Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the animated feature Kubo and the Two Strings directed by Travis Knight and featuring the voices of Charlize Theron, Art Parkinson, and Ralph Fiennes, George Takei, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Brenda Vaccaro, Rooney Mara and Matthew McConaughey. The film’s original music is composed by Dario Marianelli (Atonement, The Boxtrolls, Pride […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 19, 2016)
Posted: August 19, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Tale of Love and Darkness, Ben Hur, Billionaire Ransom, Christoph M. Kaiser, Cliff Martinez, Dario Marianelli, Hybrid, Imperium, John Graham, Julian Mass, Keegan DeWitt, Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV, Kubo and the Two Strings, Marco Beltrami, Morris from America, Nicholas Britell, The People vs. Fritz Bauer, War Dogs, Will Bates, Yoko Shimomura
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‘Same Kind of Different As Me’ to Feature Original Song by Brad Paisley
Posted: August 17, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Brad Paisley, Same Kind of Different As Me
Country music singer/songwriter Brad Paisley is contributing an original song to the upcoming drama Same Kind of Different As Me. The track, entitled Stubborn Angels, will be featured in the movie directed by Michael Carney and starring Greg Kinnear, Renée Zellweger, Djimon Hounsou and Jon Voight. The movie based on the book of the same title by Ron Hall, Denver […]
World Soundtrack Awards Composer of the Year Nominations Announced
Posted: August 17, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: World Soundtrack Awards
The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the first wave of nominees for the 2016 World Soundtrack Awards in the categories Film Composer of the Year, Best TV Composer and Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film. The winners will be announced at the World Soundtrack Awards & concert on Wednesday, October 19, the closing night […]
Lady Gaga to Compose & Perform Songs for Bradley Cooper’s ‘A Star is Born’
Posted: August 17, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Star Is Born, Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga
According to Deadline, Lady Gaga will be composing and performing music for the upcoming remake of the movie musical A Star Is Born. The film will mark the directorial feature debut of Bradley Cooper who will also star in the movie alongside Gaga who will be playing the lead role and portray a singer whose star rises as quickly […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 12, 2016)
Posted: August 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Menken, Alexandre Desplat, Anthropoid, Blood Father, Brooke Blair, Christopher Lennertz, Daniel Hart, Devendra Banhart, Disorder, Edge of Winter, Florence Foster Jenkins, Gesaffelstein, Hell or High Water, Joshy, Maryland, Mon Roi, My King, Nick Cave, Pete's Dragon, Robin Foster, Sausage Party, Stephen Warbeck, Sven Faulconer, Warren Ellis, Will Blair
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the fantasy adventure Pete’s Dragon directed by David Lowery and starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence and Robert Redford. The film’s original music is composed by Daniel Hart (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Comet, Tumbleweed). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album […]
Mercury Classics to Release James Horner’s ‘Collage – The Last Work’
Posted: August 6, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Collage, James Horner
Mercury Classics will release James Horner‘s concert piece, Collage, which was the composer’s last work before he passed away last summer. The concerto for four horns and orchestra was commissioned by the Houston Symphony and the International Horn Society and premiered in March of 2015 at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Horner (Titanic, Avatar, […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 5, 2016)
Posted: August 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Amateur Night, David Boulter, Dickon Hinchliffe, Evgueni Galperine, Five Nights in Maine, Giona Ostinelli, Graham Reynolds, Little Men, Nine Lives, Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny, Sacha Galperine, Steven Price, Suicide Squad, The Newton Brothers, The Remains
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the superhero movie Suicide Squad directed by David Ayer and starring Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Cara Delevingne, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adam Beach, Karen Fukuhara and Viola Davis. The film’s original music is composed by Steven Price (Gravity, The World’s […]
Smokey Robinson to Serve as Executive Music Producer on Motown-Themed Netflix Series
Posted: July 27, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Josh Wakely, Netflix, Smokey Robinson
Netflix has announced today that singer/songwriter Smokey Robinson will serve as the executive music producer on an upcoming, currently untitled Netflix animated series. The show created by Josh Wakely (Beat Bugs) is set in the imaginary city of Motown, based on Detroit and its rich musical heritage, and revolves around a lovable, funny and slightly shy eight year […]
Cliff Martinez to Receive 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award at Soundtrack_Cologne
Posted: July 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Cliff Martinez, Soundtrack_Cologne
Soundtrack_Cologne CEO Michael P. Aust announced today that Cliff Martinez will receive the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award on August 27, 2016 during the award ceremony of this year’s Soundtrack_Cologne conference. Martinez who is known for his work on film and as the former drummer of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers has composed the music […]
