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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 4, 2020)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the romantic drama All My Life directed by Marc Meyers and stars Jessica Rothe, Harry Shum Jr, Kyle Allen,  Jay Pharoah, Chrissie Fit, Marielle Scott and Keala Settle. The film’s original music is composed by Lisbeth Scott (Tumble Leaf, American Son, Justine). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as two cover songs performed by Settle. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.

Also opening in theaters nationwide today is the comedy Half Brothers directed by Luke Greenfield and starring Luis Gerardo Méndez, Connor Del Rio and Juan Pablo Espinosa. Jordan Seigel has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Focus Features release.

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‘The Prom’ Soundtrack Album Details

The full details of the soundtrack album for the Netflix original film The Prom have been revealed. The album features all the songs from the movie written by Matthew Sklar (with lyrics by Chad Beguelin) and performed by cast members including Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Keegan-Michael Key, Jo Ellen Pellman, Ariana DeBose, Kerry Washington, Andrew Rannells, Kevin Chamberlin, Nathaniel J. Potvin, Nico Greetham, Logan Riley and Sofia Deler. A first track (Tonight Belongs to You) was released last month and the original song Wear Your Crown written by Sklar, Beguelin, Adam Anders & Peer Astrom and performed by Streep, DeBose, Pellman, Washington & Kidman will be coming out tomorrow. The full soundtrack will be released digitally on December 4 by Sony  Masterworks and is now available for pre-order here. A CD version is set to come out on December 18 (visit Amazon to order) and vinyl edition will be released in early 2021 (click here to order).

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‘Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas’ Soundtrack Released

elf-buddys-musical-christmasWaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album for the stop-motion animated holiday special Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas. The album features the one-hour special’s songs written by Matthew Sklar, as well as selections from the score composed by Sklar and Christopher Guardino. The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas is directed by Mark Caballero & Seamus Walsh and featuring the voices of Jim Parsons, Mark Hamill, Ed Asner, Fred Armisen, Jay Leno, Matt Lauer, Rachael MacFarlane, Max Charles, Gilbert Gottfried, Kate Micucci and Steve Higgins. The Warner Bros. Animation production is based on Jon Favreau’s 2003 film starring Will Ferrell and the Broadway show Elf: The Musical and tells the story of Buddy’s travels to New York City to meet the father he never knew he had.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 14, 2014)

ascensionPremiering tomorrow, December 15, is the Syfy original mini-series Ascension created by Philip Levens and starring Brian P. Bell, Brian Van Holt, Tricia Helfer, Andrea Roth, Tiffany Lonsdale, Ryan Robbins, Jacqueline Byers, P.J. Boudousqué and Gil Bellows. The six-parter’s original music is composed by Trevor Morris (The Tudors, Immortals, The Borgias, Vikings, Olympus Has Fallen). To learn more about the six-hour event series, which will air on three consecutive nights on Syfy and to watch a trailer, check out our scoring assignment announcement. 

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Matthew Sklar & Christopher Guardino Scoring NBC’s ‘Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas’

buddys-musical-christmasNBC announced today that Matthew Sklar and Christopher Guardino are composing the score for the upcoming NBC holiday event Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas. The stop-motion animated special is directed by Mark Caballero & Seamus Walsh and features the voice talent of Jim Parsons, Mark Hamill, Ed Asner, Fred Armisen, Jay Leno, Matt Lauer, Rachael MacFarlane, Max Charles, Gilbert Gottfried, Kate Micucci and Steve Higgins. The hour-long special is based on Jon Favreau’s hit 2003 hit film starring Will Ferrell and the Broadway show Elf: The Musical and tells the story of Buddy’s travels to New York City to meet the father he never knew he had.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 22, 2013)

marvin-hamlischPremiering on Friday, December 27 as the season finale of American Masters on PBS is the documentary Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love written, directed and produced by Dori Berinstein. The episode explores the prolific life and career of the Academy Award-, Grammy-, Tony- and Pulitzer Price-winning composer whose best known songs include The Way We Were, Nobody Does It Better and who written the scores for such movies as The Sting and Sophie’s Choice.  The special features interviews with Hamlisch’s family, friends and collaborators including wife Terre Blair Hamlisch, Barbra Streisand, Carly Simon, Steven Soderbergh, Quincy Jones and Woody Allen. The documentary features music by Hamlisch, which was arranged and adapted by Matthew Sklar. To find out more about the American Masters episode, visit PBS’ official website.