Riz Ortolani has passed away at age 87. The Italian composer scored around 200 films both in home country, as well as the United States, England and Germany. He received two Academy Awards for the original songs More from 1962’s Mondo cane and Till Love Touches Your Life from the 1970 western Madron. He was also Golden Globe-nominated for his Madron song, as well as […]
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Riz Ortolani (1926 – 2014)
Posted: January 23, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Riz Ortolani
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Ellie Goulding to Perform on ‘Divergent’ Soundtrack
Posted: January 22, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Divergent, Ellie Goulding, Junkie XL
Ellie Goulding has announced that she has recorded the original song Beating Heart for the film adaptation of the young adult novel Divergent. She also announced on ABC’s Good Morning America today that she will be the “musical voice” of Shailene Woodley’s character Tris and that her voice will be featured on the instrumental score. Junkie XL is […]
Hans Zimmer Launching ‘Open Call’ Global Contest on SoundCloud
Posted: January 22, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bleeding Fingers, Hans Zimmer
SoundCloud and The Bleeding Fingers Custom Music Shop – a joint venture between Extreme Music, the production music arm of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, and Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer’s company Remote Control Productions – have partnered to launch the talent quest Hans Zimmer Wants You!. The winner/s will get an opportunity to become a Bleeding Fingers staff […]
Kronos Quartet to Perform on Clint Mansell’s ‘Noah’ Score
Posted: January 20, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Clint Mansell, Darren Aronofsky, Kronos Quartet, Noah
Director Darren Aronofsky announced on Twitter that the Grammy Award-winning string quartet Kronos Quartet is reuniting with composer Clint Mansell to perform on his score for the upcoming biblical epic Noah. They have previously collaborated on the 2006 feature The Fountain, as well as on the director’s second movie Requiem for a Dream. Noah stars Russell Crowe in the title role as the man chosen […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 17, 2014)
Posted: January 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Big Bad Wolves, Brian H. Kim, Christopher Lennertz, David C. Williams, Devil's Due, Eric V. Hachikian, Frank Ilfman, Freezer, G.B.F., Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Jamesy Boy, Jermaine Stegall, Life as a King, Patrick Doyle, Paul Intson, Ride Along, Summer in February, The Nut Job
Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the action comedy Ride Along directed by Tim Story and starring Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, John Leguizamo, Bruce McGill, Tika Sumpter, Bryan Callen and Laurence Fishburne. The film’s original music is composed by Christopher Lennertz (Revolution, Horrible Bosses, Identity […]
Steven Price Wins Critics’ Choice Movie Award for ‘Gravity’
Posted: January 16, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Critic's Choice Movie Awards, Gravity, Steven Price
Steven Price was honored with the Critics’ Choice Movie Award in the Best Score category for his music for Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity at tonight’s 18th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. The other composers nominated in the Best Score category were Arcade Fire & Owen Pallett for Her, Thomas Newman for Saving Mr. Banks and […]
Academy Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: January 16, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
This morning, the nominations for the 86th Academy Awards were announced. Here are the music-related nominations: Best Original Score: The Book Thief – John Williams Gravity – Steven Price Her – William Butler and Owen Pallett Philomena – Alexandre Desplat Saving Mr. Banks – Thomas Newman
William Ross Returns as Oscar Music Director
Posted: January 15, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, William Ross
Academy Awards producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today that William Ross will return as music director for this year’s 86th Oscar ceremony. He previously served as music director on the 79th, 83rd and 85th Academy Awards. Ross whose film scoring credits include Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Ladder 49, A Very Harold & Kumar […]
Cinema Audio Society Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: January 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: CAS Awards, Cinema Audio Society
The Cinema Audio Society has announced the nominees for the 50th Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing. For the past few years, scoring mixers are being recognized alongside production, re-recording, ADR and foley mixers. In the Motion Pictures – Live Action category, the scoring mixers honored include Al Clay for Paul Greengrass’ […]
Alex Ebert Wins Golden Globe Award for ‘All Is Lost’
Posted: January 12, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Golden Globes
Alex Ebert has received his first Golden Globe Award for his score for J.C. Chandor’s All Is Lost starring Robert Redford. The other composers nominated in the Best Original Score category were John Williams (The Book Thief), Hans Zimmer (12 Years a Slave), Alex Heffes (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom) and Steven Price (Gravity). In the Best […]
