La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1993 thriller Flesh and Bone directed by Steve Kloves and starring Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, James Caan and Gwyneth Paltrow. The album features the expanded and remastered original score from film composed by Academy Award nominee Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, 1917, Finding Nemo, Skyfall, Wall-E, The Green Mile, Road to Perdition), including previously unreleased music from the movie and alternate cues. The CD, which is limited to 1,000 copies, will be available to order on the label’s official website at noon today. Varese Sarabande has previously released the original 1993 soundtrack album.
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Thomas Newman to Score André Øvredal’s ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’
Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo, 1917, Skyfall, Wall-E) has been hired to score the upcoming horror movie The Last Voyage of the Demeter. The film is directed by André Øvredal (Scary Stories We Tell in the Dark, The Autopsy of Jane Doe) and stars Corey Hawkins, Aisling Franciosi, Liam Cunningham, David Dastmalchian, Jon Jon Briones, Stefan Kapicic, Nikolai Nikolaeff and Javier Botet. The Amblin Entertainment production is based on a single chapter (The Captain’s Log) from Bram Stoker’s classic novel Dracula and tells the story of the merchant ship Demeter, which was chartered to carry private cargo – fifty unmarked wooden crates – from Carpathia to London.
‘Operation Mincemeat’ Soundtrack Album Details
Lakeshore Records will release the official soundtrack album for the spy drama Operation Mincemeat. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Thomas Newman (American Beauty, 1917, The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo, Skyfall, Wall-E). The soundtrack is set to be released on April 22, 2022. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and click here for the digital version. Operation Mincemeat is directed by John Madden and stars Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Wilton, Johnny Flynn, Jason Isaacs, Mark Gatiss, Hattie Morahan, Mark Bonnar, Paul Ritter, Alex Jennings and Simon Russell Beale. The movie is based on a true story and follows two British intelligence officers as they hatch an outlandish scheme to trick the Nazis and alter the course of World War II.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 18, 2022)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action adventure Uncharted directed by Ruben Fleischer and starring Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Tati Gabrielle, Sophia Ali and Antonio Banderas. The film’s original music is composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Eternals, Iron Man, Westworld, Pacific Rim, A Wrinkle in Time, Clash of the Titans, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, The Great Wall, Warcraft). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Sony Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the comedy drama Dog directed by Reid Carolin & Channing Tatum and starring Tatum himself, Jane Adams, Kevin Nash, Q’orianka Kilcher, Ethan Suplee, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Luke Forbes, Nicole LaLiberté and Ronnie Gene Blevins. Thomas Newman (American Beauty, Finding Nemo, 1917, The Shawshank Redemption, Skyfall, Road to Perdition) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album is expected. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being released by MGM Studios/United Artists.
Thomas Newman Scoring Marc Forster’s ‘White Bird: A Wonder Story’
Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, 1917, Finding Nemo, Skyfall, Wall-E) has recently been recording his score for the upcoming drama White Bird: A Wonder Story. The film is directed by Marc Forster (Finding Neverland, Quantum of Solace, Monster’s Ball) and stars Gillian Anderson, Helen Mirren, Ariella Glaser, Orlando Schwerdt, as well as Bryce Gheisar who is reprising his role as Julian Albans from Stephen Chbosky’s 2017 feature Wonder (scored by Marcelo Zarvos). The movie based on the book by R.J. Palacio is set in the same universe as the 2017 drama and centers on Julian who left Beecher Prep and is visited by his Grandmère from Paris who tells him stories of her childhood as a young Jewish girl living in Nazi-occupied France during World War II.
Thomas Newman Scoring Channing Tatum’s & Reid Carolin’s ‘Dog’
Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo, 1917, Skyfall, Road to Perdition) has recently been scoring the upcoming road-trip comedy Dog. The film marks the directorial debut of actor Channing Tatum and writer/producer Reid Carolin (Magic Mike, Logan Lucky) and stars Tatum himself, alongside Q’Orianka Kilcher. The movie follows a hard-charging former Army Ranger and his Belgian Malinois companion as they race down the Pacific Coast in hopes of making it to a fellow soldier’s funeral on time. Carolin also wrote the screenplay based on a story by himself and Brett Rodriguez who is producing the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production with Gregory Jacobs (Edge of Tomorrow, The Knick) and Peter Kiernan (Fatherhood, 6 Balloons).
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 29, 2021)
Opening in theaters nationwide and also premiering on HBO Max today is the psychological thriller The Little Things directed by John Lee Hancock and starring Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, Jared Leto, Natalie Morales, Chris Bauer, Terry Kinney, Joris Jarsky, Isabel Arraiza and Michael Hyatt. The film’s original music is composed by Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, 1917, Skyfall, Finding Nemo, Wall-E). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Opening in around 300 theaters is the drama Supernova written and directed by Harry Macqueen and starring Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci, Pippa Haywood, Sarah Woodward and James Dreyfus. Keaton Henson (Something Better to Come, Young Men) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the singer/songwriter’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Bleecker Street release.
‘The Little Things’ Soundtrack Details
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the psychological thriller The Little Things. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Thomas Newman (American Beauty, Finding Nemo, The Shawshank Redemption, 1917, Skyfall, Road to Perdition). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 29. Click here to stream/download the album. The Little Things is directed by John Lee Hancock and stars Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, Jared Leto, Natalie Morales, Terry Kinney, Chris Bauer, Joris Jarsky, Isabel Arraiza and Michael Hyatt. The movie follows a Kern County, CA deputy sheriff who is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment, and becomes embroiled in the search for a killer who is terrorizing the city.
Thomas Newman Scoring John Madden’s ‘Operation Mincemeat’
Composer Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo, 1917, Skyfall) is reuniting with director John Madden (Shakespeare in Love, Proof) on the upcoming war drama Operation Mincemeat. The film starring Colin Firth, Kelly Macdonald, Matthew Macfadyen, Penelope Wilton, Johnny Flynn & Jason Isaacs is based on the book of the same name by Ben Macintyre and takes place in 1943 when the Allies are determined to launch an all-out assault on Fortress Europe. The movie follows two intelligence officers as they concoct a disinformation strategy, aimed at preventing their massive invasion force from being massacred by German soldiers and planes when they touch down on the continent. Michelle Ashford (Masters of Sex) wrote the screenplay.
‘Let Them All Talk’ Soundtrack to Be Released
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the HBO Max original movie Let Them All Talk. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Awards nominee Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo, 1917, Wall-E, Skyfall, The Green Mile). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 18 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music services. Let Them All Talk is directed by Steven Soderbergh and stars Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen, Dianne Wiest, Lucas Hedges and Gemma Chan. The comedy drama tells the story of a celebrated author who takes a journey with some old friends to have some fun and heal old wounds.