Category: Film Music News

Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 30, 2015)

January 30, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Amine Bouhaf, Black or White, Dario Marianelli, Joel McNeely, John Frizzell, Project Almanac, Terence Blanchard, The Loft, Timbuktu, Tinker Bell and the Neverbeast, Wild Card

Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the found footage adventure Project Almanac directed by Dean Israelite, produced by Michael Bay and starring Jonny Weston, Sofia Black-D’Elia, Sam Lerner, Allen Evangelista, Allen Evangelista, Ginny Gardner and Ginny Gardner. The movie doesn’t feature an original score, but several songs by artists including Imagine Dragons who also appear in the film. No soundtrack album has been announced. Project Almanac follows a brilliant high school student and his friends who uncover blueprints for a mysterious device with limitless potential, inadvertently putting lives in danger. To learn more about the Paramount Pictures release, visit the official movie website.

Also opening wide is the drama Black or White written and directed by Mike Binder and starring Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer, Jillian Estell, Bill Burr, Jennifer Ehle, André Holland, Gillian Jacobs and Anthony Mackie. The film’s original music is composed by Terence Blanchard (Malcolm X, Inside Man, The 25th Hour, Red Tails). Relativity Music Group has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music last week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie.

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Kickstarter Launch for ‘SCORE: A Film Music Documentary’ Announced

January 30, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 1 comment

Tags: Score: A Film Music Documentary

Epicleff Media has announced the Kickstarter launch to raise funds to finish SCORE: A Film Music Documentary, a film that will feature A-list composers such as Danny Elfman (Batman, Spider-Man, Alice in Wonderland), Howard Shore (Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Departed), John Debney (Passion of the Christ, Elf, Iron Man 2), Marco Beltrami (Scream, World War Z), Christophe Beck (Frozen, The Hangover) Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, 300), as well as insight from others in Hollywood including film critic Leonard Maltin and director/producer/actor Garry Marshall. The Kickstarter campaign will be launched on February 15, 2015 and funds raised will go toward final production costs for the documentary that will guide viewers through the creative processes of some of the world’s greatest composers/musicians.

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Tim McGraw to Perform for Glen Campbell at the Oscars

January 29, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Academy Awards, Glen Campbell, Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me, Tim McGraw

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 Me is one of the five nominated songs in the Best Original Song category, alongside Everything Is Awesome from The Lego Movie, Glory from Selma, Grateful from Beyond the Lights and Lost Stars from Begin Again. The 87th Oscars, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood.

Rita Ora to Perform ‘Grateful’ from ‘Beyond the Lights’ at Oscars

January 28, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: 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 the five nominated songs in the Best Original Song category. This marks Warren’s seventh Oscar nomination. She was previously nominated for such movies as Armageddon, Up Close & Personal, Pearl Harbor, Con Air and Music of the Heart. The 87th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood.

Common & John Legend to Perform ‘Glory’ from ‘Selma’ at Oscars

January 27, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: 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 film Selma starring David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson and Oprah Winfrey is one of the five nominated songs in the Best Original Song category, alongside Everything Is Awesome from The Lego Movie, Grateful from Beyond the Lights, I’m Not Gonna Miss You from Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me and Lost Stars from Begin Again. The 87th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center.

Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez to Write Original Musical Number for Oscars

January 27, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: 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 Let It Go from Disney’s animated hit feature Frozen. The 87th Oscars are produced by Neil Meron and Craig Zadan and will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood. The show will be televised live on the ABC Television Network in the U.S. and in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

Adam Levine to Perform ‘Lost Stars’ from ‘Begin Again’ at the Oscars

January 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 1 comment

Tags: 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 group Maroon 5 also made his feature film acting debut in the film directed by John Carney and also starring Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo. The 87th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT and in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 23, 2015)

January 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the animated feature Strange Magic directed by Gary Rydstrom, produced by George Lucas and featuring the voices of Alan Cumming, Evan Rachel Wood, Kristin Chenoweth, Maya Rudolph, Sam Palladio, Meredith Anne Bull, Alfred Molina, Elijah Kelley, Bob Einstein and Peter Stormare. Marius de Vries (Moulin Rouge, Kick-Ass) serves as the film’s musical director and has also composed the original score. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film performed by the voice cast. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the movie.

Also opening wide is the thriller The Boy Next Door directed by Rob Cohen, produced by Jason Blum and starring Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman, John Corbett and Kristin Chenoweth. The film’s original music is composed by Randy Edelman who previously scored such films as Dragonheart, xXx and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor for Cohen and Nathan Barr (True Blood, The Americans). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the score earlier this week and Varese Sarabande will release a physical version next month. Click here for the full album details. Lisbeth Scott provided the vocals on the score and also wrote an original song for the movie. Check out our previous article for more information.

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Tangerine Dream’s Edgar Froese (1944 – 2015)

January 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 1 comment

Tags: 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 known for composing the score for numerous films, including 1983’s Risky Business starring Tom Cruise, William Friedkin’s Sorcerer, Mihcael Mann’s The Keep and Thief, Ridley Scott’s Legend, 1988’s Miracle Mile, Kathryn Bigelow’s Near Dark, 1984’s Firestarter and 1987’s Three O’Clock High.

‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, ‘The Fault in Our Stars’, ‘Begin Again’ and ‘Whiplash’ Honored at Guild of Music Supervisors Awards

January 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: 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 also the year’s best-selling title. Season Kent received the award in the Motion Picture Under 25M category for her music supervision on the hit feature The Fault in Our Stars starring Shailene Woodley. In the Independent Motion Pictures Under 10M category, Matt Sullivan and Andrea von Foerster were honored for their work on Begin Again, which just received an Academy Award nomination in the Best Original Song category last week. Andy Ross was the winner in the Independent Motion Pictures Under 5M category for his music supervision on Whiplash starring Miles Teller & J.K. Simmons.

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