Zacarias M. de la Riva (Automata, The Kill Team, Tad the Explorer, Bent) has shared a new behind-the-scenes look at the creation of his score for the Spanish Netflix original film Below Zero (Bajocero). The video features an interview with the composer talking about his musical approach for the thriller, the composing process and the […]
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Behind the Scenes of Zacarias M. de la Riva’s ‘Below Zero’ Score
Posted: February 6, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Bajocero, Below Zero, Netflix, Zacarías M. De la Riva
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Behind the Scenes of Kenneth Lampl’s & Kirsten Axelholm’s Score for ‘2067’
Posted: October 15, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: 2067, Kenneth Lampl, Kirsten Axelholm, Seth Larney
RLJE Films & Milan Records have published a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the music for the sci-fi thriller 2067 starring Kodi Smit-McPhee and Ryan Kwanten. Kenneth Lampl (Frontera, Dark, The One) and Kirsten Axelholm (The Furies) have teamed up to compose the score for the film. Check out the video featurette, which includes interviews […]
Jeff Russo’s ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Main Theme Preview
Posted: September 12, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: CBS, Jeff Russo, Star Trek, Star Trek: Discovery
CBS has published a behind-the-scenes video featuring the main theme from Star Trek: Discovery. The video features footage of Emmy Award-winning composer Jeff Russo (Fargo, Legion, The Night Of, Snowfall, Power) recording his theme with a 60-piece orchestra, as well as interviews with Russo himself and co-creator/executive producer Alex Kurtzman. Check out the full video […]
NBC’s ‘Great News’ to Feature Music by Jeff Richmond & Giancarlo Vulcano
Posted: April 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Giancarlo Vulcano, Great News, Jeff Richmond, NBC
Jeff Richmond and Giancarlo Vulcano are scoring the new NBC comedy Great News. The show is created by Tracey Wigfield (The Mindy Project) and stars Briga Heelan, Andrea Martin, Adam Campbell, Nicole Richie, Horatio Sanz and John Michael Higgins. The series follows a New Jersey mom who puts her relationship with daughter to the test when she lands an […]
Behind the Score of ‘Smurfs: The Lost Village’
Posted: April 13, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Christopher Lennertz, Smurfs: The Lost Village
Sony Pictures Animation has published a video featurette about the music for the studio’s animated feature Smurfs: The Lost Village. The video features composer Christopher Lennertz (Sausage Party, Horrible Bosses, Ride Along, Identity Thief) and director Kelly Asbury talking about their work on the project, as well as footage from the scoring sessions at Abbey Road Studios in London. […]
Behind the Music of ‘Hidden Figures’
Posted: December 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Hans Zimmer, Hidden Figures, Pharrell Williams
20th Century Fox has published a video featurette on the music for Theodore Melfi’s drama Hidden Figures. The 3-minute piece features interviews with composers Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams and Benjamin Wallfisch, as well as jazz legend and pianist Herbie Hancock who is featured as a soloist on the score. Also shown is footage from a live performance of Williams’ original […]
Behind the Music for Damien Chazelle’s ‘La La Land’
Posted: November 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Damien Chazelle, Justin Hurwitz, La La Land
Lionsgate has published a video featurette on the music for Damien Chazelle’s movie musical La La Land. The video features interviews with the director and composer Justin Hurwitz who talk about their collaboration and their work on the project, as well as footage from the orchestral score’s recording sessions. Check out the full video after the jump. […]
Behind the Music of Netflix’s ‘Luke Cage’
Posted: August 31, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Luke Cage, Marvel, Netflix
Netflix has published a video featurette on the music for Marvel’s upcoming series Luke Cage. The video features interviews with composers Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest, executive producer Cheo Hodari Coker, actor Mike Colter, as well as A$AP Ferg and Method Man who talk about how each episode is shaped by its score […]
Behind the Music of ‘Creed’
Posted: November 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Creed, Ludwig Göransson, Ryan Coogler
WaterTower Music has published a video featurette about the score for the sports drama Creed. The video features interviews with the film’s composer Ludwig Goransson, director Ryan Coogler, editor Michael Shawver, co-writer Aaron Covington, as well as Goransson’s family. The composer who also appears in the movie in two scenes as a member of Tessa Thompson’s character’s […]
Creative Spark: Theodore Shapiro
Posted: September 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Theodore Shapiro
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has published its latest episode in the digital documentary-style video series, Academy Originals, which examines everything from the creative process, to the moments that changed the course of filmmaking, to the artists who are charting its future. The newest episode in the Creative Sparks series features an interview […]
