Yesterday afternoon, the work of Alexandre Desplat was celebrated during a conversation and performance of his Oscar-nominated score for Philomena at the Beverly Hills Hotel’s Polo Lounge. During a Q&A moderated by Society of Composers & Lyricists president Ashley Irwin, the composer talked about his fourth collaboration with director Stephen Frears, the challenges of the project and meeting the real […]
Archive for February, 2014
Alexandre Desplat’s ‘Philomena’ Score Celebrated at Q&A and Live Performance Event
Posted: February 24, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Philomena
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to Present TV Music Live Concert
Posted: February 24, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Variety is reporting that the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences will present the first-ever live concert to take place on May 21, 2014 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. A 70-piece orchestra and 40-voice choir are expected to perform music by at least nine active TV composers, including Jeff Beal (House of Cards), Bear McCreary (The […]
Steven Price Wins Satellite Award for ‘Gravity’
Posted: February 24, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Satellite Awards
Steven Price has won his first Satellite Award in the Original Score category for his music for Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity at last night’s 18th Annual Satellite Awards ceremony at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles. Shortly before Price received the award, astronaut Richard Mastracchio tweeted, “I am watching the movie Gravity up here on ISS. […]
‘Teenage’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 23, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bradford Cox, score, Soundtrack, Teenage
Cinereach Music will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Teenage. The album features the film’s original music composed by Bradford Cox of the indie rock band Deerhunter. Also included is the song Kate by Chandra. The soundtrack will be released on March 11, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after […]
‘Gravity’ Wins Cinema Audio Society Award
Posted: February 22, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: CAS Awards, Cinema Audio Society
The team behind the sound mixing of Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity has won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing in the Motion Pictures – Live Action category at tonight’s 50th annual Cinema Audio Society Awards ceremony at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. Scoring mixer Gareth Cousins, along with production mixer Chris Munro, re-recording mixers Skip Lievsay, Niv […]
‘House of Lies’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 22, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: House of Lies, Showtime, Soundtrack
Capitol Records will release a soundtrack album for the Showtime original series House of Lies. The album features a selection of songs from the show by artists including Gary Clark Jr., Aloe Blacc, Basecamp, Isaac Delusion, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Kim Cesarion, Count Bassie, Thomas Dybdahl and Michael Kiwanuka. The soundtrack will be released on March […]
‘Cavemen’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: February 21, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cavemen, Ronen Landa, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie romantic comedy Cavemen. The album features the songs from the movie by Names of Stars, Golden State, We3Kings, The Peach Kings, Mathclub and more. Also included are two tracks from the film’s original score composed by Ronen Landa (The Pact). The soundtrack will be released digitally on […]
‘Drive Hard’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 21, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bryce Jacobs, Drive Hard, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller Drive Hard. The album features the film’s original music composed by Bryce Jacobs. Also included are three songs by Hart Steen, Anthony Snape and Jake Glenn Tribe. The soundtrack will be released on March 4, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back […]