Gingerbread Man Records has released the original song Under the Tree from Locksmith Animation’s feature That Christmas. The track co-written & -produced (with Johnny McDaid) and performed by Ed Sheeran is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the song and check out the official music video after the jump. As previously reported, Netflix Music will release a full soundtrack album featuring John Powell’s original score from the film next month. That Christmas is directed by Simon Otto, co-written by Richard Curtis based on his trilogy of children’s books and stars Brian Cox, Fiona Shaw, Jodie Whittaker, Lolly Adefope, Bill Nighy, Rhys Darby, Alex Macqueen, Katherine Parkinson, India Brown and Sindhu Vee.
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‘That Christmas’ Soundtrack Album Details
Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original animated film That Christmas. The album features the movie’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Identity, Shrek, Solo: A Star Wars Story, United 93, Happy Feet, Rio, Bolt, Don’t Worry Darling). The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 4 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Meet Our Heroes) below. That Christmas is directed by Simon Otto and features the voices of Brian Cox, Fiona Shaw, Jodie Whittaker, Alex Macqueen, Lolly Adefope, Katherine Parkinson, Sindhu Vee, India Brown, Bill Nighy and Rhys Darby. The Locksmith Animation production based on the trilogy of children’s books by Richard Curtis (who also co-wrote the screenplay) follows a group of townsfolk of Wellington-on-Sea as they experience the worst snowstorm in history that alters everyone’s Christmas plans, including Santa’s.
John Powell Scoring Locksmith Animation’s ‘That Christmas’
John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Identity, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Shrek, Rio, United 93, Happy Feet, Bolt, Don’t Worry Darling) is currently scoring the upcoming animated feature That Christmas. The film directed by Simon Otto is based on filmmaker Richard Curtis’ best-selling series of children’s books, which tell multiple interweaved stories of love, loneliness, family and friends. Curtis (Love Actually, Four Weddings and a Funeral) also co-wrote the screenplay with Peter Souter. Nicole P. Hearon (Once Upon a Snowman) & Adam Tandy (In the Loop, Inside No. 9) are producing the Locksmith Animation production.