The Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMAs) announced the performers today for the 5th Annual HMMAs. Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter/producer Gregg Alexander will perform the original song Lost Stars from this year’s comedy drama Begin Again, which is performed in the film by Adam Levine and Keira Knightley. It will mark the former New Radicals frontman’s first live performance in 15 […]
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Gregg Alexander & Antonio Sanchez to Perform at Hollywood Music in Media Awards
Posted: October 22, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Antonio Sanchez, Gregg Alexander, Hollywood Music in Media Awards
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‘District 9’ Deluxe Expanded Edition Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 22, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Clinton Shorter, District 9, score, Soundtrack
SPACELAB9 and Madison Gate Records have announced a Double LP soundtrack release for the 2009 sci-fi thriller District 9 directed by Neill Blomkamp and starring Sharlto Copley. The deluxe expanded edition includes the eleven tracks from the original 30 minute album from 2009, plus an additional eight bonus tracks comprising 25 minutes of previously unreleased […]
David Hirschfelder to Score ‘The Dressmaker’
Posted: October 22, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Hirschfelder, Jocelyn Moorhouse, The Dressmaker
David Hirschfelder is set to score the upcoming period comedy The Dressmaker. The film is written and directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse and stars Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth, Hugo Weaving, Caroline Goodall, Shane Bourne, Kerry Fox, Rebecca Gibney, Alison Whyte, Sacha Horler, Shane Jacobson, Genevieve Lemon and Sarah Snook. The movie based on the […]
Graeme Revell’s ‘Titan A.E.’ Score Released
Posted: October 22, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Graeme Revell, score, Soundtrack, Titan A.E.
La-La Land Records has announced the world premiere release of the original score for the 1997 animated sci-fi epic Titan A.E. directed by directed by Don Bluth & Gary Goldman and featuring the voices of Matt Damon, Drew Barrymore, Bill Pullman, John Leguizamo, Nathan Lane and Janeane Garofalo. The album features the composer’s music for the 20th Century Fox production is composed […]
Golden State Pops Orchestra to Host ‘Anatomy of a Horror Score’ Fundraiser
Posted: October 21, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Golden State Pops Orchestra, GSPO
This Thursday, October 23, the Golden State Pops Orchestra (GSPO) will host an Anatomy of a Horror Score fundraiser. The event will include a discussion with a group of composers/filmmakers who will talk about their process and philosophy using audio/video samples and in some cases perform excerpts from their work live. Participating composers include Academy […]
‘Mercy’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 21, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mercy, Reza Safinia, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for the supernatural thriller Mercy. The album features the film’s original music composed by Reza Safinia (Filly Brown). The soundtrack is now available digitally on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Mercy is directed by Peter Cornwell (The Haunting in Connecticut) and stars Dylan McDermott, Frances […]
Alan Silvestri to Compose New Music for ‘Back to the Future’ 30th Anniversary Special Presentation
Posted: October 21, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Silvestri, Back to the Future
IMG Artists and the Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency announced a new partnership with Universal Pictures today that will see Robert Zemeckis’ Back to the Future return to the big screen, accompanied by a live orchestra performing the film’s original score composed by Alan Silvestri (Forrest Gump, The Avengers, Cast Away, Captain America: The First Avenger). The events will […]
‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 21, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lorde, Soundtrack, The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay
The full details of the soundtrack album for the sequel The Hunger Games – Mockingjay – Part 1 have been revealed. The album features the original songs Yellow Flicker Beat by Lorde and This Is Not a Game by The Chemical Brothers, which have previously been released as singles. Also included are other tracks by Lorde who […]
Alexandre Desplat to Score ‘Suffragette’
Posted: October 21, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Sarah Gavron, Suffragette
Alexandre Desplat is currently scoring the upcoming historical drama Suffragette. The film is directed by Sarah Gavron (Brick Lane) and stars Carey Mulligan, Meryl Streep, Helena Bonham Carter, Ben Whishaw, Brendan Gleeson, Romola Garai, Anne-Marie Duff and Samuel West. The movie takes place during the early days of the women’s suffrage movement in the U.K. and centers around the […]
Andrew Feltenstein & John Nau Scoring ‘Sleeping with Other People’
Posted: October 20, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Feltenstein, John Nau, Leslye Headland, Sleeping with Other People
Andrew Feltenstein and John Nau are reteaming with director Leslye Headland on the upcoming comedy Sleeping with Other People. The film written and directed by Headland stars Jason Sudeikis, Alison Brie, Natasha Lyonne, Amanda Peet and Adam Scott. The movie follows a good-natured womanizer and a serial cheater who form a platonic relationship that helps […]
