Tangerine Dream founder Edgar Froese has passed away at age 70. According to the band’s official Facebook page, the composer suddenly and unexpectedly died on January 20 from the effects of a pulmonary embolism in Vienna. Froese founded the electronic music group Tangerine Dream in 1967. In addition to producing dozens of studio albums, the band was best […]
Archive for January, 2015
Tangerine Dream’s Edgar Froese (1944 – 2015)
Posted: January 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Edgar Froese, Tangerine Dream
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Theodore Shapiro to Score Nancy Meyers’ ‘The Intern’ and Jay Roach’s ‘Trumbo’
Posted: January 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jay Roach, Nancy Meyers, The Intern, Theodore Shapiro, Trumbo
Theodore Shapiro has been hired to score the upcoming comedy The Intern. The film is written and directed by Nancy Meyers and stars Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, Rene Russo, Zack Pearlman, Adam DeVine, Reid Scott, Andrew Rannells, Anders Holm, Nat Wolff, Linda Lavin and Christina Scherer. The movie centers on a 70-year-old widower who […]
H. Scott Salinas to Score NBC’s ‘Allegiance’
Posted: January 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Allegiance, H. Scott Salinas, NBC, Zipper
H. Scott Salinas is composing the music for the upcoming NBC drama Allegiance. The show is created by George Nolfi (The Adjustment Bureau) and stars Hope Davis, Scott Cohen, Gavin Stenhouse, Margarita Levieva, Morgan Spector, Kenneth Choi and Alex Peters. The series follows a young idealistic CIA analyst specializing in Russian affairs whose parents and […]
‘Focus’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: January 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Focus, Glenn Ficarra, John Requa, Nick Urata, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the caper comedy Focus. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Bruno Hovart, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Sofa Surfers, Iggy & The Stooges, Junior Kimbrough, Doris & Kelley, Barbara Lewis & more. Also included is a track from the film’s original […]
‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, ‘The Fault in Our Stars’, ‘Begin Again’ and ‘Whiplash’ Honored at Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
Posted: January 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
Last night, the 5th Guild of Music Supervisors Awards were handed out at the Mack Sennett Studios in Hollywood. Dave Jordan received the honor in the Best Music Supervision in Motion Picture – Motion Picture Over 25M for his work on Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy. The film’s soundtrack release on Hollywood Records was […]
‘Last Days in Vietnam’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gary Lionelli, Last Days in Vietnam, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the Academy Award-nominated documentary Last Days in Vietnam. The album features the film’s original music composed by Gary Lionelli (HBO’s Luck, The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Last Days in Vietnam is directed and produced […]
Christophe Beck to Score ‘Sisters’
Posted: January 21, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christophe Beck, Jason Moore, Sisters
Christophe Beck is reteaming with director Jason Moore to score the upcoming comedy Sisters. The film stars Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Ike Barinholtz, John Leguizamo, Dianne Wiest, John Cena and James Brolin. The movie follows two disconnected sisters who are summoned home to clean out their childhood bedroom before their parents sell the […]
FM Le Sieur to Score ‘The Fixer’ Mini-Series
Posted: January 21, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: FM Le Sieur, The Fixer
FM Le Sieur has signed on to score the upcoming mini-series The Fixer. The four-hour action thriller is directed by Peter Howitt (Sliding Doors, Johnny English, Laws of Attraction) and stars Eric Dane (Grey’s Anatomy, The Last Ship) and Kathleen Robertson (Beverly Hills 90210, Murder in the First). The mini-series follows an investigator probing an […]
‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 21, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Henry Jackman, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Matthew Margeson, score, Soundtrack
The details of the official soundtrack album for Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman: The Secret Service have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It-Ralph, Big Hero 6) and Matthew Margeson (Kick-Ass 2, Skyline). The soundtrack will be released on February 17, 2015 […]
