The full details of the jazz album for Pixar’s animated movie Soul have been announced. The album features the original jazz compositions and arrangements from and inspired by the film by Grammy Award nominee Jon Batiste. Also included is his cover of the Curtis Mayfield classic It’s All Right. The soundtrack will be released on vinyl on December 18 (visit Amazon to pre-order). A digital version featuring both the jazz tracks and Trent Reznor’s & Atticus Ross score, which is being released separately on vinyl, will be coming out on the same day. Soul is directed by Pete Docter and stars Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Ahmir Questlove Thompson, Phylicia Rashad and Daveed Diggs. The movie follows a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town, when he is taken from the streets of New York City to The Great Before – a fantastical place where new souls get their personalities, quirks and interests before they go to Earth.
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‘Soul’ Score Album Details
Walt Disney Records has announced the full details of the score album for the Pixar animated feature Soul. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winners Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Watchmen, Mank, Gone Girl, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo). The soundtrack will be released on vinyl next Friday, December 18 and is now available to pre-order here. A digital version, which features both the score and Jon Batiste’s jazz compositions and arrangements, which is also being released separately as a vinyl edition, will be coming out on the same day. The streaming/download link will be added to this article within the next week. Soul is directed by Pete Docter and features the voices of Ahmir Questlove Thompson, Daveed Diggs, Phylicia Rashad, Tina Fey and Jamie Foxx.
‘Safety’ Soundtrack Album Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for the Disney+ movie Safety have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Marcus Miller (Marshall, Boomerang, Everybody Hates Chris, The Ladies Man, About Last Night). Also included is the original song Hold Us Together co-written and performed by by H.E.R. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 11 by Walt Disney Records and will be available to stream/download here. Safety is directed by Reginald Hudlin and stars Jay Reeves, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Matthew Glave, Corinne Foxx, Hunter Sansone, Amanda Warren, Isaac Bell, Miles Burris, Elijah Bell and James Badge Dale. The drama tells the true story of Ray McElrathbey, a former Clemson University football safety facing a series of challenging circumstances.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 6, 2020)
Premiering tonight is the Showtime limited series Your Honor developed by Peter Moffat based on the Israeli series Kvodo and starring Bryan Cranston, Carmen Ejogo, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Sofia Black-D’Elia, Hope Davis and Michael Stuhlbarg . The show’s original music is composed by Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) (Lion, Hotel Mumbai, Adrift, Ammonite, Patrick Melrose, The Old Guard, The Art of Racing in the Rain). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama, which will air every Sunday night on Showtime.
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, December 7, is the British limited series A Suitable Boy written by Andrew Davies, directed by Mira Nair and starring Tabu, Ishaan Khatter, Tanya Maniktala and Mahira Kakkar. Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Queen of Katwe, Touching the Void, Roots) and Anoushka Shankar. Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the 4-parter, which is making its domestic debut on Acorn TV.
‘Godmothered’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for the Disney+ original movie Godmothered have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winner Rachel Portman (Emma, The Cider House Rules, Chocolat, The Manchurian Candidate, Never Let Me Go). Also included are two songs by Jillian Shea Spaeder who also stars in the holiday comedy. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 4 by Walt Disney Records and will be available to stream/download here. Godmothered is directed by Sharon Maguire and stars Isla Fisher, Jillian Bell, Jane Curtin, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Willa Skye, June Squibb, Santiago Cabrera, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Artemis Pebdani, Stephnie Weir and Carlease Burke. The movie follows a young fairy godmother-in-training who upon hearing that her chosen profession is facing extinction, decides to show the world that people still need fairy godmothers.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 29, 2020)
Premiering tonight is the Showtime documentary My Psychedelic Love Story directed by Errol Morris. The film’s original music is composed by Paul Leonard-Morgan (Limitless, Dredd, Dynasty, Tales from the Loop, Walking with Dinosaurs 3D) who previously collaborated with Morris on the Netflix series Wormwood and the features The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography and American Dharma. The movie, which examines the notorious high priest of LSD Timothy Leary through the eyes of his famed lover Joanna Harcourt-Smith, premiered at this year’s AFI Fest and will debut exclusively on Showtime.
Premiering on Friday, December 4, is the Disney+ original movie Godmothered directed by Sharon Maguire and starring Isla Fisher, Jillian Bell, Jane Curtin, Jillian Shea Spaeder (who also contributed new songs to the project), Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Willa Skye, Santiago Cabrera, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Artemis Pebdani, Stephnie Weir, June Squibb and Carlease Burke. Rachel Portman (Emma, The Cider House Rules, Chocolat) has composed the film’s original score. Check out our previous article to learn more about the comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 22, 2020)
Premiering today is the Netflix original film Christmas on the Square directed by Debbie Allen and starring Dolly Parton, Christine Baranski, Treat Williams, Jeanine Mason, Josh Segarra, Mary Lane Haskell and Jenifer Lewis. The film’s original music is composed by Dolly Parton (who wrote 14 original songs for the project) and conducted by Larry Blank. The holiday musical, which follows a small town “Scrooge” as she’s visited by a rhinestone-bedazzled angel who guides her on a musical journey of redemption, is now available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Premiering tomorrow, November 23, is the FX and BBC limited series Black Narcissus developed by Amanda Coe based on the novel of the same title by Rumer Godden and starring Gemma Arterton, Alessandro Nivola, Diana Rigg, Aisling Franciosi, Jim Broadbent, Rosie Cavaliero, Patsy Ferran, Karen Bryson, Nila Aalia, Kulvinder Ghir, Chaneil Kular, Gina McKee, Soumil Malla, Dipika Kunwar,and Gianni Gonsalves. The show’s original music is composed by Anne Dudley (The Full Monty, American History X, The Crying Game, Poldark, The Hustle). Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which will air on Monday on FX and will also be available the following day on FX on Hulu.
First Soundtrack Album for ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2 Released
Walt Disney Records has released a new soundtrack album for Lucasfilm’s Disney+ original series The Mandalorian. The album features selections of the original music from the first four episodes of the show’s second season (Chapters 9-12) composed by Ludwig Goransson (Black Panther, Tenet, Creed, Community, Venom) who recently received his first Emmy Award for his work on the first season. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. A second album featuring the composer’s music from Chapters 13-16 will be coming out on December 18. The label has previously released soundtracks for each of the eight Season 1 episodes. The Mandalorian is developed and executive produced by Jon Favreau and stars Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, Giancarlo Esposito and Carl Weathers.
Soundtrack Album for Disney+ Series ‘The Right Stuff’ to Be Released
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the Disney+ original series The Right Stuff. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Adam Taylor (The Handmaid’s Tale, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Before I Fall, I Think We’re Alone Now). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 20 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. The Right Stuff is developed by Mark Lafferty based on Tom Wolfe’s 1979 novel of the same title and stars Patrick J. Adams, Jake McDorman, Colin O’Donoghue, Eloise Mumford, Nora Zehetner, James Lafferty, Eric Laden, Aaron Staton, Michael Trotter, Patrick Fischler, Micah Stock, Shannon Lucio and Josh Cooke. The drama produced by National Geographic Studios is set in the early days of the U.S. Space Program and tells the true story of America’s first astronauts, the Mercury Seven.
First Songs from ‘The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse’ Released
Walt Disney Records has released the first two songs from the new Disney+ animated shorts series The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse. Available now to stream/download is Donald’s Conga Song written by the show’s composer Christopher Willis (The Death of Stalin, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Veep, The Lion Guard) & Mike Bell and performed by Tony Anselmo (as Donald Duck), as well as The Wrangler’s Code written by Christopher & Elyse Willis and performed by Chris Diamantopolous, Anselmo & Bill Farmer (as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck & Goofy). Listen to both tracks after the jump. More songs from the series will be coming out weekly as new episodes are being released.