Opening in theaters nationwide this week is the animated sequel Moana 2 directed by Dave Derrick Jr., co-directed by Jason Hand and starring Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Gerald Faitala Ramsey, Rachel House, Alan Tudyk, Hualālai Chung, Awhimai Fraser, Temuera Morrison and Nicole Scherzinger. The film’s original score is composed by Mark Mancina (Tarzan, Twister, Speed, Bad […]
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‘Wicked’ Score Album Details
Posted: November 26, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Powell, Jon M. Chu, score, Soundtrack, Stephen Schwartz, Wicked
The full details of the score album for the first part of the film adaptation of the stage musical Wicked have been revealed. The album features the movie’s original score composed by John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Identity, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Happy Feet, Shrek, Don’t Worry Darling, Bolt, X-Men: The Last […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 22, 2024)
Posted: November 22, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Menken, Antonio Pinto, Armor, Black Dog, Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin, Breton Vivian, Flow, Gabriel Ferreira, Gints Zilbalodis, Gladiator II, Glenn Slater, Harry Gregson-Williams, Jason Smith, John Powell, Karl Sölve Steven, Never Look Away, Rihards Zalupe, Salvatore Sangiovanni, Say a Little Prayer, Spellbound, Stephen Schwartz, Susan DiBona, Wicked, Yagmur Kaplan
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the first part of the film adaptation of the stage musical Wicked directed by Jon M. Chu and starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande as Glinda, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Bowen Yang, Ethan Slater and Keala Settle. The film’s original score is composed by John Powell (How […]
‘That Christmas’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: November 13, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Powell, Locksmith Animation, Netflix, Richard Curtis, score, Simon Otto, Soundtrack, That Christmas
Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original animated film That Christmas. The album features the movie’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Identity, Shrek, Solo: A Star Wars Story, United 93, Happy Feet, Rio, Bolt, Don’t Worry Darling). The soundtrack will be released digitally on […]
John Powell Scoring Jon M. Chu’s ‘Wicked’
Posted: July 3, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Powell, Jon M. Chu, Wicked
John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Identity, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Happy Feet, Don’t Worry Darling) has recently been recording his underscore for the upcoming film adaptation of the stage musical Wicked. The movie is directed by Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians, In the Heights) based on the hit musical […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 17, 2024)
Posted: May 17, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Babes, Back to Black, IF, James Everingham, Jay Lifton, John Powell, Justin Burnett, Michael Giacchino, Nick Cave, Oscar Senen, Ryan Miller, Stewart Mitchell, The Blue Angels, The Strangers: Chapter 1, Thelma the Unicorn, Warren Ellis
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the family fantasy adventure IF written and directed by John Krasinski and starring Ryan Reynolds, Cailey Fleming, Krasinski himself, Steve Carell, Fiona Shaw, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Louis Gossett Jr. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Giacchino (Lost, Up, Ratatouille, Star Trek, Spider-Man: Far from Home, Jurassic World, Rogue […]
‘Thelma the Unicorn’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: May 16, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brittany Howard, Jared Hess, John Powell, Lynn Wang, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Thelma the Unicorn
The full details of the soundtrack album for the Netflix original animated film Thelma the Unicorn have been revealed. The album features the movie’s original songs performed by Brittany Howard who also stars in the title role and other voice cast members. Also included are selections of the film’s original score composed by Academy Award […]
‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ Deluxe Edition Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: February 23, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dean DeBlois, How To Train Your Dragon, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, John Powell, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced a new soundtrack album for the 2019 animated sequel How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World directed by Dean DeBlois and starring Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Cate Blanchett, Craig Ferguson, Kit Harrington and F. Murray Abraham. The album features the expanded original score from the third installment in DreamWorks Animation’s […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 22, 2023)
Posted: December 22, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: All of Us Strangers, Anyone But You, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Christopher Stracey, Coby Brown, Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch, Este Haim, Freud's Last Session, John Powell, Michael Giacchino, Migration, Richard Reed Parry, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Society of the Snow, The Iron Claw
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the superhero movie Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom directed by James Wan and starring Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, Randall Park, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Nicole Kidman. . The film’s original music is composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams (Hacksaw Ridge, Wonder Woman, The Gilded Age, Abominable, The Legend of […]
John Powell Scoring Lynn Wang’s & Jared Hess’ ‘Thelma the Unicorn’
Posted: December 5, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jared Hess, John Powell, Lynn Wang, Netflix, Thelma the Unicorn
This week, John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Bourne Identity, Shrek, United 93, Rio, X-Men: The Last Stand, Don’t Worry Darling, Happy Feet) is recording his score Netflix animated film Thelma the Unicorn. The movie directed by Lynn Wang (Unikitty!) & Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre) is based […]
