The only movie to open wide this weekend is the drama Out of the Furnace co-written and directed by Scott Cooper and starring Christian Bale, Woody Harrelson, Casey Affleck, Forest Whitaker, Willem Dafoe, Zoe Saldana and Sam Shepard. The film’s original score is composed by Dickon Hinchliffe (Winter’s Tale, Last Chance Harvey). Relativity Music Group […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 6, 2013)
Posted: December 6, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bruce Retief, Dickon Hinchliffe, Eduardo Cruz, Expecting, Inside Llewyn Davis, Khumba, Mark Kilian, Max Richter, Out of the Furnace, T Bone Burnett, The Last Days on Mars, Twice Born
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56th Grammy Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: December 6, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Grammy Awards
The nominations for the 56th Grammy Awards have been announced. Here are the nominations in the film music-related categories: Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Argo (Alexandre Desplat) – WaterTower Music The Great Gatsby (Craig Armstrong) – WaterTower Music/Interscope Life of Pi (Mychael Danna) – Sony Classical Lincoln (John Williams) – Sony Classical Skyfall (Thomas […]
Satellite Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: December 2, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Satellite Awards
The International Press Academy has announced the nominees for its 18th annual Satellite Awards today. The nominees in the music-related categories are: Original Score 12 Years a Slave – Hans Zimmer Philomena – Alexandre Desplat Gravity – Steven Price Her – Arcade Fire The Secret Life of Walter Mitty – Theodore Shapiro The Book Thief […]
Annie Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: December 2, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Annie Awards
The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood has announced the nominations for the 41st Annual Annie Awards. Here are the music-related nominees: Music in an Animated Feature Production Alan Silvestri – The Croods – DreamWorks Animation Henry Jackman – Turbo – DreamWorks Animation Mark Mothersbaugh – Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 – Sony Pictures […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 29, 2013)
Posted: November 29, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Heffes, Black Nativity, Christophe Beck, Frozen, Homefront, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Laura Karpman, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Mark Isham, Oldboy, Raphael Saadiq, Robert Lopez, Roque Banos
Opening nationwide this holiday weekend after a 5-day exclusive engagement at Hollywood’s El Capitan Theatre is Disney’s animated feature Frozen directed by Jennifer Lee & Chris Buck and featuring the voice talent of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Santino Fontana, Alan Tudyk and Ciarán Hinds. Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez have written […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 22, 2013)
Posted: November 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Contracted, Delivery Man, James Newton Howard, Jon Brion, Kevin Riepl, Philomena, The Christmas Candle, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Tim Atack
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the film adaptation of the bestselling novel The Hunger Games: Catching Fire directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci and Donald Sutherland. Republic Records has released […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 15, 2013)
Posted: November 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 12-12-12-, Charlie Countryman, Christophe Beck, Dead Mono, J Mascis, Lele Marchitelli, Mark Orton, Nebraska, Stanley Clarke, Sunlight Jr., The Best Man Holiday, The Great Beauty
Only one new movie is opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in more than 2000 theaters is the comedy The Black Man Holiday directed by Malcolm D. Lee and starring Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Harold Perrineau, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Monica Calhoun, Melissa De Sousa and Regina Hall. Stanley Clarke (Passenger 57) who has […]
John Tavener (1944 – 2013)
Posted: November 12, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: John Tavener
John Tavener has passed away at age 69. The British composer was best known for his concert work, but also worked on a couple of major films, most notably Alfonso Cuaron’s 2006 movie Children of Men. Tavener also composed the music for the international co-production Battle in Heaven directed by Carlos Reygadas and Werner Herzog’s […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 8, 2013)
Posted: November 8, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Case of You, Ass Backwards, Best Man Down, Brian Tyler, David Holmes, David Kahne, Erica Weis, Go for Sisters, Great Expectations, How I Live Now, John Williams, Jon Hopkins, Marcelo Zarvos, Mason Daring, Mateo Messina, Orr Rebhun, Reaching for the Moon, Richard Hartley, The Armstrong Lie, The Book Thief, The Motel Life, The Starving Games, Thor: The Dark World, Timothy Wynn
Only one new movie is opening in wide release this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the superhero sequel Thor: The Dark World directed by Alan Taylor and starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Christopher Eccleston, Kat Dennings, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Anthony Hopkins. Brian Tyler who previously scored […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 1, 2013)
Posted: November 1, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Perfect Man, Aaron Dessner, About Time, Big Sur, Bryce Dessner, Chan Kwong Wing, Dallas Buyers Club, David Holmes, Diana, Dominic Lewis, Ender's Game, Free Birds, Jeff Cardoni, Keefus Ciancia, Kubilay Uner, Last Vegas, Man of Tai Chi, Mark Mothersbaugh, Nick Laird, Steve Jablonsky
Three new movies are opening wide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the film adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s sci-fi novel Ender’s Game directed by Gavin Hood and starring Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, Abigail Breslin and Harrison Ford. Steve Jablonsky (Transformers series, Battleship) has composed the film’s […]
