The Los Angeles Italia Film Fashion and Art Fest has announced today that Ennio Morricone will be honored at the 11th edition of the festival, which takes place from February 21 – 27 at the TCL Chinese 6 Theaters in Hollywood. The composer of such films as The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The […]
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Ennio Morricone to Be Honored at Los Angeles Italia Film Fashion & Art Fest
Posted: January 4, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ennio Morricone, Fashion & Art Fest, Los Angeles Italia Film
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J. Ralph Scoring Brian Oakes’ ‘Jim’
Posted: January 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brian Oakes, J. Ralph, Jim
J. Ralph is composing the music for the upcoming documentary Jim. The film is directed by Brian Oakes and centers on the life and work of American journalist James Foley, who was killed by ISIS terrorists in 2014. Seen through the lens of his close childhood friend, the movie follows Foley as he moves from the front […]
First Songs from ABC’s ‘Galavant’ Season 2 Released
Posted: January 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ABC, Alan Menken, Galavant, Glenn Slater
Hollywood Records has released the first three songs from Season 2 of the ABC musical comedy Galavant. The songs are written by Academy Award winner Alan Menken (Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Enchanted) and Glenn Slater and are performed by the series’ cast. The new songs include the track A New Season, which is available to download on Amazon and can be checked […]
Soundtrack Album Details for WGN America’s ‘Manhattan’
Posted: January 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alex Somers, Jeff Russo, Jónsi, Jónsi & Alex, Manhattan, score, Soundtrack, WGN America, Zoe Keating
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the WGN America original series Manhattan. The album features selections from the original music from the show’s first season composed by Sigur Rós front man Jónsi & Alex Somers. Also included is music from the drama’s second season composed by Jeff Russo (Fargo) and Zoe Keating. The soundtrack will be released […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 1, 2016)
Posted: January 1, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anomalisa, Carter Burwell, Ryder McNair, Yosemite
Except for the nationwide expansion of Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight, which opened in limited release last week, no other movies are opening nationwide this weekend. Opening in select theaters in New York and Los Angeles this week before expanding nationwide later this month is the animated feature Anomalisa directed by Duke Johnson & Charlie Kaufman and featuring […]
Hans Zimmer to Score Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dunkirk’
Posted: January 1, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk, Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer is reteaming with Christopher Nolan on the director’s upcoming World War II action thriller Dunkirk. According to Hans-Zimmer.com, the composer has already started working on the film. The project marks Zimmer’s sixth collaboration with Nolan following The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception and Interstellar. Dunkirk is set during the legendary evacuation of the northern French city during WWII. Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance and […]
