Walt Disney Records has released the official soundtrack album for the Disney+ original movie Pinocchio. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Avengers: Infinity War & Endgame, Forrest Gump, Captain America: The First Avenger). Also included are the songs from the movie, including four original tracks written by Silvestri & Glen Ballard (Jagged Little Pill, Back to the Future: The Musical), as well as new covers of three songs from Disney’s animated classic, including the Academy Award-winning When You Wish Upon a Star (click here for the full list of songs). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 4, 2022)
Premiering in the U.S. today is the Showtime sports documentary McEnroe directed by Barney Douglas about the tennis legend and four-time US Open champion. The film’s original music is composed by The Maccabees guitarist and songwriter Felix White (The Edge). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score was released digitally this summer and a vinyl edition will be coming out in 2023. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie.
Premiering on Thursday, September 8, is the Disney+ original movie Pinocchio directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Luke Evans, Cynthia Erivo, Keegan-Michael Key and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth. Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Avengers: Endgame, Forrest Gump, Cast Away) has composed the film’s original score and also co-wrote original songs with Glen Ballard. Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album featuring both songs and score this coming week. Click here for the full list of song and check back on this page for the full album details.
Song Titles for Robert Zemeckis’ Disney+ Movie ‘Pinocchio’ Revealed
The full list of songs featured in Disney+’s new film adaptation of Pinocchio has been revealed. The movie’s composer Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Avengers: Endgame, Cast Away, The Polar Express) and Glen Ballard (Jagged Little Pill, Ghost, Back to the Future: The Musical) have written and produced four original songs: When He Was Here With Me & Pinocchio Pinocchio (performed by Tom Hanks who stars as Geppetto), I Will Always Dance (performed by Kyanne Lamaya as Fabiana) and The Coachman to Pleasure Island (performed by Luke Evans as The Coachman).
Alan Silvestri to Compose Music for Robert Zemeckis’ Disney+ Movie ‘Pinocchio’
Alan Silvestri is set to compose the original score for Walt Disney Studios’ upcoming new live-action film adaptation of Pinocchio directed by Robert Zemeckis. He is also producing and co-writing songs for the movie with songwriter/record producer Glen Ballard. Tom Hanks is attached to star in the film as Geppetto. Chris Weitz (About a Boy, Cinderella) is co-writing the screenplay with Zemeckis based on Disney’s 1940 animated classic and will also produce the project with Andrew Miano (The Farewell, A Single Man).
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.
Dario Marianelli’s ‘Pinocchio’ Score to Receive Worldwide Release
Air-Edel Records has announced the worldwide release of the soundtrack album for Matteo Garrone’s film adaptation of Pinocchio. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, Kubo and the Two Strings, V for Vendetta, Anna Karenina, Bumblebee, Darkest Hour) who recorded his score with the Roma Tre Orchestra at Digital Records. Also included is the end titles song Passo Passo written by Marianelli and performed by Petra Magoni. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 28, 2020 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released the soundtrack exclusively in Italy last December when the movie opened in Italian theaters. Pinocchio is written and directed by Garrone and stars Roberto Begnini, Federico Ielapi, Rocco Papaleo, Massimo Ceccherini, Marine Vacth and Gigi Proietti.
Alexandre Desplat to Reteam with Guillermo del Toro on Netflix Animated Movie ‘Pinocchio’
Alexandre Desplat is reteaming with director Guillermo del Toro on the upcoming Netflix animated film Pinocchio. The composer is set to score and is also composing original songs for the stop motion musical, which marks the del Toro’s animated feature film directorial debut. Patrick McHale (Over the Garden Wall, Adventure Time) co-wrote the script with the director and Mark Gustafson is co-directing the movie, which is set in Italy during the 1930s and tells the classic tale of the wooden puppet who dreams of becoming a real boy.
Soundtrack Album for Matteo Garrone’s ‘Pinocchio’ Released
Air-Edel Records has released a soundtrack album for Matteo Garrone’s new film adaptation of Pinocchio. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, Anna Karenina, Kubo and the Two Strings, V for Vendetta, Darkest Hour). Also included is the end titles song Passo Passo written by Marianelli and featuring vocalist Petra Magoni. The soundtrack is now available digitally in Italy. Visit the Italian Amazon store to check out the full track list and listen to to audio samples. A release in other markets is expected next year. Pinocchio is written and directed by Garrone and stars Roberto Begnini as Geppetto, alongside Gigi Proietti, Rocco Papaleo, Marcello Fonte, Federico Ielapi, Massimo Ceccherini, Matilda De Angelis, Alida Baldari Calabria, Alessio Di Domenicantonio, Maria Pia Timo and Davide Marotta.
Dario Marianelli to Score Matteo Garrone’s ‘Pinocchio’
Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, Darkest Hour, Bumblebee, Anna Karenina) is set to compose the music for Matteo Garrone’s upcoming new live-action film adaptation of Carlo Collodi’s Pinocchio. The film is written and directed by Garrone (Dogman, Gomorrah, Tale of Tales) and stars Roberto Begnini as Geppetto, alongside Gigi Proietti as The Cat, Rocco Papaleo as The Fox and Marcello Fonte as The Parrot, as well as Federico Ielapi, Massimo Ceccherini, Matilda De Angelis, Alida Baldari Calabria, Alessio Di Domenicantonio, Maria Pia Timo and Davide Marotta.
Nick Cave to score ‘The Wettest County in the World’
The Playlist recently reported that Nick Cave has confirmed to Triple R that he will be scoring the upcoming western The Wettest County in the World. Cave has already written the screenplay for the movie based on a novel by Matt Bondurant. The composer reunites with director John Hillcoat, who worked with Cave on his previous movies The Proposition and The Road. No word yet on if Cave’s co-composer Warren Ellis will be involved on the new project. The Wettest County in the World stars Shia Labeouf, Tom Hardy, Guy Pearce, Gary Oldman, Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain and Jason Clarke. The film revolves around a moonshine gang operating in the bootlegging capital of America — Franklin County, Va. — during Prohibition. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie is currently in pre-production in Georgia and is scheduled to begin filming on Feb. 28.