James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, The Sixth Sense, Signs, The Fugitive, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Maleficent, The Village) & Xander Rodzinski (Willow, Dead for a Dollar, Bolt from the Blue) have teamed up to compose the music for the upcoming Netflix original documentary Marty, Life Is Short. The film is directed by Lawrence Kasdan (The Big Chill, Silverado) and centers on beloved comedian Martin Short. The movie features intimate, never-before-seen archive footage alongside interviews with some of the most established and beloved stars and takes a look at one of the most influential comedians of a generation.
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‘Light & Magic’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album to Be Released
Walt Disney Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Disney+ original documentary series Light & Magic. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Michael Dean Parsons (Pain Hustlers, Sketchbook, Stan Lee, Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi’s Return) and Xander Rodzinski (Willow, Dead for a Dollar, Bolt from the Blue, Inhabitants). James Newton Howard (who scored the first season) has contributed the themes. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 25. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album and also listen to the first track from each composer after the jump. The label has previously released an album featuring music from Season 1 back in 2022. Season 2 of Light & Magic is directed by Joe Johnston, produced by Brian Grazer & Ron Howard’s Imagine Documentaries and follows Lucasfilm’s visual effects company, Industrial Light & Magic, as it enters its most challenging and revolutionary period: the dawn of digital.
‘Inhabitants’ Soundtrack Album Released
Xander Rodzinski (Willow, Dead for a Dollar, Light & Magic, Bolt from the Blue) has released a soundtrack album for the horror feature Inhabitants. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. Inhabitants is written and directed by Matt McClung and stars Anna Jacoby-Heron, Kevin Nealon, Josh Rivera and Ana Auther. The movie revolves around a young woman who moves in with her lapsed Catholic boyfriend, only to discover that they’re being haunted by the vengeful ghost of his childhood youth minister.
‘Bolt from the Blue’ Soundtrack Released
Xander Rodzinski (Willow, Dead for a Dollar, Light & Magic) has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi adventure comedy Bolt from the Blue. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the Rodzinski’s title track after the jump. Bolt from the Blue is written and directed by Jack Martin and stars Page Tudyk Gomez, Kevin Michael Martin, Evan Holtzman, Kate Flannery and Matt Walsh. The movie follows an overlooked engineer who is sent to Alaska to scope out an eccentric scientist’s claim that capturing lightning can be a new source of renewable energy and discovers the research center is just one guy and his technology that consists of toys, trash, and duct tape.
‘Dead for a Dollar’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Atlantic Screen Music/Filmtrax will release a soundtrack album for Walter Hill’s western Dead for a Dollar. The album features the film’s original music composed by Xander Rodzinski (Willow, Light & Magic). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, March 17 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Dead for a Dollar is written and directed by Hill and stars Christoph Waltz, Willem Dafoe, Rachel Brosnahan, Benjamin Bratt, Hamish Linklater, Warren Burke and Brandon Scott. The movie follows a veteran bounty hunter traveling deep into Mexico, where he encounters an outlaw and a sworn enemy he sent to prison years before.
Details for Disney+’s ‘Willow’ – Volume 3 (Episodes 7-8) Soundtrack Album Revealed
The details of the third soundtrack album for Lucasfilm’s Disney+ original series Willow have been revealed. The album features selections of the original score from from the seventh and eighth episode of the show composed by Xander Rodzinski (Dead for a Dollar, Light & Magic, The Last Ice). The Volume 3 soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 13 by Walt Disney Records and will be available to stream/download here. A first album featuring James Newton Howard’s score from Episodes 1-3 has previously been released in December and a second album featuring Rodzinski’s music from Episodes 4-6 was released last Friday.
Details for Disney+’s ‘Willow’ – Volume 2 (Episodes 4-6) Soundtrack Album Revealed
The details of the second soundtrack album for Lucasfilm’s Disney+ original series Willow have been revealed. The album features selections of the original music from from the fourth, fifth and sixth episode of the show composed by Xander Rodzinski (Dead for a Dollar, The Last Ice, Light & Magic). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, January 6 by Walt Disney Records and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. A first album featuring James Newton Howard’s score from the first three episodes has previously been released last month and a third soundtrack featuring Rodzinski’s music from Episodes 7-8 is expected to come out in a few weeks.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 27, 2022)
Premiering on Wednesday, November 30, is the Disney+ original series Willow developed by Jonathan Kasdan & Wendy Mericle based on the 1988 feature and starring Warwick Davis, Ruby Cruz, Ellie Bamber, Erin Kellyman, Tony Revolori, Dempsey Bryk, Amar Chadha-Patel and Joanne Whalley. The show’s original music is composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, The Sixth Sense, King Kong, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) & Xander Rodzinski (Dead for a Dollar, Light & Magic). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the Lucasfilm production, which will be available to stream on Disney+.
Premiering on Thursday, December 1, is the HBO Max original movie A Hollywood Christmas directed by Alex Ranarivelo and starring Jessika Van, Josh Swickard, Missi Pyle and Anissa Borrego. Jamie Christopherson (A California Christmas, Running Wild, Perfect Harmony, Bennett’s War, American Wrestler: The Wizard, The Ride) has composed the film’s original music. The romantic comedy, which follows a young filmmaker in Hollywood who has made a name for herself directing Christmas movies and her relationship with a network executive, will be available to stream exclusively on HBO Max.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 30, 2022)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror movie Smile written and directed by Parker Finn and starring Sosie Bacon, Jessie T. Usher, Kyle Gallner, Caitlin Stasey, Robert Weigert, Kal Penn and Rob Morgan. The film’s original music composed by Cristobal Tapia de Veer (The White Lotus, Utopia, The Girl with All the Gifts, The Third Day, National Treasure). Paramount Music 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 movie.
Also opening wide is the romantic comedy Bros co-written and directed by Nicholas Stoller and starring Billy Eichner, Luke Macfarlane, Guy Branum, Miss Lawrence, Dot-Marie Jones, Ts Madison, Eve Lindley, Jim Rash, Guillermo Díaz and Amanda Bearse. Marc Shaiman (A Few Good Men, Hairspray, Mary Poppins Returns, When Harry Met Sally..., Misery, Sleepless in Seattle) has composed the film’s original score. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an original song co-written by himself and Eichner. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the Universal Pictures release.
Xander Rodzinski Scoring Disney+’s ‘Willow’ Episodes 4-8 and Walter Hill’s ‘Dead for a Dollar’
Xander Rodzinski has revealed on his official website that he is the composer of the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eight episode of the upcoming Disney+ original series Willow. James Newton Howard is scoring the first three episodes of the show, which is developed by Jonathan Kasdan & Wendy Mericle based on Ron Howard’s 1988 feature of the same title and stars Warwick Davis, Erin Kellyman, Ellie Bamber, Ruby Cruz, Tony Revolori and Amer Chadha-Pate. The fantasy drama produced by Lucasfilm follows an unlikely group of heroes who set off on a dangerous quest to places far beyond their home, where they must face their inner demons and come together to save their world.