David Fleming has received his first Primetime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score) category for his score for Ron Howard’s Disney+ original documentary Jim Henson Idea Man at today’s first night of the 76th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. He is also up for an Emmy this year in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) category for his Mr. & Mrs. Smith score. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s Jim Henson score this past May.
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‘Jim Henson Idea Man’ Soundtrack Album Details
Walt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for the documentary Jim Henson Idea Man. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Fleming (The Last of Us, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Hillbilly Elegy, Damsel, The Unforgivable, Blue Planet II, The Night Logan Woke Up). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 31 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to several tracks from the composer’s score after the jump. Jim Henson Idea Man is directed by Ron Howard and explores the creative visionary’s mind, from his early years puppeteering on local television to the worldwide success of The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, and beyond.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 24, 2024)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the post-apocalyptic action adventure Furiosa: A Mad Max Story co-written and directed by George Miller and starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke and Alyla Browne. The film’s original music is composed by Tom Holkenborg (Mad Max: Fury Road, Sonic the Hedgehog, Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Deadpool, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Alita: Battle Angel). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Check out our previous article for the full album details and click here to check out the music team credits of the Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the animated feature The Garfield Movie directed by Mark Dindal and starring Chris Pratt, Samuel L. Jackson, Hannah Waddingham, Ving Rhames, Nicholas Hoult, Cecily Strong, Harvey Guillén, Brett Goldstein and Bowen Yang. John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, Iron Man 2, The Jungle Book) has composed the film’s original score. Michael Hodges serves as the project’s executive music producer and co-wrote most of the original songs. Republic/ASG Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the songs and three tracks of Debney’s score last week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and click here to check out the music team credits of the movie, which is being released by Sony Pictures.
David Fleming Scoring Ron Howard’s Disney+ Documentary ‘Jim Henson Idea Man’
David Fleming (The Last of Us, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Unforgivable, Damsel, Blue Planet II, Hillbilly Elegy, The Night Logan Woke Up) has composed the original score for the upcoming Disney+ original documentary Jim Henson Idea Man. The film is directed by Ron Howard (Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind) and explores the creative visionary’s mind, from his early years puppeteering on local television to the worldwide success of Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, and beyond. The movie features new interviews with Henson’s closest collaborators and children, as well as never-before-seen materials from his personal archives.