Last night, the Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMAA) were handed out at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, CA. Henry Jackman was awarded for his score for Paul Greengrass’ critically acclaimed box office hit Captain Phillips in the Best Original Score – Feature Film category. Bear McCreary was honored for his main titles theme for AMC’s […]
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Henry Jackman, Bear McCreary, Jeff Beal, David Schwartz and Benjamin Wallfisch Win Hollywood Music in Media Awards
Posted: November 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Hollywood Music in Media Awards
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‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: November 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Howard Shore, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
WaterTower Music has published the official soundtrack preview for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. The album features the film’s original score composed by Howard Shore. As previously announced, the label will release as a regular edition and deluxe edition on December 10, 2013. Click here to pre-order the soundtrack and visit our […]
Wes Anderson Tribute Album Announced
Posted: November 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Wes Anderson
American Laundromat Records has announced a tribute album to director Wes Anderson. The double-CD set, entitled I Saved Latin! features artists such as Black Francis, Mike Watt & the Secondmen, Juliana Hatfield, Joy Zipper, Kristin Hersh, Grand Hallway, Escondido, Elk City, Matt Pond, PHOX, Santah, Tea Cozies, Solvents, William Fitzsimmons and Telekinesis covering songs featured the […]
‘Nashville’ Season 2 – Volume 1 Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 21, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ABC, Buddy Miller, Nashville, Soundtrack
Big Machine Records, ABC Studios and Lionsgate have announced the first soundtrack album for the second season of the ABC drama Nashville. The album is produced by Buddy Miller who took over from T Bone Burnett as the executive music producer of the series for the second season and features songs from the show’s cast […]
WAZ to Score Fox’s ‘Surviving Jack’
Posted: November 21, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fox, Surviving Jack, WAZ
WAZ is scoring the upcoming Fox comedy Surviving Jack. The show is created by Justin Halpern & Patrick Schumacker ($#*! My Dad Says) and stars Christopher Meloni, Connor Buckley, Rachael Harris, Claudia Lee, Kevin Hernandez and Tyler Foden. The series based on Justin Halpern’s autobiographical book I Suck at Girls is set in 1990s Southern […]
‘Khumba’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 20, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bruce Retief, Khumba, score, Soundtrack
Labelzero will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature Khumba. The album features the film’s original music composed by Bruce Retief who previously scored last year’s Zambezia for South Africa’s Triggerfish Animation Studio. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 1, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio […]
Johnny Klimek to Score ‘Kill Me Three Times’ and ABC’s ‘Mind Games’
Posted: November 20, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Johnny Klimek, Kill Me Three Times, Mind Games
Johnny Klimek is set to score the upcoming crime thriller Kill Me Three Times. The film is directed by Kriv Stenders (Red Dog) and stars Simon Pegg, Alice Braga, Luke Hemsworth, Teresa Palmer, Bryan Brown, Sullivan Stapleton and Callan Mulvey. The movie’s story is being told from three different points of view and follows a mercurial […]
‘I, Frankenstein’ Score Album Details
Posted: November 20, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: I Frankenstein, Johnny Klimek, Lisa Gerrard, Reinhold Heil, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release the official score album for the action thriller I, Frankenstein. The album features the film’s original music written by Golden Globe-nominated composers Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil (Cloud Atlas, One Hour Photo, The International). Lisa Gerrard (Gladiator) has also contributed additional music for the movie. The soundtrack will be released on […]
Steven Price to Score David Ayer’s ‘Fury’
Posted: November 19, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Ayer, Fury, Steven Price
Steven Price has been tapped to score David Ayer’s upcoming currently untitled WWII dramatic thriller, previously known as Fury. The film is written and directed by Ayer (screenwriter of Training Day) and stars Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Jon Bernthal, Michael Peña, Jason Isaacs and Scott Eastwood. The movie follows the commander of a Sherman tank […]
Jose Gonzalez’s ‘Stay Alive’ from ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’
Posted: November 19, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ben Stiller, Craig Wedren, Jose Gonzalez, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Theodore Shapiro
The original song Stay Alive performed by Jose Gonzalez from Ben Stiller’s fantasy comedy drama The Secret Life of Walter Mitty will be released as a single. The song is composed by the movie’s composer Theodore Shapiro (Tropic Thunder, Marley & Me) and Craig Wedren (Wet Hot American Summer, The School of Rock). They have […]
