Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the Disney Channel original movie Descendants 2. The album features the songs from the movie performed by the film’s cast, including Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart, China Anne McClain, Thomas Doherty, Dylan Playfair and Mitchell Hope. Also included are three songs from the animated short-form series Descendants: Wicked World. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on July 21, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Descendants 2 is directed by Kenny Ortega and follows Mal as she returns to the Isle of the Lost to find her archenemy Uma, the daughter of Ursula, and teams up with Harry, the son of Captain Hook, and Gil, the son of Gaston.
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Natasha Bedingfield’s ‘More of Me’ from ‘Tangled: The Series’ Released
Walt Disney Records has released the original end credits song More of Me from Disney Channel’s Tangled: The Series and the movie Tangled Before Ever After. The track is performed by British singer/songwriter Natasha Bedingfield and was written by Dewain Whitmore, Jr. and Andy Dodd. The songs is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. The label has previously released two original songs from Tangled Before Ever After: Life After Ever Happily After and Wind in My Hair.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 19, 2017)
Premiering on Wednesday, March 22, is the new Fox drama Shots Fired created by Gina Prince-Bythewood & Reggie Rock Bythewood and starring Sanaa Lathan, Stephan James, Helen Hunt, Richard Dreyfuss, Stephen Moyer and Aisha Hinds. The show’s original music is composed by Terence Blanchard (Inside Man, Malcolm X, The 25th Hour, Red Tails). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 10-parter, which examines the dangerous aftermath of racially charged shootings in a small town in North Carolina and will air every Wednesday night on Fox.
Premiering on Friday, March 24, is the Netflix original movie The Most Hated Woman in America directed by Tommy O’Haver and starring Melissa Leo, Peter Fonda, Josh Lucas, Adam Scott, Juno Temple, Vincent Kartheiser, Rory Cochran, Michael Chernus, Sally Kirkland, Anna Camp and Alex Frost. Alan Azar (An American Affair) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the drama, which follows the controversial life of outspoken atheist Madalyn Murray O’Hair, from her landmark court battles to her infamous abduction. The movie will be available to stream on Netflix.
‘Life After Happily Ever After’ from ‘Tangled Before Ever After’ Released
Walt Disney Records has released the original song Life After Happily Ever After from the Disney Channel movie Tangled Before Ever After. The track is written by Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Enchanted, Tangled) & lyricist Glenn Slater (Galavant) and performed by Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi and Clancy Brown. Visit Amazon to download the song. The label has previously released the songwriters’ original track Wind in My Hair from the movie last month.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 5, 2017)
Premiering tonight is the FX original series Feud created by Ryan Murphy and starring Jessica Lange, Susan Sarandon, Judy Davis, Jackie Hoffman, Alfred Molina, Stanley Tucci and Alison Wright. The show’s original music is composed by Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Horror Story, American Crime Story, Scream Queens). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama and to watch the opening titles sequence featuring the composer’s music. Also click here for a video interview from the show’s Hollywood premiere earlier this week.
Also premiering tonight is the ABC drama Time After Time created by Kevin Williamson and starring Freddie Stroma, Josh Bowman, Genesis Rodriguez and Regina Taylor. Jeff Russo (Fargo, Legion, Power, The Night Of) is composing the show’s original music. The series follows famed science fiction writer H.G. Wells as he is transported to modern day Manhattan in pursuit of Jack the Ripper. Visit the official show website to learn more about the drama, which will air Sunday nights on ABC.
Mandy Moore’s ‘Wind in My Hair’ from ‘Tangled Before Ever After’ Released
Walt Disney Records has released the original song Wind in My Hair from the Disney Channel original movie Tangled Before Ever After. The track is performed by Mandy Moore and written by Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Enchanted) and lyricist Glenn Slater (Galavant, Home on the Range) who also wrote the songs for Disney’s Tangled. The song is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Tangled Before Ever After tells the story set the feature film Tangled and the short Tangled Ever After and precedes the new series Tangled: The Series. The movie features the voices of Moore, Zachary Levi, Julie Bowen, Clancey Brown, Eden Espinosa, Jeff Ross, Richard Kind, Jeffrey Tambor and Paul F. Tompkin.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 6, 2016)
Premiering on Friday, November 11, is the Netflix original movie True Memoirs of an International Assassin directed by Jeff Wadlow and starring Kevin James, Zulay Henao, Andy Garcia, Maurice Compte, Kelen Coleman, Andrew Howard, Rob Riggle, Leonard Earl Howze, Yul Vazquez and Kim Coates. The film’s original music is composed by Ludwig Goransson (Creed, Community, Fruitvale Station, New Girl, Central Intelligence). The comedy follows a mild-mannered would-be author who gets mistaken for a killer-for-hire when his fictional novel about an international assassin is published as a true story. The movie will be available to stream on Friday on Netflix.
Also premiering on Friday is the sci-fi adventure comedy MECH-X4 created by Steve Marmel and starring Nathaniel Potvin, Raymond Cham, Kamran Lucas, Pearce Joza and Alyssa Jirrels. Tim Wynn (The Starving Games, Superfast!, Warhawk video game) is composing the show’s original music. The series follows a freshman at Bay City High who mysteriously awakens MECH-X4, a giant robot built to defend Bay City against impending doom. The comedy will premiere this Friday on the Disney Channel.
‘Elena of Avalor’ Soundtrack EP Details
The details of the first soundtrack release for the Disney Channel animated series Elena of Avalor have been revealed. The EP features seven tracks from the show, including the theme song performed by Gaby Moreno and Elena’s anthem My Time performed by Aimee Carrero, the voice of Princess Elena. The songs are written by series creator/executive producer Craig Gerber, songwriter/music director John Kavanaugh (Sofia the First), Emmy Award-nominated composer Tony Morales (Hatfields & McCoys) and touring musician and Latin music instructor Rene Camacho who serves as Latin music consultant. The soundtrack will be released on July 22, 2016 by Walt Disney Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Elena of Avalor also features the voices of Jenna Ortegaso, Chris Parnell, Yvette Nicole Brown, Carlos Alazraqui and Emiliano Diez.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 22, 2015)
Premiering tonight is the Nat Geo event series Saints & Strangers directed by Paul A. Edwards and starring Raoul Trujillo, Vincent Kartheiser, Ray Stevenson, Anna Camp, Ron Livingston, Natascha McElhone, Kalani Queypo, Tatanka Means, Brian F. O’Byrne, Barry Sloane and Michael Jibson. The 2-parter’s main theme is composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Pirates of the Carribbean, Inception) and the series’ music is written by Lorne Balfe (Terminator Genisys, 13 Hours: The Soldiers of Benghazi). Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack EP featuring the composers’ music. Check out our previous news article for the full details. A CD version is set for release in December.
‘The Lion Guard’ Soundtrack Announced
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the Disney Television Animation series The Lion Guard. The album features the opening song written and performed by Beau Black, as well as the songs performed by the series’ voice cast. Chris Willis is composing the show’s original score. The soundtrack will be released on January 8, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Lion Guard developed by Ford Riley continues the story of Disney’s animated classic The Lion King and features the voices of Rob Lowe, Gabrielle Union, James Earl Jones, Max Charles, Atticus Shaffer and Sarah Hyland. The show will centers on the second-born cub of Simba and Nala as he assumes the role of leader of the Lion Guard, a group of the bravest and brightest tasked with preserving the Pride Lands.