Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) has published a number of video clips from the organization’s 2016 BMI Film/TV Awards gala, which was held this past Wednesday at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. Check out the acceptance speech of this year’s recipient of the BMI Icon Award, James Newton Howard (The Sixth Sense, The Fugitive, The Hunger Games, King Kong, Maleficent, Signs, Pretty Woman), as […]
Archive for May, 2016
Video Highlights from the 2016 BMI Film/TV Awards
Posted: May 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BMI, BMI Film & TV Awards, David Newman, James Newton Howard
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‘Like Crazy’ (‘La pazza gioia’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Carlo Virzi, La pazza gioia, Like Crazy, Paolo Virzi, score, Soundtrack
Lotus Production has released a soundtrack album for the Italian comedy drama Like Crazy (La pazza gioia). The album features the film’s original music composed by Carlo Virzi (Human Capital, The First Beautiful Thing, My Name is Tanino). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Like Crazy […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 13, 2016)
Posted: May 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A.R. Rahman, Benjamin Esdraffo, Brian Tyler, Clint Mansell, Craig Wedren, Danny Bensi, David Carbonara, Dominic Lewis, Edward Rogers, Gast Waltzing, Haim Mazar, High-Rise, I Am Wrath, Johnny Klimek, Last Days in the Desert, Love & Friendship, Mark Suozzo, Money Monster, Pele: Birth of a Legend, Reza Safinia, Saunder Jurriaans, Scott Glasgow, Search Party, Sundown, Sunset Song, The Congressman, The Curse of Sleeping Beauty, The Darkness, The Lobster, The Trust, Under the Gun
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the dramatic thriller Money Monster directed by Jodie Foster and starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell, Dominic West, Giancarlo Esposito and Caitriona Balfe. The film’s original score is composed by Dominic Lewis (The Man in the High Castle, Free Birds) and produced by Henry Jackman. Sony […]
Jun Miyake Scoring Joseph Cedar’s ‘Oppenheimer Strategies’
Posted: May 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Joseph Cedar, Jun Miyake, Oppenheimer Strategies
Jun Miyake has recently composed the music for the upcoming drama Oppenheimer Strategies. The film is written and directed by Joseph Cedar (Footnote, Beaufort) and stars Richard Gere, Michael Sheen, Steve Buscemi, Josh Charles, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Dan Stevens, Isaach De Bankole and Lior Ashkenazi. The movie follows a man whose life dramatically changes after the young politician he befriended during a […]
Songs from ‘Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising’ Released
Posted: May 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Neighbors, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, Nicholas Stoller
Back Lot Music has released two original songs from the comedy sequel Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, including the track Black Skinhead by Jacques Slade, THURZ & El Prez, as well as Party in My Pants by Kill the Giant. Both songs are now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising is directed by Nicholas […]
‘The Curse of Sleeping Beauty’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Scott Glasgow, Soundtrack, The Curse of Sleeping Beauty
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the fantasy thriller The Curse of Sleeping Beauty. The album features the film’s original music composed by Scott Glasgow (The Gene Generation, Chasing Ghosts, Hatchet III, Taking Chances). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Curse of Sleeping Beauty is co-written and directed […]
‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Ottman, score, Soundtrack, X-Men, X-Men: Apocalypse
The full details of the soundtrack album for Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Apocalypse have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Ottman (The Usual Suspects, Superman Returns, The Fantastic Four) who previously scored Singer’s X2 and X-Men: Days of Future Past and also serves as the editor and co-producer on the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally […]
‘Kindergarten Cop 2’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jake Monaco, Kindergarten Cop 2, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the comedy sequel Kindergarten Cop 2. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jake Monaco (Let’s Be Cops, Playing It Cool, Struck by Lightning). Also included are the songs from the film by Sonny Cleveland, The Merced Blue Notes & The Phantom Blues Band. The soundtrack will be released […]
BT to Score ‘The Possibility of Fireflies’
Posted: May 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: BT, Deborah Chow, The Possibility of Fireflies
BT is set to compose the score for the upcoming drama The Possibility of Fireflies. The film is directed by Deborah Chow (The High Cost of Living, Flowers in the Atticus) and stars Courtney Love & Joey King. The movie is based on Dominique Paul’s YA novel of the same title and follows a teen who dreams of becoming […]
‘Ballerina’ to Feature Score by Klaus Badelt & Songs by Chris Braide
Posted: May 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ballerina, Chris Braide, Klaus Badelt
The Weinstein Company has announced that Klaus Badelt is composing the score for the upcoming animated feature Ballerina. Singer/songwriter Chris Braide is writing and producing original songs for the film, which is directed by Eric Summer & Eric Warin and features the voices of Elle Fanning, Maddie Ziegler and Carly Rae Jepsen. The movie is set in 1879 Paris and follows an […]
