Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL is launching a new YouTube tutorial series, Studio Time with Junkie XL. The series will give aspiring composers, producers, and musicians a rare glimpse into the inner workings of a Hollywood composer. The tutorial topics will range from technical advice, such as string and drum arrangements, to programming tips and advice […]
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YouTube Series ‘Studio Time with Junkie XL’ Announced
Posted: May 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Junkie XL, Tom Holkenborg
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Giuseppe Tornatore to Helm Ennio Morricone Documentary
Posted: May 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ennio Morricone, Giuseppe Tornatore
Deadline is reporting that director Giuseppe Tornatore is teaming up with Mandragora Group (Beyond The Hills) and Piano B Produzioni for a documentary based on the life and work of legendary film composer Ennio Morricone. The movie is is said to feature interviews and a narrative piece alongside, which will “highlight a side of Morricone that has never been […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 22, 2015)
Posted: May 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aloft, Marc Streitenfeld, Michael Brook, Michael Giacchino, Poltergeist, Takatsugu Muramatsu, Tomorrowland, When Marnie Was There
Two new movies are opening this holiday weekend: Opening in most theaters is the mystery adventure Tomorrowland directed by Brad Bird and starring George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Britt Robertson, Raffey Cassidy, Tim McGraw, Judy Greer, Kathryn Hahn, Keegan Michael-Key and Thomas Robinson. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Giacchino (Star Trek, Up, The Incredibles, Lost, Ratatouille). […]
Video Highlights From 2015 BMI Film & TV Awards
Posted: May 18, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, BMI Film & TV Awards, Chris Montan
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) has published a number of video clips from the organization’s 2015 BMI Film & TV Awards gala, which was held last week at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. Check out the acceptance speech of this year’s recipient of the BMI Icon Award, Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The […]
Composer Jed Kurzel to Direct ‘Ivan Lendl Never Learnt to Volley’
Posted: May 18, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ivan Lendl Never Learnt to Volley, Jed Kurzel, Justin Kurzel
Composer Jed Kurzel is set to make his directorial debut with the upcoming sports comedy drama Ivan Lendl Never Learnt to Volley. The film will star Denis Menochet as a man whose fanatical desire to see his son become a tennis champion comes at any cost. The composer’s brother Justin Kurzel (Macbeth, The Snowtown Murders) is producing the project with Anna McLeish […]
Robert Drasnin (1927 – 2015)
Posted: May 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Robert Drasnin
Variety is reporting that Robert Drasnin passed away this past Wednesday at age 87. The composer is best known for scoring numerous TV show episodes between the 1950s and 1980s, including Mission: Impossible, The Twilight Zone, Hawaii Five-0, Lost in Space, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., I Spy, The Wild Wild West, Mannix, Cannon, The Streets […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 15, 2015)
Posted: May 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Animals, Christophe Beck, Echoes of War, Every Secret Thing, Good Kill, Hanan Townshend, I'll See You in My Dreams, Ian Hultquist, Jed Kurzel, Junkie XL, Keegan DeWitt, Kyle Newmaster, Mad Max: Fury Road, Mark Mothersbaugh, Pitch Perfect 2, Rob, Robin Coudert, Slow West, Tom Holkenborg, Where Hope Grows
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the action movie Mad Max: Fury Road directed by George Miller and starring Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Nathan Jones, Zoë Kravitz, Riley Keough, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Abbey Lee and Courtney Eaton. Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL) has composed the film’s original music. WaterTower Music has […]
‘Ricki and the Flash’ to Feature Original Song by Jenny Lewis & Johnathan Rice
Posted: May 7, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Jenny Lewis, Johnathan Rice, Jonathan Demme, Ricki and the Flash
Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice have written the original song Cold One for Jonathan Demme’s comedy drama Ricki and the Flash. The song is performed by Meryl Streep who stars in the film alongside Kevin Kline, Mammie Gummer, Audra McDonald, Sebastian Stan and Rick Springfield. The movie directed by Demme (The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia) and scripted by […]
