Michael Giacchino was honored with a Saturn Award tonight at the 38th annual Saturn Awards, presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. The composer won the award in the Best Music category for his score for last year’s Super 8, which also received awards for director J.J. Abrams and actor Joel Courtney […]
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Michael Giacchino Wins Saturn Award for ‘Super 8’
Posted: July 26, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Michael Giacchino, Saturn Awards, Super 8
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 20, 2012)
Posted: July 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 30 Beats, Alexandre Desplat, C.C. Adcock, Hans Zimmer, Jeff Beal, La fille du puisatier, The Dark Knight Rises, The Queen of Versailles, The Well Digger's Daughter
Only one movie is opening in wide release this weekend: Opening in over 4000 theaters is the final chapter in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, starring Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman and Morgan Freeman. The film’s music is composed by Hans Zimmer. Watertower […]
2012 Emmy Nominations Announced
Posted: July 19, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Emmy Awards, Emmy Nominations
The nominations for the 64th Emmy Awards were announced this morning. Here are the music-related categories: Outstandig Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score): Hemingway & Gellhorn – Javier Navarrete, Composer Game Change – Music by Theodore Shapiro Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia – Music by Michael Price & David […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 13, 2012)
Posted: July 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Amit Trivedi, Bruno Coulais, Easy Money, Farewell My Queen, Ice Age: Continental Drift, John Powell, Jon Ekstrand, Red Lights, Shigeru Umebayashi, Trishna, Victor Reyes
Only one movie is opening wide this weekend: Opening in almost 4000 theaters is the animated feature sequel Ice Age: Continental Drift directed by Steve Martino & Mike Thurmeier and featuring the voice talent of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Jennifer Lopez, Peter Dinklage, Wanda Sykes and […]
Behind the Music of the CW’s ‘Arrow’
Posted: July 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Arrow, Blake Neely, Greg Berlanti, Political Animals, The CW
The CW has published a behind-the-scenes look at the recording sessions of the score the pilot for the network’s upcoming superhero drama Arrow. The video features interviews with the show’s composer Blake Neely, co-writers and executive producers Mark Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg, as well as footage from the orchestral scoring sessions. The music was recorded with […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 6, 2012)
Posted: July 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adam Peters, Bobby Johnston, Crazy Eyes, Deborah Lurie, James Horner, Katy Perry: Part of Me, Marc Shaiman, Ronen Landa, Savages, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Magic of Belle Isle, The Pact
Three new movies are opening in wide release this week: Already in theaters since this past Tuesday is the comic boot film reboot The Amazing Spider-Man directed by Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy and Rhys Ifans as The Lizard, as well as Martin Sheen, Sally Field […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 29, 2012)
Posted: June 29, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A.R. Rahman, Aaron Zigman, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin, Dan Romer, Jonathan Goldsmith, Madea's Witness Protection, Magic Mike, People Like Us, Take This Waltz, Ted, Walter Murphy
Four new movies are opening wide in theaters this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the comedy Ted directed by Seth MacFarlane and starring Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Giovanni Ribisi and Joel McHale. The film’s score is composed by Walter Murphy (Family Guy, American Dad). Universal Republic has released a soundtrack album […]
Five Film Composers Invited to Join the Academy
Posted: June 29, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Alberto Iglesias, Conrad Pope, Ludovic Bource, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Theodore Shapiro
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 176 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures to join the organization. Among the invited artists this year are five film composers, including former Oscar nominee Albert Iglesias who has received three Academy Award nominations for The Constant […]
New Oscar Rule in Music Category
Posted: June 28, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has approved rules for the 85th Academy Awards, including a change in one of the music categories. The organization announced that in the Original Song category, the “Executive Committee may recommend that a fourth songwriter for an individual song be considered in […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 22, 2012)
Posted: June 22, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Brave, Henry Jackman, Jonathan Sadoff, Nichola Hooper, Patrick Doyle, Rob Simonsen, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Soundtrack, Stella Days, To Rome With Love
Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is Pixar’s 13th full length animated feature Brave directed by Mark Andrews and featuring the voice talent of Kelly MacDonald, Emma Thompson, Craig Ferguson, Robbie Coltrane and Billy Connolly. The film’s score is composed by Patrick Doyle. Walt […]