Lin-Manuel Miranda has composed original songs for the upcoming animated feature Vivo. The film will be directed by Kirk De Micco (The Croods, Space Chimps) and is being written by Quiara Alegría Hudes, Miranda’s collaborator on the stage musical In The Heights. The movie, which is supposed to feature 11 new songs, tells the tale of […]
Archive for December, 2016
Sony Pictures Animation’s ‘Vivo’ to Feature Original Songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Posted: December 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Kirk De Micco, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Vivo
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‘The Bad News Bears’ Trilogy Soundtrack Announced
Posted: December 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Craig Safan, Jerry Fielding, Paul Chihara, score, Soundtrack, The Bad News Bears, The Bad News Bears Go to Japan, The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
Quartet Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for The Bad News Bears trilogy. The 3-CD set features the score from the original 1976 sports comedy directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Walter Matthau & Tatum O’Neal composed by Academy Award nominee Jerry Fielding (The Wild Bunch, Escape from Alcatraz, The Gambler), the music […]
Soundtrack for ITV’s ‘The Halcyon’ to Be Released
Posted: December 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ITV, Jamie Cullum, Samuel Sim, score, Soundtrack, The Halcyon
Decca Records will release a soundtrack album for the ITV series The Halcyon. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Samuel Sim (Awake, Home Fires, Combat Hospital). Also included are two original songs written for the show by Jamie Cullum, as well as track by singer Beverley Knight who has a special guest appearance in the series where […]
Academy Announces 145 Original Scores in Oscar Race
Posted: December 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 145 scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2016 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 89th Academy Awards. The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below, in alphabetical order by film title: “The Abolitionists,” Tim […]
Fil Eisler to Score Marti Noxon’s ‘To the Bone’
Posted: December 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fil Eisler, Marti Noxon, To the Bone
Fil Eisler has been hired to score the upcoming comedy To the Bone. The film marks the feature directorial debut of writer Marti Noxon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Fright Night, I Am Number Four) and stars Lily Collins, Keanu Reeves, Carrie Preston, Lili Taylor, Alex Sharp and Liana Liberato. The movie follows a 20-year old woman who is […]
Academy Announces 91 Original Songs in Oscar Race
Posted: December 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced the short list of 91 songs that are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 89th Academy Awards.During the nominations process, all voting members of the Music Branch will receive a Reminder List of works submitted in the category and a compilation of […]
Brooke & Will Blair Scoring Macon Blair’s ‘I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore’
Posted: December 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brooke Blair, I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore, Macon Blair, Will Blair
Brooke Blair and Will Blair have been tapped to score the upcoming indie comedy I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore. The film is written and directed by their brother Macon Blair (The Monkey’s Paw) and stars Melanie Lynskey, Elijah Wood, David Yow, Jane Levy and Devon Graye. The movie follows a a […]
‘1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 1898 Los Ultimos de Filipinas, 1898 Our Last Men in the Philippines, Roque Banos, score, Soundtrack
Meliam Music has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish historical adventure drama 1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines (1898, Los Ultimos de Filipinas). The album features the film’s original music composed by Roque Banos (Don’t Breathe, In the Heart of the Sea, The Machinist, Evil Dead, Risen). The soundtrack is now available digitally overseas. Visit the Spanish Amazon store […]
‘Dalida’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dalida, Jean-Claude Petit, Lisa Azuelos, score, Soundtrack
Universal Music will release a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Dalida. The album features the songs from the movie by the drama’s subject, Dalida. Also included is the movie’s original score composed by Jean-Claude Petit (Jean de Florette, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Horseman on the Roof). The soundtrack will be overseas on January 6, 2017 and is […]
‘Young Guns’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: December 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anthony Marinelli, Brian Banks, score, Soundtrack, Young Guns
Rusted Wave has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1988 western Young Guns. The album features the film’s original music composed by Anthony Marinelli (15 Minutes, 2 Days in the Valley) and Brian Banks (Internal Affairs). The soundtrack will be released digitally and on vinyl on January 20, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Young […]
