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Newville: The Adventures of the Griffins is a 2024 American epic action-adventure romantic drama film directed by Colin Trevorrow and written by George R. R. Martin and Chris Weitz. Produced by Legendary Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, New Line Cinema, Roth/Kirschenbaum Films, and executive producer Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, the film features an ensemble cast including .
Newville: The Adventures of the Griffins premiered in Los Angeles on November 6, 2024, and was released in the United States on November 23, to generally positive reviews from critics with praise for its visuals, storyline, lead ensemble cast, characterization, soundtrack, and action sequences, and grossed $384 million against its $100 million production budget. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 5, 2025.
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- Main article: Newville: The Adventures of the Griffins/Soundtrack
On December 9, 2022, it was announced that John Ottman would compose the movie's music score, making this film the first time he composed a film's score since X-Men: Apocalypse.
Arcade Fire's "Wake Up" from their album Funeral was used in the film's teaser trailer. In the final trailer, the song "Somewhere Only We Know" by English alternative rock band Keane was used.
On October 2, 2024, it was confirmed that American singer Christina Aguilera had provided a cover for "Precious Wings" (from The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland). The track was officially released by RCA Records on October 16. On November 2, 2024, it was announced that Ethan Slater has provided a cover for "Shooting Star" (a deleted song for Hercules), which was released by Photo Finish Records on November 10. Both songs are used as the film's theme songs, being played at the film's end credits.
Licensed songs that were included in the film include:
- "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News
- "Power to Believe" by The Dream Academy
- "(They Long to Be) Close to You" by The Carpenters
- "Happy Together" by The Turtles
- "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey
- "My Heart Will Go On" by Kenny G
- "I Gotta Feeling" by The Black Eyed Peas
Hollywood Records released the film's soundtrack album digitally on November 17, 2024, with physical releases on November 18, featuring the score written by Ottman, "Precious Wings, "Shooting Star", the seven licensed songs heard in the film, with "Somewhere Only We Know" and "Wake Up" as bonus tracks.
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