Three new movies are opening nationwide this holiday weekend: Opening in most theaters is the action comedy Ride Along 2 directed by Tim Story and starring Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Ken Jeong, Benjamin Bratt, Olivia Munn, Bruce McGill, Tika Sumpter and Sherri Shepherd. The film’s original music is composed by Christopher Lennertz (Agent Carter, Horrible Bosses, Identity Thief, Hop) who collaborate with such […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 15, 2016)
Posted: January 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi, A Perfect Day, Alex Gopher, Arnau Bataller, Band of Robbers, Christopher Lennertz, Danny Bensi, George Fenton, Joel P. West, Kasper Winding, Lorne Balfe, Moonwalkers, Norm of the North, Ride Along 2, Saunder Jurriaans, Stephen McKeon, The Benefactor, The Lady in the Van
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Chris Cornell’s ‘Til the Sun Comes Back Around’ from ’13 Hours’ Released
Posted: January 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi, Chris Cornell, Michael Bay
Chris Cornell has recorded the original song ‘Til the Sun Comes Back Around for Michael Bay’s action drama 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi. The track is featured during the film’s end titles. To download the song, visit iTunes and listen to the full track after the jump. Cornell has previously contributed the original […]
88th Academy Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: January 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
This morning, the nominations for the 88th Academy Awards were announced. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2015 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center® and televised live on the ABC Television Network. Here are the music-related nominations: Best Original Score: Bridge of […]
52nd Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: January 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: CAS Awards, Cinema Audio Society
The Cinema Audio Society has announced the nominees for the 52nd Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing. For the past couple of years, scoring mixers have been recognized alongside production, re-recording, ADR and foley mixers. In the Motion Pictures – Live Action category, the scoring mixers honored include Thomas Vicari for Bridge of Spies (feat. music by […]
Ennio Morricone Wins Golden Globe for ‘The Hateful Eight’
Posted: January 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ennio Morricone, Golden Globes, The Hateful Eight
Ennio Morricone has received his third Golden Globe Award for his score for Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight. Tarantino accepted the award on Morricone’s behalf. The composer previously received the prize for his work on The Mission and The Legend of 1900. The other composers nominated in the Best Original Score category were Alexandre Desplat (The Danish Girl), Carter Burwell (Carol), Daniel Pemberton […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 8, 2016)
Posted: January 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anesthesia, Bear McCreary, Daniel Belardinelli, Diablo, Jeff Danna, Lamb, Max Aruj, The Abandoned, The Forest, Timothy Williams
In addition to the nationwide expansion of The Revenant, the only movie opening wide is the supernatural thriller The Forest directed by Jason Zada, produced by David Goyer and starring Natalie Dormer, Taylor Kinney, Eoin Macken and Yukiyoshi Ozawa. The film’s original music is composed by Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, The Boy, Outlander). Sparks & Shadows Records has released a soundtrack […]
2016 BAFTA Nominations Announced
Posted: January 7, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA
The British Academy of Film and Television has announced the nominations for the 2016 Orange British Academy Film Awards. The winners will be announced at the Orange British Academy Film Awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London on Sunday, February 14. For a full list of nominations, click here. Here are the nominations in […]
Film Music Reporter’s Top Original Film Songs of 2015: Ryan Coogler‘s Creed not only features one of our favorite scores of the year, but is also easily our top choice for best use of original songs in a movie in 2015. The way Ludwig Goransson‘s score is integrated into the film’s songs and vice versa makes this […]
Justin Timberlake to Executive Produce Music for DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Trolls’
Posted: January 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Dreamworks Animation, Justin Timberlake, Trolls
Justin Timberlake will serve as the executive music producer on DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming feature Trolls. He will oversee the creative direction for the film’s music and write and perform several songs on the soundtrack. The movie is directed by Mike Mitchell (Shrek Forever After) & Walt Dohrn and features the voice talent of Anna Kendrick and Timberlake. The film is […]
Film Music Reporter’s Top 5 Original Scores of 2015 (in alphabetical order): Thomas Newman collaborated with Steven Spielberg for the first time on the spy drama Bridge of Spies and delivered our favorite score of the composer in several years. Staying true to his signature sound while introducing some unfamiliar elements to his oeuvre including Russian choir, Newman’s […]
