Germaine Franco has won her first Grammy Award for her score for Disney’s animated feature Encanto in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category at today’s 65th Annual Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony in Los Angeles. She previously received an Academy Award nomination for her work on the film. Lin-Manuel Miranda received the Grammy for the […]
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Germaine Franco Wins Grammy Award for ‘Encanto’ Score
Posted: February 5, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Encanto, Germaine Franco, Grammy Awards, Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda & Germaine Franco Win Annie Award for ‘Encanto’
Posted: March 12, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Annie Awards, Encanto, Germaine Franco, Gustavo Santaolalla, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Maya and the Three, Tim Davies
Lin-Manuel Miranda & Germaine Franco were honored with the Annie Award in the Best Music – Feature category for their music from Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Encanto at tonight’s (virtual) 49th Annie Awards ceremony. The other contenders in the category were Dan Romer for Luca, Youki Kojima & Yuta Bandoh for Poupelle of Chimney Town, […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 26, 2021)
Posted: November 26, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Amine Bouhafa, David Fleming, Encanto, Germaine Franco, Hans Zimmer, Harry Gregson-Williams, House of Gucci, Jonny Greenwood, Licorice Pizza, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Korven, Nico Muhly, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, The Humans, The Summit of the Gods, The Unforgivable
Three new movies have opened in theaters nationwide this past Wednesday: Opening in most theaters is the animated feature Encanto directed by Byron Howard & Jared Bush and starring Stephanie Beatriz, María Cecilia Botero,Wilmer Valderrama, Adassa, Diane Guerrero, Jessica Darrow, Angie Cepeda, Rhenzy Feliz, Mauro Castillo and Carolina Gaitan. The film’s original score is composed […]
‘Encanto’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: November 19, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Byron Howard, Encanto, Germaine Franco, Jared Bush, Lin-Manuel Miranda, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ feature Encanto have been revealed. The album features the original songs from the movie written by Tony and Grammy Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Moana, In the Heights) performed by the film’s voice cast, as well as the full original score composed by Germaine Franco (Dora […]
‘Encanto’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: October 28, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Encanto, Germaine Franco, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Soundtrack
Disney has announced the official soundtrack album for the studios’ animated feature Encanto. The album features eight original songs by written by Tony and Grammy Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Moana, In the Heights). Also included is the movie’s original score composed by Germaine Franco (Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Tag, DopeLittle). The digital version of […]
Germaine Franco Scoring Disney’s ‘Encanto’
Posted: September 10, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Byron Howard, Encanto, Germaine Franco, Jared Bush
Germaine Franco (Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Tag, Dope Little) has recently been recording her score for the upcoming animated feature Encanto. The film is directed by Byron Howard (Tangled, Bolt) & Jared Bush (Zootopia) and features the voices of Stephanie Beatriz, María Cecilia Botero, Wilmer Valderrama, Adassa, Diane Guerrero, Angie Cepeda, Mauro Castillo, Jessica […]
‘Curious George: Go West Go Wild’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 7, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amanda McBroom, Curious George, Curious George: Go West Go Wild, Germaine Franco, Michele Brourman, Peacock, score, Soundtrack, Yuna
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the animated movie Curious George: Go West Go Wild. The album features the film’s original score composed by Germaine Franco (Tag, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Dope, Little) who previously scored last year’s Curious George: Royal Monkey. Also included are the original songs from […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 23, 2020)
Posted: August 23, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: All Together Now, Amanda Jones, Daniel Pemberton, Danny Jacob, Disney Plus, Freeform, Germaine Franco, HBO, HBO Max, Hoops, Hulu, Julia Holter, Keegan DeWitt, Love in the Time of Corona, Mac Quayle, Matt Bowen, Netflix, Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe, Pure, Rising Phoenix, Sam Hoffman, The Binge, The Sleepover, The Vow
Premiering tonight is the HBO docu-series The Vow directed and executive produced by Jehane Noujaim & Karim Amer about the self-improvement group NXIVM, whose leaders have been charged with sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. The show’s original music is composed by Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Horror Story, American Crime Story, Feud: Bette and Joan, Pose, Scream Queens, The […]
Germaine Franco Scoring Trish Sie’s Netflix Movie ‘The Sleepover’
Posted: August 20, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Germaine Franco, Netflix, The Sleepover, Trish Sie
Germaine Franco (Tag, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Vida, Dope, Little) has composed the original score for the new Netflix original film The Sleepover. The movie is directed by Trish Sie (Pitch Perfect 3) and stars Sadie Stanley, Maxwell Simkins, Ken Marino, Malin Åkerman and Joe Manganiello. The family adventure comedy follows a teen […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 2, 2020)
Posted: August 2, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexander Bornstein, An American Pickle, CBS All Access, Chris Westlake, Coroner, Germaine Franco, HBO Max, Immigration Nation, Jeff Danna, Jeremy Turner, Michael Giacchino, Nami Melumad, Netflix, Quibi, Star Trek: Lower Decks, The CW, The Fugitive, Tom Third, Tony Morales, Transformers - War for Cybertron, Wizards: Tales of Arcadia, Work It
Premiering tomorrow, August 3, is the Quibi original series The Fugitive created by Nick Santora based on the 1993 feature of the same title and starring Kiefer Sutherland, Boyd Holbrook, Natalie Martinez, Brian Geraghty, Genesis Rodriguez, Tiya Sircar and Keilani Arellanes. The show’s original music is composed by Tony Morales (Elena of Avalor, Scorpion, Bloodline, The […]