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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 4, 2020)

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The only movie opening in theaters nationwide this week is the spy thriller Tenet written and directed by Christopher Nolan and starring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Clémence Poésy, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Dimple Kapadia,  Michael Caine, Kenneth Branagh and Himesh Patel. The film’s original music is composed by Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther, The Mandalorian, Creed, Community, Venom). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as Travis Scott’s original song The Plan co-written and produced by Göransson. Click here for the full album details and check out our previous article for more information about the song.

Premiering today for a premium fee on Disney+ is the live-action film adaptation of Mulan directed by Niki Caro and starring Yifei Liu, Donnie Yen, Jason Scott Lee, Yoson An, Gong Li and Jet Li. Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, The Martian, Kingdom of Heaven) has composed the film’s original score. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as an original song and a new version Reflection (written for the 1998 animated feature). Check out our our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.

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Christina Aguilera’s ‘Reflection’ from Niki Caro’s ‘Mulan’ Released

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Walt Disney Records has released the new version of the song Reflection from Disney’s live-action film adaptation of Mulan. The track, which was originally written by David Zippel and Matthew Wilder for the 1998 animated classic, is produced by the movie’s composer Harry Gregson-Williams and performed by Christina Aguilera. Visit Amazon to stream/download the song and also check out the official music video after the jump. The track will also be featured on the official soundtrack album, which will be released on September 4 and also includes Gregson-Williams’ score, as well as Aguilera’s original song Loyal Brave True, which is already out now.

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‘Mulan’ Soundtrack Details

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The full details of the soundtrack album for Disney’s live-action remake of Mulan have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, The Martian, Kingdom of Heaven, Man on Fire). Also included is the original song Loyal Brave True performed by Christina Aguilera and a new version of Reflection (written for the 1998 animated feature) performed by Aguilera. The soundtrack, which was originally set to come out this past March, will now be released on September 4 by Walt Disney Records and will be available to stream/download here. Check out the music video for Loyal Brave True, which premiered a few days ago, after the jump. Mulan is directed by Niki Caro and stars Yifei Liu, Donnie Yen, Jason Scott Lee, Yoson An, Gong Li and Jet Li.

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Track List for Disney’s Live-Action ‘Mulan’ Soundtrack Album Revealed

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The track list of the soundtrack album for Disney’s live-action remake of Mulan has been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, Shrek, Kingdom of Heaven). Also included is the original song Loyal Brave True performed by Christina Aguilera, written by Jamie Hartman, Gregson-Williams, Rosi Golan & Billy Crabtree (available as a digital single now), a new version of Reflection (originally written by David Zippel & Matthew Wilder for the 1998 animated feature) performed by Aguilera, as well as a Mandarin version of the song performed by lead actress Yifei Liu. The soundtrack was originally set to be released on March 25 and now expected to come out when the movie opens in theaters later this year or in 2021.

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Christina Aguilera’s Original Song ‘Loyal Brave True’ from ‘Mulan’ Released

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Walt Disney Records has released the original song Loyal Brave True from the live-action film adaptation of Mulan. The song is performed by Christina Aguilera, written by Jamie Hartman, the film’s composer Harry Gregson-Williams, Rosi Golan and Billy Crabtree, and produced by Hartman. The track is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Listen to the full track after the jump. Aguilera has also recorded a new version of Reflections (originally written by David Zippel & Matthew Wilder for Disney’s 1998 animated feature), which is produced by Gregson-Williams who incorporated both songs into his underscore. The full soundtrack album featuring the songs and the movie’s original score composed and conducted by Gregson-Williams will be released on March 25. Check back on this page for the full album details.

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Harry Gregson-Williams to Score Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Live-Action Movie

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Harry Gregson-Williams is set to reteam with director Niki Caro on the upcoming live-action movie adaptation of Disney’s Mulan. The film stars Liu Yifei in the title role, alongside Jet Li as the emperor of China, as well as Donnie Yen, Jason Scott Lee, Gong Li, Yoson An, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Ron Yuan, Tzi Ma, Rosalind Chao, Cheng Pei-Pei, Nelson Lee and Chum Ehelepola. The movie is based on the 1998 animated classic (scored by Jerry Goldsmith) and tells the story of a fearless young woman who masquerades as a man in order to fight Northern Invaders attacking China. 

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