Netflix Music will release the official soundtrack album for the streamer’s original animated film Leo. The album features the movie’s original score composed by Geoff Zanelli (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Christopher Robin, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Hitman, Disturbia, Into the West). Also included are the project’s original songs written by the film’s co-director/co-writer Robert Smigel, as well as Adam Sandler, Tiffany Topol, Dan Reitz & David Feldman and performed by voice cast members including Sandler, Cecily Strong, Jason Alexander, Sadie & Sunny Sandler, Topol & others. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 21 (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download). Click here to check out the project’s music team credits. Leo is directed by Robert Marianetti, Smigel & David Wachtenheim and also stars Bill Burr, Rob Schneider, Jackie Sandler, Heidi Gardner, Nick Swardson, Nicholas Turturro, Jo Koy and Stephanie Hsu.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 17, 2023)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the prequel The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Peter Dinklage, Hunter Schafer, Viola Davis, Josh Andrés Rivera and Jason Schwartzman. The film’s original score is composed by James Newton Howard (The Sixth Sense, King Kong, Signs, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music today (click here for the full album details). Interscope Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the Dave Cobb-produced songs from the movie (click here for the full details of the album and to learn more about the Lionsgate release).
Also opening wide is DreamWorks Animation’s sequel Trolls Band Together directed by Walt Dohrn and starring Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Camila Cabello, Eric André, Amy Schumer, Troye Sivan, Daveed Diggs, Andrew Rannells, Zosia Mamet, Zooey Deschanel and Kid Cudi. Theodore Shapiro (Severance, The Devil Wears Prada, Tropic Thunder, Spy, Bombshell, Marley & Me) has composed the film’s original score. Timberlake & Mike Elizondo serve as the project’s executive music producers and Joseph Shirley (Creed III, The Book of Boba Fett) is credited as song producer. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring Shapiro’s score, while RCA Records has released the songs from the movie, including *NSYNC’s original track Better Days. Click here for the details of the score album and click here for the details of the song album.
Geoff Zanelli Scoring Netflix’s ‘Leo’
Geoff Zanelli (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Christopher Robin, Disturbia) has recently scored the upcoming Netflix animated film Leo. The movie is directed by Robert Marianetti, Robert Smigel (The Week Of) & David Wachtenheim and features the voices of Adam Sandler, Bill Burr, Jason Alexander, Cecily Strong, Rob Schneider, Sunny Sandler, Sadie Sandler, Jackie Sandler, Nick Swardson, Heidi Gardner, Nicholas Turturro, Jo Koy, Robert Smigel and Stephanie Hsu. The animated musical comedy produced by Happy Madison tells the story of a jaded 74-year-old lizard who has been stuck in the same Florida classroom for decades with his terrarium-mate turtle, when he learns he only has one year left to live and plans to escape to experience life on the outside.