Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is Disney’s live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid directed by Rob Marshall and starring Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem, Jacob Tremblay, Daveed Diggs and Awkwafina. The film’s original score is composed by Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Enchanted) and the movie’s songs are written […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 26, 2023)
Posted: May 27, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: About My Father, Alan Menken, David Buckley, Howard Ashman, Joseph Trapanese, Kandahar, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Michael Andrews, Nima Fakhrara, Stephanie Economou, The Little Mermaid, The Machine, The Wrath of Becky, You Hurt My Feelings
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Bill Lee has passed away today at age 94 at his home in Brooklyn. The composer and jazz musician was known for scoring his son Spike Lee’s early films, including Do the Right Thing, She’s Gotta Have It, School Daze and Mo’ Better Blues. He also composed the music for the director’s 1983 short Joe’s […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 19, 2023)
Posted: May 19, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ariel Marx, Brian Tyler, Buddy Games: Spring Awakening, Devonté Hynes, Fast X, Jonathan Sanford, Master Gardener, Morgan Kibby, On Our Way, Rob Lord, Sanctuary, Victim/Suspect
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action sequel Fast X directed by Louis Leterrier and starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Jason Momoa, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Charlize Theron, Brie Larson and Helen Mirren. The film’s original score is composed by Brian Tyler (Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Crazy […]
Tim Harper’s ‘Ozi – Voice of the Forest’ to Feature Title Song by Diane Warren
Posted: May 17, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Diane Warren, Ozi - Voice of the Forest, Tim Harper, Tiwa Savage
Honorary Academy Award winner Diane Warren is providing the title song for the upcoming animated feature Ozi – Voice of the Forest. The film is directed by Tim Harper and features the voice talent of Amandla Stenberg, Laura Dern, Donald Sutherland, RuPaul Charles, Dean-Charles Chapman, Djimon Hounsou and Urzila Carlson. The movie revolves around an […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 5, 2023)
Posted: May 5, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Chile '76, Germaine Franco, Guardians the Galaxy Vol. 3, John Murphy, Keegan DeWitt, Love Again, Mariá Portugal, Nitin Sawhney, The Mother, What's Love Got to Do With It?
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 written and directed by James Gunn and starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Pom Klementieff, Karen Gillan, Vin Diesel, Will Poulter and Bradley Cooper.. The film’s original score is composed by John Murphy (28 Days Later…, The Suicide Squad, Sunshine, […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 28, 2023)
Posted: April 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret, Big George Foreman, Hans Zimmer, Jacobo Lieberman, Juri Seppa, Leonardo Heiblum, Marcelo Zarvos, Nuclear Now, Polite Society, Shez Manzoor, Sisu, The Black Demon, Tom Howe, Tuomas Wäinölä n, Vangelis
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the film adaptation of Judy Blume’s classic novel Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig and starring Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams and Kathy Bates. The film’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Dune, Gladiator, The Dark […]
‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ to Feature Songs by Dave Cobb
Posted: April 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Dave Cobb, Francis Lawrence, The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Producer Nina Jacobson has revealed during a recent interview at this year’s CinemaCon that Dave Cobb has co-written and produced new songs for Francis Lawrence’s The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. The Grammy Award-winning music producer and songwriter who is best known for his work with country music artists such as Chris […]
