Varese Sarabande has announced a new soundtrack album for the 2002 action adventure The Scorpion King directed by Chuck Russell and starring Dwayne Johnson, Steven Brand, Kelly Hu, Grant Heslov, Bernard Hill, Michael Clarke Duncan and Peter Facinelli. The Deluxe Edition album features the film’s expanded original score composed by Academy Award nominee John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, The Jungle Book, Iron Man 2, Hocus Pocus, The Emperor’s New Groove, Bruce Almighty), including almost 40 minutes of previously unreleased music, as well as eleven demo cues as bonus tracks. Visit the label’s official website to order the 2-CD version. A digital version will be released next Friday, June 27 (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download). Varese has previously released the original 2002 score album, while Universal Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring songs from and inspired by the movie.
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Expanded ‘Luck’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the Skydance Animation’s 2022 feature Luck directed by Peggy Holmes and starring Eva Noblezada, Simon Pegg, Whoopi Goldberg, Jane Fonda, Lil Rel Howery, John Ratzenberger, Flula Borg Colin O’Donoghue and Adelynn Spoon. The album features the expanded original score from the film composed and conducted by Academy Award nominee John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, The Jungle Book, Elf, Iron Man 2, The Emperor’s New Groove, Hocus Pocus, Bruce Almighty), including over 30 minutes of previously unreleased music. The 2-CD set is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also find out more about the release and listen to audio samples. Milan Records has previously released the original 2022 digital soundtrack album.
John Debney Scoring Derek Drymon’s ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants’
Last week, John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, The Jungle Book, Iron Man 2, The Emperor’s New Groove, Hocus Pocus) has started recording his score for the upcoming animated sequel The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants. The film is directed by Derek Drymon (Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania) and features the voices of Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Carolyn Lawrence, Bill Fagerbakke, Mr. Lawrence and Mark Hamill. The fourth theatrical SpongeBob movie based on the series created by Stephen Hillenburg follows the title character as he faces off against “The Flying Dutchman,” a gruff and goofy ghost-pirate.
‘Sudden Death’ Deluxe Edition Soundtrack Album Announced
Varese Sarabande has announced a new “deluxe edition” soundtrack album for the 1995 action thriller Sudden Death directed by Peter Hyams and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Powers Boothe, Dorian Harewood and Raymond J. Barry. The album features the film’s expanded original score composed and conducted by Academy Award nominee John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2, Elf, The Jungle Book, Horizon: An American Saga, Bruce Almighty, Hocus Pocus), including over half an hour previously unreleased music. A CD version is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and find out more about the release and a digital version will also be coming out next Friday, September 27 (click here to stream/download). Varese has previously released the original soundtrack album when the movie opened in theaters in 1995.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 30, 2024)
Premiering on Thursday, July 4, is the comedy Space Cadet written and directed by Liz W. Garcia and starring Emma Roberts, Tom Hopper, Gabrielle Union, Poppy Liu, Desi Lydic, Sebastián Yatra, Kuhoo Verma, Andrew Call, Troy Iwata, Yasha Jackson, Josephine Huang, Dave Foley, Sam Robards and Joshua Harto.. The film’s original music is composed by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, The Jungle Book, Elf, Horizon: An American Saga, Iron Man 2, Hocus Pocus, Liar Liar, Bruce Almighty). Check out our previous news article for more information about the movie, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 28, 2024)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror prequel A Quiet Place: Day One written and directed by Michael Sarnoski and starring Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff and Djimon Hounsou. The film’s original music is composed by Alexis Grapsas (Pig, Monday, Teacher, Trigonometry, Big Shot). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Paramount Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the western Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 co-written and directed by Kevin Costner and starring Costner himself, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Tatanka Means, Jena Malone, Owen Crow Shoe, Danny Huston, Ella Hunt, Michael Rooker, Abbey Lee, Luke Wilson, Will Patton, Isabelle Fuhrman, Jamie Campbell Bower, Glynn Turman, Angus Macfadyen and Giovanni Ribisi. John Debney (The Passion of the Christ,The Jungle Book, Elf, Iron Man 2, Liar Liar, The Garfield Movie, Hocus Pocus) has composed the film’s original music. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Warner Bros. Pictures.
‘Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1’ Soundtrack Album Details
The details of the soundtrack album for the western epic Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2, The Jungle Book, Elf, Draft Day, The Princess Diaries, Hocus Pocus) and performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 28 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s main title theme below. Horizon: An American Saga is co-written and directed by Kevin Costner and stars Costner himself, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, Tatanka Means, Owen Crow Shoe, Ella Hunt, Danny Huston, Tim Guinee, Colin Cunningham, Scott Haze, Tom Payne, Michael Rooker, Abbey Lee, Will Patton, Luke Wilson, Isabelle Fuhrman, Jamie Campbell Bower, Angus Macfadyen, Glynn Turman and Giovanni Ribisi.
John Debney Scoring Liz W. Garcia’s ‘Space Cadet’
John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, The Jungle Book, Iron Man 2, Hocus Pocus, The Garfield Movie, Bruce Almighty) has composed the original score for the new comedy Space Cadet. The film is written and directed by Liz W. Garcia (The Lifeguard, One Percent More Humid) and stars Emma Roberts, Tom Hopper, Poppy Liu, Gabrielle Union, Desi Lydic, Kuhoo Verma, Sebastián Yatra, Andrew Call, Yasha Jackson, Troy Iwata, Josephine Huang, Sam Robards, Dave Foley and Joshua Harto. The movie revolves around a young Florida woman who has always dreamed of going to space, when her “doctored” application lands her in NASA’s ultra-competitive astronaut training program.
John Debney Scoring Alex Woo’s Netflix Animated Film ‘In Your Dreams’
John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, The Jungle Book, Elf, Iron Man 2, Hocus Pocus, The Emperor’s New Groove) is composing the original score for the upcoming Netflix original animated film In Your Dreams. The movie is directed by Alex Woo (Go! Go! Cory Carson), co-directed by Erik Benson (The Good Dinosaur) and features the voices of Simu Liu and Craig Robinson. The animated comedy tells the story of two siblings who journey into the absurd landscape of their own dreams as they try to make their ultimate dream of a perfect family come true.
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.