ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, announced today that composer Stephen Schwartz will be honored with the Founders Award at its 32nd annual ASCAP Screen Music Awards on Tuesday, May 16 at The Wiltern in Los Angeles. The gala will also celebrate ASCAP’s top film, television and videogame composers of 2016. Over the course of his career, Schwartz has composed […]
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Stephen Schwartz to Receive Founders Award at ASCAP Screen Music Awards
Posted: March 8, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: ASCAP Founders Award, ASCAP Screen Music Awards, Stephen Schwartz
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Hulu’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ to Feature Music by Adam Taylor
Posted: March 8, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Taylor, Bruce Miller, Hulu, Reed Morano, The Handmaid's Tale
Adam Taylor is composing the music for the upcoming Hulu original series The Handmaid’s Tale. The show is created by Bruce Miller (Alphas, The 100) and stars Elisabeth Moss, Samira Wiley, Joseph Fiennes and Alexis Bledel. The drama is based on the classic novel by Margaret Atwood and tells the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, an authoritarian […]
Christopher Willis Scoring Armando Iannucci’s ‘The Death of Stalin’
Posted: March 8, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Armando Iannucci, Christopher Willis, The Death of Stalin
Christopher Willis is currently recording his score for the upcoming comedy The Death of Stalin. The film is directed by Armando Iannucci (In the Loop) and stars Adrian McLoughlin, Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Rupert Friend, Jason Isaacs, Michael Palin, Jeffrey Tambor, Andrea Riseborough, Paddy Considine and Olga Kurylenko. The movie is based on the French graphic […]
Bruno Coulais’ ‘Marie Curie’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: March 8, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bruno Coulais, Marie Curie, Marie Noelle, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album will be released for the biographical drama Marie Curie. The album features the film’s original music composed by Bruno Coulais (Coraline, The Chorus, The Crimson Rivers, Winged Migration). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, March 10 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Marie Curie is directed by Marie Noelle […]
‘Diamond Cartel’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Diamond Cartel, Soundtrack
Cleopatra Records will release a soundtrack album for the action adventure Diamond Cartel. The album features the songs from the movie by artists including Space Temple, Captain Beyond, The Warlocks, Magic Wands, Psychopomps, Blackburner, Mussa, Simcard, Nektar, Hedersleben & more. The soundtrack will be released on April 7, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on […]
Alexandre Desplat to Score George Clooney’s ‘Suburbicon’
Posted: March 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, George Clooney, Suburbicon
Alexandre Desplat is reteaming with George Clooney on the upcoming crime comedy Suburbicon. The film directed by Clooney and stars Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Josh Brolin, Oscar Isaac, Noah Jupe and Glenn Fleshler. The movie centers on a father who hatches a plan to kill his wife in order to be with the woman’s sister, […]
Federico Jusid Scoring Brian Goodman’s ‘Black Butterfly’
Posted: March 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Black Butterfly, Brian Goodman, Federico Jusid
Federico Jusid has recently scored the upcoming psychological thriller Black Butterfly. The film is marks the second directorial effort of actor Brian Goodman following 2008’s What Doesn’t Kill You and stars Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Piper Perabo. The movie is based on the French film Papillon Noir and revolves around a down-on-his-luck screenwriter who picks up a drifter and offers him a place […]
‘Baby’s Day Out’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 7, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Baby's Day Out, Bruce Broughton, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere commercial soundtrack release for the 1994 family movie Baby’s Day Out directed by Patrick Read Johnson, written and produced by John Hughes and starring Joe Mantegna, Lara Flynn Boyle and Joe Pantoliano. The album features the original music from the 20th Century Fox production composed and conducted by Academy Award […]
Marco Beltrami to Score Spike TV’s ‘Waco’
Posted: March 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Drew Dowdle, John Erick Dowdle, Marco Beltrami, Spike TV, Waco
Marco Beltrami is set to compose the music for the upcoming Spike TV event mini-series Waco. The show is written by John Erick Dowdle (Quarantine, Devil) & Drew Dowdle and stars Michael Shannon and Taylor Kitsch. The 6-parter is based on the true story of the 1993 FBI siege of a religious sect in Waco, Texas […]
‘Raw’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jim Williams, Julia Ducournau, Raw, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the French psychological horror thriller Raw. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jim Williams (Sightseers, Kill List, A Field in England). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 10, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Death Waltz Recording Company will release a vinyl version in mid-April. […]
