Hollywood Records has released a digital version of the soundtrack album for the 1996 survival drama White Squall directed by Ridley Scott and starring Jeff Bridges, Scott Wolf, John Savage, Jeremy Sisto, Balthazar Getty and Caroline Goodall. The album features the film’s original score composed by Jeff Rona (Chicago Hope, Exit Wounds, Generation Iron, Claws, Powers, Traffic) and produced by Rona and Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, The Dark Knight, Dune, Inception, Interstellar). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to two tracks from the composer’s music after the jump. The label has previously released the original soundtrack album, which also features seven songs (not included on the digital version), on CD in 1996.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 12, 2023)
Making its linear debut tonight is the Showtime original series The Curse created by Benny Safdie & Nathan Fielder and starring Emma Stone, Fielder and Safdie. The show’s original music is composed John Medeski and executive produced by Daniel Lopatin (Uncut Gems, Good Time). Milan Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the score this coming Friday, November 17. Check out our soundtrack announcment for the full album details, to listen to a first track and to learn more about the project. The comedy premiered this past Friday on Paramount+ with Showtime and will air every Sunday night on Showtime.
Also premiering today is the MGM+ original series Beacon 23 created by Zak Penn based on Hugh Howey’s best-selling book and starring Lean Headey and Stephan James. William Marriott has composed the show’s original score. Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Pacific Rim, Westworld, Iron Man, House of the Dragon, Eternals) has contributed the theme and also serves as the project’s music producer. Check out our previous news article for more information about the sci-fi thriller, which will be available to stream on MGM+.
Jeff Rona Scoring Mary Lambert’s Netflix Film ‘Best. Christmas. Ever!’
Jeff Rona (White Squall, Chicago Hope, Generation Iron, Exit Wounds, Claws, Powers, Traffic) has composed the original score for the new Netflix original film Best. Christmas. Ever! The movie is directed by Mary Lambert (Pet Sematary, Siesta) and stars Heather Graham, Brandy Norwood, Jason Biggs, Matt Cedeño, Abby Villasmil, Wyatt Hunt and Madison Skye Validum. The holiday comedy follows a woman who tries to prove her old college friend’s life isn’t as wonderful as it seems from her holiday newsletter.
Beth Hart’s ‘Angels from the Realms of Glory’ from Netflix’s ‘A Castle for Christmas’ Released
Mascot Records has released the new version of the traditional Christmas carol Angels from the Realms of Glory from the Netflix original film A Castle for Christmas. The song produced by the movie’s composer Jeff Rona (White Squall, Chicago Hope, Claws, Exit Wounds) & Rune Westberg and performed by Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter Beth Hart is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Check out the official lyric video below. A Castle for Christmas is directed by Mary Lambert and stars Brooke Shields, Cary Elwes, Lee Ross, Tina Gray, Andi Osho, Eilidh Loan, Vanessa Grasse, Stephen Oswald and Desiree Birch.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 21, 2021)
Premiering on Wednesday, November 24, is Marvel Studios’ Disney+ limited series Hawkeye developed by Jonathan Igla, directed by Rhys Thomas & Bert and Bertie and starringJeremy Renner, Hailee Steinfeld, Vera Farmiga, Tony Dalton, Fra Fee, Zahn McClarnon, Brian d’Arcy James and Alaqua Cox. The show’s original score is composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, WandaVision, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover, Free Guy, The Muppets, Buffy the Vampire Slayer). Check out our previous article to learn more about the series, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.
Also premiering on Wednesday is the HBO Max original movie 8-Bit Christmas directed by Michael Dowse and starring Neil Patrick Harris, Winslow Fegley, David Cross, June Diane Raphael and Steve Zahn. Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Shadow and Bone, Straight Outta Compton, The Witcher, Stuber, The Raid: Redemption, The Greatest Showman, Arctic) has composed the film’s original music. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the family comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on HBO Max.
Jeff Rona Scoring Netflix’s ‘A Castle for Christmas’
Jeff Rona (White Squall, Exit Wounds, Generation Iron, Chicago Hope, Claws, Powers, Traffic) has composed the original music for the new Netflix original film A Castle for Christmas. The movie is directed by Mary Lambert (Pet Sematary) and stars Brooke Shields, Cary Elwes, Lee Ross, Andi Osho, Tina Gray, Eilidh Loan, Stephen Oswald, Vanessa Grasse and Desiree Birch. The romantic comedy follows a bestselling author trying to escape from a scandal who journeys to Scotland, where falls in love with a castle and faces off with the grumpy duke who owns it.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 11, 2017)
Premiering tonight is the new TNT original series Claws created by Eliot Laurence, executive produced by Rashida Jones & Will McCormack and starring Niecy Nash, Carrie Preston, Harold Perrineau, Jenn Lyon, Judy Reyes, Jack Kesy, Karrueche Tran, Kevin Rankin and Jason Antoon. The show’s original music is composed by Jeff Rona (White Squall, Exit Wounds, Chicago Hope, Generation Iron, Powers, Traffic). Check out our scoring assignment announcement and the official show website to learn more about the series, which will air Sunday nights on TNT.
Premiering tomorrow, June 12, is the Showtime docu-series The Putin Interviews directed by Oliver Stone who, alongside his longtime documentary producer Fernando Sulichin, interviewed the Russian president Vladimir Putin more than a dozen times over the course of two years for the project. Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Rome, Pollock, Monk, Carnivale, Appaloosa, Ugly Betty) has composed the original music for the 4-parter. Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score from the show. Check back on this page for the full album details and visit our previous news article for more information about the project.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 12, 2017)
Two movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the action adventure King Arthur: Legend of the Sword directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Charlie Hunnam, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Djimon Hounsou, Aidan Gillen, Jude Law and Eric Bana. The film’s original music is composed by Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Counselor, Gold). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and click here to listen to two tracks.
Also opening wide is the action comedy Snatched directed by Jonathan Levine, produced by Paul Feig and starring Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn, Joan Cusack, Ike Barinholtz, Wanda Sykes and Christopher Meloni. Theodore Shapiro (Ghostbusters, Spy, The Devil Wears Prada) and Chris Bacon (Bates Motel, Source Code) have composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. To learn more about the 20th Century Fox release, visit the official movie website.
‘Generation Iron 2’ Soundtrack Details
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Generation Iron 2. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jeff Rona (White Squall, Exit Wounds, Powers, Chicago Hope, Traffic) who also scored the original Generation Iron movie. Also included are two original tracks by rapper Quan. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 12 and will be available to download here. A CD version is scheduled to be released next week and can be pre-ordered on Amazon. Generation Iron 2 is directed by Vlad Yudin and depicts five of the top bodybuilding and fitness megastars on a quest to achieve the ultimate physique and take it to the next extreme level.
Jeff Rona to Score Todd Robinson’s ‘The Last Full Measure’ & ‘Generation Iron 2’
Jeff Rona is set to reteam with director Todd Robinson on the upcoming political drama The Last Full Measure. The film is written and directed by Robinson and stars Samuel L. Jackson, Sebastian Stan, Christopher Plummer, William Hurt, Bradley Whitford, Michael Imperioli and Linus Roache. The movie follows a Pentagon investigator who reluctantly teams with veterans of the 1966 Operation Abilene to convince Congress to award the Medal of Honor to a courageous Air Force medic who is seen saving the lives of over 60 Marines ambushed during the Vietnam War. Timothy Scott Bogart, Mark Damon (Monster), Lauren Selig, Julian Adams, Nicholas Cafritz, Robert Reed Peterson and Shaun Sanghani (King Cobra) are producing the project.