The full details of the soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s animated comedy Trolls Band Together have been announced. The album features the songs from the film performed by voice cast members Justin Timberlake (who also serves the record’s executive music producer, alongside Mike Elizondo), Anna Kendrick, Camila Cabello, Zooey Deschanel, Troye Sivan, Andrew Rannells, Anderson .Paak, Eric André, Kid Cudi, Kenan Thompson & others. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 20 and physically on November 17 by RCA Records. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and vinyl edition and click here to order the digital version. A first track (Better Place by *NSYNC) has already been released today.
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*NSYNC’s Original Song ‘Better Place’ from ‘Trolls Band Together’ Released
RCA Records has released the original song Better Place from the animated sequel Trolls Band Together. The track produced by Justin Timberlake, Shellback and co-written with Amy Allen and performed by *NSYNC is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services. Also check out the official lyric video after the jump. A full soundtrack album with more songs will be released on October 20. Trolls Band Together is directed by Walt Dohrn, co-directed by Tim Heitz and features the voices of Anna Kendrick, Timberlake, Camila Cabello, Amy Schumer, Eric André, Andrew Rannells, Daveed Diggs, Troye Sivan, Kid Cudi, Zooey Deschanel, Zosia Mamet, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and RuPaul Charles.
Justin Timberlake’s & SZA’s Original Song ‘The Other Side’ from ‘Trolls World Tour’ Released
RCA Records has released the first song from the soundtrack for DreamWorks Animation’s sequel Trolls World Tour. Now available is The Other Side performed by SZA & Justin Timberlake who produced the track with Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther). Timberland & Göransson also co-wrote the song with Max Martin, Sarah Aarons and Solána Rowe. Check out the music video after the jump and click here to stream/download the track. As previously reported, the full soundtrack album will be released on March 13. Trolls World Tour is directed by Walt Dohrn and stars Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Rachel Bloom, Kelly Clarkson, James Corden, Ozzy Osbourne, Sam Rockwell, Kenan Thompson, George Clinton and Mary J. Blige.
Video Highlights from the 89th Academy Awards
The 89th Academy Awards ceremony was held last night. Among the music-related highlights was Justin Hurwitz receiving his first two Oscars for his music for La La Land and lyricists Benj Pasek & Justin Paul receiving the award for the song City of Stars from Damien Chazelle’s musical. Check out the backstage press room interview with the composer/songwriters after the jump. The acceptance speeches will be added to this posting later. Also embedded are the live performances of all the nominated songs, City of Stars and Audition from La La Land by John Legend, Can’t Stop the Feeling from Trolls by Justin Timberlake, The Empty Chair from Jim: The James Foley Story by Sting and How Far I’ll Go from Moana by & Lin-Manuel Miranda.
John Williams Wins Grammy Award for ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
John Williams has won the Grammy Award for his music for J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category. The other nominated composers in the category included Ennio Morricone (The Hateful Eight), Thomas Newman (Bridge of Spies), Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto (The Revenant) and Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein (Stranger Things). In the Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media, Justin Timberlake, Max Martin and Shellback won the award for the song Can’t Stop the Feeling from DreamWorks Animation’s feature Trolls.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sting, Justin Timberlake & John Legend to Perform at 89th Oscars Ceremony
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sting, Justin Timberlake and 2014 Oscar winner John Legend will perform at the 89th Oscars ceremony, show producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd announced today. Auli’i Cravalho will join Miranda to perform his Oscar-nominated song How Far I’ll Go written for Moana. Sting will perform The Empty Chair from Jim: The James Foley Story, the Oscar nominated song he co-wrote with three-time Oscar nominee J. Ralph. Timberlake will perform his Oscar-nominated song Can’t Stop The Feeling from the movie Trolls and Legend will perform both Audition (The Fools Who Dream) and City of Stars from La La Land, music by Justin Hurwitz; lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 13, 2017)
In addition to the nationwide expansions of Peter Berg’s Patriots Day, Ben Affleck’s Live by Night and Martin Scorsese’s Silence, three new movies are opening wide:
Opening in most theaters is the family movie Monster Trucks directed by Chris Wedge and starring Lucas Till, Jane Levy, Holt McCallany, Barry Pepper, Tucker Albrizzi, Danny Glover, Amy Ryan, Rob Lowe, Frank Whaley and Thomas Lennon. The film’s original music is composed by David Sardy (21, Zombieland, Premium Rush, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance). The movie follows a a high school senior who builds a Monster Truck from bits and pieces of scrapped cars. No soundtrack album has been announced. To learn more about the Paramount Pictures release, visit the official movie website.
Also opening wide is the supernatural thriller The Bye Bye Man directed by Stacy Title and starring Carrie-Anne Moss, Faye Dunaway, Douglas Smith, Cressida Bonas, Lucien Laviscount and Douglas Jones. The Newton Brothers (Oculus, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Life of Crime) have composed the film’s original music. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as the original song Train Song feat. Richard Patrick. Check out our previous article for the full album details and click here to check out a video featurette on the score.
Justin Timberlake’s ‘The Book of Love’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the comedy drama The Book of Love. The album features the film’s original music composed by Justin Timberlake and Mitchell Owens. The soundtrack will be released on January 13, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Also included is an original song performed by The Shadowboxers. The Book of Love is co-written and directed by Bill Purple and stars Jason Sudeikis, Maisie Williams, Jessica Biel, Orlando Jones, Paul Reiser and Mary Steenburgen. The movie centers on an introverted architect, who – after his wife dies in a car accident – sets out to help a homeless teen to build a raft to sail across the Atlantic.
DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Trolls’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s feature Trolls have been revealed. The album features the songs from the film performed by the movie’s voice cast, including Justin Timberlake (who also serves as the executive music producer on the project), Anna Kendrick, Zooey Deschanel, Gwen Stefani and Ron Funches, as well as Ariana Grande & Earth, Wind & Fire. The soundtrack will be released on September 23, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The first track, Can’t Stop The Feeling!, is already available to download here. Trolls is directed by Mike Mitchell & Walt Dohrn and also features the voice talent of Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Russell Brand, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, James Corden and Kunal Nayyar.
Justin Timberlake to Executive Produce Music for DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Trolls’
Justin Timberlake will serve as the executive music producer on DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming feature Trolls. He will oversee the creative direction for the film’s music and write and perform several songs on the soundtrack. The movie is directed by Mike Mitchell (Shrek Forever After) & Walt Dohrn and features the voice talent of Anna Kendrick and Timberlake. The film is based on the Troll dolls – created by Danish woodcutter Thomas Dam in 1959 based on the legendary Scandinavian troll.