Antonio Sanchez has won the Grammy Award for his music for Alejandro G. Inarritu’s Birdman in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category. The other nominated composers in the category included Hans Zimmer (Interstellar), Johann Johannsson (The Theory of Everything), Justin Hurwitz (Whiplash) and Alexandre Desplat (The Imitation Game). The jazz drummer/composer accepted his award in person. In the Best Song Written For Motion […]
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Antonio Sanchez wins Grammy Award for ‘Birdman’
Posted: February 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Antonio Sanchez, Birdman, Grammy Awards
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Ennio Morricone Wins BAFTA Award for ‘The Hateful Eight’
Posted: February 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA Awards, Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
Ennio Morricone has received his sixth BAFTA Award for his score for Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight in the Original Music category. Morricone previously won the BAFTA Award for Days of Heaven, Once Upon a Time in America, The Mission, The Untouchables and Cinema Paradiso. He was nominated alongside Thomas Newman (Bridge of Spies), Johann Johannsson (Sicario), Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto (The Revenant) and John Williams (Star Wars: […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 12, 2016)
Posted: February 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A War, Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong, Austin Wintory, Cabin Fever, Deadpool, Fil Eisler, How to Be Single, Junkie XL, Kevin Riepl, Mountains May Depart, Paul Dalio, Standoff, Sune Rose Wagner, Theodore Shapiro, Timo Chen, Tom Holkenborg, Touched with Fire, Yoshihiro Hanno, Zoolander 2
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters this weekend is the comic book movie Deadpool directed by Tim Miller and starring Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Gina Carano, Ed Skrein and Brianna Hildebrand. The film’s original music is composed by Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL (Mad Max: Fury Road, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice). Milan Records […]
Ray Colcord (1949 – 2016)
Posted: February 7, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ray Colcord
Ray Colcord has passed away at age 66 in Los Angeles, CA. The composer has been scoring numerous movies and TV shows over the last three decades. He received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 1991 for his main titles theme for NBC’s Singer & Sons. Colcord also composed the music for all seasons of […]
Michael Giacchino Wins Annie Award for ‘Inside Out’
Posted: February 6, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Annie Awards, Christopher Willis, Inside Out, Michael Giacchino
Composer Michael Giacchino was honored with an Annie Award in the Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production category for the music from Pixar’s hit movie Inside Out. The composer accepted his award in person at the awards ceremony at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The other contenders in the category were Carter Burwell for Anomalisa, Kevin Riepl for Batman […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 5, 2016)
Posted: February 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 4th Man Out, Alfonso Gonzalez Aguilar, All Roads Lead to Rome, Atli Orvarsson, Carter Burwell, Christopher Young, Damien Jurado, Daniel Hart, Federico Jusid, Fernando Velazquez, Hail Caesar!, Herman Beeftink, Marcelo Zarvos, Misconduct, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Rams, Regression, Roque Banos, Southbound, The Choice, The Gifted, The Monkey King 2, Tumbledown
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the horror comedy Pride and Prejudice and Zombies directed by Burr Steers and starring Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston, Douglas Booth, Bella Heathcote, Matt Smith, Charles Dance and Lena Headey. The film’s original music is composed by Fernando Velazquez (The Orphanage, The Impossible, Crimson Peak, Hercules). Varese Sarabande […]
Adam Young (aka Owl City) Releases First Original Score
Posted: February 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adam Young, Apollo 11, Owl City
Adam Young has released his first full score, which is inspired by the epic voyage of Apollo 11 to the moon. The singer/songwriter who is best known for his electronica project Owl City is planning to pick a historical event in history and produce a score for it each month. His first release, Apollo 11 based on the 1969 moon landing, is now […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 29, 2016)
Posted: January 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Carter Burwell, Fifty Shades of Black, Hans Zimmer, Jane Got a Gun, Jim Dooley, Kung Fu Panda 3, Laurent Eyquem, Lisa Gerrard, Marcello De Francisci, Rabid Dogs, The Finest Hours
Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the animated feature Kung Fu Panda 3 directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson & Alessandro Carloni and featuring the voices of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, Bryan Cranston, Kate Hudson, David Cross and J.K. Simmons. […]
Lady Gaga, Sam Smith & The Weeknd to Perform at Academy Awards
Posted: January 28, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Lady Gaga, Sam Smith, The Weeknd
Academy Awards producers David Hill and Reginald Hudlin announced today the first slate of presenters and performers for the 88th Oscars telecast. The list includes Lady Gaga, Sam Smith and The Weeknd who are expected to perform their Oscar-nominated songs at the ceremony. Lady Gaga is nominated alongside Diane Warren for the song Til it Happens to You from the documentary […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 22, 2016)
Posted: January 22, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andrew Hewitt, Bear McCreary, Ben Lovett, Carlos José Alvarez, Dirty Grandpa, Exposed, Henry Jackman, Leon Ko, Michael Andrews, Mojave, Monster Hunt, Synchronicity, The 5th Wave, The Boy
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the comedy Dirty Grandpa directed by Dan Mazer and starring Robert De Niro, Zac Efron, Aubrey Plaza, Zoey Deutch, Julianne Hough, Jason Mantzoukas, Danny Glover, Adam Pally and Dermot Mulroney. The film’s original score is composed by Michael Andrews (Neighbors, Bridesmaids, Freaks […]
