Academy Awards show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today that Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and actor Tim McGraw will perform the Oscar-nominated song I’m Not Gonna Miss You for Glen Campbell at the 87th Oscars ceremony on February 22. The song written by Campbell and Julian Raymond for the documentary feature Glen Campbell…I’ll Be […]
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Tim McGraw to Perform for Glen Campbell at the Oscars
Posted: January 29, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Glen Campbell, Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me, Tim McGraw
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Rita Ora to Perform ‘Grateful’ from ‘Beyond the Lights’ at Oscars
Posted: January 28, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Beyond the Lights, Rita Ora
Oscar show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today that singer, songwriter and actress Rita Ora will perform the Oscar-nominated song Grateful at the 87th Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, February 22. The song written by Diane Warren for Gina Prince-Bythewood’s film Beyond the Lights starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw & Nate Parker is one of […]
Common & John Legend to Perform ‘Glory’ from ‘Selma’ at Oscars
Posted: January 27, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Common, John Legend, Selma
Academy Awards show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today that musical artists Common and John Legend will perform their Oscar-nominated song Glory at the 87th Oscars, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, on Sunday, February 22. The song written by John Stephens (a.k.a. John Legend) and Lonnie Lynn (a.k.a. Common) for Ava DuVernay’s Oscar-nominated […]
Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez to Write Original Musical Number for Oscars
Posted: January 27, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
Oscar host Neil Patrick Harris announced today on Twitter via a video message that Oscar-winning songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez are writing an original multimedia, musical sequence, Moving Pictures, which Harris will perform on at the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, February 22. The duo received their first Oscar in 2014 for the song […]
Adam Levine to Perform ‘Lost Stars’ from ‘Begin Again’ at the Oscars
Posted: January 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Adam Levine, Begin Again
Academy Awards show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today that Adam Levine will be performing the original song Lost Stars from Begin Again at this year’s Oscars ceremony on February 22. The song written by New Radicals’ Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois is one of the five nominees in the Best Original Song category. Levine who is best known as the lead singer for the […]
Tangerine Dream’s Edgar Froese (1944 – 2015)
Posted: January 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Edgar Froese, Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream founder Edgar Froese has passed away at age 70. According to the band’s official Facebook page, the composer suddenly and unexpectedly died on January 20 from the effects of a pulmonary embolism in Vienna. Froese founded the electronic music group Tangerine Dream in 1967. In addition to producing dozens of studio albums, the band was best […]
‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, ‘The Fault in Our Stars’, ‘Begin Again’ and ‘Whiplash’ Honored at Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
Posted: January 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
Last night, the 5th Guild of Music Supervisors Awards were handed out at the Mack Sennett Studios in Hollywood. Dave Jordan received the honor in the Best Music Supervision in Motion Picture – Motion Picture Over 25M for his work on Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy. The film’s soundtrack release on Hollywood Records was […]
‘The Godfather LIVE’ to Debut in Los Angeles
Posted: January 17, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Nino Rota, The Godfather
On Saturday, January 24, The Godfather LIVE will make its Southern California debut at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles. The film’s original music composed by Nino Rota for the Academy Award-winning film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, John Cazale, Robert Duvall & Diane Keaton […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 16, 2015)
Posted: January 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andres Levin, Atticus Ross, Blackhat, Christopher Lennertz, Harry Gregson-Williams, Hybrid, Ilan Eshkeri, Leopold Ross, Little Accidents, Marcelo Zarvos, Match, Nick Urata, Paddington, Spare Parts, Stephen Trask, Still Alice, The Wedding Ringer, Vice
In addition to the nationwide expansion of Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper, three other new movies are opening across the country this week: Opening in around 3300 theaters is the family movie Paddington written and directed by Paul King and starring Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Nicole Kidman, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi and Ben Whishaw as the voice of Paddington. The […]
