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Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 21, 2019)

June 21, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Alexandre Desplat, Anna, Bear McCreary, Burn Your Maps, Child's Play, Eric Serra, Jack C. Arnold, Jonathan Goldsmith, Kathryn Bostic, Kursk, Nicolas Errèra, Randy Newman, The Command, The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir, Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, Toy Story 4, Wild Rose

Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the animated sequel Toy Story 4 directed by Josh Cooley and starring Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Estelle Harris, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger and Tony Hale. The film’s original music is composed by Randy Newman (Monsters, Inc., A Bug’s Life, Cars, The Natural, Avalon). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and two new original songs (including one performed by Chris Stapleton). Click here for the full album details.

Also opening wide is the horror movie Child’s Play directed by Lars Klevberg and starring Aubrey Plaza, Brian Tyree Henry, Gabriel Bateman and Mark Hamill. Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Happy Death Day) has composed the film’s original score. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music last week. Check out our previous article for the full album details.

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‘Toy Story 4’ Soundtrack Details

June 20, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Pixar, Randy Newman, score, Soundtrack, Toy Story, Toy Story 4

The full details of the soundtrack album for Pixar’s Toy Story 4 have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Randy Newman (Monsters, Inc., A Bug’s Life, Cars, The Natural, Avalon) who previously scored all the previous Toy Story movies. Also included are two new original songs written by Newman: The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy (performed in an end credits version by Chris Stapleton) and I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away, as well as a new version of You’ve Got a Friend in Me. The soundtrack will be released tomorrow, June 21. Click here to download the album and visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and check back on this page for the download link.

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Original Song ‘The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy’ from ‘Toy Story 4’ Released

June 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Chris Stapleton, Pixar, Randy Newman, Toy Story, Toy Story 4

Walt Disney Records has released the original song The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy from Pixar’s Toy Story 4. The track is written by the film’s composer Randy Newman (Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., A Bug’s Life, Cars) and performed by singer/songwriter Chris Stapleton. Click here to download the song and also listen to the full track after the jump. A full soundtrack album, which also features Newman’s original score from the movie and another original song (I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away) will be released on June 21 (visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version). Toy Story 4 is directed by Josh Cooley and features the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Estelle Harris, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Jeff Pidgeon, Blake Clark and Tony Hale.

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Randy Newman to Score Pixar’s ‘Cars 3’

March 1, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 2 comments

Tags: Cars, Cars 3, Pixar, Randy Newman, Toy Story, Toy Story 4

Randy Newman revealed in an interview with The Advertiser that he is set to compose the music for Pixar’s upcoming animated feature Cars 3. Owen Wilson is expected to return to voice Lightning McQueen, while Larry the Cable Guy is expected to reprise his role as Mater. No plot details have been revealed yet, but the film is said to feature a tribute to Hayao Miyazaki’s movie The Castle of Cagliostro. No director has been announced, but John Lasseter who directed the first two parts will be producing the project. Newman previously scored 2006’s original cars film, while Michael Giacchino composed the music for the 2011 sequel.

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