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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 16, 2018)

Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide:

Opening in most theaters is Marvel Studios’ Black Panther directed by Ryan Coogler and stars Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke and Andy Serkis. Ludwig Goransson (Creed, Community, Fruitvale Station) has composed the film’s original score. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details and visit Genius, Variety, BMI and Film Music Magazine for recent interviews with the composer about his work on the movie. Kendrick Lamar has contributed original songs to the movie, which are featured on Interscope Records’ Black Panther: The Album (click here for more information).

Also opening wide is the animated feature Early Man directed by Nick Park and featuring the voices of Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams, Timothy Spall and Richard Ayoade. Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, Shrek) & Tom Howe (Professor Marston and the Wonder Women) have composed the film’s original score. Mercury Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as new songs by New Hope Club and The Vamps and a track by Kaiser Chiefs. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and also visit Classic FM for an interview with Gregson-Williams at the recording sessions of the score.

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‘Early Man’ Soundtrack Details

Mercury Records will release a soundtrack album for Aardman Animations’ feature Early Man. The album features the film’s original score composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, Shrek) who previously scored Aardman’s Chicken Run (with John Powell), Flushed Away & Arthur Christmas, and Tom Howe (Professor Marston and the Wonder Women). Also included are new songs by New Hope Club and The Vamps, as well as Kaiser Chiefs’ I Predict a Riot. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 26, 2018 and is now available for pore-order on Amazon. Early Man is directed by Nick Park and features the voice talent of Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams, Timothy Spall and Richard Ayoade. The movie tells the story of a courageous caveman and his best friend as they unite his tribe against a mighty enemy and his Bronze Age City to save their home.

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Harry Gregson-Williams Scoring ‘Early Man’

Aardman Animations co-founder Peter Lord  confirmed on Twitter that Harry Gregson-Williams is currently recording his score for the upcoming animated feature Early Man. The music is being recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London. The movie is directed by Nick Park (Chicken Run, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit) and features the voice talent of Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams, Timothy Spall and Richard Ayoade. The film tells the story of a courageous caveman and his best friend as they unite his tribe against a mighty enemy and his Bronze Age City to save their home.

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