While there are no movies opening wide this weekend, a number of films are receiving a limited release: The most talked about movie opening this week is the drama Shame directed by Steve McQueen and starring Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale, Nicole Beharie and Hannah Ware. The film’s score is composed by Harry […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 2, 2011)
Posted: December 2, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Warrior's Heart, Alec Puro, Answers to Nothing, Ben Frost, Coriolanus, Craig Richey, Eric Serra, Harry Escott, Ilan Eshkeri, score, Shame, Sleeping Beauty, Soundtrack, The Lady
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2012 Grammy Nominations Announced
Posted: December 1, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Clint Mansell, Daft Punk, Grammy Awards, Grammy Nominations, Ryan Shore
The nominations for the 54th Grammy Awards have been announced. Here are the nominations in the film music related categories: Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Black Swan (Clint Mansell) – Sony Classical/Fox Music Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow – Part 2 (Alexandre Desplat) – WaterTower Music The King’s Speech (Alexandre Desplat) – Decca […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 25, 2011)
Posted: November 25, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Dangerous Method, Alexandre Desplat, Arthur Christmas, Bret McKenzie, Christophe Beck, Conrad Pope, Dickon Hinchliffe, Harry Gregson-Williams, Howard Shore, Hugo, Ludovic Bource, My Week with Marilyn, Rampart, score, Soundtrack, The Artist, The Muppets
Three new movies opened in wide release this past Wednesday: The film released in most theaters this Thanksgiving weekend is the new movie adaptation of The Muppets directed by James Bobin and starring Amy Adams, Jason Segel and Chris Cooper. The film’s score is written by Christophe Beck and Bret McKenzie serves as the project’s […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 18, 2011)
Posted: November 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Another Happy Day, Breaking Dawn, Carter Burwell, Happy Feet Two, John Powell, Largo Winch, Ólafur Arnalds, score, Soundtrack, The Descendants, The Heir Apparent, The Twilight Saga
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the fourth part of the Twilight series, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 directed by Bill Condon and starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Dakota Fanning, Michael Sheen, Anna Kendrick and Ashley Greene. The film’s score is […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 11, 2011)
Posted: November 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Clint Eastwood, Immortals, J. Edgar, Jack and Jill, Killing Bono, London Boulevard, Melancholia, Nicola Piovani, Rupert Gregson-Williams, score, Sergio Pizzorno, Soundtrack, Stephen Warbeck, The Conquest, Trevor Morris, Waddy Wachtel
Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the 3D action adventure Immortals directed by Tarsem Singh and starring Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke, Stephen Dorff, Isabel Lucas, Freida Pinto, Luke Evans, Kellan Lutz and John Hurt. The film’s music is composed by Trevor Morris. Relativity […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 4, 2011)
Posted: November 4, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, Christophe Beck, David Wittman, Jonathan Elias, score, Soundtrack, The Son of No One, Tower Heist, William Ross
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the caper comedy Tower Heist directed by Brett Ratner and starring Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck, Matthew Broderick, Tea Leoni, Michael Pena, Alan Alda, Gabourey Sidibe, Judd Hirsch and Nina Arianda. The film’s score is composed […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 28, 2011)
Posted: October 28, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anonymous, Christopher Young, Craig Armstrong, Dustin O'Halloran, Harald Kloser, Henry Jackman, In Time, John Debney, Like Crazy, Puss in Boots, score, Soundtrack, The Double, The Rum Diary, Thomas Wander
Three movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Opening in most theaters this week is Dreamworks Animation’s Puss in Boots directed by Chris Miller and featuring the voice talent of Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis and Billy Bob Thornton. The film’s music is composed by Henry Jackman. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack […]
‘World Soundtrack Awards’ Winners Announced
Posted: October 23, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A.R. Rahman, Alex Heffes, Alexandre Desplat, Giorgio Moroder, Hans Zimmer, Inception, Randy Newman, World Soundtrack Awards
The World Soundtrack Academy announced the winners of the World Soundtrack Awards 2011 at last night’s closing event of the 38th Ghent International Film Festival. Alexandre Desplat was chosen as Film Composer of the Year 2011. Hans Zimmer received the award for Best Orginal Film Score of the Year for Inception and Randy Newman was […]
Hans Zimmer to Sit Out the 2012 Oscar Race
Posted: October 23, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Hans Zimmer
According to an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Hans Zimmer said at the Ghent Film Festival, where he was attendance for a performance of some of his scores at last night’s World Soundtrack Awards ceremony, that he will be sitting out this year’s Academy Awards competition. The composer mentioned that his decision is partly related […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 21, 2011)
Posted: October 21, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexander Jurriaans, Andrew Bird, Daniel Bensi, Johnny English Reborn, Margin Call, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Nathan Larson, Norman, Paranormal Activity 3, Paul Haslinger, Score Ilan Eshkeri, Soundtrack, The Might Macs, The Three Musketeers, William Ross
Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend. Apart from Paranormal Activity 3, which is expected to top the weekend box office and doesn’t feature any original music, the following three movies are receiving a wide release: The Three Musketeers directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Logan Lerman, Milla Jovovich, Orlando Bloom, […]
