Marius de Vries has composed the score for Lucasfilm’s upcoming animated musical Strange Magic. The movie is directed by Gary Rydstrom (Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation, Lifted) and features the voices of Alan Cumming, Evan Rachel Wood, Kristin Chenoweth, Maya Rudolph, Sam Palladio, Meredith Anne Bull, Alfred Molina, Elijah Kelley, Bob Einstein and Peter Stormare. The film tells the story of a group of goblins, elves, fairies and imps, and their misadventures sparked by the battle over a powerful potion. The animated feature is inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream and incorportates popular songs from the past six decades.
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‘Red Tails’ Soundtrack Details
Sony Masterworks will be releasing the soundtrack album for the WWII drama Red Tails. The album includes the original score from the movie composed by Terence Blanchard (Inside Man, The 25th Hour). The soundtrack will be released on February 7, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips from all tracks on the album can be checked out below. Red Tails produced by George Lucas and directed by Anthony Hemingway stars Cuba Gooding, Jr., Terrence Howard and Bryan Cranston. The movie based on the true story of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II about a group of African-American combat pilots at battle will be released nationwide on January 20, 2012.
Terence Blanchard Scoring ‘Red Tails’
While Terence Blanchard has announced his involvement in the WWII drama Red Tails almost two years ago, some details on the film’s music have finally been revealed. Jazz Corner (via The Playlist) reports that the score will be recorded this June in Prague. The movie produced by George Lucas is based on the true story of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II and tells the story of a group of African-American combat pilots at battle. The film stars Cuba Gooding, Jr., Terrence Howard and Bryan Cranston. The project will be the first non-Star Wars or Indiana Jones picture from Lucasfilm in almost 20 years. The drama is directed by Anthony Hemingway (Treme, True Blood) and John Ridley (U-Turn, Three Kings) has written the screenplay based on an story by Lucas.