John Williams has won the Grammy Award for his music for J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category. The other nominated composers in the category included Ennio Morricone (The Hateful Eight), Thomas Newman (Bridge of Spies), Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto (The Revenant) and Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein (Stranger Things). In the Best Song Written […]
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John Williams Wins Grammy Award for ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
Posted: February 12, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Grammy Awards, John Williams, Justin Timberlake, Miles Ahead, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Trolls
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Justin Hurwitz Wins BAFTA Award for ‘La La Land’
Posted: February 12, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA, Justin Hurwitz, La La Land
Justin Hurwitz has received his first BAFTA Award for his score for Damien Chazelle’s La La Land in the Original Music category today at the ceremony at the Orange British Academy Film Awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London. The composer accepted his award in person at the event. Check out his acceptance speech after the […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 10, 2017)
Posted: February 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A United Kingdom, Danny Elfman, David Brent: Life on the Road, Fifty Shades Darker, Jack Fessenden, Joel J. Richard, John Wick: Chapter 2, Land of Mine, Lorne Balfe, Patrick Doyle, Stray Bullets, Sune Martin, The Lego Batman Movie, Tyler Bates
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the animated feature The LEGO Batman Movie directed by Chris McKay and featuring the voices of Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, Jenny Slate and Ralph Fiennes. The film’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (Terminator Genisys, Home, Penguins of Madagascar, 13 Hours). WaterTower […]
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sting, Justin Timberlake & John Legend to Perform at 89th Oscars Ceremony
Posted: February 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sting
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sting, Justin Timberlake and 2014 Oscar winner John Legend will perform at the 89th Oscars ceremony, show producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd announced today. Auli’i Cravalho will join Miranda to perform his Oscar-nominated song How Far I’ll Go written for Moana. Sting will perform The Empty Chair from Jim: The James Foley […]
Nicholas Kalikow’s ‘Carter & June’ to Feature Original Songs by Robby Krieger
Posted: February 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: June & Carter, Nicholas Kalikow, Robby Krieger
The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger is writing original songs for the upcoming heist comedy Carter & June. The film is written and directed by Nicholas Kalikow and stars Michael Raymond-James, Samaire Armstrong and Timothy Omundson. The movie tells the story of down-and-out New Orleans con man who tries to pay off a debt to a ruthless strip club […]
Hans Zimmer & Richard Harvey Win Annie Award for ‘The Little Prince’
Posted: February 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexis Harte, Annie Awards, Camille, Hans Zimmer, JJ Wiesler, Pearl, Richard Harvey, Scot Stafford, The Little Prince
Hans Zimmer, Richard Harvey and vocalist Camille were honored with an Annie Award in the Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production category for the music for The Little Prince. Director Mark Osborne accepted the award on the composers’ behalf at the awards ceremony at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The other contenders in the category were Joby Talbot for Sing, Laurent Perez del Mar for The […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 3, 2017)
Posted: February 3, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aleksey Aygi, Andrew Lockington, Eloise, I Am Not Your Negro, Joel P. West, Lorne Balfe, Matthew Margeson, Rings, Ronen Landa, Stephen Dorff, Terence Blanchard, The Comedian, The Space Between Us, War on Everyone, Wheeler, Youth in Oregon
Three new movies are opening nationwide: Opening in most theaters is the directed by F. Javier Gutierrez and starring Matilda Lutz, Alex Roe, Johnny Galecki, Aimee Teegarden, Bonnie Morgan and Vincent D’Onofrio. The film’s original music is composed by Matthew Margeson (Kingsman: The Secret Service, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Eddie the Eagle). Hans Zimmer who scored the original The Ring movie serves as […]
Marius de Vries to Serve as Music Producer on Max Minghella’s ‘Teen Spirit’
Posted: January 30, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Marius de Vries, Max Minghella, Teen Spirit
It was announced today that Marius de Vries will serve as the music producer on the upcoming drama Teen Spirit. The film marks the directorial debut of actor Max Minghella and is being described as an “underdog story set in the world of pop-music, about growing up, dreaming big, and finding your voice.” Minghella also wrote the screenplay, […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 27, 2017)
Posted: January 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Dog's Purpose, Daniel Pemberton, David Mansfield, Get the Girl, Gold, I Am Michael, Jake Shears, Kevin Riepl, Kung-Fu Yoga, Mark Bradshaw, Nathan Wang, Paul Haslinger, Rachel Portman, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Sattar Oraki, Sophie and the Rising Sun, The Daughter, The Salesman, Tim Kvasnosky
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi action sequel Resident Evil: The Final Chapter written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Iain Glen, Shawn Roberts, Ruby Rose, Eoin Macken, William Levy, Fraser James and Rola. The film’s original music is composed by Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Halt and […]
Josh Groban Records Original Song ‘Evermore’ for ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Posted: January 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Menken, Beauty and the Beast, Josh Groban, Tim Rice
Walt Disney Records announced today that Josh Groban has recorded the original Evermore for Disney’s upcoming live action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast. The song, which is performed in the movie by the Beast (Dan Stevens) after he releases Belle (Emma Watson) to be with her father, is written by Academy Award winners Alan Menken (The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Enchanted) and lyricist […]
