The pop punk band All Time Low is providing the soundtrack for the upcoming teen comedy Fan Girl. The film is directed by Paul Jarrett and stars Kiernan Shipka, Meg Ryan, Scott Adsit, Joshua Boone and Bill Sage. The movie follows a 15-year-old teen who lives for making movies and worshiping her favorite band and […]
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‘Fan Girl’ to Feature Music by All Time Low
Posted: October 23, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: All Time Low, Fan Girl
Gregg Alexander & Antonio Sanchez to Perform at Hollywood Music in Media Awards
Posted: October 22, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Antonio Sanchez, Gregg Alexander, Hollywood Music in Media Awards
The Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMAs) announced the performers today for the 5th Annual HMMAs. Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter/producer Gregg Alexander will perform the original song Lost Stars from this year’s comedy drama Begin Again, which is performed in the film by Adam Levine and Keira Knightley. It will mark the former New Radicals frontman’s first live performance in 15 […]
Alan Silvestri to Compose New Music for ‘Back to the Future’ 30th Anniversary Special Presentation
Posted: October 21, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Silvestri, Back to the Future
IMG Artists and the Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency announced a new partnership with Universal Pictures today that will see Robert Zemeckis’ Back to the Future return to the big screen, accompanied by a live orchestra performing the film’s original score composed by Alan Silvestri (Forrest Gump, The Avengers, Cast Away, Captain America: The First Avenger). The events will […]
‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ to Feature End Credits Song Performed by Billy Boyd
Posted: October 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Billy Boyd, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Actor Billy Boyd and screenwriters/producers Phillipa Boyens and Fran Walsh have written an original end credits song for Peter Jackson’s upcoming fantasy adventure The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. The track entitled The Last Goodbye is also performed by Boyd who played Peregrin “Pippin” Took in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. As previously reported, WaterTower Music will release the soundtrack […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 10, 2014)
Posted: October 10, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aaron Zigman, Addicted, Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day, Automata, Catch Hell, Ceiri Torjussen, Christian Wibe, Christophe Beck, Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead, Dracula Untold, Jeanine Tesori, Justin Hurwitz, Kill the Messenger, Kite, Nathan Johnson, Paul Hepker, Ramin Djawadi, St. Vincent, The Canal, The Judge, The Newton Brothers, Theodore Shapiro, Thomas Newman, Tim Simonec, Whiplash, You're Not You, Zacarías M. De la Riva
Opening in most theaters is the family comedy Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day directed by Miguel Arteta and starring Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Dylan Minnette, Ed Oxenbould, Kerris Dorsey, Megan Mullally, Jennifer Coolidge and Bella Thorne. The film’s original music is composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover). Walt Disney Records has released a […]
Hollywood Music in Media Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: October 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: HMMA, Hollywood Music in Media Awards
The nominations for the Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMAs) in the Visual Media categories in the visual media categories were announced today. Check out the nominees in the major categories below and visit the official HMMA website for the full list of nominations. The awards show will be held at The Fonda Theater in […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 3, 2014)
Posted: October 3, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Good Marriage, Angel Roché Jr., Annabelle, Atticus Ross, Bibio, Bryce Jacobs, Danny Bensi, Drive Hard, Gone Girl, Gustavo Dudamel, Jack Lenz, Joseph Bishara, Left Behind, Martin Leon, Men Women & Children, Saunder Jurriaans, The Good Lie, The Hero of Color City, The Liberator, Trent Reznor, Zoë Poledouris-Roché
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the horror thriller Annabelle directed by John Leonetti, produced by James Wan and starring Annabelle Wallis, Alfre Woodard, Tony Amendola, Eric Ladin and Brian Howe. The film’s original music is composed by Joseph Bishara (The Conjuring, Insidious, Dark Skies). WaterTower Music has released […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 26, 2014)
Posted: September 26, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alberto Iglesias, Christopher Nightingale, Claire van Kampen, Dario Marianelli, Days and Nights, Dionysos, Field of Lost Shoes, Frederik Wiedmann, Good People, Harry Gregson-Williams, Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart, Matthew de Luca, Neil Davidge, Neil de Luca, Pride, The Boxtrolls, The Equalizer, The Song, The Two Faces of January, Two Night Stand, Vince Emmett
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the action thriller The Equalizer directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Denzel Washington, Chloë Grace Moretz, Marton Csokas, David Harbour, Bill Pullman and Melissa Leo. The film’s original music is composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek series, Man on Fire, Unstoppable) who previously scored […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 19, 2014)
Posted: September 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Walk Among the Tombstones, Alec Puro, Asche & Spencer, Carlos Rafael Rivera, Christopher Drake, Dan Mangan, Dave Grusin, Fort Bliss, Garth Stevenson, George Fenton, Hector and the Search for Happiness, Inon Zur, Jesse Zubot, John Paesano, Justin Kauflin, Keep On Keepin' On, Michael Giacchino, Reclaim, Steve Moore, The Guest, The Maze Runner, The Scribbler, The Zero Theorem, This Is Where I Leave You, Tracks, Tusk
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the film adaptation of the YA novel The Maze Runner directed by Wes Ball and starring Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Will Poulter, Aml Ameen and Thomas Brodie-Sangster. The film’s original music is composed by John Paesano (Dragons: Riders of Berk, When the Game Stands […]