Archive for 2013

T-Bone Burnett has reunited with Ethan and Joel Coen on their upcoming music-themed drama Inside Llewyn Davis. The movie based on the memoir of folk singer Dave Van Ronk, a friend of Bob Dylan’s and other famous musicians, stars Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake, Garrett Hedlund, F. Murray Abraham and John Goodman. The movie […]

James Horner has been chosen as the recipient of this year’s Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award, which will be presented at the annual Hollywood in Vienna Concert at Vienna Concert Hall on October 4, 2013.  The Max Steiner Award honors extraordinary achievements within the genre of film music by the musical capital of Austria, […]

‘Life of Pi’ Music Featurette

Posted: January 24, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews
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20th Century Fox has published a short video featurette about the music for Ang Lee’s 3D adventure drama Life of Pi. The video features composer Mychael Danna talking about his musical approach and his collaboration with the director, as well as footage from the recording sessions at the Newman Scoring Stage on the Fox lot […]

Christopher Lennertz is scoring the upcoming music-themed drama Battle of the Year: The Dream Team. The film is directed by Benson Lee and is based on his 2007 documentary about the international world of B-boying, also known in the US as breakdancing. The movie starring Josh Holloway, Laz Alonso, Josh Peck, Caity Lotz and Chris […]

Adele to Perform ‘Skyfall’ at Oscars

Posted: January 23, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has announced today that Adele will perform the Oscar-nominated title song from the latest James Bond movie Skyfall at the 85th Academy Awards ceremony. The song, written by Adele and Paul Epworth, is the first Bond theme ever to debut in Billboard’s Top 10 and the […]

The details for a soundtrack album of the documentary Craigslist Joe have been revealed. The album includes the songs featured in the film by artists including The Makepeace Brothers, Davey G. Project, lady danville, Sourgrass and from the movie’s composer David G. Garner. The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 5, 2013 and is […]

MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the mini-series Flight of the Storks (Le vol des cigognes). The album features the series’ original score written by French composer Eric Neveux (Intimacy, Hideaways). The soundtrack is now available digitally on iTunes, where you can also check out audio clips. Flight of the Storks is based […]

Martin Davich has composed the score for the indie western Sweetwater. The film is directed by Logan & Noah Miller and stars Ed Harris, January Jones, Jason Isaacs, Eduardo Noriega, Jason Aldean and Stephen Root. The movie is set in the late 1800s and follows a fanatical religious leader, a renegade Sheriff, and a former […]

‘Frozen Planet’ Soundtrack Announced

Posted: January 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the BBC series Frozen Planet. The album features selections from the show’s score composed and conducted by George Fenton (Gandhi, Cry Freedom, The Fisher King) who has previously scored the nature documentary series The Blue Planet and Planet Earth. The music is performed by the BBC […]

Intrada Records has announced the world premiere release of the soundtrack for Paramount Pictures’ 1991 Vietnam war-set action drama Flight of the Intruder directed by John Milius and starring Danny Glover, Willem Dafoe and Brad Johnson. The film’s music is composed and conducted by Basil Poledouris who also collaborated with the director on such films […]