John Paesano (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Daredevil, The Maze Runner, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Cheaper by the Dozen, Truth Be Told) & Adam Hochstatter are returning to score the upcoming Disney+ original animated movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: The Getaway. The film directed by Matt Danner is the fifth animated feature adaptation of Jeff Kinney’s popular book series and follows the Heffley family who make a last-minute decision (to Greg’s dismay) to escape to an all-inclusive island resort for some much-needed rest and relaxation and soon discover that paradise may not be everything it’s cracked up to. Kinney also wrote the screenplay and is producing the project.
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‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw’ Soundtrack Album Details
Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the Disney+ original animated movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Paesano (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Daredevil, The Maze Runner, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Truth Be Told, Cheaper by the Dozen) & Adam Hochstatter. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 5 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to a track from the composers’ score below. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw is directed by Matt Danner and stars Aaron D. Harris, Chris Diamantopoulos, Erica Cerra, Hunter Dillon, Jude Zarzaur, Gracen Newton, Jill Basey, Bashir Salahuddin and William Stanford Davis. The project marks the fourth animated feature adaptation of Jeff Kinney’s book series following the Paesano-scored Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules & Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever.
John Paesano & Adam Hochstatter Scoring Disney+’s ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw’
John Paesano (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Daredevil, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, The Maze Runner, Cheaper by the Dozen, Truth Be Told) & Adam Hochstatter have provided the original score for the upcoming Disney+ original animated movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw. The film is directed by Matt Danner and features the voices of Aaron D. Harris, Chris Diamantopoulos, Erica Cerra, Jude Zarzaur, Hunter Dillon, Gracen Newton, Bashir Salahuddin, Jill Basey and William Stanford Davis. The fourth animated feature adaptation of Jeff Kinney’s book series follows Greg Heffley as he finds himself at odds with the outsized expectations of his dad who presents him with an ultimatum that just might challenge his wimpy ways for good.
John Paesano Scoring Disney+’s ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever’
John Paesano (Daredevil, The Maze Runner, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Cheaper by the Dozen, Truth Be Told) is returning as the composer of the upcoming Disney+ animated movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever. The film is directed by Luke Cormican and features the voices of Wesley Kimmel, Erica Cerra and Hunter Dillon. The animated feature based on Jeff Kinney’s book series follows Greg Heffley as he accidentally damages a snowplow while making a snowman with best friend Rowley and worries he won’t get the new video game console he so desperately wants for Christmas.
Soundtrack Album for Disney+ Animated Movie ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules’ to Be Released
Hollywood Records will release the official soundtrack album for the Disney+ original animated movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. The album features the film’s original score composed by John Paesano (The Maze Runner, Daredevil, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, Spider-Man: Miles Morales) who previously composed the music for last year’s first animated Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie. Also included is the original song Can You Smell Us Now written by Jon Levine (music) & Jeff Kinney (lyrics) and performed by Jimmy Tatro (already available now as a digital single). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 2 (click here to stream/download).
Soundtrack Album for Disney+’s Animated ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ Movie Released
Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the Disney+ animated movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Paesano (Daredevil, The Maze Runner, Invincible, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, When the Game Stands Tall, spider-Man: Miles Morales). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 17 and will be available to stream/download here. Diary of a Wimpy Kid is directed by Swinton Scott and features the voice talent of Brady Noon, Ethan William Childress, Chris Diamantopoulos, Erica Cerra and Hunter Dillon. The 20th Century Animation production based on Jeff Kinney’s bestselling book series of the same title revolves around Greg Heffley, a kid with an active imagination as he tries to survive middle school.
John Paesano Scoring Disney+’s ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ Animated Movie
John Paesano (Daredevil, The Maze Runner, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, Invincible, When the Game Stands Tall, The Star) has composed the original music for the upcoming Disney+ original movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid. The animated feature is directed by Swinton Scott and features the voices of Brady Noon, Ethan William Childress and Chris Diamantopoulos. The film is based on the first book in Jeff Kinney’s bestselling book series and follows Greg Heffley, a scrawny but ambitious kid with an active imagination and big plans to be rich and famous as he tries to survive middle school.
Edward Shearmur Scoring ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul’
Edward Shearmur is currently recording his score for the upcoming family comedy Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul. The film is directed by David Bowers (Flushed Away, Astroboy) and stars Jason Ian Drucker, Charlie Wright, Owen Asztalos, Tom Everett Scott and Alicia Silverstone. The movie based on Jeff Kinney’s best-selling book series follows Greg Heffley as he convinces his family to go on a summer road trip to attend Meemaw’s 90th birthday – although really he hopes to secretly attend what he thinks is a nearby gamer convention.
Edward Shearmur to Score ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days’
Edward Shearmur is set to score the upcoming family movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days. The movie is directed by David Bowers (Flushed Away) who also directed the previous Wimpy Kid installment and stars Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Devon Bostick, Rachael Harris and Steve Zahn who are all reprising their roles from the previous films. In third part of the series, “Wimpy Kid” Greg Heffley suffers the dog days of summer vacation, which include a camping trip gone wrong and a mishap at a public pool. Nina Jacobson (The Hunger Games) and Bradford Simpson are producing the project. The film marks the composer’s second score for the franchise following last year’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 25, 2011)
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch starring Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino and Jon Hamm features music by Tyler Bates and Marius DeVries. A soundtrack with songs from the movie has been released this week by Watertower Music. To listen to audio clips and download the album, visit Amazon and iTunes. Bates and DeVries were also heavily involved in arranging the film’s songs. For an article discussing the film’s music with quotes from both composers, visit Rolling Stone. Also check out our previous article to find more about the project. No announcement has been made if any of the score from the film will be released.
Also opening wide is the family comedy Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules starring Zachary Gordon, Rachael Harris and Steve Zahn. The film’s music is composed by Edward Shearmur (visit our article on the scoring assignment). No soundtrack release has been announced. Theodore Shapiro’s score for the first part was released a couple of months after the film’s release, which makes it seem possible that a soundtrack release for the sequel will be coming out later this year.