Marcelo Zarvos is currently scoring the upcoming Showtime original series Ray Donovan. The drama is created by Ann Biderman (Southland, Primal Fear) and stars Liev Schreiber in the title role as a go-to guy who makes the problems of LA’s celebrities, superstar athletes, and business moguls disappear and experiences his own problems when his father, played […]
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Marcelo Zarvos to Score Showtime’s ‘Ray Donovan’
Posted: February 25, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Allen Coulter, Marcelo Zarvos, Ray Donovan, Showtime
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‘Möbius’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 25, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jonathan Morali, Mobius, score, Soundtrack
L’R Du Trésor and Because Music have released a soundtrack album for the romantic thriller Möbius. The album features the film’s score composed by Jonathan Morali who is best known as the frontman of the French band Syd Matters and made his film scoring debut on the project. Also included are two electronic tracks by Olga […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 24, 2013)
Posted: February 24, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Blake Neely, Dirk Brosse, Golden Boy, Parade's End
Premiering on Tuesday night in the US is the mini-series Parade’s End based on the tetralogy of novels by Ford Madox Ford starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Rebecca Hall, Adelaide Clemens, Rupert Everett, Miranda Richardson, Anne-Marie Duff, Roger Allam, Janet McTeer, Stephen Graham and Jack Huston. Dirk Brossé has composed the score for the drama. A soundtrack […]
Mychael Danna Wins Oscar for ‘Life of Pi’
Posted: February 24, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adele, Joel McNeely, Life of Pi, Mychael Danna, Paul Epworth, Skyfall, William Ross
Mychael Danna has won his first Academy Award in the Best Original Score category for his music for Ang Lee’s Life of Pi. The composer was also nominated for the first time. The other contenders in the category were John Williams (Lincoln), Alexandre Desplat (Argo), Dario Marianelli (Anna Karenina) and Thomas Newman (Skyfall). All five […]
’21 & Over’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 24, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 21 & Over, Soundtrack
Relativity Music Group has released soundtrack album for the comedy 21 & Over. The album features songs featured in the film by artists including Langhorne Slim & The Law, Dropkick Myrphys, 4th Pyramid, Spaceman, T. Mills, The Blue Van, Big Freedia, Benny Benassi, Ben Gidsjoy, Iman Shumpert, The Naked and Famous and The Gaslight Anthem. […]
SCL Hosts Annual Oscar Nominees Reception
Posted: February 23, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Alain Boublil, Alexandre Desplat, Bombay Jayashri, Claude-Michel Schonberg, Dario Marianelli, Herbert Kretzmer, J. Ralph, John Williams, Mychael Danna, Paul Epworth, SCL, Thomas Newman, Walter Murphy
This afternoon, the Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) hosted its annual reception honoring the Academy Award-nominated composers and songwriters in the Best Original Score and Best Original Song category at the home of composer John Cacavas in Beverly Hills. All five nominated composers in the score category attended the event: John Williams (Lincoln), Dario Marianelli (Anna […]
John Powell and Sergio Mendes to Return for ‘Rio 2’
Posted: February 23, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Powell, Rio 2, Sergio Mendes
20th Century Fox has announced this week that composer John Powell and Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes are returning to provide the music for the upcoming animated feature sequel Rio 2. The film is directed by Carlos Saldanha who directed the original 2011 film. Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, Jemaine Clement, will.i.am, Tracy Morgan, George Lopez, Leslie […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 22, 2013)
Posted: February 23, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Antonio Pinto, Bless Me Ultima, Dark Skies, Geo Hoehn, Inescapable, Joseph Bishara, Mark Kilian, Snitch
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the action thriller Snitch directed by Ric Roman Waugh and starring Dwayne Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Jon Bernthal, Benjamin Bratt and Barry Pepper. The film’s music is composed by Antonio Pinto (City of God, Lord of War, Senna). Lakeshore Records has released a […]
Oscar-Nominated Composers in Conversation
Posted: February 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, John Williams, Mychael Danna, Thomas Newman
John Williams was featured today in a news segment on CNN about his 48 Academy Award nominations. The five-time Oscar-winning who is up for the award this Sunday for his score for Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln talks about his nomination, his past work and his collaboration with the director. The Academy has also published short videos interviews […]
Blake Neely Scoring ‘Golden Boy’
Posted: February 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Blake Neely, CBS, Golden Boy, Greg Berlanti
Blake Neely has composed the score for the new CBS cop drama Golden Boy. The show is created by Nicholas Wootton (NYPD Blue, Chuck) and stars Theo James, Chi McBride, Kevin Alejandro, Bonnie Somerville, Holt McCallany and Stella Maeve. The series follows an ambitious cop who becomes the youngest police commissioner in the history of New […]
