Composer James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, Maleficent, The Sixth Sense, The Fugitive, Signs) is set to reteam with director David Yates (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Legend of Tarzan) on the upcoming Netflix original film Pain Hustlers. The crime comedy starring Emily Blunt & Chris Evans follows a high-school dropout dreaming of a better life for her and her young daughter who lands a job with a failing pharmaceutical start-up in Central Florida, where she soon finds herself at the center of a criminal conspiracy.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 24, 2022)
Premiering on Tuesday, July 26, is the Argentine limited series Santa Evita developed by Marcela Guerty & Pamela Rementaria and starring Natalia Oreiro, Ernesto Alterio, Francesc Orella, Diego Velázquez and Darío Grandinetti. The show’s original music is composed by Federico Jusid (The Secret In Their Eyes, Watership Down, Kidnap, The Head, Loving Pablo, Life Itself). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama, which will be available to stream in the U.S. on Hulu.
Premiering on Wednesday, July 27, is the Disney+ documentary series Light & Magic directed by Lawrence Kasdan, executive produced by Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Justin Wilkes, Kathleen Kennedy & Michelle Rejwan about Industrial Light & Magic, the special visual effects, animation and virtual production division of Lucasfilm. James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, The Fugitive, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Sixth Sense, Maleficent) has composed the show’s original music. The 6-parter will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.
James Newton Howard to Score Francis Lawrence’s ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’
James Newton Howard (King Kong, Maleficent, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Sixth Sense, Signs) is set to score the upcoming film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ novel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. The movie, which serves as a prequel to The Hunger Games series, is directed by Francis Lawrence and stars Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Josh Andrés Rivera, Hunter Schafer, Jason Schwartzman Irene Boehm, Cooper Dillon, Luna Kuse, Kjell Brutscheidt, Athena Strates, Dimitri Abold, Dakota Shapiro, George Somner and Vaughan Reilly.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 15, 2022)
Opening in theaters nationwide is the fantasy adventure Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore directed by David Yates and staring Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Mads Mikkelsen, Dan Fogler, Ezra Miller, Alison Sudol, William Nadylam, Callum Turner and Victoria Yeates. The film’s original music is composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, Maleficent, The Sixth Sense, King Kong, The Fugitive, Jungle Cruise, Signs). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and a song by Gregory Porter last Friday. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the biographical drama Father Stu written and directed by Rosalind Ross and starring Mark Wahlberg, Teresa Ruiz, Mel Gibson, Jacki Weaver, Faith Jeffries, Cody Fern, Ned Bellamy and Malcolm McDowell. Dickon Hinchliffe (Leave No Trace, Winter’s Bone, The Lost Daughter, Locke, Out of the Furnace, Last Chance Harvey) has composed the film’s original score. Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today..Click here for the full album details. Available separately as a digital single is an original song by Brett Young (click here to listen to the track and for more information about the song and movie).
‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ Soundtrack Album Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, Maleficent, The Sixth Sense, Jungle Cruise, The Fugitive, Raya and the Last Dragon, Signs) who has previously scored the first two installments (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them & Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald) of the franchise. The soundtrack will be released tomorrow, April 8 by WaterTower Music and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. A CD version is available to order here. Two first tracks have already been released last Friday and are now available to stream/download now. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is directed by David Yates and stars Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Mads Mikkelsen, Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Callum Turner, William Nadylam, Victoria Yeates and Katherine Waterston.
First Tracks from James Newton Howard’s ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ Score Released
WaterTower Music has released the first two tracks from the soundtrack of the fantasy adventure Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms are the tracks Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore and The Room We Require written by the film’s composer James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, Maleficent, The Sixth Sense, Jungle Cruise, The Fugitive, Raya and the Last Dragon, Signs). Listen to both tracks below and check back on this page for the details of the full soundtrack album to be released next month. The third installment in the Fantastic Beasts series is directed by David Yates and stars Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler, William Nadylam, Alison Sudol, Callum Turner, Victoria Yeates, Katherine Waterston and Mads Mikkelsen.
James Newton Howard to Score Netflix’s ‘All the Light We Cannot See’
James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, Maleficent, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The Sixth Sense, Signs) is set to score the upcoming Netflix limited series All the Light We Cannot See. The show is written by Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders, Locke, Eastern Promises), directed by Shawn Levy (Free Guy, Night at the Museum, Real Steel) and stars Louis Hoffmann, Aria Mia Loberti, Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Laurie, Lars Eidinger and Nell Sutton. The 4-part drama is based on Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller and tells the story of Marie-Laure, a teenager who is blind, and Werner, a German soldier, whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.
‘Emily in Paris’ Soundtrack Album Details
The full details of the first soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Emily in Paris have been revealed. The album features the songs from the second season performed by Ashley Park (who stars as Mindy Chen), including the original song Mon Soleil, which has previously been released as a digital single, as well as tracks by The Math Club, L’Epee, Yndi, Kumisolo, PLUM & Fred Nevche. Also included is the main title theme James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, The Sixth Sense, Maleficent), as well as selections of the comedy’s original score by Chris Alan Lee (Younger, Heathers). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 31 by Milan Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music stores.
James Newton Howard to Compose Music for Disney+ Series ‘Willow’
James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, Maleficent, The Sixth Sense, Signs) has revealed in a recent interview in the latest episode of Score: The Podcast that he is attached to compose music for Lucasfilm’s upcoming Disney+ original series Willow. The show is developed by Jonathan Kasdan (Solo: A Star Wars Story, In the Land of Women) & Wendy Mericle (Arrow) and stars Warwick Davis who returns in the title role, alongside Erin Kellyman, Ellie Bamber, Tony Revolori, Ruby Cruz and Amer Chadha-Patel. The fantasy drama is based on the 1988 feature (produced and written by George Lucas, directed by Ron Howard and scored by James Horner) and will take place years after the events of the film.
‘Dante’s Peak’ & ‘Love Field’ Deluxe Edition Soundtracks Announced
Varese Sarabande has announced the latest titles in its CD Club series, including a deluxe edition soundtrack for the 1997 disaster thriller Dante’s Peak directed by Roger Donaldson and starring Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton and Charles Hallahan. The album features the expanded original score from the Universal Pictures production composed by John Frizzell (Alien: Resurrection, Office Space, Beavis and Butt-Head Do America, The Following, Legion). James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, The Sixth Sense, King Kong, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) contributed the theme. Visit the label’s official’s official website to check out the full track list and to order the 2-CD set, which is limited to 2,000 copies.