According to the Hollywood Reporter, all Academy Award-nominated song will be performed at this year’s Oscar telecast. A.R. Rahman and Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine will perform the song If I Rise from Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours, which has lyrics co-written by Dido and Rollo Armstrong. Rahman is also nominated for his original […]
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A.R. Rahman, Randy Newman and Alan Menken to perform at the Academy Awards
Posted: February 4, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 127 Hours, A.R. Rahman, Alan Menken, Oscars, Randy Newman, Tangled, Toy Story 3
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 28, 2011)
Posted: January 28, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, Film Music NewsTags: Alex Heffes, Biutiful, From Prada to Nada, Gustavo Santaolalla, Heitor Pereira, Mark Isham, score, Soundtrack, The Mechanic, The Rite
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: The Rite directed by Mikael Hafstrom and starring Anthony Hopkins, Colin O’Donoghue and Alice Braga features music by Alex Heffes. A soundtrack album has been released digitally on Silva Screen Records and will be available as a physical CD in February. Check out our previous […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 21, 2011)
Posted: January 21, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: John Debney, No Strings Attached
Only one movie is opening in wide release this weekend. Ivan Reitman’s No Strings Attached starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher features a score by John Debney, as well as several songs. As reported a few days ago, two soundtrack albums have been announced and a few audio clips of Debney’s score can be found […]
BAFTA Nominations announced
Posted: January 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA, Nominations
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the five nominations in the ‘original music’ category for this year’s ceremony. The nominations are: 127 Hours (A.R. Rahman) Alice in Wonderland (Danny Elfman) How to Train Your Dragon (John Powell) Inception (Hans Zimmer) The King’s Speech (Alexandre Desplat) The BAFTA Awards show will take […]
Reznor and Ross win Golden Globe for ‘Best Score’
Posted: January 16, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Atticus Ross, Diane Warren, Golden Globes, Trent Reznor, You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me
Trent Reznor’s and Atticus Ross’ score for David Fincher’s The Social Network won the Golden Globe Award for ‘Best Original Score’ at today’s 68th Golden Globes ceremony. Reznor and Ross beat out the other four nominees Alexandre Desplat for The King’s Speech, Hans Zimmer for Inception, Danny Elfman for Alice in Wonderland and A.R. Rahman […]
BAFTA longlist for ‘Best Music’ announced
Posted: January 7, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Awards, BAFTA, Best Music, Longlist
The British Academy of Television and Film Arts has announced the longlists for this year’s British Academy Film Awards, with 15 entries per category. Here are the contenders for the ‘Best Music’ category: 127 Hours (A.R. Rahman) Alice in Wonderland (Danny Elfman) Biutiful (Gustavo Santaollala) Brighton Rock (Martin Phipps) Despicable Me (Pharrell Williams & Heitor […]
