Hans Zimmer revealed in an interview with Comic Book Resource that he will be collaborating with Junkie XL on Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The composer mentioned that Junkie XL aka Tom Holkenborg will be providing music for the Batman character, while he will take care of Clark Kent/Superman. Zimmer previously scored […]
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Hans Zimmer to Collaborate with Junkie XL on ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’
Posted: November 3, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Hans Zimmer, Junkie XL, Zack Snyder
Cliff Martinez to Score Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘The Neon Demon’
Posted: November 3, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cliff Martinez, Nicolas Winding Refn, The Neon Demon
Gaumont and Wild Bunch announced today that Cliff Martinez will reunite with director Nicolas Winding Refn on the upcoming horror thriller The Neon Demon. No plot details have been announced yet, but the film is described as a horror tale with a young female-led cast, which will be revealed later this year. Refn and Mary Laws are writing the […]
‘Blue Ruin’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 3, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Blue Ruin, Brooke Blair, score, Soundtrack
Blackest Rainbow Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie thriller Blue Ruin. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brooke Blair and Will Blair. The soundtrack will be released exclusively on vinyl. The full album is available to stream after the jump. Blue Ruin is written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier and stars Macon Blair, […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 2, 2014)
Posted: November 2, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC America, Carter Burwell, Daniel Pemberton, Hallmark Channel, HBO, Lawrence Shragge, Olive Kitteridge, The Game, The Nine Lives of Christmas
Premiering tonight is the HBO original mini-series Olive Kitteridge directed by Lisa Cholodenko based on Elizabeth Strout’s Pulitzer Price-winning novel of the same title and starring Frances McDormand, Richard Jenkins, Zoe Kazan, Bill Murray, John Gallagher Jr., Jesse Plemons and Brady Corbet. Carter Burwell (Fargo, Twilight, True Grit, Mildred Pierce) who previously scored Cholodenko’s 2010 […]
‘Eden’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 2, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eden, Mia Hansen-Løve, Soundtrack
Hamburger Records will release a soundtrack album for the French drama Eden. The album features the music from the film by artists including Daft Punk, Joe Smooth, Frankie Knuckles, Terry Hunter, MK, Jaydee, Liquid, Jabberwocky, The Orb, Kerri Chandler & more. The soundtrack will be released on November 17, 2014 and is now available for […]
‘Dear White People’ Score EP Announced
Posted: November 1, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dear White People, Kathryn Bostic, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack EP for the indie comedy Dear White People. The EP features the film’s original score composed by Kathryn Bostic (Middle of Nowhere). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 18, 2014. Audio clips will be added to this article within the next few weeks. The label has previously released a […]
‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 1, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Howard Shore, Peter Jackson, score, Soundtrack, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The details of the soundtrack albums for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies have been revealed. The albums feature the film’s original music composed by Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Silence of the Lambs, Hugo, The Aviator). Also included is the end titles song The Last Goodbye performed […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 31, 2014)
Posted: October 31, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Before I Go to Sleep, Charlie Clouser, David Wingo, Edward Shearmur, Horns, James Newton Howard, Nightcrawler, Private Peaceful, Rachel Portman, Rob, Saw, The Great Invisible
Opening in most theaters this weekend is the thriller Nightcrawler written and directed by Dan Gilroy and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton and Riz Ahmed. The film’s original music is composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, Maleficent, The Sixth Sense, King Kong). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the […]
Soundtrack for BBC’s ‘The Game’ Announced
Posted: October 31, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Daniel Pemberton, score, Soundtrack, The Game
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the BBC mini-series The Game. The album features the show’s original music composed by Daniel Pemberton (The Counselor, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Awakening). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 4, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after […]
Ian Fraser (1933-2014)
Posted: October 31, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ian Fraser
Ian Fraser has passed away at age 81 this morning at his home in Los Angeles. The music director and arranger received a total of 32 Emmy Award nominations, more than any other musician in television history. He won the award 11 times, most recently in 1993 for his music direction for the 52nd Presidential Inaugural […]