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 […]
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‘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
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Elliot Goldenthal’s ‘Symphony in G-Sharp Minor’ to Be Released
Posted: May 2, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Elliot Goldenthal, Symphony in G Minor
Zarathustra Music will release an EP featuring Elliot Goldenthal‘s concert work Symphony in G-Sharp Minor. The Academy Award-winning composer whose film scores include Frida, Interview with the Vampire, Heat, Batman Forever, Alien 3 and Public Enemies composed the piece, which was commissioned by the Pacific Symphony and marks his second collaboration with the orchestra following the oratorio Fire Water Paper. The symphony premiered last […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 1, 2015)
Posted: May 1, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Any Day, Atticus Ross, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Brian Tyler, Cas & Dylan, Claudia Sarne, Danny Elfman, David Robbins, Days of Grace, Elia Cmiral, Far from Men, Far from the Madding Crowd, Julian Wass, Leopold Ross, Michael Brook, Nick Cave, Ride, Shigeru Umebayashi, Warren Ellis, Welcome to Me
The only wide release this weekend is Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Age of Ultron written and directed by Joss Whedon and starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johannson, Jeremy Renner, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany and Cobie Smulders. The film’s original music is composed by Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark […]
James Horner to Compose Music for Disney’s ‘Pandora: The Land of Avatar’ Theme Park Attraction
Posted: April 28, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Avatar, James Horner
James Horner revealed in an interview with HeyUGuys that he will be composing the music for Pandora: The Land of Avatar at Disney’a Animal Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The theme park attraction is designed by Walt Disney Imagineering in partnership with James Cameron and Lightstorm Entertainment and will feature the wonders of Pandora, […]
Abel Korzeniowski Wins BAFTA TV Craft Award for ‘Penny Dreadful’
Posted: April 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Abel Korzeniowski, BAFTA TV Craft Awards, Penny Dreadful
Abel Korzeniowski was honored with his first BAFTA TV Craft Award for his music for Showtime’s Penny Dreadful at the the British Academy Television Craft Awards today at The Brewery, City of London. Producer Pippa Harris accepted the award on the composer’s behalf. A soundtrack album featuring selections of Korzeniowski’s score for the first season of the series is […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 17, 2015)
Posted: April 17, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex of Venice, Beyond the Reach, Child 44, David Wingo, Dickon Hinchliffe, Don McGlashan, Harry Gregson-Williams, John Debney, Jon Ekstrand, Josh Debney, Marco Beltrami, Monkey Kingdom, Monsters: Dark Continent, Neil Davidge, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, Rupert Gregson-Williams, The Dead Lands, The Newton Brothers, The Road Within, True Story, Unfriended
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the comedy sequel Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 directed by Andy Fickman and starring Kevin James, Raini Rodriguez, Neal McDonough and Shirley Knight. The film’s original music is composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams (Over the Hedge, Bee Movie, Click, Blended, Veep). No soundtrack album has been announced. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 follows […]
World Soundtrack Awards 2015 Young Composers Contest Announced
Posted: April 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: World Soundtrack Awards
As in previous years, the World Soundtrack Academy will give out the SABAM Award for Best Young International Composer to young international film music talent during this year’s World Soundtrack Awards (WSA) during the 42nd Film Fest Gent in Belgium. Three finalists will be invited for a three-day visit in Ghent where they will have their compositions performed […]
