Only one movie is opening in wide release this weekend: Already breaking box office records is the film adaptation of the bestseller The Hunger Games directed by Gary Ross and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci, Elizabeth Banks and Woody Harrelson. James Newton Howard has written the film’s score and T Bone […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 23, 2012)
Posted: March 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Brake, Brian Tyler, Ian Neil, James Newton Howard, Joseph Trapanese, Mike Shinoda, Reuniting the Rubins, score, Soundtrack, T Bone Burnett, The Deep Blue Sea, The Hunger Games, The Raid: Redemption, Tim Atack
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 16, 2012)
Posted: March 16, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 21 Jump Street, Andrew Feltenstein, Casa de mi Padre, Detachment, J. Peter Robinson, Jeff Who Lives at Home, John Nau, Mark Mothersbaugh, Michael Andrews, Seeking Justice, Soundtrack, The Newton Brothers
Only one movie is opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the other films in release at the box office is the action comedy 21 Jump Street directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller and starring Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, Brie Larson and Ellie Kemper. The film’s score is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 9, 2012)
Posted: March 9, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Thousand Words, Amit Poznansky, Dario Marianelli, Footnote, Friends with Kids, John Carter, John Debney, Julian Nott, Marcelo Zarvos, Michael Giacchino, Nathan Larson, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Silent House, The Decoy Bride
Three new movies are opening wide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the fantasy epic John Carter directed by Andrew Stanton and starring Taylor Kitsch, Willem Dafoe, Lynn Collins, Thomas Haden Church, Samantha Morton, Dominic West, Mark Strong, James Purefoy and Bryan Cranston. The film’s music is composed by Michael Giacchino. Walt Disney Records […]
Robert B. Sherman (1925 – 2012)
Posted: March 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Robert B. Sherman
Robert B. Sherman passed away yesterday in London at age 86. The songwriter was born on December 19, 1925 in New York City. Together with his brother Richard, he has written countless classic songs for movie musicals. He received two Academy Awards for the Disney classic Mary Poppins, both for the score and the song […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 2, 2012)
Posted: March 2, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Badly Drawn Boy, Being Flynn, Being Fynn, Cinco Paul, Davin Wood, John Powell, Project X, score, Soundtrack, The Lorax, Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is Universal Pictures’ and Illumination Entertainment’s animated feature Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax. The film features original songs by John Powell and director Cinco Paul. A soundtrack album featuring the movie’s songs has been released on Interscope Records. Check out our […]
Brian Tyler Scores Universal Pictures’ 100th Anniversary Logo
Posted: March 1, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Brian Tyler, Universal Pictures
Brian Tyler has recently written the music for Universal Pictures‘ new logo to commemorate the studio’s 100th anniversary in 2012. The music is a variation of the theme written by Jerry Goldsmith, which accompanied the most recent version of the logo since 1997 and which replaced an earlier version featuring music by James Horner. Check […]
Ludovic Bource Wins Oscar for ‘The Artist’
Posted: February 26, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Ludovic Bource, The Artist
Ludovic Bource has won his first Academy Award in the Best Original Score category for his music for Michel Hazanavicius’ black-and-white silent film The Artist. The other contenders in the category were John Williams (The Adventures of Tintin, War Horse), Alberto Iglesias (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) and Howard Shore (Hugo). All four nominated composers were […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 24, 2012)
Posted: February 24, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aaron Zigman, Act of Valor, Craig Wedren, David Buckley, Gone, Good Deeds, Johnny Klimek, Nathan Furst, Reinhold Heil, Tomorrow When the War Began, Wanderlust
Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the war movie Act of Valor directed by Scott Waugh & Mike “Mouse” McCoy about a group of active-duty Navy SEALs that is sent across the globe as they track the terrorist ring to the U.S.-Mexico border. Relativity Music has […]
‘Hugo’ Wins Cinema Audio Society Awards
Posted: February 19, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Chris Fogel, Cinema Audio Society Awards, Hugo, Scott Millan, Simon Rhodes, Too Big to Fail
The team behind the sound mixing of Martin Scorsese’s Hugo has won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing at 48th annual Cinema Audio Society Awards at Saturday night’s awards ceremony at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. For the first time, scoring mixers have been included in the awards. Scoring mixer Simon Rhodes, […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 17, 2012)
Posted: February 17, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Cecile Corbel, Christophe Beck, David Sardy, Ghost RIder: Spirit of Vengeance, Jeff Danna, Michael Brook, score, Soundtrack, The Secret World of Arrietty, Thin Ice, This Means War, Undefeated
Three new movies are opening in theaters this President’s Day weekend: Expected to have the best weekend at the box office among the new releases is the superhero action sequel Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance directed by Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor and starring Nicolas Cage, Idris Elba, Violante Placido, Ciaran Hinds and Christopher Lambert. […]
