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Mark Isham has recently recorded his score for the upcoming drama The Lucky One. The composer has taken over scoring duties from Hal Lindes who was originally attached to write the music for the film as reported earlier this year. The movie based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook, Dear John) follows a […]

Varese Sarabande has announced the details for the soundtrack release of Cowboys & Aliens. The album features the original score from the film by Harry Gregson-Williams. The release date for the soundtrack has been pushed back two weeks since our last update and is now scheduled to come out on August 9, 2011. Check out […]

Daniele Luppi is scoring the upcoming Starz series Magic City. The show is set in the 1950’s and centers around mobsters and other colorful characters in Miami Beach. Magic City stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Olga Kurylenko, Jessica Marais, Steven Strait, Christian Cooke, Kelly Lynch, Seymour Cassel and Danny Huston. The project is created by Mitch […]

Madison Gate Records has announced a score album for the live-action/animated hyrbid film adaptation of The Smurfs. The album includes the original score by composer Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, Beverly Hills Chihuaha). The album will be released on July 26, 2011 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page later this […]

With an increasing number of major TV shows premiering during the summer months, Film Music Reporter presents a listing of this summer’s original shows and their composers. Featured in Part 1 of the Summer TV Roundup are the original shows on the networks (ABC, NBC, CBS), as well as on USA and Showtime. Check back […]

Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Already beating box office records is the fantasy sequel Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. The film’s music is composed by Alexandre Desplat who scored his second Harry Potter film. A soundtrack album featuring Desplat’ score has been released on Watertower Music (click […]

La-La Land Records has released a new soundtrack edition for the 1986 action adventure film The Golden Child. The 3 CD set includes both John Barry’s unused score and Michel Colombier’s score from the Paramount Pictures-produced movie. The soundtrack set marks the premiere release of Barry’s unused score. Also included are Barry’s unused song Dance […]

A.R. Rahman has signed on to score the upcoming drama Welcome to People. The film directed by Alex Kurtzman (Fringe, Star Trek) centers on a man who is directed by his father’s will to deliver $150.000 to his sister he didn’t know he had. The movie stars Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, Michelle Pfeiffer […]

2011 Emmy Nominations announced

Posted: July 14, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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The nominations for the 63rd Emmy Awards were announced this morning. Here are the music-related categories: Outstandig Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score): Mildred Pierce – Part Five – Music by Carter Burwell The Pillars of the Earth – Anarchy – Music by Trevor Morris Any Human Heart (Masterpiece) […]

Alberto Iglesias is currently recording his score for the Cold War thriller Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. The movie starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, Stephen Graham and Benedict Cumberbatch is directed by Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In). The film based on the novel by John Le Carre centers […]