Decca Records have released the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for Downton Abbey: A New Era, scored by composer John Lunn. The soundtrack retains the distinctive sweeping orchestration and title motifs from the Emmy Award-winning series whilst celebrating the story’s entrance to a new decade with 1930s swinging Jazz and embracing the glitz of early cinema.
Scottish composer John Lunn has received two Primetime Emmy Awards and two BAFTA nominations for his scores for Downton Abbey. Classically trained yet contemporary in attitude, he combines a highly intelligent and sensitive approach with a sound that always hits at the emotional heart of a piece. Other television work includes ITV/PBS’s Grantchester, The White Queen and The White Princess, Shetland, The Last Kingdom and To Walk Invisible: The Bronte Sisters.
Of the new soundtrack, Lunn had the following to say:
“I’ve been working on Downton Abbey now for over ten years, but this is the soundtrack that I’m probably most proud of. It’s been a joyous return to working with the director Simon Curtis, we had previously worked together on Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky, and he seems to bring the best out of me. Along with reworking familiar and well-loved themes, the new storylines have opened up a whole new vista for me.”
Downton Abbey: A New Era Tracklist:
1. A New Era (focus track) 2. Kinema 3. Côte D’Azur 4. Guy 5. All Aboard 6. The Handsome Mr. Barber 7. Crazy Rhythm (incl vocals by CHERISE) 8. The Gambler 9. Le Chapeau De Carson 10. That I Do Remember 11. First Draft 12. Am I Blue (incl vocals by CHERISE) 13. Then You’re In Luck 14. Violet Mon Adorée 15. Good News, Bad News 16. The Last Farewell 17. Cortege 18. Next Generation 19. Downton Abbey – The Suite
Will you be checking out the soundtrack for Downton Abbey: A New Era?
Hollywood Records has released the MOON KNIGHT Original Series Soundtrack – Music by Hesham Nazih from the latest hit Marvel Studios superhero series on Disney+.
Hesham Nazih is an Egyptian composer best known for his distinguished style that interweaves authentic melodies with contemporary music. Nazih has built a 20+ year artistic career and has under his belt more than 40 award-winning soundtracks of blockbuster films that dominated the Egyptian box-office.
The soundtrack features 33 tracks by the Egyptian composer, who infused a signature Egyptian flavor with a more modern and contemporary sound rather than relying on outdated music tropes from the region. Hesham was also touched by the character of Marc Spector, who has to save the world while struggling with his own mental health issues, and used his score to express the human emotions that words cannot.
When Steven Grant, a mild-mannered gift-shop employee, becomes plagued with blackouts and memories of another life, he discovers he has dissociative identity disorder and shares a body with mercenary Marc Spector. As Steven/Marc’s enemies converge upon them, they must navigate their complex identities while thrust into a deadly mystery among the powerful gods of Egypt.
TRACK LIST
1. Moon Knight 2. The Village 3. Village Scales 4. Phone and Elevator Blues 5. Chaos Within 6. Full Moon Fight 7. Storage Locker 8. What Suit? 9. Moonlight Fight 10. Fake Passport 11. She Is Here 12. The Sky 13. The Boat 14. Takes the Body 15. Constellation 16. No Suit 17. The Kiss 18. Eye of Horus 19. Welcome Travelers 20. Weight of Hearts 21. The Cave 22. All Your Fault 23. Open the Door 24. Give Her a Call 25. The Inevitable 26. Humble Disciple 27. Befriending Myself 28. Rise and Shine 29. We Need More 30. New Skillsets 31. I’ll Never Stop 32. Meet My Friend 33. Summon the Suit
Will you be checking out the original soundtrack for Moon Knight?
Now available from Madison Gate Records comes MORBIUS Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Music by Jon Ekstrand from the latest blockbuster Marvel/Sony superhero film. The soundtrack features 23 tracks by Ekstrand, who researched sounds that bats make and pushed his orchestra to replicate those sounds using instruments throughout the score.
Jon Ekstrand is a Stockholm based Swedish film composer and artist. He began his career under the mentorship of acclaimed sound designer Owe Svensson, where he sharpened his skills at understanding the power of sound and its dramaturgic importance in helping a story realize its potential. In 1998, whilst attending Stockholm Film School, Ekstrand met Director Daniel Espinosa, in which the two formed a tight creative relationship which continues to this day.
Due to the vampiric nature of the infamous Marvel antihero, the Swedish composer was also inspired by classic horror scores by the likes of John Carpenter, leaning in to the character’s monstrous nature rather than creating your expected superhero score.
Directed by Ekstrand’s longtime collaborator Daniel Espinosa, Morbius follows one of the most compelling and conflicted characters in Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters with Oscar® winner Jared Leto transforming into the enigmatic antihero Michael Morbius. Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. While at first it seems to be a radical success, a darkness inside him is unleashed. Will good override evil – or will Morbius succumb to his mysterious new urges?
A24 has released the long-awaited, massive score by iconoclastic, experimental trio Son Lux (Rafiq Bhatia, Ian Chang, Ryan Lott) for Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s critically-acclaimed Everything Everywhere All At Once.
The 49-track album demonstrates the band’s limitless capability, featuring striking collaborations with “indie-rock paragon” (Rolling Stone) Mitski, the legendary David Byrne, a duet with the one and only Randy Newman, and a featured performance with Moses Sumney’s “magnificently eerie” (NYT) vocals.
Of the album, Son Lux had the following to say:
“Even though we knew from the moment Daniels asked us to score this film that it would push us in new and unexpected directions, we couldn’t have predicted how much we’d learn from the project. What emerged was our most ambitious undertaking to date, over two years in the making, resulting in two hours of new music. It was an opportunity for us to play, to infuse humor into our work, and to experiment from and beyond our various musical backgrounds.”
Everything Everywhere All At Once is a hilarious and big-hearted sci-fi action-adventure about an exhausted Chinese American woman who can’t seem to finish her taxes. The exhilarating, multi-verse fever dream stars Michell Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr., James Hong and Jamie Lee Curtis and is in theaters now.
TRACK LIST
This Is A Life (Extended) ft. Mitski, David Byrne
Wang Family Portrait
Very Busy
Vvvery Busy
What Are You Thinking About?
What a Fast Elevator!
Switch Shoes to the Wrong Feet
Nothing Could Possibly Matter More
A Choice
Chapstick
The Fanny Pack
Jobu Tupaki
The Alphaverse
The Mission ft. Nina Moffitt
Deirdre Fight
Waymond Cries
I Love You Kung Fu
My Life Without You
The Story of Jobu ft. Nina Moffitt
Rendezvous at the Premiere
It’s you… Juju Toobootie ft. Chris Pattishall, Nina Moffitt
Everything Bagel
You’re Living Your Worst You
The Boxcutter
Send Every Available Jumper
Opera Fight ft. Surrija, yMusic
Dog Fight
Drummer Fight
Plug Fight
Pinky Fight
I Have Been Watching ft. Rob Moose, Nina Moffitt
Somewhere Out There in All That Noise
Jobu Sees All
The Temple
Evelyn Everywhere
Evelyn All At Once
This Is How I Fight
In Another Life
It All Just Goes Away
Clair de Lune (Pied au Piano) ft. Chris Pattishall
La-La Land Records and Paramount Music proudly are releasing Pinar Toprak’s original motion picture score to the Paramount Pictures action adventure comedy The Lost City, starring Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Danielle Radcliffe, and Brad Pitt. The score soundtrack will be available digitally from Paramount Music starting March 25, 2022, and on Limited Edition CD from www.lalalandrecords.com starting March 29, 2002.
Pinar Toprak has composed for major superhero sagas like Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel, DC’s Stargirl on The CW, and SY-FY’s Superman prequel series Krypton. She also scored HBO’s six-part docuseries McMillions, which earned her a 2020 Primetime Emmy nomination for “Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score).” In addition, she has written music for Epic Game’s massively popular online video game, Fortnite.
“Writing this score brought me back to why I fell in love with film scores in the first place,” says renowned composer Pinar Toprak, “The adventure, the romance, and most importantly the FUN. It’s been a pure joy paying homage to those classic adventure films I loved growing up while giving it my own contemporary signature. It’s my sincerest hope that this score, like the ones that inspired me as a child, will withstand the test of time as well.”
In The Lost City, brilliant, but reclusive author Loretta Sage (Sandra Bullock) has spent her career writing about exotic places in her popular romance-adventure novels featuring handsome cover model Alan (Channing Tatum), who has dedicated his life to embodying the hero character, “Dash.” While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta is kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire (Daniel Radcliffe) who hopes that she can lead him to the ancient lost city’s treasure from her latest story. Wanting to prove that he can be a hero in real life and not just on the pages of her books, Alan sets off to rescue her. Thrust into an epic jungle adventure, the unlikely pair will need to work together to survive the elements and find the ancient treasure before it’s lost forever.
TRACK LIST
1 – The Lost City of D 2 – Pinot Grigio on Ice 3 – Book Tour 4 – The Only Clue 5 – You’re Safe Now 6 – The Island 7 – Ruins Revealed 8 – People Eat Cake 9 – Gotta Go Up 10 – Highly Trained & Very Dangerous 11 – Contoured Scenery 12 – Hands out, Butt to Butt 13 – Alan Gets a Moped 14 – Hammock Extraction 15 – Set Your World on Fire 16 – It’s Not a Metaphor 17 – Watch Your Step 18 – The Tomb 19 – Fairfax Escapes 20 – Dulcius Ex Asperis 21 – Got Your Back 22 – A New Adventure Beginning 23 – The Final Countdown 24 – Danza De Dos 25 – Bolerito De La Isla 26 – Lagrimas Sin Fin (feat. Cecilia Noel) 27 – Stage Mishap (Bonus Track) 28 – Book Trailer (Bonus Track)
Milan Records has released RANKING OF KINGS (ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) by composer MAYUKO (Cells at Work). Available everywhere now, the album features score music written by MAYUKO for the hugely-popular original anime series nominated for Best Animation at the 2022 Crunchyroll Awards. From Wit Studio and Aniplex, the first 21 episodes of Ranking of Kings are available to stream on Crunchyroll and Funimation now.
Of the soundtrack, composer MAYUKO had the following to say:
“I encountered a wonderful work of art called Ranking of Kings and thought ‘I can make the music for this piece!’ I composed this piece with the feeling that it was the culmination of my life as a musician. Crying to sad songs, dancing to happy songs – a total of 91 tracks created with the characters’ feelings in mind. Along with Bojji’s great adventure, it has been my great adventure. We hope you enjoy every bit of it!”
The people of the kingdom look down on the young Prince Bojji, who can neither hear nor speak. They call him “The Useless Prince” while jeering at his supposed foolishness. How prosperous your nation is, how many powerful warriors it boasts, and how heroic and strong its king is. These are the criteria that factor into the system known as the Ranking of Kings. The main character, Bojji, was born the first prince of the kingdom ruled by King Bossu, who is ranked number seven in the Ranking of Kings. But Bojji was born unable to hear and is so powerless that he can’t even swing a sword. In consequence, not only his own retainers, but also the public, look down upon him as completely unfit to be king. It is then that Bojji finds his first friend, Kage. His fateful encounter with Kage ignites a tiny spark of courage, and Bojji’s life takes a dramatic turn…
RANKING OF KINGS (ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK)
TRACKLISTING –
DISC 1 1. Ranking of Kings -Main Theme- 2. Ranking of Kings -Yuuki- 3. Bojji no Asa 4. Theme of Bojji 5. Chiisana Keikaishin 6. Hajimete no Kaiwa 7. Theme of Kage 8. Kyuuchi ni Tatasareru 9. Kyojinzoku 10. Idai na King Bosse 11. Teawase 12. Mamono Syugeki 13. Kage no Kanashii Kako 14. Hiyaase 15. Haha no Orgel 16. Onore no Sentaku 17. …Yabai! 18. Saiki Funou 19. Bojji to Kage no Yujyo 20. Ou no Shi 21. Ouhi no Ketsudan 22. Nigasanai 23. Tomadoi 24. Hiling no Doryoku 25. Oikakekko 26. Oniicyan ni Narunoyo 27. Bojji Daiboken 28. Wakai no Dance 29. Daida no Jyuatsu 30. Satsuriku Keikaku 31. Onaji Kanashimi wo Motsu Mono 32. Uragiri
DISC 2 33. Magic Mirror 34. Miranjo no Yuwaku 35. Hiyaku no Kansei 36. Kishi toshiteno Kejime 37. Tsuyosa no Syomei 38. Bojji Sentoutaisei 39. Kanashimi no Nakade 40. Fushigi na Basyo 41. Daiji na Mono ha Yuki 42. Despa saan!! 43. Trauma 44. Shikeishikko 45. King Daida..? 46. Yuki wo Mune ni Maee 47. Akasareru Shinjitsu 48. Watashi ha Anata wo Mamoremasu 49. Ketsui no Concerto 50. Meifu no Jyokamachi 51. Hitobito no cyosyo 52. Ranking of Kings -Ani to Otouto- 53. Oji no Syakaikengaku 54. Zaininsyu 55. Meifu no Kenou 56. Fujimi 57. Senjyo de Nagareru Chi 58. Warera Shitennou 59. Chiyu no Mahou 60. Kishi no Tatakai 61. Kore ga Sensou da 62. Kurikaesareru Higeki 63. Anoko ha Daijyobu 64. Ranking of Kings -Chiisana Ousama-
DISC 3
Ranking of Kings -Eiyu no Shikaku-
Ouken no Kunou
Senritsu
Sanzu no Kawa
Konoyo no Miren
Hito no Shiawase no Ue ni
Uragiri to Fushin no Kuni
Haha no Gisei Ai
Dakishimetekureru Sonzai
Torimodoshitakatta Egao
Machigai no Hajimari
Kyodai na Chiyu no Maho
Bojji VS Bosse
Ou no Ken
Mamoritai Inochi
Majin tono Keiyaku
Zange
Jibun sae Yokereba
Majin
Ore no Tsuma ni Nattekure
Oinaru Ai
Ranking of Kings -Kokuo Tanjyo-
Kitto Dareka no Yaku ni Tateru
Kieta Tomodachi
Naitara Dame da
Zutto Soba ni Iruyo
Saikai no Yorokobi
Will you be checking out the soundtrack for Ranking of Kings?
The original soundtrack for Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons is now available on all major streaming platforms. Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons is the third expansion for the award-winning and critically acclaimed MMORPG Guild Wars 2 and is the culmination of the Elder Dragon Saga. The music for this expansion was composed by Maclaine Diemer, Michael Choi, Sojin Ryu, Andi Roselund, Bryan Atkinson, and Lena Raine, with an additional track from Joyce Kwon.
The soundtrack includes 58 tracks, which perfectly captures the mood of the thrilling battles, intrigue, and exploration throughout the mysterious continent of Cantha.
“For Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons, we wanted the music to sound like nothing players have heard in the game so far,” stated Diemer. “There is the familiar grand and beautiful orchestra, some otherworldly acoustic and synthetic textures, and at the heart of it all is a strong influence from traditional Korean music. It’s been a profound journey for me to open myself to this beautiful music and culture, and I am ecstatic to share that joy with the world.”
The soundtrack for Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons can be accessed on any major streaming platform now.
Milan Records has released the Original Series Soundtrack to Season 2 of HBO®’s THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES by multi-instrumentalist, composer and songwriter JOSEPH STEPHENS.
Joseph Stephens is a contemporary composer and songwriter for television and film. At an early age he began experimenting and creating music with 4 track tape machines, delay pedals, guitars, radios, and anything else he could get his hands on. Writing music and playing in bands throughout college, Joseph established lasting relationships with frequent collaborators Danny McBride, David Gordon Green, and Jody Hill. His current work includes The Righteous Gemstones, Amazon series Upload from Greg Daniels, Netflix’s Never Have I Ever from Mindy Kaling, and the feature film, Family Squares, directed by Stephanie Laing.
Available everywhere now, the album features both instrumental score music and original vocal songs written by Stephens for the second season of the comedy series about a world-famous televangelist family. Returning to the series after scoring the first season, Stephens has created what he calls a “massive soundscape with a wide palette of sonic vibrations and textures.” The resulting 50-track collection reflects this expansiveness, ranging from synth-heavy instrumentals punctuated by operatic choral voices, distant whispers and manipulated tape machines to original worship songs and Christian Rock parodies.
The original vocal songs featured on the album were written primarily by Stephens and performed throughout the new season by the series cast, with contributions from Joe Jonas (as himself), Jennifer Nettles (as Aimee-Leigh Gemstone), Edi Patterson (as Judy Gemstone), Danny McBride (as Jesse Gemstone), Adam DeVine (as Kelvin Gemstone), Walton Goggins (as Baby Billy Freeman) and more. Following Season 1’s viral hit “Misbehavin’,” Stephens once again collaborates with Jennifer Nettles for “Sassy on Sunday,” the duo co-writing the track together and Nettles performing the song as her character Aimee-Leigh Gemstone. Stephens also collaborated with Edi Patterson to co-write “Butterflies” (performed by Patterson’s character Judy Gemstone) and “Rock My Boy’s Body.” Elsewhere, the two tracks by the fictional Tears of David church house band and album opener “Hallelujah By and By” were written by Mike Mitschele and RickRandall, and “Howdy Neighbor” was written and performed by the Dynamite Brothers.
Of his original vocal tracks, composer JOSEPH STEPHENS had the following to say:
“At their core, the Gemstone family is a musical one. We wanted to surround them with songs that reflect their origins. Following in the footsteps of ‘Misbehavin’’ from Season 1, ‘Sassy on Sunday,’ co-written with Jennifer Nettles, finds Aimee-Leigh Gemstone embracing her evolution into the ‘80s Christian country/pop genre. ‘Home at Christmastime’ serves as a holiday family singalong. ‘Some Broken Hearts Will Never Mend’ takes the family sing-along concept to new levels. Much attention to detail has been paid to these various decade-spanning compositions, including instrumentation, recording techniques, and lyrical content. We want these songs to be believable. Some songs are performed ‘live’ on camera while others are recordings within the show’s narrative. We’ve also chosen to release all of these songs to the public under the characters’ names, in an effort to further enrich the world of The Righteous Gemstones. While ‘Rock My Boy’s Body’ is not performed by a Gemstone character, its place in the Gemstone family universe has yet to be fully revealed.”
THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES: SEASON 2 (ORIGINAL HBO SERIES SOUNDTRACK)
Milan Records has released After Yang (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)with an original score by Aska Matsumiya and contribution from Ryuichi Sakamoto. Aska Matsumiya is a LA-based Japanese composer and producer who has excelled across film, television, advertising and music production. Aska provided the score for the Amazon feature film, I’m Your Woman for director Julia Hart.
In addition, she partnered with A24 and acclaimed director Kogonada on his film After Yang starring Colin Farrell, collaborating with composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. In television, Aska worked on the HBO limited series Betty with longtime collaborator Cyrstal Moselle. Aska has collaborated with countless brands in the advertising space, including Porsche, Chanel, Hermes, Miu Miu & Prada, and also scored the short film I’m Here for Spike Jonze.
Available everywhere now, the album features score music written by Matsumiya for the A24’s newest science fiction drama about a human family and their android child. Inspired by the film’s futuristic setting and subject matter, Matsumiya utilized A.I. technology throughout her scoring process, feeding both her own compositions and Sakamoto’s contribution into a special A.I.-driven software developed by Luke Fischbeck (of Lucky Dragons) that generated infinite musical variations. Several of the A.I.-generated variations were incorporated into the final score, with three specific tracks composed primarily by the technology.
Forward-thinking in composition, the score remains grounded in poignant and delicate instrumentation to create a body of music befitting the film’s onscreen narrative and themes. Directed by Kogonada and starring Colin Farrell and Jodie Turner-Smith, After Yang is available now in theaters and streaming on Showtime.
Of the soundtrack, composer Aska Matsumiyahad the following to say:
“In terms of instrumentation, the score consists of piano, cello, marimbas and lots of synths. After speaking with director Kogonada, I think the concept was that we wanted to make sure that the sound was both new and futuristic, but also very human at the same time. We wanted to create a sort of paradox, echoing the sentiment that in the future, often what we actually want is to be more human and return to the essence of humanity. Which is why we ended up mixing the very human-like, warm instrumentation with the more futuristic synth work and A.I. variations.”
When his young daughter’s beloved companion — an android named Yang — malfunctions, Jake (Colin Farrell) searches for a way to repair him. In the process, Jake discovers the life that has been passing in front of him, reconnecting with his wife (Jodie Turner-Smith) and daughter across a distance he didn’t know was there.
The original motion picture soundtrack for the new animated film Fireheart with music by Chris Eganis now available courtesy of Milan Records. This 31-track album is available now on all major streaming platforms and the film is now streaming on Hulu.
Chris Egan is a London based composer & conductor for Film & Television. Recent work includes scoring the feature film Fireheart staring Olivia Cooke, Kenneth Branagh & William Shatner, Apple TV’s ground-breaking nature series Tiny World narrated by Paul Rudd (composed with long-time collaborator and friend, Benjamin Wallfisch) and both series of The Spanish Princess for Starz.
Fireheart stars sixteen-year-old Georgia Nolan, who dreams of being the world’s first-ever female firefighter. When a mysterious arsonist starts burning down Broadway, New York’s firemen begin vanishing. Georgia’s father, Shawn, is called out of retirement by the Mayor of New York to lead the investigation into the disappearances. Desperate to help her father and save her city, Georgia disguises herself as a young man called “Joe” and joins a small group of misfit firefighters trying to stop the arsonist.
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