Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross & Jon Batiste were honored with the Critics’ Choice Award in the Best Score category for their music for Pixar’s animated movie Soul at tonight’s virtual 26th Critics’ Choice Awards. Reznor & Ross previously won the award in 2011 for their score for David Fincher’s The Social Network and were also nominated this year for their work on Fincher’s Mank. The other composers nominated in the category were Ludwig Göransson for Tenet, James Newton Howard for News of the World, Alexandre Desplat for The Midnight Sky and Emile Mosseri for Minari.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 25, 2020)
Four new movies are opening nationwide this week:
Opening in most theaters is the superhero movie Wonder Woman 1984 directed by Patty Jenkins and starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal and Connie Nielsen. The film’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer (Inception, The Lion King, The Dark Knight, Man of Steel, Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean, Interstellar). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last week. Check out our previous news article for the full album and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures production, which is now also available to stream on HBO Max.
Also opening wide is the western News of the World co-written and directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Tom Hanks and Helena Zengel. James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, The Sixth Sense, Signs, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, King Kong, The Village) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this month. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Universal Pictures release.
‘One Night in Miami…’ Soundtrack Album Details
ABKCO Records will release the official soundtrack album for the drama One Night in Miami… The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman, Malcolm X, Perry Mason, Inside Man, 25th Hour, Da 5 Bloods). Also included is the original song Speak Now performed by Leslie Odom, Jr. and co-written by himself & Sam Ashworth, as well as other songs performed by the actor/singer and tracks by L.C. Cooke, Jeremy Pope, Billy Preston & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically (on CD and vinyl) on January 15, 2021 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. One Night in Miami… marks the feature directorial debut of Regina King and stars Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge and Leslie Odom Jr.
Terence Blanchard Scoring Regina King’s ‘One Night in Miami’
Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman, Malcolm X, 25th Hour, Inside Man, Red Tails, Da 5 Bloods) has composed the original music for the upcoming drama One Night in Miami. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actress Regina King and stars Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr., Lance Reddick, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Michael Imperioli and Beau Bridges. The movie is written by Kemp Powers based on his 2013 stage play of the same title and centers on a 1964 meeting between Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown.