Imagine Dragons have written the original song Battle Cry for Michael Bay’s upcoming action sequel Transformers: Age of Extinction. The band also contributed original music during the scoring process by recording cues with the film’s composer Steve Jablonsky, and Hans Zimmer, who assisted in the process. The songs is said to be used in critical points during the movie. […]
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‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ to Feature Original Song by Imagine Dragons
Posted: May 13, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Imagine Dragons, Michael Bay, Steve Jablonsky, Transformers, Transformers: Age of Extinction
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William Olvis Dies at 56
Posted: May 9, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: William Olvis
William Olvis has passed away at age 56. The composer was best known for his theme and his score for 116 episodes of the hit drama Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. His best known feature scoring credit was the 1993 crime thriller Red Rock West directed by John Dahl and starring Nicolas Cage & Dennis Hopper. Olvis’ other credits […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 9, 2014)
Posted: May 9, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Chef, Dev Hynes, Eli Batalion, Fed Up, God's Pocket, Jerome Sable, Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return, Lyle Workman, Marc Fantini, Michael Andrews, Michael Brook, Mike Andrews, Mom's Night Out, Mychael Danna, Nathan Larson, Neighbors, Palo Alto, Robert Schwartzman, Stage Fright, Steffan Fantini, The Devil's Knot, The Double, Toby Chu
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the comedy Neighbors directed by Nick Stoller and starring Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Dave Franco. The film’s original music is composed by Mike Andrews (The Heat, Bridesmaids, Bad Teacher, Donnie Darko). Atlantic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 2, 2014)
Posted: May 2, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bad Johnson, Belle, Beneath the Harvest Sky, Decoding Annie Parker, Didier Leplae, Dustin Hamman, Hans Zimmer, Joe Wong, John Debney, Rachel Portman, Steven Bramson, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Walk of Shame
The only wide release this weekend is the superhero sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2 directed by Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx and Dane DeHaan. The film’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer and The Magnificent Six, which includes Pharrell Williams, Johnny Marr, Michael Einziger, Junkie XL, Andrew Kawczynski and Steve Mazzaro. Columbia […]
Lucas Vidal and Chris Ramsdell Launch Music House for Motion Picture Advertising Chroma
Posted: May 1, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Chris Ramsdell, Chroma, Lucas Vidal
Music and Motion Productions’ Lucas Vidal and music supervisor Chris Ramsdell have teamed up to launch Chroma, a new music house for motion picture advertising. The project is a collaboration between Vidal, the composer of such films as Fast & Furious 6, The Raven, The Quiet Ones and The Cold Light of Day and Ramsdell who has placed music in such campaigns as The Hunger Games, Django […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 25, 2014)
Posted: April 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aaron Zigman, Andres Goldstein, Blue Ruin, Brick Mansions, Brooke Blair, Daniel Tarrab, Dickon Hinchliffe, For No Good Reason, From the Rough, Gambit, Last Passenger, Liam Bates, Locke, Lucas Vidal, Mateo Messina, Philippe Rombi, Rolfe Kent, Sacha Skarbek, The German Doctor, The Machine, The Other Woman, The Quiet Ones, Timothy Williams, Tom Raybould, Trevor Morris, Walking with the Enemy, Will Blair, Young & Beautiful
Three new movies are opening wide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the comedy The Other Woman directed by Nick Cassavetes and starring Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Kate Upton, Taylor Kinney and Nicki Minaj. Aaron Zigman (Bridge to Tarabithia, The Proposal) who previously collaborated with the directors on such movies as John Q, The Notebook and My Sister’s Keeper has composed […]
John Powell to Take Break from Film Music to Compose Concert Music
Posted: April 23, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: John Powell
Variety is reporting that John Powell will be taking another sabbatical from film music following the completion of his score for this summer’s animated sequel How to Train Your Dragon 2. Instead, he will be writing a 45-minute oratorio to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of World War I. The piece, entitled Moltke will feature a […]
Hans Zimmer Composes Hymn for EDM Festival Tomorrowland
Posted: April 16, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer has composed the first official hymn for the 10th anniversary of the electronic dance musicmfestival Tomorrowland, which is held every year in the Belgian town of Boom, outside of Brussels. The composer collaborated with Junkie XL (Divergent, 300: Rise of an Empire) and Lorne Balfe (Megamind) on the piece, which was recorded at […]
Behind the Music of ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’
Posted: April 12, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Hans Zimmer, Marc Webb, Pharrell Williams, The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Sony Pictures Entertainment has published a video featurette on the music for the superhero sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2. The video features footage from the score’s recording sessions and interviews with the film’s composer Hans Zimmer, as well as some of his collaborators including Pharrell Williams, Johnny Marr and director Marc Webb. Check out the […]
