Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) and Sundance Institute have announced the line-up for the 19th annual Composer/Director Roundtable and 15th annual Snowball during the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. BMI’s roundtable entitled Music & Film: The Creative Process will take place on Tuesday, January 24, at Festival Base Camp, presented by Canada Goose (475 Swede Alley, Park City, Utah), from 2:00 […]
Archive for January, 2017
BMI to Present 19th Annual Composer/Director Roundtable at 2017 Sundance Film Festival
Posted: January 12, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BMI, Sundance Film Festival
Ariana Grande & John Legend to Perform ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Title Song
Posted: January 12, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ariana Grande, Beauty and the Beast, John Legend
Walt Disney Records has announced that Ariana Grande and John Legend are set to perform a new version of the song Beauty and the Beast from Disney’s live-action film adaptation of the same title. The ballad written by Alan Menken and featuring lyrics by Howard Ashman was originally performed by Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson and received an Academy Award and […]
Jeff Cardoni to Score Netflix’s ‘Girlboss’
Posted: January 11, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Girlboss, Jeff Cardoni, Kay Cannon, Netflix
Jeff Cardoni is scoring the upcoming Netflix original series Girlboss. The show is created by Kay Cannon (Pitch Perfect) and stars Britt Robertson, Johnny Simmons, Ellie Reed, Dean Norris and Alphonso McAuley. The comedy is inspired by Sophia Amoruso’s autobiography of the same title and follows a rebellious, broke anarchist who stumbles upon her passion of selling […]
‘Fifty Shades Darker’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 11, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Elfman, Fifty Shades Darker, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for the sequel Fifty Shades Darker have been revealed. The album features the songs from the movie, including the track I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) by ZAYN & Taylor Swift, which is already available as a single, as well as songs by Halsey, Tove Lo, Sia, Kygo, The-Dream, […]
Marcelo Zarvos to Score Steven Chbsoky’s ‘Wonder’
Posted: January 11, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Marcelo Zarvos, Steven Chbosky, Wonder
Marcelo Zarvos has signed on to score the upcoming drama Wonder. The film is directed by Steven Chbosky (The Perks of Being a Wallflower) and stars Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Noah Jupe, Bryce Gheisar, Izabela Vidovic, Danielle Rose Russell, Millie Davis, Elle McKinnon, Daveed Diggs and Mandy Patinkin. The movie is based on […]
‘Singles’ – Deluxe Edition Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: January 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cameron Crowe, Chris Cornell, Paul Westerberg, Singles, Soundtrack
Sony Music will release a new soundtrack album for 1992 romantic comedy Singles written and directed by Cameron Crowe and starring Bridget Fonda, Campbell Scott, Kyra Sedgwick, Sheila Kelley, Jim True, Bill Pullman and Matt Dillon. The album features the songs from the film by Pearl Jam, Chris Cornell, Alice in Chains, Citizen Dick, The Smashing […]
‘The Invisible Guest’ (‘Contratiempo’) Soundtrack Announced
Posted: January 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Contratiempo, Fernando Velazquez, score, Soundtrack, The Invisible Guest
Quartet Records will release a soundtrack album for the Spanish thriller The Invisible Guest (Contratiempo). The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Fernando Velazquez (The Impossible, The Orphanage, Mama, A Monster Calls, Crimson Peak). Also included is the original song Nadie va a venir a buscarte written by Velázquez and performed by Zahara. The soundtrack is now available to […]
53rd Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: January 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: CAS Awards, Cinema Audio Society
The Cinema Audio Society has announced the nominees for the 53rd Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing. For the past couple of years, scoring mixers have been recognized alongside production, re-recording, ADR and foley mixers. In the Motion Pictures – Live Action category, the scoring mixers honored include Peter Cobbin for Marvel’s Doctor Strange (feat. music by Michael […]
Mark Mothersbaugh Scoring Miguel Arteta’s ‘Beatriz at Dinner’
Posted: January 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Beatriz at Dinner, Mark Mothersbaugh, Miguel Arteta
Mark Mothersbaugh has composed the score for the upcoming comedy Beatriz at Dinner. The film is directed by Miguel Arteta (The Good Girl, Youth in Revolt, Cedar Rapids) and stars Salma Hayek, John Lithgow, Chloe Sevigny, Connie Britton, Jay Duplass, Nina Arianda, Amy Landecker and John Early. The movie centers on the relationship between an immigrant from a poor […]
2017 BAFTA Nominations Announced
Posted: January 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA
The British Academy of Film and Television has announced the nominations for the 2017 Orange British Academy Film Awards. The winners will be announced at the Orange British Academy Film Awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London on Sunday, February 12. For a full list of nominations, click here. Here are the nominations in […]