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While the film incorporates notable songs from the original Broadway production, written by composer Charles Strouse and lyricist Martin Charnin, the songs themselves were rearranged by Sia and Greg Kurstin to reflect its new contemporary setting.
Annie is a 2014 American musical comedy-drama film directed by Will Gluck from a screenplay he co-wrote with Aline Brosh McKenna.
Dec 18, 2014 · Charles Strouse thought a musical version of Annie was a terrible idea at first. Lucky for him, he turned out to be wrong. The 1977 musical, for which Strouse wrote the score and won a Tony...
The production won Strouse an Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music for the song “Let’s Settle Down.” Directed by Oscar nominee Rob Marshall, Annie aired on ABC’s The Wonderful World of Disney in 1999, and starred Kathy Bates, Victor Garber, Audra McDonald, Kristen Chenoweth, and Alan Cumming.
Strouse, most well known for his Broadway musicals, had dabbled in film scoring with Bonnie and Clyde and The Night They Raided Minsky’s. Strouse’s complete score is included on the CD. The music is very interesting, and it’s fascinating to hear Strouse’s completely opposite approach to the one Mancini would ultimately take.
Recorded: 1966. All Dogs Go To Heaven: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Music: Charles Strouse. Label: Curb Records. Recorded: 1989. Remastered: July 1, 1991. All in the Family Television Soundtrack LP. Theme Song Music: Charles Strouse. Lyrics: Lee Adams.
1. Simple Suspense. When it comes to suspense, composer John Williams set the standard with just three notes in his “Main Title” for Jaws. He described the theme as “grinding away at you, just as a shark would do. Instinctual, relentless, unstoppable.”
