The nominations for the 56th Grammy Awards have been announced. Here are the nominations in the film music-related categories: Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Argo (Alexandre Desplat) – WaterTower Music The Great Gatsby (Craig Armstrong) – WaterTower Music/Interscope Life of Pi (Mychael Danna) – Sony Classical Lincoln (John Williams) – Sony Classical Skyfall (Thomas […]
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56th Grammy Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: December 6, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Grammy Awards
Martin Léon Scoring ‘The Good Lie’
Posted: December 6, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Martin Leon, Philippe Falardeau, The Good Lie
Martin Léon is reuniting with director Philippe Falardeau on the upcoming indie drama The Good Lie. The movie marks the filmmaker’s first English language project and stars Reese Witherspoon, Corey Stoll, Sarah Baker and Brit Arnold Oceng. The film follows a young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to […]
‘Yves Saint Laurent’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: December 6, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ibrahim Maalouf, score, Soundtrack, Yves Saint Laurent
WY Productions will release a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Yves Saint Laurent. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ibrahim Maalouf. Also included are the songs featured in the film by artists such as Brisa Roché, Chromatics, The Emotions, The Chamber Brothers, We the People, The Bossmen and Patrick Watson. The […]
Mark Kilian to Score ABC’s ‘Killer Women’
Posted: December 6, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Killer Women, Mark Kilian
Mark Kilian is composing the music for the upcoming ABC drama Killer Women. The show is created by Hannah Shakespeare (The Raven, Loverboy) and stars Tricia Helfer, Marc Blucas, Marta Milans, Michael Trucco and Alex Fernandez. The series centers on the only woman in the notoriously male Texas Rangers – committed to finding the truth […]
‘The Sleepwalker’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: December 5, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kato Ådland, Mona Fastvold, score, Sondre Lerche, Soundtrack, The Sleepwalker
Sondre Lerche has announced on his official website that he will be releasing the original soundtrack from the indie drama The Sleepwalker, which he co-scored with Kato Ådland. The music also features vocals by the Norwegian singer/songwriter whose best known previous film scoring credit is Dan In Real Life, as well as Sylvie Lewis, Nathalie […]
Mark Orton Scoring ‘My Old Lady’
Posted: December 5, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Big Significant Things, Drunktown's Finest, Mark Orton, My Old Lady, Redemption Trail
Mark Orton is the composer of the upcoming comedy drama My Old Lady. The film marks the directorial debut of Israel Horovitz (screenwriter of Sunshine, Author! Author!) and stars Maggie Smith, Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas and Dominique Pinon. The movie is based on a play by Horovitz and centers on a man from New […]
New Soundtrack Albums for ‘A Passage to India’ and ‘The Beastmaster’ Announced
Posted: December 5, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Passage to India, Billy Wilder, David Lean, Lee Holdridge, Maurice Jarre, Miklos Rosza, score, Soundtrack, The Beastmaster, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Quartet Records has announced three new limited edition soundtrack releases. First up is a new soundtrack album for the 1984 historical drama A Passage to India directed by David Lean and starring Judy David, Victor Banerjee, Peggy Ashcroft, James Fox and Alec Guiness. The album features the film’s complete original score composed and conducted by Maurice […]
‘War Story’ to Feature Music by Evanescence’s Amy Lee and Dave Eggar
Posted: December 4, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amy Lee, Dave Eggar, Mark Jackson, War Story
Amy Lee has announced on Twitter that she has co-scored the upcoming indie drama War Story with Dave Eggar. The film is directed by Mark Jackson and stars Catherine Keener, Hafsia Herzi, Vincenzo Amato, Donatella Finocchiaro and Ben Kingsley. The movie follows a war photographer who retreats to a small town in Sicily after being held […]
‘I, Frankenstein’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 4, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: By Maker, I Frankenstein, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the action thriller I, Frankenstein. The album features the songs from the film by By Maker (feat. Geno Lenardo and Daniel Davies). Also includes ad bonus tracks are songs by 8mm, Justin Lassen and Geno Lenardo feat. Prashant Aswani. The soundtrack will be released […]
Dario Marianelli to Score ‘The Boxtrolls’
Posted: December 4, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dario Marianelli, Laika Entertainment, The Boxtrolls
Dario Marianelli has signed on to score Laika Entertainment’s upcoming 3D stop-motion and CG hybrid animated feature The Boxtrolls. The movie is directed by Anthony Stacchi (co-director of Open Season) and Graham Annable (story artist on Coraline and ParaNorman) and features the voice talent of Ben Kingsley, Toni Collette, Elle Fanning, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Jared Harris, […]