Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller Kandahar. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Buckley (The Sandman, The Good Wife, Nobody, Angel Has Fallen, Papillon, The Forbidden Kingdom). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, June 9 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Kandahar is directed by Ric Roman Waugh and stars Gerard Butler, Ali Fazal, Navid Negahban and Travis Fimmel. The movie follows an undercover CIA operative in a hostile territory in Afghanistan who must fight his way out, alongside his Afghan translator, to an extraction point in Kandahar after his mission is exposed.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 26, 2023)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is Disney’s live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid directed by Rob Marshall and starring Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem, Jacob Tremblay, Daveed Diggs and Awkwafina. The film’s original score is composed by Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Enchanted) and the movie’s songs are written by Menken, Howard Ashman and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Walt Disney Records has released two soundtrack albums: a regular edition featuring all the songs and five tracks from Menken’s score (click here for the full details) and a deluxe edition featuring the songs and Menken’s full score (click here for more information).
Also opening wide is the action comedy The Machine directed by Peter Atencio and starring Bert Kreischer, Mark Hamill, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Jimmy Tatro, Jess Gabor and Iva Babić. Joseph Trapanese (The Witcher, Oblivion, Shadow and Bone, The Greatest Showman, Straight Outta Compton) has composed the film’s original music. 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 Sony Pictures release.
David Buckley Scoring Ric Roman Waugh’s ‘Kandahar’
Composer David Buckley (The Sandman, The Good Wife, The Forbidden Kingdom, Nobody, Papillon, The Stranger) is reteaming with director Ric Roman Waugh on the upcoming action thriller Kandahar. The film starring Gerard Butler, Navid Negahban, Ali Fazal, Travis Fimmel & Elnaaz Norouzi follows an undercover CIA operative who is stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan and must fight his way out when his mission is exposed. Waugh (Shot Caller, Snitch) also wrote the screenplay with Mitchell LaFortune.