Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror movie Sinners written and directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Omar Benson Miller, Jayme Lawson and Delroy Lindo. The film’s original score is composed by Ludwig Göransson (Oppenheimer, The Mandalorian, Black Panther, Creed, Tenet, Turning Red, Venom). Sony […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 18, 2025)
Posted: April 18, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen, David Longstreth, Howard Shore, Jay Wadley, John Erik Kaada, Ludwig Göransson, Sinners, Sneaks, Terrace Martin, The Legend of Ochi, The President's Wife, The Shrouds, The Ugly Stepsister, The Wedding Banquet, Vilde Tuv
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Jesse Eisenberg to Write Music & Lyrics for A24 Movie Musical
Posted: April 15, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bill Sherman, Jesse Eisenberg
A24 announced today that Jesse Eisenberg wrote the original music and lyrics for the actor’s third feature directorial effort. The (currently untitled) musical comedy will star Julianne Moore, Paul Giamatti, Halle Bailey, Havana Rose Liu, Bernadette Peters, Bonnie Milligan, Colton Ryan, Maulik Pancholy and Lilli Cooper. Steven Gizicki (A Complete Unknown, La La Land) serves […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 4, 2025)
Posted: April 4, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Minecraft Movie, A Nice Indian Boy, Cam Ballantyne, Evgueni Galperine, Freaky Tale, Hell of a Summer, Jay McCarrol, John Carroll Kirby, Mark Mothersbaugh, Nathan Klein, Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer, Raashi Kulkarni, Raphael Saadiq, Sacha Galperine, Steven Price, The Luckiest Man in America, We Were Dangerous, When Fall Is Coming, William Tell
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the fantasy adventure comedy A Minecraft Movie directed by Jared Hess and starring Jack Black, Jason Momoa, Danielle Brooks, Emma Myers, Sebastian Eugene Hansen and Jennifer Coolidge. The film’s original score is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The Royal Tenenbaums, The LEGO Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21/22 Jump […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 28, 2025)
Posted: March 28, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Working Man, Adem Ilhan, Audrey’s Children, Charlie Courvoisier, Dan Romer, Day of Reckoning, Death of a Unicorn, Federico Jusid, Genevieve Vincent, Giosuè Greco, Holy Cow, Jamie Christopherson, Jared Michael Fry, Jay Wadley, Linda Courvoisier, Lorne Balfe, The Ballad of Wallis Island, The Friend, The Penguin Lessons, The Woman in the Yard, Tom Basden, Trevor Gureckis
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror comedy Death of a Unicorn written and directed by Alex Scharfman and starring Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Will Poulter, Richard E. Grant, Téa Leoni, Anthony Carrigan, Sunita Mani and Jessica Hynes. The film’s original score is composed by Dan Romer (Luca, Station Eleven, Beasts of No Nation, Maniac, Superman […]
2025 BAFTA TV Craft Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: March 27, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA TV Craft Awards
The 2025 BAFTA TV Craft Awards nominations have been announced today. Check out the nominees in the music categories after the jump. This year’s awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, April 27 at The Brewery in London and will be hosted by Stacey Dooley. Visit the official BAFTA website for the full list of […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 14, 2025)
Posted: March 14, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andrew Kawczynski, Black Bag, Borderline, Danny Bensi, David Holmes, Erez Koskas, High Rollers, Joshua Moshier, Leo Z, Lorne Balfe, Mondo Boys, Nile Rodgers, Novocaine, Opus, Richard Reed Parry, Ruben De Gheselle, Saunder Jurriaans, The Actor, The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, The Last Supper, The World Will Tremble, The-Dream, Yagmur Kaplan, Young Hearts
Opening in theaters nationwide is the action comedy Novocaine directed by Dan Berk & Robert Olsen and starring Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, Matt Walsh, Jacob Batalon, Betty Gabriel, Lou Beatty Jr., Conrad Kemp and Van Hengst. The film’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible: Fallout, Black Widow, Black Adam, The Wheel of Time, His […]
Thomas Newman’s ‘Of Mice and Men’ Score to Be Released
Posted: March 13, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Of Mice and Men, score, Thomas Newman
Sony Classical will release the first original ballet score by Academy Award-nominated composer Thomas Newman (American Beauty, 1917, The Shawshank Redemption, Wall-E, Finding Nemo, Road to Perdition, Skyfall, Bridge of Spies). The album featuring his music for Joffrey Ballet’s adaptation of John Steinbeck’s classic novel Of Mice and Men will be released on April 25 and is expected to be […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 7, 2025)
Posted: March 7, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aaron Gilhuis, Alan Silvestri, Corey Wallace, Dan Levy, F*** Marry Kill, In the Lost Lands, Jeff Beal, John Gibson, Jung Jaeil, Lele Marchitelli, Lucrecia Dalt, Mickey 17, Mychael Danna, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, Paul Haslinger, Queen of the Ring, Rule Breakers, Seven Veils, The Electric State, The Night of the Zoopocalypse, The Rule of Jenny Pen, There’s Still Tomorrow
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi comedy Mickey 17 written and directed by Bong Joon Ho and starring Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Mark Ruffalo, Toni Collette and Steven Yeun. The film’s original music is composed by Jung Jaeil (Parasite, Squid Game, Okja, Broker, Twinless). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last […]
Music Highlights from the 97th Academy Awards
Posted: March 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The 97th Academy Awards ceremony was held last night. While none of the Oscar-nominated original songs were performed live, the show featured several other musical performance. Highlights include Cynthia Erivo’s & Ariana Grande’s performance of Defying Gravity from the Academy Award-nominated Wicked (as well as their rendition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow & Home), a […]
