Three new movies are opening nationwide this week: Opening in most theaters is the animated sequel Despicable Me 3 directed by Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda & Eric Guillon and featuring the voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker, Miranda Cosgrove, Steve Coogan, Jenny Slate and Julie Andrews. The film’s original score is composed by Heitor Pereira (The Angry Birds Movie, The […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 30, 2017)
Posted: June 30, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 2:22, Andrew Feltenstein, Baby Driver, Bruno Coulais, Dan Romer, Despicable Me 3, Heitor Pereira, Jaeil Jung, James Orr, John Nau, Lisa Gerrard, Marie Curie, Okja, Paul Leonard Morgan, Pharrell Williams, Steven Price, The B-Side, The House, The Little Hours
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Television Academy Celebrates TV Music at ‘Words + Music’ Concert
Posted: June 30, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Television Academy
Last night, the Television Academy presented its second live concert, Words + Music – A Concert Celebrating Music Written for Television. The event, which celebrated the importance of original songs and scores in television and was conceived and organized by Television Academy Music Governor Michael A. Levine, music director Rickey Minor and produced by Ben Carter, took place […]
David Buckley to Score ‘Papillon’ Remake
Posted: June 30, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Buckley, Michael Noer, Papillon
David Buckley is composing the music for the upcoming remake of the 1973 classic Papillon. The film is directed by Michael Noer (R, Northwest) and stars Charlie Hunnam, Rami Malek, Tommy Flanagan, Michael Socha and Nikola Kent. The movie is a modern retelling of the original, which was based on the memoirs of convicted felon and fugitive Henri Charriere. Aaron […]
OneRepublic’s ‘Truth to Power’ from ‘An Inconvenient Sequel’ Released
Posted: June 30, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power, OneRepublic, Ryan Tedder
Mosley Music and Interscope Records have released the original song Truth to Power from the documentary An Inconvenient Sequel. The track is written by Ryan Tedder and performed by OneRepublic. The song is now available as a digital single on Amazon. Listen to the track after the jump. An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power directed by Bonni […]
‘Jasmine’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 29, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dax Phelan, Jasmine, score, Shie Rozow, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the horror thriller Jasmine. The album features the film’s original music composed by Shie Rozow (Rebel, Ballistica). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 14, 2017. The download link will be added this article within the next few weeks. Jasmine is co-written and directed by Dax […]
Jeff Russo to Score Craig Gillespie’s ‘I, Tonya’
Posted: June 29, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Craig Gillespie, I Tonya, Jeff Russo
Jeff Russo has been hired to score the upcoming biographical comedy drama I, Tonya. The film is directed by Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl, Fright Night) and stars Margot Robbie as figure skater Tonya Harding, Sebastian Stan as her spouse Jeff Gillooly, Allison Janney as her mother Lavona, as well as Paul Walter Hauser, […]
‘Castlevania’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 29, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Castlevania, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Trevor Morris
The full details of the first soundtrack album for the Netflix animated series Castlevania have been revealed. The album the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Trevor Morris (Immortals, Vikings, Iron Fist, Olympus/London Has Fallen, The Borgias). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 7, 2017 and physically a few weeks later. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Castlevania based on the […]
Joseph LoDuca Scoring ‘Cult of Chucky’
Posted: June 29, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cult of Chucky, Don Mancini, Joseph LoDuca
Joseph LoDuca has been hired to score the upcoming horror thriller Cult of Chucky. The film is written and directed by Don Mancini and stars Alex Vincent who reprises his role as Andy Barclay from the original Child’s Play movie, we well as Jennifer Tilly, Tiffany and Fiona Dourif. Brad Dourif is returning as the voice of Chucky. The movie follows the title character as he returns to […]
Justin Hurwitz, Craig Armstrong, Abel Korzeniowski, Nicholas Britell & More Invited to Join Academy
Posted: June 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 774 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures to join the organization. Among the invited artists this year a number of film composers, including this year’s winner in the Best Original Score and Song category, Justin Hurwitz (La La Land), Craig Armstrong (Moulin Rouge!, The Great […]
Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump Scoring ‘Gnome Alone’
Posted: June 28, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gnome Alone, Patrick Stump, Peter Lepeniotis
Fall Out Boy member Patrick Stump has recently composed the original score for the upcoming animated feature Gnome Alone. The film is directed by Peter Lepeniotis (The Nut Job) and features the voices of Becky G, Josh Peck, Olivia Holt and George Lopez. The movie centers on a girl who discovers her new home’s garden contains gnomes […]
