Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the dance movie Honey: Rise Up and Dance. The album features the songs from the movie by artists including Chris Brown, Future, Omarion, Stefflon Don, Troy Reign, Ni Emory & others. Also included is a suite from the film’s original score composed by Elvin Ross (Boo! A […]
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‘Honey: Rise Up and Dance’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 24, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Elvin Ross, Honey: Rise Up and Dance, Soundtrack
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 23, 2018)
Posted: March 23, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Bag of Marbles, Alexandre Desplat, Amine Bouhafa, Armand Amar, Back to Burgundy, Beauty and the Dogs, Chris Bacon, Christophe Minck, David Wilder Savage, Evan Lurie, Final Portrait, Gregoire Hetzel, I Kill Giants, Isle of Dogs, Ismael's Ghosts, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, Laurent Perez Del Mar, Loic Dury, Lorne Balfe, Madame, Matthieu Gonet, Midnight Sun, Nathaniel Walcott, Neil Young, Pacific Rim Uprising, Paradox, Paul Apostle of Christ, Promise of the Real, Sherlock Gnomes, Unsane
Five new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the sci-fi action adventure Pacific Rim Uprising directed by Steven S. DeKnight and starring John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Jing Tian, Cailee Spaeny, Rinko Kikuchi, Burn Gorman, Adria Arjona and Charlie Day. The film’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (The […]
John Powell to Receive Henry Mancini Award
Posted: March 23, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: ASCAP Screen Music Awards, Henry Mancini Award, John Powell
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) announced that composer John Powell will be honored at the 33rd Annual Screen Music Awards (previously known as ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards) on May 23, 2018 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. Powell will receive the Henry Mancini Award, which is given to composers for outstanding […]
‘Heartbeats’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 23, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gingger Shankar, Heartbeats, Roc Nation, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album for the romantic drama Heartbeats. The album features the film’s original score composed by Gingger Shankar (Circumstance, American Fable). Also included are the original songs from the movie by Roc Nation. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Heartbeats […]
Jeff Russo Scoring ‘Santa Clarita Diet’ Season 2
Posted: March 23, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Russo, Netflix, Santa Clarita Diet
Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery, Legion, Snowfall, The Night Of) is the new composer of the Netflix original series Santa Clarita Diet. The composer has scored the second season of the show created by Victor Fresco and starring Drew Barrymore, Timothy Olyphant, Liv Hewson and Skyler Gisondo. The comedy follows a married couple leading vaguely discontented lives […]
‘I Can Only Imagine’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 23, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brent McCorkle, I Can Only Imagine, Soundtrack
Fair Trade Services has released a new soundtrack album for the faith-based drama I Can Only Imagine. The album features the songs from the movie performed by lead actor J. Michael Finley, including the title track written by Bart Millard and performed in its original version by the Christian band MercyMe. Also included are selections […]
Cliff Martinez Scoring Drew Pearce’s ‘Hotel Artemis’
Posted: March 22, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cliff Martinez, Drew Pearce, Hotel Artemis
Cliff Martinez (Drive, Traffic, Solaris, Contagion) has recently composed the music for the upcoming thriller Hotel Artemis. The film is written and directed by Drew Pearce (Iron Man 3, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation) and stars Jodie Foster, Sterling K. Brown, Sofia Boutella, Jeff Goldblum, Brian Tyree Henry, Jenny Slate, Zachary Quinto, Charlie Day and Dave Bautista. The movie […]
‘Mary Magdalene’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 22, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Garth Davis, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Johann Johannsson, Mary Magdalane, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the biblical drama Mary Magdalene. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hildur Guðnadóttir (Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Strong Island) and Jóhann Jóhannsson (Arrival, The Theory of Everything, Sicario, Prisoners). The soundtrack will be released digitally overseas tomorrow, March 23. Mary Magdalene is […]
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Scoring Miguel Arteta’s ‘Duck Butter’
Posted: March 22, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Duck Butter, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Miguel Arteta
Composer and synth experimentalist Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith is making her major feature film scoring debut on the upcoming indie comedy Duck Butter. The film is directed by Miguel Arteta (The Good Girl, Cedar Rapids, Beatriz at Dinner) and stars Alia Shawkat, Laia Costa, Mae Whitman, Hong Chau and Kate Berlant. The movie centers on aa one-night stand […]
Nominations for BAFTA TV Craft Awards Announced
Posted: March 22, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA TV Craft Awards
The BAFTA TV Craft Awards nominations have been announced today. Check out the nominees in the music-related category after the jump. This year’s awards ceremony hosted by Stephen Mangan will take place at the Brewery, London, on Sunday, April 22, and will be hosted for the sixth time by Stephen Mangan. The BAFTA TV Awards […]