Premiering tomorrow, February 22, is the HBO documentary Becoming Mike Nichols directed and produced by Douglas McGrath and documents the early life of the influential director and producer. The film’s original music is composed by David Lawrence (American Pie, High School Musical, Jericho, Van Wilder: Party Liaison) who previously scored McGrath’s 2000 feature Company Men. To learn more about the documentary, which was […]
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 21, 2016)
Posted: February 21, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC America, Becoming Mike Nichols, Bennett Salvay, Daniel Pemberton, David Lawrence, Fuller House, HBO, Jesse Frederick, Netflix, Sarah Warne
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‘The Revenant’ Wins Cinema Audio Society Award
Posted: February 20, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: CAS Awards, Cinema Audio Society
The team behind the sound mixing of Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s The Revenant has won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing in the Motion Pictures – Live Action category at tonight’s 52nd annual Cinema Audio Society Awards ceremony at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. Scoring mixer Conrad Hensel, along with production mixer Chris Duesterdiek, re-recording mixers Jon […]
Stephen Warbeck Scoring ‘Arctic Heart’
Posted: February 20, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Arctic Heart, Le secret des banquises, Stephen Warbeck
Stephen Warbeck has recently composed the music for the upcoming French romantic comedy Arctic Heart (Le secret des banquises). The film is written and directed by Marie Madinier and stars Guillaume Canet, Charlotte Le Bon, Anne Le Ny, Patrick D’Assumçao and Damien Chapelle. The movie follows a timid young grad student who is madly in […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 19, 2016)
Posted: February 19, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Eloi Painchaid, Embrace of the Serpent, Forsaken, Jonathan Goldsmith, Jorane, Mark Korven, Nascuy Linares, Race, Rachel Portman, Raymond Wong, Risen, Roque Banos, Snowtime, The Mermaid, The Witch
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the biblical drama Risen directed by Kevin Reynolds and starring Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felon, Peter Firth and Cliff Curtis. The film’s original music is composed by Roque Banos (The Machinist, In the Heart of the Sea, Evil Dead, Sexy Beast, Oldboy). Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring […]
‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Season 1 – Volume 1 Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 19, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Adam Schlesinger, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Jack Dolgen, Rachel Bloom, Soundtrack, The CW
WaterTower Music has released the first full soundtrack album for the CW musical comedy drama Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. The album features the songs from the show written by Rachel Bloom, Adam Schlesinger and Jack Dolgen and performed by the series’ cast. Jerome Kurtenbach co-wrote the song West Covina from the pilot episode. Also included are five […]
‘Midnight Special’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 19, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Wingo, Jeff Nichols, Midnight Special, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for Jeff Nichols’ sci-fi thriller Midnight Special. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Wingo (All the Real Girls, Our Brand Is Crisis, Joe, George Washington) who previously collaborated with the director on Take Shelter and Mud. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 11, 2016 […]
Harold Wheeler Named Oscar Music Director
Posted: February 19, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Harold Wheeler
Academy Awards producers David Hill and Reginald Hudlin today announced that Harold Wheeler was selected as music director for this year’s 88th Oscars. He returns for the third Oscar telecast, his first as music director. Wheeler is best known as an orchestrator, composer, conductor, record producer and arranger and has received numerous Emmy and Tony Award nominations. His television credits […]
‘Vinyl’ Vol. 1.2 Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 19, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Soundtrack, Vinyl
Atlantic Records has released a new EP for the HBO original series Vinyl. The soundtrack features the songs from the second episode of the show by The Del-Tino’s, Aimee Mann, Jerry Lee Lewis, Julian Casablancas and Don Covay. The EP is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The […]
Alexandre Desplat Scoring ‘France’ Documentary
Posted: February 19, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: France, Jerome Salle, Raymond Depardon, The Odyssey
Alexandre Desplat is scoring the upcoming French documentary France (Les habitants). The film is directed by Raymond Depardon (Journal de France) and follows the filmmaker as he drives through France, from the north to the south, and stops in front of homes and places of business to meet the people of France. Claudine Nougaret is producing the project […]
‘Girls’ Vol. 3 Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 18, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Girls, HBO, Michael Penn, Soundtrack
Interscope Records will release a new soundtrack album for the HBO original series Girls. The album features a selection of songs from the show by artists including Ellie Goulding, Bleachers and Grimes, St. Vincent, BØRNS, Lucy Rose, Casey Veggies, Matrimony, Christine and the Queens & more. Also included are two tracks from the show’s original score […]
