Alan Silvestri has been chosen as this year’s guest of honor at this year’s World Soundtrack Awards. The composer’s music will be performed at the 15th anniversary edition of the event, conducted by Dirk Brossé and accompanied by film fragments on the big screen, during the 42nd Ghent Film Festival on October 24, 2015. Silvestri’s credits include […]
Archive for February, 2015
Alan Silvestri to Be Honored at World Soundtrack Awards 2015
Posted: February 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Silvestri, Daniel Pemberton, World Soundtrack Awards
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Rihanna’s ‘Towards the Sun’ from DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Home’ Released
Posted: February 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Home, Rihanna
Westbury Road Entertainment has released the original song Towards the Sun from DreamWorks Animation’s feature Home. The song is performed by Rihanna who contributes several tracks to the film’s soundtrack. Visit iTunes to download the song. Listen to the track after the jump and check back on this page for the details of the full […]
‘The Lazarus Effect’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Sarah Schachner, score, Soundtrack, The Lazarus Effect
Relativity Music Group has released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller The Lazarus Effect. The album features the film’s original music composed by Sarah Schachner (Assassin’s Creed: Unity). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The Lazarus Effect is directed by David Gelb, produced by […]
Danny Elfman to Compose Additional Music for ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
Posted: February 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Danny Elfman, Joss Whedon, Marvel Studios
The latest poster for Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Age of Ultron reveals that Danny Elfman is composing additional music for the film written and directed by Joss Whedon and starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johannson, Jeremy Renner, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Cobie Smulders, James Spader, Hayley Atwell, Stellan […]
‘The Cobbler’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Debney, Nick Urata, score, Soundtrack, The Cobbler
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the fantasy comedy drama The Cobbler. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2, Elf, Bruce Almighty) and Nick Urata (Paddington, Crazy, Stupid, Love, Focus). Also included is the song Step Into My Shoes by Arlan Feiles. The soundtrack will be released […]
John Cameron Mitchell’s ‘How to Talk to Girls at Parties’ to Feature Music by Nico Muhly
Posted: February 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: How to Talk to Girls at Parties, John Cameron Mitchell, Nico Muhly
John Cameron Mitchell revealed in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that Nico Muhly will be composing original music for the director’s upcoming sci-fi comedy How to Talk to Girls at Parties. The film is based on a short story by Neil Gaiman and is set to star Elle Fanning. The movie follows a schoolboy and […]
Video Highlights from 87th Academy Awards
Posted: February 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Alexandre Desplat, Common, John Legend
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences and ABC have published some of the music-related highlights of the 87th Academy Awards ceremony online. Check out the acceptance speeches of Alexandre Desplat who won the Oscar for his music for The Grand Budapest Hotel and John Legend & Common who won the award for the song Glory from Selma after the jump. Also embedded is the backstage […]
Expanded ‘Intersection’ and ‘Soapdish’ Soundtracks Announced
Posted: February 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Silvestri, Intersection, James Newton Howard, score, Soapdish, Soundtrack
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1994 drama Intersection directed by Mark Rydell and starring Richard Gere, Sharon Stone, Lolita Davidovich and Martin Landau. The expanded soundtrack edition features the complete remastered original score from the Paramount Pictures production composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, The Sixth Sense, King […]
Alexandre Desplat Wins Oscar for ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
Posted: February 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Alexandre Desplat, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Alexandre Destplat has won his first Academy Award in the Best Original Score category for his music for Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel. The composer was previously nominated six time before and also received another nod this year for his score for The Imitation Game. The other contenders in the category were Johann Johannsspn […]
SCL Hosts Reception for Academy Award-Nominated Composers and Songwriters
Posted: February 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Academy Awards, Alexandre Desplat, Common, Danielle Brisebois, Diane Warren, Gary Yershon, Gregg Alexander, Johann Johannsson, Julian Raymond, SCL, Shawn Patterson
Yesterday afternoon, the Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) hosted its annual reception honoring the Academy Award-nominated composers and songwriters in the Best Original Score and Best Original Song category at the Cafe La Boheme in West Hollywood. Following a speech by Academy Music Branch Governor Charles Bernstein, SCL president Ashley Irwin introduced the nominees […]
