WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album for The Wizard of Oz at Sphere featuring the original film score that was specifically re-recorded for the experience currently playing at Sphere in Las Vegas. The music was performed and re-recorded by a more than 80-piece orchestra on the historic scoring stage where it was initially recorded in 1939.The creative team for the project includes Academy Award-nominated composer David Newman (Anastasia, The Flintstones, War of the Roses, Serenity), Grammy Award-nominated music producer/sound designer Paul Freeman, Grammy Award-winning music supervisor Julianne Jordan and Academy Award-winning sound engineer Shawn Murphy. In addition to the newly recorded score, the album also includes a previously unreleased a cappella version of Judy Garland singing Over the Rainbow. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to several tracks below.
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Danny Elfman to Reunite with Sam Raimi on ‘Oz’ and In Talks to Score ‘The Hunger Games’
In a recent interview with Danny Elfman at the Grammy Museum’s Clive Davis Theater in downtown Los Angeles, the composer talked about some of his upcoming projects. He revealed that he will be reuniting with director Sam Raimi for the first time since 2004’s Spider-Man 2. Raimi’s next directorial effort is Walt Disney Pictures’ fantasy tentpole Oz: The Great and Powerful. The film is a prequel to The Wizard of Oz that finds the titular character arriving in the Land of Oz and being treated like a wizard by the colorful locals. The movie’s cast includes James Franco, Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams and Rachel Weisz. David Lindsay-Abaire (Robots, Rabbit Hole) is writing the screenplay and Joe Roth (Alice in Wonderland) is producing.