Adam Anders and Peer Astrom have been hired to work on the music for ABC’s upcoming movie musical Dirty Dancing. The film based on the 1987 hit movie starring Patrick Swayze & Jennifer Grey is directed by Wayne Blair (The Sapphires) and is set to star Abigail Breslin in the lead role as Baby whose world is opened […]
Archive for December, 2015
ABC’s ‘Dirty Dancing’ to Feature Music by Adam Anders & Peer Astrom
Posted: December 8, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Adam Anders, Dirty Dancing, Peer Astrom
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‘Hannibal’ Season 3 Soundtracks Announced
Posted: December 8, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Brian Reitzell, Hannibal, NBC, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release two soundtrack albums for the NBC and Gaumont Television series Hannibal. The albums feature selections of the original music from the show’s third and final season composed by Brian Reitzell (Lost in Translation, Friday Night Lights, Boss, Stranger Than Fiction). Also included are the original songs Love Crime from the Wrath of the Lamb feat. Siouxsie Sioux and Snake Charmer […]
Expanded ‘Edward Scissorhands’ Soundtrack and Unused ‘Something Wicked This Way Comes’ Score to Be Released
Posted: December 8, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Elfman, Edward Scissorhands, Georges Delerue, score, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Soundtrack, Tim Burton
Intrada Records has announced an expanded soundtrack album for Tim Burton’s 1990 fantasy drama Edward Scissorhands starring Johnny Depp, Vincent Price, Winona Ryder and Kathy Baker. The album features the film’s original score composed & produced by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Alice in Wonderland, Avengers: Age of Ultron, A Nightmare Before Christmas) and conducted by Shirley Walker, including […]
‘The Monkey King’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: December 7, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Young, score, Soundtrack, The Monkey King
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for last year’s Chinese fantasy action adventure The Monkey King. The album features the film’s original music composed by Golden Globe nominee Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, Hellraiser, The Shipping News, Entrapment, The Exorcism of Emily Rose). The soundtrack is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen […]
Christophe Beck to Score DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Trolls’
Posted: December 7, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christophe Beck, Dreamworks Animation, Trolls
Christophe Beck has been tapped to score DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming feature Trolls. The film is directed by Mike Mitchell (Shrek Forever After, Sky High) & Walt Dohrn and features the voices of Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake. The movie is based on the Troll dolls – created by Danish woodcutter Thomas Dam in 1959 based on the […]
58th Grammy Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: December 7, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Grammy Awards
The nominations for the 58th Grammy Awards have been announced. Here are the nominations in the film music-related categories: Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Birdman (Antonio Sanchez) – Milan Records The Imitation Game (Alexandre Desplat) – Sony Classical Interstellar (Hans Zimmer) – WaterTower Music The Theory of Everything (Johann Johannsson) – Back Lot Music Whiplash (Justin Hurwitz) – Varese Sarabande
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 6, 2015)
Posted: December 6, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors, Elmo Weber, Mark Laggett, NBC, Netflix, Rupert Gregson-Williams, The Ridiculous 6, Velton Ray Bunch
Premiering on Thursday, December 10, is the NBC movie Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors directed by Stephen Herek (Mr. Holland’s Opus, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure) and starring Jennifer Nettles, Ricky Schroder, Gerald McRaney and Alyvia Alyn Lin. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Leggett (My Name is Earl, Anne Frank’s Holocaust) and Velton Ray Bunch (Quantum Leap, Star Trek: Enterprise) who […]
LA, NY and Boston Film Critics Announce Winners for Best Music in Film 2015
Posted: December 6, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Boston Online FIlm Critics Association, Boston Society of Film Critics, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, New York Film Critics Online
A couple of major local critics associations have announced their winners for this year’s movies. The music from Bill Pohlad’s biographical drama Love & Mercy (by songwriter Brian Wilson and composer Atticus Ross) was singled out by both the New York Film Critics online and the Boston Society of Film Critics, while Carter Burwell was honored for his […]
‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 6, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hans Zimmer, Kung Fu Panda, Kung Fu Panda 3, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s animated feature Kung Fu Panda 3 have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Gladiator, Inception, Interstellar, The Dark Knight). Pianist Lang Lang is featured on a number of tracks of the composer’s score. Also included is […]
