Walt Disney Records will release the score for Disney’s animated short Paperman. The music is composed by Christophe Beck (The Muppets, The Hangover). The one-track single will be released digitally on December 18, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Paperman directed by John Kahrs and produced by John Lasseter follows the story of a lonely young man in mid-century New York City, whose destiny takes an unexpected turn after a chance meeting with a beautiful woman on his morning commute. The black-and-white animated short is currently playing in theaters nationwide in front of Disney’s Wreck-It-Ralph and is among the 10 shorts up for an Academy Award in the Best Animated Short Film category.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 2, 2012)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the animated feature Wreck-It-Ralph directed by Rich Moore and featuring the voice talent of John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer and Jane Lynch. The film’s score is composed by Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the score, as well as one track by Skrillex who wrote some of the in-game music and other songs featured in the film. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full details. Also click here for a number of video interviews with Jackman about his work on the project. Attached to the film is the animated short Paperman, which features an original score by Christophe Beck.
Also opening wide is the drama director Robert Zemeckis and starring Denzel Washington, Kelly Reilly, Don Cheadle, Bruce Greenwood, John Goodman, Melissa Leo and James Badge Dale. The director’s regular musical collaborator Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, The Avengers) has composed the film’s original score. No soundtrack album has been released yet, but the score is available to listen to on Paramount Pictures’ Awards website. For more information about the film, visit our previous article. Also check out a short interview with the composer in Beatweek about his latest project.