Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album for Disneynature’s documentary Monkey Kingdom. The album features the film’s original music composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek series, The Chronicles of Narnia, Kingdom of Heaven, Man on Fire). Also included is the original song It’s Our World by Jacquie Lee, which is also available as a single, as well as songs by The Patterson Tribe and Nikki. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Monkey Kingdom is directed by Mark Linfield & Alastair Fothergill, narrated by Tina Fey and spotlights the reality of a newborn monkey and its mother, struggling to survive within the competitive social hierarchy of a dynamic group of monkeys who live in ancient ruins found deep in the jungles of South Asia.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 17, 2015)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the comedy sequel Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 directed by Andy Fickman and starring Kevin James, Raini Rodriguez, Neal McDonough and Shirley Knight. The film’s original music is composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams (Over the Hedge, Bee Movie, Click, Blended, Veep). No soundtrack album has been announced. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 follows the security guard as he travels to Las Vegas to attend a Security Guard Expo with his teenage daughter and inadvertently discovers a heist. The comedy is being released by Sony Pictures. To learn more about the film, visit the official movie website.
Also opening wide is Disneynature’s documentary Monkey Kingdom directed by Mark Linfield and Alastair Fothergill. Walt Disney Records has released the original song It’s Our World performed by Jacquie Lee from the film earlier this week. Click here to download the track. Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek series, The Chronicles of Narnia, Kingdom of Heaven, Man on Fire, The Equalizer) has composed the film’s original score. No word yet on a release of the composer’s music. For more information about the documentary, check out our scoring assignment announcement from last year.
Harry Gregson-Williams to Score Disneynature’s ‘Monkey Kingdom’
Harry Gregson-Williams mentioned in a recent interview with Music Times that he is currently scoring Disneynature’s upcoming documentary Monkey Kingdom. The film is directed by Mark Linfield (Chimpanzee, Earth) and co-directed by Alastair Fothergill (African Cats, Bears, Deep Blue) and spotlights the reality of a newborn monkey and its mother, struggling to survive within the competitive social hierarchy of the Temple Troop, a dynamic group of monkeys who live in ancient ruins found deep in the jungles of South Asia. Linfield and Fothergill are also producing the project. Monkey Kingdom is set to be released on Earth Day, April 17, 2015 by Walt Disney Pictures.