Christophe Beck & Jeff Morrow have teamed up to score the upcoming Disney+ animated short Once Upon a Snowman. The film is directed by Trent Correy & Dan Abraham and stars Josh Gad as Olaf from the Frozen franchise. The movie follows Olaf’s first steps as he comes to life and searches for his identity in the snowy mountains outside Arendelle. Nicole Hearon and Peter Del Vecho (The Princess and the Frog, Winnie the Pooh) are producing the Walt Disney Animation Studios production.
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‘Myth: A Frozen Tale’ Soundtrack Released
Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack EP for the VR short Myth: A Frozen Tale. The 7-track EP features the original music from the Walt Disney Animation Studios production composed by Joseph Trapanese (Lady and the Tramp, Oblivion, Straight Outta Compton, Project Power, The Raid 2, Tron: Uprising). The soundtrack is now available to stream and download on Amazon and other digital music stores. Myth: A Frozen Tale is directed by Jeff Gipson, narrated by Evan Rachel Wood and immerses viewers in the world of Disney’s Frozen II and transports them into an enchanted forest.
Josh Gad’s ‘I Am With You’ from ‘At Home with Olaf’
Walt Disney Records has released the original song I Am With You from the final episode of Disney’s short digital series At Home with Olaf. The track is written by Academy Award winners Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez (Frozen, Coco) and performed by Josh Gad. The song is now available to stream as a digital single on Amazon. Also watch the full episode after the jump. The final episode of At Home with Olaf created by Hyrum Osmon follows Olaf writing a song in the form of a letter as a montage of clips from Disney movies (including Alice in Wonderland, The Princess and the Frog, Tarzan, Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph, Moana, Lilo & Stitch) is played.
‘Frozen 2’ Deluxe Edition Soundtrack Released
Walt Disney Records has released the deluxe edition soundtrack for the animated feature Frozen 2. The album features all the songs from the movie written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, including instrumental versions, as well as the end credits songs by Panic! At The Disco, Kacey Musgraves and Weezer. Also included is the film’s original score composed by Christophe Beck (Ant-Man, The Muppets, The Hangover, Edge of Tomorrow). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon Music, where you can also check out audio clips. The label is also releasing the regular and previously announced soundtrack for the movie today.
‘Frozen 2’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Walt Disney Records has announced the details of the soundtrack album for Disney Animation’s sequel Frozen 2. The album the original songs from the movie written by Academy Award winners Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez and performed the film’s voice cast, as well as three end credits songs by Panic! At The Disco, Kacey Musgraves and Weezer. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on November 15, 2019. Visit Amazon to pre-order the vinyl version (which includes the first eight cast songs) and click here to order the digital version. The label will also release a separate album featuring Christophe Beck’s original score from the movie, as well as a digital deluxe edition featuring both songs and score on the same date. More details will be announced soon.
‘Olaf’s Frozen Adventure’ Soundtrack Details
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the animated short Olaf’s Frozen Adventure. The album features the original songs from the short written by Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson and performed by the films’s voice cast, including Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, Idina Menzel and Jonathan Groff who reprise their characters from the Frozen feature film. Also included is a suite from the film’s original score composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, Trolls, The Muppets, The Peanuts Movie) and Jeff Morrow. The soundtrack will be released on November 3, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Olaf’s Frozen Adventure directed by Kevin Deters & Stevie Wermers-Skelton will be released in theaters on November 22, 2017 in front of Pixar’s Coco.
Christophe Beck Scoring Disney’s ‘Olaf’s Frozen Adventure’
Christophe Beck has recently composed the score for the upcoming holiday special Olaf’s Frozen Adventure. The animated short is directed by Kevin Deters & Stevie Wermers-Skelton (Prep & Landing, The Ballad of Nessie) and features the voices of Kristen Bell, Josh Gad and Idina Menzel as their characters from the Frozen feature film. Roy Conli (Big Hero 6, Tangled) is producing the project. Kate Anderson and Elyssa Samsel have written original songs for the TV special. Beck has previously scored the 2013 original Frozen movie, as well as the short Frozen Fever.
Christophe Beck to Return for Disney’s ‘Frozen 2’
Christophe Beck confirmed on Twitter that he is set to score Disney Animation’s upcoming sequel Frozen 2. The film is directed by Jennifer Lee & Chris Buck who also helmed the 2013 original hit movie and Kristen Bell and Josh God will return as the voices of Anna and Olaf respectively. It is also expected that Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Bobby Lopez will be writing new songs for the sequel, but no official announcement has been made yet. Frozen producer Peter Del Vecho (The Princess and the Frog, Winnie the Pooh) is also returning. Beck previously scored the original Frozen movie, for which he received an Annie Award and a Grammy Award nomination, as well as the short Frozen Fever.
Alexandre Desplat Wins Grammy Award for ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
Alexandre Desplat has won the Grammy Award for his music for Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category. He previously won a Grammy for his score for Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech. The other nominated composers in the category included Christophe Beck (Frozen), Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (Gone Girl), Steven Price (Gravity) and Thomas Newman (Saving Mr. Banks). In the Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez won the award for the song Frozen from Disney’s hit feature Frozen. In the Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Visual Media category, the soundtrack album for Frozen, which features the film’s songs and the score composed by Christophe Beck, released by Walt Disney Records was honored with a Grammy award.
‘Frozen Fever’ to Feature Music by Christophe Beck
Christophe Beck is currently recording the score for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ upcoming short Frozen Fever. The film is directed by Jennifer Lee (Wreck-It-Ralph) & Chris Buck (Tarzan) who previously collaborated with Beck on 2013’s hit feature. The movie features the voices of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad and takes place on Anna’s birthday, for which Elsa and Kristoff are determined to give her the best celebration ever. Peter Del Vecho (Frozen, The Princess and the Frog) is producing the short. As previously reported, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Bobby Lopez have written a new original song for the project.