Hollywood Records & Marvel Music will release the official soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The album features the film’s original music composed by Danny Elfman (Batman, Spider-Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Alice in Wonderland, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). The soundtrack is set to be released on Wednesday, May 4 and will be available to stream on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is directed by Sam Raimi and stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Elizabeth Olsen, Michael Stühlbarg, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez and Rachel McAdams. The movie follows the title character who, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.
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Danny Elfman & Chris Bacon to Score Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’ TV Series
Netflix announced today that Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Alice in Wonderland, The Nightmare Before Christmas) and Chris Bacon (Source Code, Gnomeo & Juliet, Bates Motel) are set to compose the original music for the streamer’s upcoming original series Wednesday. Elfman is writing the theme and is collaborating with Bacon to score the show created by Al Gough & Miles Millar (Smallville, Shanghai Noon) based on the characters from The Addams Family and starring Jenna Ortega in the title role, Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams and Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams. Tim Burton is directing multiple episodes of the live-action coming-of-age comedy, which charts Wednesday’s years as a student at the peculiar Nevermore Academy.
Danny Elfman to Compose Music for and Produce Disney+ Series ‘Rhona Who Lives by the River’
Deadline is reporting that Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Alice in Wonderland, Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands) will create and oversee music on the upcoming Disney+ original animated series Rhona Who Lives by the River. The show is created by Emily Kapnek (Suburgatory, Splitting Up Together) and will star Karen Gillan as Rhona #3, the third-most-interesting Rhona in a small Scottish town, whose star rises after a freak clootie well accident results in bacterial pinkeye and the ability to make her own wishes come true.
Expanded ‘Sleepy Hollow’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for Tim Burton’s 1999 gothic horror movie Sleepy Hollow starring Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon and Casper Van Dien. The 4-CD set features the film’s original music composed by Danny Elfman (Batman, Spider-Man, Alice in Wonderland, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas), including the content of the original 1999 soundtrack album (released by Hollywood Records) on the first disc and the composer’s complete score, as well as alternate cues on the second, third and fourth discs, Visit the label’s official website to order the soundtrack, to check out audio samples and for more details about the release.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 9, 2021)
Premiering tomorrow, May 10, is the HBO documentary The Crime of the Century directed by Alex Gibney and executive produced by Richard Perello, Todd Hoffman & Aaron Fishman about the origins, extent, and fallout of the opioid crisis in the United States. The original music for the 2-parter is composed by Peter Nashel (I, Tonya, Marco Polo, The Night Listener, Totally Under Control, Bee Season, Book Club). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the documentary, which will air tomorrow on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Premiering on Wednesday, May 12, is the Netflix original film Oxygen directed by Alexandre Aja and starring Mélanie Laurent, Mathieu Amalric and Malik Zidi. Rob (aka Robin Coudert) (Maniac, Gretel & Hansel, Revenge, Troy: Fall of a City, Amityville: The Awakening, Planetarium) has composed the movie’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Danny Elfman to Score Scott Beck’s & Bryan Woods’ ’65’
Danny Elfman has revealed in a recent interview with Inverse that he is scoring the upcoming sci-fi thriller 65. The film is written and directed by Scott Beck & Bryan Woods (Haunt, screenwriters of A Quiet Place) and stars Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt and Chloe Coleman. No plot details have been announced yet. Beck and Woods are also producing the project with regular Elfman collaborator Sam Raimi (Spider-Man, Army of Darkness, Oz: The Great and Powerful, A Simple Plan), as well as Zainab Azizi and Deborah Liebling (PEN15, 50 States of Fright).
Danny Elfman to Reteam with Sam Raimi on Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’
Composer Danny Elfman has confirmed in a recent interview with Inverse that he will be reteaming with director Sam Raimi on Marvel Studios’ upcoming feature Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams & Chiwetel Ejiofor who reprise their roles from previous Marvel productions. They are joined by Xochitl Gomez who will star as America Chavez. No plot details have been announced yet. Jade Bartlett and Michael Waldron (Heels) wrote the screenplay and Kevin Feige (Avengers: Endgame, Black Panther, Guardians of the Galaxy) is producing the project.
Expanded ‘Darkman’ & ‘Hoffa’ Soundtrack Albums Announced
La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1990 superhero movie Darkman directed by Sam Raimi and starring Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels and Larry Drake. The 2-CD set features the original music from the Universal Pictures production composed by Danny Elfman (Batman, Spider-Man, Alice in Wonderland, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Avengers: Age of Ultron), including the 1990 original soundtrack album on the first disc, and the expanded original score (featuring over 30 minutes of previously unreleased music) on the second disc. Visit the label’s official website to check out the full track list of the 30th Anniversary Expanded Edition, to listen to audio samples and to order the CD, which is limited to 3,000 copies.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 17, 2020)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the family comedy Dolittle directed by Stephen Gaghan and starring Robert Downey Jr., Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen, Jim Broadbent, Jessie Buckley, John Cena, Harry Collett, Rami Malek, Kumail Nanjiani and Octavia Spencer. The film’s original music is composed by Danny Elfman (Batman, Spider-Man, Alice in Wonderland). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an original song by Sia. Click here for more information.
Also opening wide is the action comedy Bad Boys for Life directed by Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah and stars Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Charles Melton, Paola Nunez and Joe Pantoliano. Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The LEGO Batman Movie, His Dark Materials, Genius) has composed the film’s original score. Epic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie (click here for the full details). A score album is set to be released next Friday, January 24.
‘Dolores Claiborne’ Deluxe Edition Soundtrack Announced
Varese Sarabande has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1995 thriller Dolores Claiborne directed by Taylor Hackford and starring Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh and David Strathairn. The 2-CD set features the expanded original score from the Castle Rock Entertainment production composed by Danny Elfman (Batman, Spider-Man, Alice in Wonderland, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), including almost an hour of previously unreleased music. Dolores Claiborne – The Deluxe Edition is limited to 2,500 copies and is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples.