Archive for the ‘Film Music News’ Category

Last night, the 7th Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMAA) were handed out at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, CA. Nicholas Britell was honored with his first HMMA award for his score for Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight in the Original Score – Feature Film category. John Debney was awarded for his music for Jon Favreau’s The Jungle Book in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film category. He previously received an Outstanding Career Achievement award at the […]

20th Century Fox has released a new trailer for Warren Beatty’s drama Rules Don’t Apply today. The trailer features the film’s original song The Rules Don’t Apply written by Eddie Arkin and Lorraine Feather, and performed in the movie by actress Lily Collins. Check out the song/trailer after the jump. Rules Don’t Apply starring Beatty, Collins, Alden Ehrenreich, Alec Baldwin, Annette Bening, Haley Bennett, […]

Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi drama Arrival directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker. The film’s original music is composed by Johann Johannsson (The Theory of Everything, Sicario, Prisoners). Deutsche Grammophon has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article […]

Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Mads Mikkelsen, Michael Stuhlbarg and Tilda Swinton. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Giacchino (Star Trek, Up, Inside Out, Jurassic World, Lost, The Incredibles, Ratatouille). Hollywood Records has […]

The nominations for the 7th Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) in the Visual Media categories were announced today. Check out the nominees in the major categories below after the jump and visit the official HMMA website to buy tickets and for the full list of nominations. The awards show will be held at The Fonda Theater […]

Benj Pasek & Justin Paul are attached to write original songs for Disney’s upcoming new live action film adaptation of Snow White. The movie based on the 1937 animated classic will be produced by Marc Platt (Into the Woods, Drive, Legally Blonde, Nine).  Erin Cressida Wilson (The Girl on the Train, Secretary, Men, Women & Children) is attached to write the screenplay. No […]

The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is the thriller Inferno directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Irrfan Khan, Omar Sy, Ben Foster and Sidse Babett Knudsen. The film’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Gladiator, The Lion King, Inception, Rain Man, Black Hawk Down). Sony Classical […]

The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) has named Academy Award-nominated songwriter Diane Warren and composer Thomas Newman as the newest SCL Ambassadors. The SCL Ambassador Program was established to revere the elite group of screen composers, lyricists and songwriters whose contributions have made a significant impact in music for film, television, and video games. The talent showcased by these individuals […]

Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the action thriller Jack Reacher: Never Go Back directed by Edward Zwick and starring Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Aldis Hodge, Danika Yarosh, Patrick Heusinger, Holt McCallany and Robert Knepper. The film’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: Civil War, […]

Carter Burwell has been named Film Composer of the Year 2016 at the 16th World Soundtrack Awards, tonight’s closing event of the 43rd Ghent Film Festival. The composer’s output over the last year includes such titles as Anomalisa, Hail Caesar!, Legend, The Family Fang and The Finest Hours. Burwell also received the Public Choice Award for his […]