PBS announced this week that Johnny Gandelsman, Rhiannon Giddens, Jennifer Kreisberg, David Cieri, Yo-Yo Ma and Richard Evans are contributing music to the upcoming documentary series The American Revolution. The show directed and produced by Ken Burns (Brooklyn Bridge, The Vietnam War, The Statue of Liberty), Sarah Botstein (The U.S. and the Holocaust) & David Schmidt, written by long-time collaborator Geoffrey C. Ward and examines how America’s creation turned the world upside-down. The 6-parter is narrated by Peter Coyote and includes the first-person voices of nearly 200 individual historic figures, read by a cast of actors, including Kenneth Branagh, Josh Brolin, Hugh Dancy, Claire Danes, Jeff Daniels, Alden Ehrenreich, Craig Ferguson, Morgan Freeman, Paul Giamatti, Domhnall Gleeson, Tom Hanks, Ethan Hawke, Maya Hawke, Lucas Hedges, Josh Hutcherson, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Keaton, Joel Kinnaman, Tracy Letts, Damian Lewis, Laura Linney, Edward Norton, David Oyelowo, Mandy Patinkin, Wendell Pierce, Liev Schreiber, Chaske Spencer, Dan Stevens, Meryl Streep, among others.
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‘Rock Dog 3: Battle the Beat’ Soundtrack Album Released
Vere Music has released a soundtrack album for the animated feature Rock Dog 3: Battle the Beat. The album features three original songs from the film written by Matthew Gerrard (Brother Bear 2, Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You), as well as the movie’s original score composed by Gerrard & Richard Evans who previously co-scored 2021’s Rock Dog 2: Rock Around the Park. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Rock Dog 3: Battle the Beat is directed by Anthony Bell and features the voice talent of Eddie Izzard, Andrew Francis, Bethany Brown, Ashleigh Ball and Brian Dobson.
‘Rock Dog 2: Rock Around the Park’ Soundtrack Album Released
Vere Music has released a soundtrack album for the animated feature Rock Dog 2: Rock Around the Park. The album features five original songs from the film written and produced by Matthew Gerrard (Brother Bear 2, Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You), as well as selection from the movie’s original score, which Gerrard co-wrote with Richard Evans. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio clips. Listen to all five songs after the jump. Rock Dog 2: Rock Around the Park is directed by Mark Baldo and features the voice talent of Ashleigh Ball, Andrew Francis, Brian Drummond, Kathleen Barr and Jason Simpson. The Splash Entertainment production is set one year after the events of the original Rock Dog film and follows Bodi and his friends as they learn that fame comes at a price when they go on their first big tour.
‘Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You’ Soundtrack Details
Epic Records will release a soundtrack album for the animated movie Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You. The album features the original song Lil Snowman performed by Mariah Carey, as well as a new versions of classic christmas songs from the film performed by the singer/songwriter and Breanna Yde. Also included are three tracks from the movie’s score composed by Richard Evans, Matthew Gerrard & Marco Luciani. The soundtrack will be released on November 17, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You is directed by Guy Vasilovich and features the voices of Carey, Yde, Henry Winkler, Lacey Chabert, Phil Morris, Laya Hayes and Keiko Agena.