Ian Fraser has passed away at age 81 this morning at his home in Los Angeles. The music director and arranger received a total of 32 Emmy Award nominations, more than any other musician in television history. He won the award 11 times, most recently in 1993 for his music direction for the 52nd Presidential Inaugural […]
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Ian Fraser (1933-2014)
Posted: October 31, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ian Fraser
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Alexandre Desplat Named Film Composer of the Year at World Soundtrack Awards 2014
Posted: October 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Daniel Pemberton, Michelino Bisceglia, Pharrell Williams, World Soundtrack Awards
Alexandre Desplat was chosen as Film Composer of the Year 2014 at the World Soundtrack Awards 2012, tonight’s closing event of the 41st Ghent Film Festival. Desplat also received an award for his score for Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel in the Best Original Film Score of the Year category. Desplat also composed the […]
‘Fan Girl’ to Feature Music by All Time Low
Posted: October 23, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: All Time Low, Fan Girl
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 […]
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 […]
