bear McCreary (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead, God of War) is involved in scoring the second season of the Paramount+ original series Halo. The show based on Xbox’s video game franchise stars Pablo Schreiber, Natascha McElhone, Bokeem Woodbine, Jen Taylor, Shabana Azmi, Natasha Culzac, Yerin Ha, Olive Gray, Bentley Kalu, Charlie Murphy, Kate Kennedy and Danny Sapani, as well as new additions Joseph Morgan, Cristina Rodlo and Christina Bennington. The new season follows Master Chief John-117 as he leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant.
Soundtrack Album for Disney+’s ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ TV Series to Be Released
Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the Disney+ original series Percy Jackson and the Olympians. The album features selections of the show’s original music, including themes written by Emmy Award winner Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Outlander, The Walking Dead, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Battlestar Galactica) and original score composed by Sparks & Shadows. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 22 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Check out McCreary’s title track below. Percy Jackson and the Olympians is created by Rick Riordan & Jon Steinberg and stars Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri. The fantasy adventure based on Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series follows Percy Jackson on a dangerous quest as he must journey across America to return Zeus’ master bolt and stop an all-out war.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 17, 2023)
Premiering on Wednesday, December 20, is the Disney+ original series Percy Jackson and the Olympians developed by Rick Riordan & Jonathan E. Steinberg based on Riordan’s book series and starring Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri. Bear McCreary (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Outlander, The Walking Dead) has composed the themes for the show and Sparks & Shadows have provided the score. Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album this coming Friday, December 22. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 20th Television production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.
Premiering on Thursday, December 21, is the second season of the Peacock original anthology series Dr. Death written by Ashley Michel Hoban based on the Wondery podcast and starring Edgar Ramírez, Mandy Moore, Luke Kirby, Gustaf Hammarsten and Ashley Madekwe. The show’s original music is composed by Leopold Ross (Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, The Book of Eli, Death Note, Dispatches from Everywhere) & Nick Chuba (The Girl from Plainville, Operation Varsity Blues) who previously co-scored Season 1 with Atticus Ross. The new season, which follows”Miracle Man” Paolo Macchiarini, a charming surgeon renowned for his innovative operations, will be available to stream on Peacock.