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. […]
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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
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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 […]
‘Straight Outta Compton’, ‘Carol’ & ‘Furious 7’ Honored at Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
Posted: January 22, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
Last night, the 6th Guild of Music Supervisors Awards were handed out at Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. Jojo Villanueva received the honor in the Best Music Supervision in Motion Picture – Motion Picture Over 25M for his work on F. Gary Gray’s Straight Outta Compton. Randall Poster received the award in the Motion Picture Under 25M category for […]
Shawn LeMone Promoted to ASCAP Senior Vice President, Membership
Posted: January 19, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: ASCAP, Shawn LeMone
ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers today announced that Shawn LeMone has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Membership. He will continue to report directly to ASCAP EVP Membership, John Titta. LeMone has been heading ASCAP’s Film & TV department for more than six years, and attracted and developed such composers as Academy Award nominee […]
Ennio Morricone Wins Critics’ Choice Movie Award for ‘The Hateful Eight’
Posted: January 17, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Critics Choice Awards, Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
Ennio Morricone was honored with the Critics’ Choice Movie Award in the Best Score category for his music for Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight at tonight’s 21st Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. The other composers nominated in the Best Score category were Carter Burwell for Sicario, Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto for The Revenant, Johann Johannsson for […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
