Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album for the comedy drama Is This Thing On?. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Newberry (Barron’s Cove, Natchez, Wolfgang, The Lady and the Dale, Enigma). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Alex and Tess) after the jump. Is This Thing On? is co-written and directed by Bradley Cooper and stars Will Arnett, Laura Dern, Andra Day, Cooper himself, Amy Sedaris, Christine Ebersole, Sean Hayes, Ciarán Hinds and Scott Icenogle. The movie follows a man who faces middle age and an impending divorce as he is seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene while his wife confronts the sacrifices she made for their family..
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James Newberry to Score Bradley Cooper’s ‘Is This Thing On?’
James Newberry (Wolfgang, The Lady and the Dale, Barron’s Cove, Enigma) has been hired to score the upcoming comedy drama Is This Thing On?. The film marks Bradley Cooper’s third feature directorial effort following A Star Is Born & Maestro and stars Will Arnett, Laura Dern, Cooper himself, Andra Day, Sean Hayes, Amy Sedaris, Scott Icenogle, Chloe Radcliffe, Jordan Jensen, Peyton Manning, Reggie Conquest, James Tom, Gabe Fazio, Ciarán Hinds, Blake Kane, Christine Ebersole, Derek Gaines, Calvin Knegten and Matt Richards. he movie follows a man facing middle age and an impending divorce as he is seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene while his wife confronts the sacrifices she made for their family, forcing them to navigate co-parenting, identity, and whether love can take a new form.
‘Maestro’ Soundtrack Album Details
Deutsche Grammophon will release the official soundtrack album for the Netflix original film Maestro. The album features the music from the biographical drama composed by Leonard Bernstein and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, recorded in early 2023 at AIR Studios in London under the direction of Yannick Nezet-Seguin (who served as director/lead actor Bradley Cooper’s conducting consultant). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 17 and physically (on CD and vinyl) on December 1. Visit Amazon to order the CD version and click here to order the 2-vinyl edition within the next few days. A first track (the Finale of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Bradley Cooper) is being released this week and can also be checked out below. Maestro is co-written and directed by Cooper and also stars Carey Mulligan, Matt Bomer, Sarah Silverman, Maya Hawke and Josh Hamilton.
Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga & Lukas Nelson Win BAFTA Award for ‘A Star Is Born’
Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga and Lukas Nelson have received their first BAFTA Award for their music for Cooper’s A Star Is Born in the Original Music category today at the ceremony at the Orange British Academy Film Awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London. Cooper accepted the award on behalf of the full music team. They were nominated in the BAFTA music category alongside Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman), Nicholas Britell (If Beale Street Could Talk), Alexandre Desplat (Isle of Dogs) and Marc Shaiman (Mary Poppins Returns).
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings to Perform ‘When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings’ from ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ at Oscars
The Academy has announced today that Gillian Welch & David Rawlings will perform the song When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings from the Coen Brothers’ The Ballad of Buster Scruggs at this year’s Academy Awards ceremony on February 24. Welch & Rawlings also wrote the song, which is performed in the movie by Willie Watson & Tim Blake Nelson. It was also announced today that Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper will perform the song Shallow from A Star Is Born. As announced yesterday, Jennifer Hudson will perform the nominated song I’ll Fight from RBG and yet-to-be announced performer will sing Where Lost Things Go from Mary Poppins Returns.
Soundtrack Details for Bradley Cooper’s ‘A Star Is Born’ Announced
Interscope Records has announced the full details of the soundtrack album for the movie musical A Star Is Born. The album features the songs from the movie performed Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper who also co-wrote several tracks with Lukas Nelson, as well as other artists including Jason Isbell, Diane Warren and Mark Ronson. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on October 5, 2018 and is now available for pre-order here (digital version) and here (CD version). A Star Is Born marks the directorial debut of Bradley Cooper who also stars in the movie alongside Lady Gaga, Andrew Dice Clay, Anthony Ramos, Bonnie Somerville, Dave Chappelle and Sam Elliott. The movie tells the tragic love story of a seasoned musician who discovers and falls in love with a struggling artist.
Lady Gaga to Compose & Perform Songs for Bradley Cooper’s ‘A Star is Born’
According to Deadline, Lady Gaga will be composing and performing music for the upcoming remake of the movie musical A Star Is Born. The film will mark the directorial feature debut of Bradley Cooper who will also star in the movie alongside Gaga who will be playing the lead role and portray a singer whose star rises as quickly as her troubled lover/mentor’s star is falling. Cooper is also writing the screenplay with Will Fetters (Remember Me, The Lucky One) and is producing the project with Todd Phillips (The Hangover, Old School), Billy Gerber (Villa Capri) and Jon Peters (Batman, Superman Returns, Ali). The Warner Bros. Pictures production is set to start shooting in early 2017.