Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Capote, Where the Crawdads Sing) & Jessica Rose Weiss (The Independent, Dog Gone Trouble, Don’t Make Me Go) have teamed up to score the new comedy No Hard Feelings. The film is directed by Gene Stupnitsky (Good Boys, Bad Teacher) and stars Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Feldman, Natalie Morales, Laura Benanti, Hasan Minhaj and Matthew Broderick. The movie follows a young woman who is struggling financially when she discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to “date” their introverted 19-year-old son and bring him out of his shell before he leaves for college.
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‘My Father’s Dragon’ Soundtrack Album Details
Netflix Music will release the official soundtrack album for the streamer’s animated film My Father’s Dragon. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Jeff Danna (The Good Dinosaur, Onward, The Addams Family, Storks) & Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Where the Crawdads Sing, Little Miss Sunshine). Also included is the original song Lift Your Wings written by Mychael, Jeff & Frank Danna, director Nora Twomey & screenwriter Meg LeFauve and performed by ANOHNI. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 11 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. My Father’s Dragon is directed by Twomey and features the voices of Jacob Tremblay, Gaten Matarazzo, Golshifteh Farahani, Ian McShane, Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne Wiest, Chris O’Dowd, Rita Moreno, Judy Greer, Yara Shahidi, Alan Cumming, Jackie Earle Haley, Leighton Meester, Adam Brody and Charlyne Yi.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 4, 2022)
Opening in theaters nationwide today is the Japanese anime fantasy adventure One Piece Film: Red is directed by Gorō Taniguchi and starring Mayumi Tanaka, Shuichi Ikeda, Kaori Nazuka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura and Kappei Yamaguchi. The film’s original score is composed by Yasutaka Nakata. Virgin Music has released a soundtrack album featuring songs from the movie performed by Ado. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Crunchyroll release.
Opening semi-wide in a few hundred U.S. theaters today is the British comedy The Estate written and directed by Dean Craig and starring Toni Collette, Anna Faris, David Duchovny, Rosemarie DeWitt, Kathleen Turner and Ron Livingston. Will Bates (Unbelievable, The Path, The Magicians, Away, The Looming Tower, I Origins) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our previous article for more information about the movie.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 15, 2022)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the mystery drama Where the Crawdads Sing directed by Olivia Newman and starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson and David Strathairn. The film’s original music is composed by Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Capote, Moneyball, Little Miss Sunshine, The Good Dinosaur, Onward). Mercury Classics has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the original song Carolina written and performed by Taylor Swift today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Sony Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the animated comedy Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank directed by Rob Minkoff, Mark Koetsier & Chris Bailey and starring Michael Cera, Ricky Gervais, George Takei, Mel Brooks, Michelle Yeoh and Samuel L. Jackson. Bear McCreary (10 Cloverfield Lane, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Outlander, The Walking Dead) has composed the film’s original score. Sparks and Shadows has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as two songs written by Alan Zachary & Michael Weiner. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the Paramount Pictures release.
‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ Soundtrack Album Details
Mercury Classics will release the official soundtrack album for the mystery drama Where the Crawdads Sing. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winner Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Capote, Little Miss Sunshine, Moneyball, The Good Dinosaur, The Ice Storm). Also included is Taylor Swift’s original song Carolina, which has previously been released as a digital single last month. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 15 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. A CD version will be coming out on September 9 and a vinyl edition is set be released in November (click here to pre-order). Where the Crawdads Sing is directed by Olivia Newman and stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson, Michael Hyatt, Sterling Macer Jr. and David Strathairn.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 10, 2022)
Premiering tonight is the HBO original docuseries The Anarchists directed by Todd Schramke and executive produced by Jason Blum, Jeremiah Crowell, Kim Kylland, Mary Lisio, Chris McCumber, Jeremy Gold, James Buddy Day, Andre Gaines & Allen Bain. The show’s original music is composed by Antonio Sanchez (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Get Shorty, Politics, Instructions Manual). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 6-parter, which is premiering on HBO today and will also available to stream on HBO Max.
Also in the U.S. today is the Canadian TV series SkyMed created by Julie Puckrin and starring Natasha Calis, Ace “Aason” Nadjiwon, Morgan Holmstrom, Praneet Akilla, Thomas Elms, Kheon Clarke, Mercedes Morris and Braeden Clarke. Peter Chapman & Robert Carli (Wynonna Earp, Workin’ Moms) are composing the show’s original music. The drama, which follows the triumphs, heartbreaks and tribulations of budding nurses and pilots flying air ambulances in remote Northern Canada, is premiering today in Canada on CBC and is making its U.S. debut on Paramount+.
Mychael Danna & Jeff Danna to Score Nora Twomey’s ‘My Father’s Dragon’
Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Capote, Little Miss Sunshine) & Jeff Danna (The Good Dinosaur, Onward, Tyrant, The Addams Family, Storks) are teaming up to score the upcoming Netflix animated film My Father’s Dragon. The movie is directed by Nora Twomey and features the voices of Jacob Tremblay, Gaten Matarazzo, Golshifteh Farahani, Dianne Wiest, Rita Moreno, Judy Greer, Chris O’Dowd, Alan Cumming, Jackie Earle Haley, Yara Shahidi, Mary Kay Place, Spence Moore II, Leighton Meester, Adam Brody, Charlyne Yi, Jack Smith, Maggie Lincoln, Whoopi Goldberg and Ian McShane.. The animated adventure is based on Ruth Stiles Gannett’s Newbery-winning children’s books and follows a young boy who runs away to an island to rescue and befriend a baby dragon.
‘Return to Space’ Soundtrack Album Details
Maisie Music Publishing will release the official soundtrack album for the Netflix original documentary Return to Space. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Capote, The Good Dinosaur, Little Miss Sunshine, Onward, The Addams Family) & Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, The Martian, Shrek, The Last Duel, Mulan, Kingdom of Heaven, The Equalizer). Also included is Sharon Van Etten’s cover of David Bowie’s Starman as featured during the movie’s end titles sequence. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 8 and will be available to stream/download here. Return to Space is directed by Jimmy Chin & Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi (Free Solo) and follows a group of Elon Musk and SpaceX engineers as they embark on a historic mission to return NASA astronauts to the International Space Station and revolutionize space travel.
Mychael Danna & Harry Gregson-Williams Scoring Netflix’s ‘Return to Space’
Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Little Miss Sunshine, Capote, The Good Dinosaur, The Addams Family) & Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, Shrek, Mulan, The Last Duel, Man on Fire, Kingdom of Heaven, The Equalizer) have teamed up to score the new Netflix original documentary Return to Space. The film is directed by Jimmy Chin & Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi (Free Solo, The Rescue) and tells the story of SpaceX and Elon Musk’s nearly 20 year journey to send American astronauts back to space aboard U.S. rockets.
Mychael Danna Scoring Olivia Newman’s ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’
Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Capote, Little Miss Sunshine, The Good Dinosaur, The Addams Family) has recently recorded his score for the upcoming film adaptation of Delia Owens’ bestselling novel Where the Crawdads Sing. The movie is directed by Olivia Newman (First Match) and stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson and David Strathairn. The drama is set against the backdrop of the mid-20th century South and follows a woman who raised herself in the marshes outside of her small town and becomes a suspect in the murder of a man she was once involved with. Lucy Alibar (Beasts of the Southern Wild, Troop Zero) wrote the screenplay.