Guaranteed to top the weekend box office is Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy directed by James Gunn and starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close and Benicio del Toro. The film’s original music is composed by Tyler Bates (300, Watchmen). […]
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Lorde to Curate ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1’ Soundtrack
Posted: July 31, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Lorde, The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay
Lionsgate announced today that singer/songwriter Lorde has been chosen to curate the soundtrack album for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. She will be hand-picking the artists for the soundtrack and will also provide the first single for the film and album. The album will be released by Republic Records this fall. The 17-year-old New Zealand native who is […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 25, 2014)
Posted: July 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Most Wanted Man, And So It Goes, Andreas Weidender, Eric Serra, Fernando Velazquez, Happy Christmas, Herbert Grönemeyer, Hercules, Ironclad: Battle for Blood, Jenny Lewis, Lucy, Magic in the Moonlight, Marc Shaiman, Very Good Girls
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the action adventure Hercules directed by Brett Ratner and starring Dwayne Johnson, Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Joseph Fiennes, Peter Mullan and John Hurt. The film’s original music is composed by Fernando Velazquez (The Impossible, The Orphanage, Devil). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 18, 2014)
Posted: July 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Chris Ridenhour, Étienne Charry, I Origins, Mark Mancina, Michael Andrews, Mood Indigo, Nathan Whitehead, Persecuted, Phil Mossman, Planes: Fire & Rescue, Rob Simonsen, Sex Tape, The Purge: Anarchy, Will Bates, Wish I Was Here
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the animated sequel Planes: Fire & Rescue directed by Bobs Gannaway and featuring the voices of Dane Cook, Julie Bowen, Stacy Keach, Brad Garrett, Danny Mann, Teri Hatcher and Ed Harris. Mark Mancina (Tarzan, Twister, Brother Bear, Speed) who previously scored last year’s original film has composed […]
Charles Bernstein Rejoins Academy Board
Posted: July 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Charles Bernstein
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that composer Charles Bernstein has rejoined the Academy’s Board of Governors after a hiatus. He joins composers Charles Fox and Arthur Hamilton as a governor for the Academy’s music branch. The Academy’s 17 branches are represented by three governors, who may serve up to three […]
Francis Lai to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Ghent Film Festival
Posted: July 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Francis Lai, World Soundtrack Awards
Francis Lai has been selected as the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement award at the closing-night gala of the 14th World Soundtrack Awards at the Ghent Film Fest on October 25, 2014. The composer is best known for his score for 1970’s Love Story, for which he received an Academy Award, as well as a […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 11, 2014)
Posted: July 11, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Long Way Down, Boyhood, Dario Marianelli, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Justin Small, Keegan DeWitt, Land Ho!, Laurent Eyquem, Michael Giacchino, Ohad Benchetrit, Rage, Road to Paloma, Tokarev
Only one new movie is opening nationwide this week: Expected to top the weekend box office is the sci-fi adventure sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes directed by Matt Reeves and starring Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smith-McPhee, Enrique Murciano and Kirk Acevedo. The film’s original music is composed by Michael […]
2014 Emmy Nominations Announced
Posted: July 10, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Emmy Awards, Emmy Nominations
The nominations for the 66th Emmy Awards were announced this morning. Here are the music-related categories: Outstandig Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score): Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey – Standing Up in the Milk Way – Music by Alan Silvestri Downton Abbey – Episode 8 – Music by John Lunn Game of Thrones – The Mountain and the Viper […]
Ken Thorne (1924-2014)
Posted: July 9, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ken Thorne
Ken Thorne has passed away at age 90. The British composer scored numerous features and television movies and shows over a career spanning more than four decades, including the sequels Superman II and Superman III directed by Richard Lester and starring Christopher Reeve. He received an Academy Award for his adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s music […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 4, 2014)
Posted: July 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: America, Bryan E. Miller, Christopher Young, Deliver Us from Evil, Earth to Echo, Geoff Zanelli, Joseph Trapanese, Joshua Abrams, Life Itself, Michael Andrews, Nick Urata, Premature, School Dance, Tammy
Three new movies opened nationwide this past Wednesday: Opening in most theaters is the comedy Tammy directed by Ben Falcone and starring Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, Allison Janney, Gary Cole, Mark Duplass, Dan Aykroyd, Kathy Bates, Toni Collette and Nat Faxon. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Andrews (Donnie Darko, Bridesmaids, The Heat). […]
