Kris Bowers was honored with his first Annie Award in the Feature category for his music from DreamWorks Animation’s The Wild Robot at tonight’s 52nd Annie Awards ceremony at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Bowers’ score was released by Back Lot Music. The other contenders in the category were Stuart Hancock for Kensuke’s Kingdom, Pharrell Williams & Michael […]
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Kris Bowers Wins Annie Award for ‘The Wild Robot’ Score
Posted: February 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Annie Awards, Kris Bowers, The Wild Robot
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‘Detective Chinatown 1900’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: February 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chen Sicheng, Dai Mo, Detective Chinatown 1900, Hu Xiaoou, Nathan Wang, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the Chinese mystery comedy Detective Chinatown 1900. The album features the film’s original score composed by Hu Xiaoou and Nathan Wang (She’s All That, The Game Plan, You Again, Playing with Fire, Chinese Zodiac). Also included is the song Welcome to San Francisco performed by Rennie Wang. The soundtrack is […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 7, 2025)
Posted: February 7, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexis Marsh, Armand, Bring Them Down, Dominic Lewis, Ella van der Woude, Hannah Peel, Heart Eyes, I Love You Forever, Jay Wadley, Jazzy, Lele Marchitelli, Love Hurts, Michael Penn, Neil Halstead, Parthenope
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action comedy Love Hurts directed by JoJo Eusebio and starring Ke Huy Quan, Ariana DeBose, Daniel Wu, Lio Tipton, Sean Astin, Mustafa Shakir, Marshawn Lynch, André Eriksen and Rhys Darby. The film’s original music is composed by Dominic Lewis (The Fall Guy, The Man in the High Castle, Bullet […]
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Win Critics Choice Award for ‘Challengers’ Score
Posted: February 7, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Critics Choice Awards
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross were honored with their third Critics Choice Award in the Best Score category for their music for Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers at tonight’s 30th Critics Choice Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. They previously received the award for The Social Network and Soul. The other composers nominated in the category were Volker […]
‘New Wave’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: February 7, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chris Upton, Elizabeth Ai, Greg Bernall, New Wave, score, Soundtrack
If This Then Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary New Wave. The album features the film’s original score composed by Greg Bernall (Social Animals) & Chris Upton (Ba). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to a track (There Is a […]
Dan Levy to Score Alexandre Castagnetti’s ‘The Phantom of the Opera’
Posted: February 7, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Castagnetti, Dan Levy, Le Fantôme de l'Opéra, The Phantom of the Opera
Dan Levy (I Lost My Body, Meanwhile on Earth, Breaking Point, Vesper, Star Wars Visions: Sith, Empire of the Wolves, For My Country) is set to score a new contemporary French film adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s classic novel The Phantom of the Opera (Le Fantôme de l’Opéra). The movie is directed by Alexandre Castagnetti (Love Is in […]
‘Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 7, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Schweitzer, Netflix, Nic Stacey, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original documentary Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Schweitzer (Emma, The Afterparty, The Reluctant Traveler, Tsunami: Race Against Time, Our Great National Parks, Sanditon, World War II: From the Frontline). Visit Amazon or any other major digital […]
Title Theme from Netflix’s ‘The Greatest Rivalry: India vs Pakistan’ Released
Posted: February 7, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: C. Girinandh, Chandradev Bhagat, Netflix, Stewart Sugg, The Greatest Rivalry: India vs Pakistan
Netflix Music has released the title theme from the new Indian Netflix original documentary series The Greatest Rivalry: India vs Pakistan. The track is written by the show’s composer C. Girinandh and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the theme below. The Greatest Rivalry: India vs […]
‘Inheritance’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: February 7, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Inheritance, Neil Burger, Paul Leonard Morgan, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the spy thriller Inheritance. The album features the film’s original music composed by Paul Leonard-Morgan (Limitless, Dredd, Boston Strangler, Bodkin, Fellow Travelers, Tales from the Loop, Dynasty, Wormwood). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Also listen to the composer’s final track […]
Zachary Dawes & Tyler Parkford Scoring Katie Aselton’s ‘Magic Hour’
Posted: February 6, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Katie Aselton, Magic Hour, Tyler Parkford, Zachary Dawes
Zachary Dawes (Big Time Adolescence, The Summer I Turned Pretty, The Peanut Butter Falcon, There’s Someone Inside Your House, A League of Their Own, The Big Door Prize) has teamed up with Tyler Parkford (Kate Can’t Swim) to score the upcoming drama Magic Hour. The film is directed by Katie Aselton (Black Rock, Mack & […]
