BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) announced today that Christopher Lennertz will be named a BMI Icon at the 39th Annual BMI Film, TV and Visual Media Awards on May 10, 2023 in Beverly Hills, CA. The Grammy Award-winning and Emmy Award-nominated composer whose scoring credits include the features Horrible Bosses, Ride Along, Bad Moms & Sausage […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 7, 2023)
Posted: April 7, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Air, Brian Tyler, David Sardy, Ethan Rose, Gavin Brivik, How to Blow Up a Pipeline, Lyle Workman, Nathan Wang, One Day as a Lion, One True Loves, Paint, Showing Up, The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Already playing in theaters nationwide since this past Wednesday is the animated feature The Super Mario Bros. Movie directed by Aaron Horvath & Michael Jelenic and starring Chris Pratt, Charlie Day, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black Black and Seth Rogen. The film’s original music is composed by Brian Tyler (Avengers: Age of Ultron, Fast Five, Crazy […]
‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: April 6, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aaron Horvath, Brian Tyler, Illumination Entertainment, Koji Kondo, Michael Jelenic, score, Soundtrack, The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The details of the soundtrack album for Illumination Entertainment’s animated feature The Super Mario Bros. Movie have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Crazy Rich Asians, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Yellowstone) with original Nintendo themes written by Koji […]
Ryuichi Sakamoto (1952 – 2023)
Posted: April 2, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto has passed away this past Tuesday, March 28, at age 71. The Japanese composer has written dozens of scores for a wide range of international films since the early 1980s. He won an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy Award for his music for Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1987 feature The Last Emperor (shared with […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 31, 2023)
Posted: March 31, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Thousand and One, Aleksandar Cupara, Assassin, Carlos Rafael Rivera, Chupa, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Enys Men, Evan Bogart, Gary Gunn, Justin Gray, Lorne Balfe, Mark Jenkin, Mark Tewarson, Spinning Gold, Trinket Box
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the fantasy adventure Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves directed by John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein and starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Sophia Lillis, Hugh Grant, Justice Smith and Chloe Coleman. The film’s original score is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Top Gun: Maverick, […]
Ben Affleck’s ‘Air’ to Feature Music by Paul Haslinger, Tangerine Dream, Harold Faltermeyer & Others
Posted: March 29, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Air, Ben Affleck, Paul Haslinger, Tangerine Dream
The full list of music cues featured in Ben Affleck’s biographical drama Air has been revealed. While the film doesn’t have a credited composer, Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Halt and Catch Fire, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter) appears to have contributed a few original music cues, credited in the end titles as I Want to Sign […]
Questlove to Direct and Oversee Music for Disney’s Live-Action ‘The Aristocats’ Movie
Posted: March 27, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Questlove, The Aristocats
Deadline is reporting that Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is set to direct Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation of the 1970 animated classic The Aristocats. He will also oversee the music for the movie, which follows a pedigreed cat and her kittens who are catnapped by a greedy butler. Will Gluck (Peter Rabbit, Easy A) is producing the […]
Christopher Gunning (1944 – 2023)
Posted: March 25, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Christopher Gunning
Christopher Gunning has passed away at age 78. The British composer has written numerous scores for film and television over a four decade-spanning career. Among his best known credits is his score for Olivier Dahan’s 2007 biopic La Vie en rose, for which he received the (BAFTA) Anthony Asquith Award. He composed the music for […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 24, 2023)
Posted: March 24, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Good Person, Alexander Bornstein, Alexandre Desplat, Bryce Dessner, Florencia di Concilio, Joel J. Richard, John Wick: Chapter 4, Lorne Balfe, Murder Mystery 2, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Tetris, The Five Devils, The Lost King, The Tutor, Tyler Bates
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action thriller John Wick: Chapter 4 directed by Chad Stahelski and starring Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Rina Sawayama, Bill Skarsgård, Shamier Anderson, Lance Reddick, Laurence Fishburne and Ian McShane. The film’s original score is composed by Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, 300, Deadpool 2, Watchmen) & Joel J. Richard […]
2023 BAFTA TV Craft Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: March 22, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA TV Craft Awards
The 2023 BAFTA TV Craft Awards nominations have been announced today. Check out the nominees in the music categories after the jump. This year’s awards ceremony will take place on April 23, 2023 in London with host details to be announced. Visit the official BAFTA website for the full list of nominations.
