The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 141 scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2017 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 90th Academy Awards. The nominations will be announced on January 23, 2018.
Archive for December, 2017
Academy Announces 141 Scores in Oscar Race
Posted: December 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
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Academy Announces 70 Original Songs in Oscar Race
Posted: December 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced the short list of 70 songs that are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 90th 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 […]
Marco Beltrami to Score John Krasinski’s ‘A Quiet Place’
Posted: December 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Quiet Place, John Krasinski, Marco Beltrami
Marco Beltrami has been hired to score the upcoming horror thriller A Quiet Place. The film is directed by John Krasinski who also stars in the movie alongside Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe. The thriller follows a family living an isolated existence in utter silence, for fear of an unknown threat that follows and […]
‘Hostiles’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hostiles, Max Richter, Ryan Bingham, score, Scott Cooper, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for the western Hostiles have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Max Richter (The Leftovers, Taboo, Waltz with Bashir, Miss Sloane, Disconnect). Also included is the original song How Shall a Sparrow Fly written and performed by Ryan Bingham. The soundtrack is set to be […]
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans to Score ‘Kailash’ & ‘XY Chelsea’
Posted: December 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Bensi, Derek Doneen, Kailash, Saunder Jurriaans, XY Chelsea
Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurrians are composing the music for the upcoming documentary Kailash. The film is directed by Derek Doneen and tells the story of how Kailash Satyarthi built a global movement to rescue children from slavery. Davis Guggenheim (Waiting for ‘Superman’, An Inconvenient Truth, He Named Me Malala) and Sarah Anthony (The Defiant […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 17, 2017)
Posted: December 17, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Christmas Story Live!, Amazon, Benj Pasek, Fox, Gunpowder, Hauschka, HBO, Justin Paul, Netflix, Solomon Grey, The Indian Detective, The Last Post, Todor Kobakov, Volker Bertelmann
Premiering tonight is the Fox holiday event A Christmas Story Live! starring Matthew Broderick, Andy Walken, Jane Krakowski, Chris Diamantopoulos, Ana Gasteyer, Ken Jeong and David Alan Grier. The television special’s music is composed by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (La La Land, The Greatest Showman, Dear Evan Hansen) based on their work on the Broadway musical […]
‘A Christmas Story Live!’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: December 17, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: A Christmas Story Live!, Benj Pasek, Fox, Justin Paul, Soundtrack
Arts Music will release a soundtrack album for the Fox holiday special event A Christmas Story Live! The album features the songs from the television special composed by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (La La Land, The Greatest Showman, Dear Evan Hansen), including several new tracks written for the production, and performed by the project’s cast. […]
‘The Highway Rat’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 16, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, René Aubry, score, Soundtrack, The Highway Rat
Magic Light Pictures will release a soundtrack album for the BBC animated holiday special The Highway Rat. The album features the original music from the short composed by René Aubry (The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo’s Child, Under the Bombs). The soundtrack will be released digitally on Monday, December 18 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, […]
‘Viking’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 16, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dean Valentine, score, Soundtrack, Viking
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the Russian historical epic Viking. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dean Valentine (Tiger Raid), as well as the composer’s music written for the movie’s trailers. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Viking […]
Steve London to Score Robert Budreau’s ‘Stockholm’
Posted: December 15, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Robert Budreau, Steve London, Stockholm
Steve London is reuniting with director Robert Budreau on the upcoming thriller Stockholm. The film is written and directed by Budreau and stars Ethan Hawke, Noomi Rapace, Mark Strong and Christopher Heyerdahl. The movie tells the true story of a 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis in Stockholm, during which the hostages bonded with their captors […]
