Audio clips from the soundtrack album for the action adventure epic 300: Rise of an Empire have been published. The film’s music is composed by Junkie XL (Divergent, Paranoia, Mad Max: Fury Road). Check out preview clips from all tracks on the album after the jump and check out our previous article for the full […]
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‘300: Rise of an Empire’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: February 2, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 300: Rise of an Empire, Junkie XL
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Christophe Beck, Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez Honored With Annie Award
Posted: February 1, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Annie Awards, Christophe Beck, Christopher Willis, Disney Mickey Mouse, Frozen, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
Composer Christophe Beck and songwriters Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez were honored with an Annie Award in the Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production category for the score and songs from Disney’s hit animated film Frozen. Beck accepted the award in person at the ceremony at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles. The […]
‘Alone Yet Not Alone’ Open Letter Response to Academy
Posted: February 1, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Alone Yet Not Alone
On Thursday, composer Bruce Broughton sent out the following email to Academy spokesperson Teni Melidonian and CEO Dawn Hudson (and cc to Academy president Cheryl Boone Issacs) regarding the disqualification of his nominated song from Alone Yet Not Alone, which has now been published as an open letter: Dear Teni, I just looked at the Academy release of the rescinding […]
Academy’s Statement Regarding ‘Alone Yet Not Alone’ Song Decision
Posted: February 1, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Alone Yet Not Alone
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has issued a statement regarding the decision to rescind the nomination for the song Alone Yet Not Alone from the movie of the same title: The Board of Governors’ decision to rescind the Original Song nomination for “Alone Yet Not Alone,” music by Bruce Broughton, was made thoughtfully and after […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 31, 2014)
Posted: January 31, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Arturo Sandoval, At Middleton, Conrad Pope, David Torn, Labor Day, Owen Pallett, Rolfe Kent, That Awkward Moment, The Wait, Tim's Vermeer
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the romantic comedy That Awkward Moment written and directed by Tom Gormican and starring Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Imogen Poots, Mackenzie Davis and Jessica Lucas. David Torn (Lars and the Real Girl, The Wackness) has composed the film’s original score. Varese Sarabande […]
‘Back to the Future’ Musical Update
Posted: January 31, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Silvestri, Back to the Future, Glen Ballard, Robert Zemeckis
In 2012, we reported that composer Alan Silvestri was in talks to transfer his music for Robert Zemeckis’ classic Back to the Future into a Broadway stage musical. Today, it was announced that the musical is headed for the London stage and is scheduled to open in the movie’s 30th anniversary in 2015. Silvestri is […]
Academy Rescinds Original Song Nomination for ‘Alone Yet Not Alone’
Posted: January 29, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Alone Yet Not Alone
On Tuesday night, the Academy’s Board of Governors voted to rescind the Original Song nomination for Alone Yet Not Alone, featuring music by Bruce Broughton and lyric by Dennis Spiegel. The decision was prompted by the discovery that Broughton, a former Governor and current Music Branch executive committee member, had emailed members of the branch […]
John Cacavas (1930 – 2014)
Posted: January 28, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: John Cacavas
John Cacavas has passed away at age 83. The composer has scored numerous TV shows/movies and feature films throughout his career, including episodes of such classic shows as Colombo, Kojak, Hawaii Five-O, Murder, She Wrote, The Bionic Woman, Matlock, Quincy and The Equalizer. He was honored with two Emmy nominations for an episode of Kojak […]
Thomas Newman Wins Grammy Award for ‘Skyfall’
Posted: January 26, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Grammy Awards
Thomas Newman has won the Grammy Award for his music for the latest James Bond film Skyfall in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category. The other nominated composers in the category included Alexandre Desplat (Argo, Zero Dark Thirty), Craig Armstrong (The Great Gatsby), Mychael Danna (Life of Pi) and John Williams (Lincoln). Newman […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 24, 2014)
Posted: January 24, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bear McCreary, Enemies Closer, Gimme Shelter, I Frankenstein, Johnny Klimek, Knights of Badassdom, Philip Glass, Reinhold Heil, Tony Morales, Visitors
The only movie opening in wide release this weekend is the action thriller I, Frankenstein written and directed by Stuart Beattie and starring Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Yvonne Strahovski, Miranda Otto and Jai Courtney. The film’s original score is composed by Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil (Cloud Atlas, One Hour Photo). Lisa Gerrard has composed additional music. Lakeshore Records has released a […]
