Already playing in theaters nationwide since this past Wednesday is the animated feature The Super Mario Bros. Movie directed by Aaron Horvath & Michael Jelenic and starring Chris Pratt, Charlie Day, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black Black and Seth Rogen. The film’s original music is composed by Brian Tyler (Avengers: Age of Ultron, Fast Five, Crazy Rich Asians, Yellowstone, Iron Man 3) with original Nintendo themes by Koji Kondo. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music and two songs from the movie today. iam8bit will release physical editions in various formats. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Illumination Entertainment production.
Also already out since Wednesday is the biographical drama Air directed by Ben Affleck and starring Matt Damon, Jason Bateman, Viola Davis, Affleck himself, Chris Tucker and Chris Messina. Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Halt and Catch Fire) has contributed a few original score cues to the film, which mostly features tracks from 80s scores by Tangerine Dream, Harold Faltermeyer, among other composers . Sony’s Legacy Recordings has released a soundtrack album featuring the 80s hits from the movie by Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits, The Clash, RUN DMC, Cyndi Lauper & other artists earlier this week. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Amazon Studios production.
