Sony Classical will release the new record Beyond the Screen – Film Works on Piano by Rachel Portman featuring some of the composer’s most cherished film music for solo piano. The album was recorded in Berlin, with occasional accompaniment by cellist Raphaela Gromes and consists of 20 curated pieces that span Portman’s illustrious career, arranged to form an emotional and musical journey. Among the titles included are suites from the composer’s Academy Award-winning score for Douglas McGrath’s Emma, her Academy Award-nominated scores for Lasse Hallstrom’s The Cider House Rules and Chocolat, as well as her music for Mark Romanek’s Never Let Me Go, Lone Scherfig’s One Day and Saul Dibb’s The Duchess. The album will be released digitally and physically on March 3, 2023 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the pre-order links for the CD version and vinyl edition and listen to six tracks from the record after the jump.
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Rachel Portman to Score Showtime’s ‘King Shaka’
Rachel Portman (The Cider House Rules, Emma, Chocolat, The Manchurian Candidate, Never Let Me Go) has revealed in a recent interview during the Zurich Film Festival (where she received the Career Achievement Award) that she is set to score the upcoming Showtime original series King Shaka. The show is created by Olu Odebunmi & Tolu Awosika and stars Charmaine Bingwa, Nkeki Obi-Melekwe, Tony Kgoroge, Sindi Dlatu and Bahle Hadebe. The drama tells the story of the Zulu Empire founder Shaka and his unlikely rise to power, uniting multiple tribes across vast stretches of Africa in the early 19th century to transform his power into legend.
Soundtrack Album for Julie Cohen’s & Betsy West’s ‘Julia’ Documentary to Be Released
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Julia. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Rachel Portman (Emma, The Cider House Rules, Chocolat, Never Let Me Go, A Dog’s Purpose, The Manchurian Candidate, The Duchess, The Vow). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 19 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Julia is directed by Julie Cohen & Betsy West (RBG), produced by Sara Bernstein, Justin Wilkes, Ron Howard & Brian Grazer and centers on legendary cookbook author and television superstar Julia Childs who changed the way Americans think about food, television,and even women
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 12, 2021)
Opening in theaters nationwide this week is the family comedy Clifford the Big Red Dog directed by Walt Becker and starring Jack Whitehall, Darby Camp, Tony Hale, Sienna Guillory, David Alan Grier, Russell Wong and John Cleese. The film’s original music is composed by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, The Jungle Book, Iron Man 2, Hocus Pocus). Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today (click here for the full album details). Epic Records has released the original song Room for You performed by Madison Beer last week (click here to listen to the track). The movie opened in theaters on Wednesday and is also available to stream on Paramount+.
Opening semi-wide in around 600 theaters is the drama Belfast written and directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Caitriona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Ciaran Hinds and Jude Hill. Van Morrison has composed the film’s original music, including a few score cues and the original song Down to Joy. No soundtrack album has been announced yet. The movie, which tells the story of a boy’s childhood, amid the music and social tumult of the late 1960s, premiered at this year’s Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals and is being released by Focus Features.
Rachel Portman Scoring Julie Cohen’s & Betsy West’s ‘Julia’
Rachel Portman (The Cider House Rules, Chocolat, Emma, The Manchurian Candidate, Never Let Me Go, Godmothered) has composed the original music for the upcoming documentary Julia. The film is directed by Julie Cohen & Betsy West (RBG, My Name Is Pauli Murray) and tells the story of the legendary cookbook author and television superstar Julia Childs who changed the way Americans think about food, television, and even about women. The movie uses never-before-seen archival footage, personal photos and first-person narratives to trace Child’s path and her struggles to create and publish the revolutionary Mastering the Art of French Cooking.
‘Godmothered’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for the Disney+ original movie Godmothered have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winner Rachel Portman (Emma, The Cider House Rules, Chocolat, The Manchurian Candidate, Never Let Me Go). Also included are two songs by Jillian Shea Spaeder who also stars in the holiday comedy. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 4 by Walt Disney Records and will be available to stream/download here. Godmothered is directed by Sharon Maguire and stars Isla Fisher, Jillian Bell, Jane Curtin, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Willa Skye, June Squibb, Santiago Cabrera, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Artemis Pebdani, Stephnie Weir and Carlease Burke. The movie follows a young fairy godmother-in-training who upon hearing that her chosen profession is facing extinction, decides to show the world that people still need fairy godmothers.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 29, 2020)
Premiering tonight is the Showtime documentary My Psychedelic Love Story directed by Errol Morris. The film’s original music is composed by Paul Leonard-Morgan (Limitless, Dredd, Dynasty, Tales from the Loop, Walking with Dinosaurs 3D) who previously collaborated with Morris on the Netflix series Wormwood and the features The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography and American Dharma. The movie, which examines the notorious high priest of LSD Timothy Leary through the eyes of his famed lover Joanna Harcourt-Smith, premiered at this year’s AFI Fest and will debut exclusively on Showtime.
Premiering on Friday, December 4, is the Disney+ original movie Godmothered directed by Sharon Maguire and starring Isla Fisher, Jillian Bell, Jane Curtin, Jillian Shea Spaeder (who also contributed new songs to the project), Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Willa Skye, Santiago Cabrera, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Artemis Pebdani, Stephnie Weir, June Squibb and Carlease Burke. Rachel Portman (Emma, The Cider House Rules, Chocolat) has composed the film’s original score. Check out our previous article to learn more about the comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.
Rachel Portman Scoring Disney+ Movie ‘Godmothered’
Rachel Portman (Emma, The Cider House Rules, Chocolat, Never Let Me Go, The Manchurian Candidate) has recently scored the upcoming Disney+ original movie Godmothered. The film is directed by Sharon Maguire (Bridget Jones’s Diary, Bridget Jones’s Baby) and stars Isla Fisher, Jillian Bell, Jane Curtin, Jillian Shea Spaeder, Willa Skye, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Santiago Cabrera, Artemis Pebdani, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Stephnie Weir, as well as June Squibb and Carlease Burke. The comedy revolves around a young, inexperienced fairy godmother-in-training who upon hearing that her chosen profession is facing extinction, decides to show the world that people still need fairy godmothers.
Short Cuts 2019 Album Released
MovieScore Media has released a new soundtrack album featuring the scores of several short films released in 2019. Among the titles featured on the release are Archie scored by Rachel Portman (The Cider House Rules, Emma), The Toll Road by Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Outlander), Zach Braff’s In the Time It Takes to Get There by Rob Simonsen (The Spectacular Now, Nerve) & Duncan Blickenstaff, Fanboy by Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, Hellraiser), The Wound by Joe Kraemer (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Jack Reacher), Burning Bright by Frederik Wiedmann (The Dragon Prince, Field of Lost Shoes) and Feline Paradox by Chad Cannon (American Factory).
‘Mimi and the Mountain Dragon’ Soundtrack Released
Decca Classics has released a soundtrack album for the animated TV special Mimi and the Mountain Dragon. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Rachel Portman (Emma, The Cider House Rules, Chocolat, The Manchurian Candidate, Never Let Me Go) and performed by the BBC Philharmonic featuring singers from the Hallé’s family of choirs. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. A different version with narration by Sir Michael Morpurgo is available to purchase here.