Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the animated movie Curious George: Go West Go Wild. The album features the film’s original score composed by Germaine Franco (Tag, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Dope, Little) who previously scored last year’s Curious George: Royal Monkey. Also included are the original songs from the movie written by Michele Brourman & Amanda McBroom: The Other Side by Yuna, as well as five tracks performed by Rob Trow. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 8 and will be available to stream/download here. Curious George: Go West Go Wild is directed by Michael LaBash and features the voices of Frank Welker & Jeff Bennett, as well as Rino Romano as the narrator.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 23, 2020)
Premiering tonight is the HBO docu-series The Vow directed and executive produced by Jehane Noujaim & Karim Amer about the self-improvement group NXIVM, whose leaders have been charged with sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. The show’s original music is composed by Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Horror Story, American Crime Story, Feud: Bette and Joan, Pose, Scream Queens, The Politician). Check out our previous news article for more information about the 9-parter, which will air every Sunday night on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Premiering on Wednesday, August 26 is the Netflix documentary Rising Phoenix directed by Ian Bonhote & Peter Ettedgui about the Paralympic Games and its evolution from the rubble of World War II to the third biggest sporting event on the planet. Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Steve Jobs, Birds of Prey, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword). 1812 Recordings will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on Wednesday (click here for the full album details) and the original title song by Pemberton, Georgetragic, Toni Hickman & Keith Jones is already available as a digital single now (click here to listen to the track).
Germaine Franco Scoring Trish Sie’s Netflix Movie ‘The Sleepover’
Germaine Franco (Tag, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Vida, Dope, Little) has composed the original score for the new Netflix original film The Sleepover. The movie is directed by Trish Sie (Pitch Perfect 3) and stars Sadie Stanley, Maxwell Simkins, Ken Marino, Malin Åkerman and Joe Manganiello. The family adventure comedy follows a teen girl and her kid brother who discover that their seemingly normal stay-at-home mom is actually a former high-end thief in the witness protection program. Sarah Rothschild wrote the screenplay.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 2, 2020)
Premiering tomorrow, August 3, is the Quibi original series The Fugitive created by Nick Santora based on the 1993 feature of the same title and starring Kiefer Sutherland, Boyd Holbrook, Natalie Martinez, Brian Geraghty, Genesis Rodriguez, Tiya Sircar and Keilani Arellanes. The show’s original music is composed by Tony Morales (Elena of Avalor, Scorpion, Bloodline, The Bag Man, An Actor Prepares, In Your Eyes). Check out our previous news article for more information about the thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Quibi.
Also premiering tomorrow is the Netflix docu-series Immigration Nation directed by Shaul Schwarz & Christina Clusiau and executive produced by Dan Cogan, Jenny Raskin, Brandon Hill & Christian Thompson about the processes, pitfalls and pain of immigration in America. Jeremy Turner (Five Came Back, Come As You Are, Trophy, Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez) has composed the show’s original music. Click here to learn more about the 6-parter, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Germaine Franco Scoring Netflix’s ‘Work It’
Germaine Franco (Tag, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Dope, Little, Someone Great) has recently scored the upcoming Netflix original film Work It. The movie is directed by Laura Terruso (Fits and Starts) and stars Sabrina Carpenter, Liza Koshy, Keiynan Londsdale, Drew Ray Tanner, Michelle Buteau and Jordan Fisher. The dance comedy follows a teenage girl who forms a ragtag group of dancers to take on the best squad in school to the get into the college of her dreams. Alison Peck (UglyDolls) wrote the screenplay.
‘Curious George: Royal Monkey’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature Curious George: Royal Monkey. The album features the film’s original score composed by Germaine Franco (Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Tag, Dope, Vida) . Also included is a new original song written, performed and produced by Andy Grammer, as well as four other original songs written by Michele Brourman and Amanda McBroom and performed by Rob Trow. The soundtrack will be released this Friday, September 6 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Curious George: Royal Monkey is directed by Doug Murphy and features the voices of Frank Welker and Jeff Bennett.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 9, 2019)
Five new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the family adventure Dora and the Lost City of Gold directed by James Bobin and starring Isabela Moner, Eugenio Derbez, Michael Peña, Eva Longoria, Nicholas Coombe and Madeleine Madden. The film’s original score is composed by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2, The Jungle Book) & Germaine Franco (Tag, Dope). Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music. Click here for the full album details. The movie also features a yet-to-be released original song by Bret McKenzie (click here for more information).
Also opening wide is the horror thriller Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark directed by André Øvredal and starring Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Austin Abrams, Dean Norris, Gil Bellows, Lorraine Toussaint, Austin Zajur and Natalie Ganzhorn. Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, Scream, A Quiet Place, Logan) & Anna Dubrich have composed the film’s original music. Entertainment One Music will release as soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score (click here for the full album details). Interscope Records has released Lana Del Rey’s cover of Season of the Witch from the movie (click here for more details).
‘Dora and the Lost City of Gold’ Soundtrack Details
Paramount Music will release the official soundtrack album for the family adventure Dora and the Lost City of Gold. The album features the film’s original score composed by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2, The Jungle Book, Elf) and Germaine Franco (Tag, Dope, Vida). Also included is the Dora the Explorer Theme Song written by Billy Straus, Sarah Durkee & Josh Sitron and performed by Francesca Ramirez. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 9 and will be available to download here. Dora and the Lost City of Gold is directed by James Bobin and stars Isabela Moner, Eugenio Derbez, Michael Peña, Eva Longoria, Adriana Barraza, Temuera Morrison, Jeff Wahlberg, Nicholas Coombe, Madeleine Madden and Danny Trejo.
‘Curious George: Royal Monkey’ to Feature Original Song by Andy Grammer & Original Score by Germaine Franco
Singer/songwriter Andy Grammer has recorded an original song for the animated feature Curious George: Royal Monkey. The track is one of five original songs featured in the movie directed by Doug Murphy and starring Frank Welker and Jeff Bennett. Germaine Franco (Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Tag, Dope, Vida) has composed the film’s original score. Deirdre Brenner is producing the Universal 1440 Entertainment and Imagine Entertainment production. Ron Howard & Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13) serve as executive producers.
Germaine Franco Scoring Netflix’s ‘Someone Great’
Germaine Franco (Dope, Tag) has composed the original score for the new Netflix original movie Someone Great. The film is written and directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Sweet/Vicious) and stars Gina Rodriguez, Brittany Snow, Lakeith Stanfield, DeWanda Wise and Rosario Dawson. The romantic comedy follows a woman who experiences a devastating break-up and seeks adventure in NYC with her two best friends before moving across the country for her dream job.