The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood has announced the nominations for the 40th Annual Annie Awards. Here are the music-related nominees: Music in a Feature Production Alexandre Desplat – Rise of the Guardians – DreamWorks Animation Bruce Retief – Adventures in Zambezia – Saltzman Communications Henry Jackman – Wreck-It-Ralph – Walt Disney Animation Studios Joel McNeely, […]
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Annie Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: December 3, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Annie Awards
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Alberto Iglesias Wins European Film Award for ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’
Posted: December 1, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alberto Iglesias, European Film Awards, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Alberto Iglesias has won the European Film Award for his score for Tomas Alfredson’s thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy and Mark Strong in the European Composer category at tonight’s EFA Night 2012 in Malta. The other composers nominated in the music category were Gabriel Yared & Cyrille Aufort for […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 30, 2012)
Posted: November 30, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Back to 1942, California Solo, Charlie Clouser, Day of Reckoning, Jiping Zhao, Killing Them Softly, Marc Streitenfeld, Michael Krassner, Robert Vining, T. Griffin, The Collection, Universal Soldier, Will Hendricks
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the thriller Killing Them Softly directed by Andrew Dominik and starring Brad Pitt, Richard Jenkins, James Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, Scott McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, Vincent Curatola, Max Casella and Sam Shepard. While the film doesn’t feature a full score, Marc Streitenfeld (Prometheus, American […]
Cutting Edge Launches Film Score Website
Posted: November 29, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Cutting Edge Group
Cutting Edge Group has launched the new Cutting Edge Film Scores website, which will give media organisations the ability to use and license professional, high-quality film music for secondary usage. According to Variety, the site allows subscribers to upload a piece of music and have it automatically matched to similar music in the database, helping […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 23, 2012)
Posted: November 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Danny Elfman, De rouille et d'os, Hitchcock, Life of Pi, Mychael Danna, Ramin Djawadi, Red Dawn, Rise of the Guardians, Rust and Bone
Three new movies opened wide this past Wednesday: Opening in most theaters this holiday weekend is Dreamworks Animation’s Rise of the Guardians directed by Peter Ramsey and featuring the voice talent of Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher and Jude Law. The film’s music is composed by Alexandre Desplat. Varese Sarabande Records has […]
Listen to Danny Elfman’s ‘Promised Land’ Score and Jeremy Sams’ Music from ‘Hyde Park on Hudson’
Posted: November 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Anna Karenina, Danny Elfman, Dario Marianelli, Gus van Sant, Hyde Park on Hudson, Jeremy Sams, Moonrise Kingdom, Promised Land, Roger Neill
Focus Features has published the complete scores of its major awards contenders this season. Among the titles is Gus Van Sant’s drama Promised Land, which features music composed by Danny Elfman. To listen to the score, visit Focus Features’ For Your Consideration website. The film starring Matt Damon, John Krasinski, Rosemarie DeWitt, Hal Holbrook, Scoot […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 16, 2012)
Posted: November 16, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anna Karenina, Breaking Dawn, Britta Phillips, Carter Burwell, Chasing Ice, Danny Elfman, Dario Marianelli, Dean Wareham, J. Ralph, Price Check, Silver Linings Playbook, The Twilight Saga, Twilight
Guaranteed to top the weekend box office is the final part in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 directed by Bill Condon and starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. The film’s music is composed by Carter Burwell. Summit Entertainment, Chop Shop Records and Atlantic Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the […]
Richard Robbins (1940-2012)
Posted: November 12, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Richard Robbins
Richard Robbins has passed away at age 71 on Nov. 7 of Parkinson’s disease at his home in Rhinebeck, N.Y. The composer who is best known for scoring most Merchant-Ivory films was born on Dec. 4, 1940, in South Weymouth, Mass.. He received two Academy Award nominations in 1993 and 1994 for Howard’s End and The […]
Bret McKenzie to Write New Songs for ‘The Muppets 2’
Posted: November 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bret McKenzie, The Muppets, The Muppets 2
Producer Todd Lieberman has revealed in an interview with Collider (via The Playlist) that he will be returning to write new songs for Disney’s upcoming sequel The Muppets 2. McKenzie has written the original songs for last year’s hit reboot of the franchise and ended up winning an Academy Award for the song Man or Muppet. […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 2, 2012)
Posted: November 2, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Late Quartet, Alan Silvestri, Angelo Badalamenti, Chris Bacon, Christophe Beck, David Byrne, David Kitay, Flight, Henry Jackman, High Ground, Howard Drossin, Jack and Diane, Marcelo Zarvos, Mum, Paperman, RZA, The Bay, The Details, The Man with the Iron Fists, This Must Be the Place, tomandandy, Vamps, Will Oldham, Wreck-It-Ralph
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the animated feature Wreck-It-Ralph directed by Rich Moore and featuring the voice talent of John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer and Jane Lynch. The film’s score is composed by Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class). Walt Disney Records has […]
