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The music of Gladiator is on the way.
Decca Records US announced exclusively via Billboard on Friday (Oct. 4) that the soundtrack to Ridley Scott’s highly anticipated sequel is arriving on November 15, 2024. Gladiator II: Music From The Motion Picture features music by composer Harry Gregson-Williams and includes an orchestral score, comprised of over 100 musicians and singers from across the globe to accompany the Gladiator II film.
The soundtrack also includes lead single “Strength and Honor,” out now, as well as the timeless hit song “Now We Are Free” composed by Hans Zimmer for the original Gladiator film almost 25 years ago.
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“My approach to the score for Gladiator II was to create music that embodied the spiritual essence of the original film whilst creating a fresh sound for Lucius and the other leading characters we encounter (such as Acacius – strong and bold – and Macrinus – scheming and calculating),” Gregson-Williams shared in a press statement. “Thematically, Lucius needed a very versatile melody – he is the center of the film, and his love, leadership, rage and need for vengeance all had to be reflected in his music. Beyond the large orchestra and choirs that this epic tale called for, I felt the need to employ some unique instrumentation to help shape the storytelling. Whether it was the sliding, discomforting strings of a baritone violin or electric cello to represent Macrinus’ scheming and plotting, or the primitive horns that helped place us back in Ancient Rome, special instrumentation helped bring a sense of uniqueness to these characters and places. From specially recorded vocals representing the Numidian fighters, to the esoteric and otherwordly vocals of Lisa Gerrard, all of these different unique sounds and colors were necessary to tell Lucius’ story.”
Gladiator II marks the seventh collaboration between Gregson-Williams and Ridley Scott with Gregson-Williams writing original scores for The Martian, Kingdom of Heaven, The Last Duel and House of Gucci and themes for Prometheus and Exodus: Gods and Kings.
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The upcoming sequel takes place years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus, and follows Lucius (Paul Mescal) as he “is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people,” per the film’s description. The movie also stars Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Lior Raz, Derek Jacobi, Connie Nielsen and Denzel Washington.
The full Gladiator II: Music From The Motion Picture album is out on Nov. 15. Gladiator II hits theaters a week later on Nov. 22.
When Saturday Night Live debuted in 1975, Kenan Thompson wasn’t even born yet — but Coldplay and Nate Bargatze think the longtime castmember has always been on the show.
“So Kenan, you have been on the show 50 whole years,” Bargatze says to Thompson in new promos for this weekend’s episode. “That’s amazing. How does it feel? … You had to be, what, 10 when it started?”
“You think I’m 60 years old?” Thompson says in disbelief.
“You look amazing for your age!” Bargatze adds, with Coldplay’s Chris Martin chiming in “You really do,” as his bandmates nod along.
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“Aw, thanks, Coldplay,” Thompson says.
Sure, Thompson is the longest-tenured castmember in the show’s history — joining in 2003 and now in his 21st season on the sketch comedy show — but he’s just 46 years old, so he missed a few of the early years. (Fun fact: Thompson was the first regular castmember to be born after the show’s 1975 premiere.)
Elsewhere in the promos, Thompson pokes fun at his long tenure. “This is what I love about SNL,” Thompson says. “People from all over the world coming together to put on a show.”
“I’m from America!” Bargatze says, while Martin adds, “We’re from not America!” Then Thompson admits: “I’m from just behind the door, right over there. Born and raised. All my life, right here.”
Coldplay are returning to the show for an eighth time as musical guest, promoting their brand-new album Moon Music, out Friday. Comedian Bargatze is returning as host for a second time after making his SNL debut last year.
SNL season 50 premiered last weekend, with Jean Smart hosting and Jelly Roll as musical guest.
Watch Bargatze and Coldplay’s Saturday Night Live promos below, and catch the new episode on Saturday (Oct. 5) at 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT on NBC, before it streams on Peacock.
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WWE takes the show to The Big Peach with Bad Blood this Saturday, (Oct. 5). The premium live event takes place at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, with a start time of 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT.
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Want to watch WWE Bad Blood 2024 online? This PLE event is available to stream on the WWE Network on Peacock for Premium or Premium Plus subscribers only.
If you don’t subscribe to the streaming service, you can get access with a Peacock monthly subscription, which starts at $7.99 per month for the ad-supported plan, or $13.99 for the ad-free plan.
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Along with Bad Blood and the WWE Network, you can also watch original programming, such as Love Island USA, Bel-Air, The Traitors and others; hit movies, including Monkey Man, Abigail, The Holdovers, Oppenheimer and others; live sports from NBC Sports; live news from NBC News; and more than 50 streaming channels.
Check out the WWE Bad Blood 2024 match card below, and livestream the event here.
Match Card, 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT
CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre (Hell in a Cell) — Main Event
Liv Morgan (champion) vs. Rhea Ripley (Women’s World Championship) — Title Match
Damian Priest vs. Finn Bálor
Nia Jax (champion) vs. Bayley (WWE Women’s Championship) — Title Match
Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns vs. The Bloodline
WWE Bad Blood 2024 is available to stream on Peacock on Saturday, Oct. 5, starting at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT.
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Following the Sept. 18 premiere of Agatha All Along, music from the Disney+ series stirs up a debut on Billboard’s Digital Song Sales chart.
“The Ballad of the Witches’ Road (Sacred Chant)” – billed as by Kathryn Hahn, Sasheer Zamata, Ali Ahn, Patti LuPone, Debra Jo Rupp and the Agatha All Along cast – enters the chart (dated Oct. 5) at No. 22. The song, on Marvel/Hollywood Records, sold 2,000 downloads in the United States in the Sept. 20-26 tracking week, according to Luminate.
Hahn stars in Agatha All Along as Agatha Harkness, a neighborhood witch who was introduced on Disney+’s WandaVision. In the new series, Harkness loses her powers after a teen helps break her free from a “distorted spell,” per the show’s official description, and sets out on a “magical gauntlet of trials” in an attempt to return them.
In addition to Hahn, Zamata, Ahn, LuPone and Rupp, Agatha All Along stars Paul Adelstein, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Joe Locke, Okwui Okpokwasili and Aubrey Plaza.
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Music tied to the series first enchanted Billboard charts in 2021. That March, “Agatha All Along,” a 62-second track from WandaVision, logged a week at No. 36 on Digital Song Sales. The song is credited to Hahn, Robert Lopez, Eric Bradley, Greg Whipple, Jasper Randall and Gerald White, and became the first Billboard chart entry for all six vocalists.
Zamata, Ahn and Rupp each earn their first Billboard chart appearance with “The Ballad of the Witches’ Road.” Broadway legend LuPone, whose accolades include two Tony Awards, has logged two entries on the Heatseekers Albums chart: Patti LuPone at Les Mouches (No. 25 peak, 2008) and Far Away Places: Live at 54 Below (No. 44, 2013). She had last reached a ranking with “Let Us Adore You”; billed to the Steven Universe Cast featuring LuPone, Christine Ebersol, Lisa Hannigan and Sarah Stiles, it hit No. 15 on Kid Digital Song Sales in 2019.