Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the film adaptation of the musical Rock of Ages directed by Adam Shankman and starring Juliannne Hough, Diego Bonito, Tom Cruise, Russell Brand, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Malin Akerman, Paul Giamatti, Mary J. Blige and Alec Baldwin. WaterTower Music has released the […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 15, 2012)
Posted: June 15, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adam Anders, Max de Wardener, Peer Astrom, Rock of Ages, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap, Soundtrack, That's My Boy, The Woman in the Fifth, Vince Smith, Your Sister's Sister
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‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: June 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Hans Zimmer, The Dark Knight Rises
The first audio clips of Hans Zimmer‘s soundtrack for Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises appeared online today. Click here to listen to audio previews of all 15 tracks on the album. As previously announced, the soundtrack will be relased on July 17, 2012 by WaterTower Music and can be pre-ordered on Amazon. Visit our […]
Lalo Schifrin to Receive Max Steiner Award
Posted: June 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Hollywood in Vienna, Lalo Schifrin, Max Steiner Award
Lalo Schifrin has been chosen as the recipient of this year’s Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award, which will be presented at the annual Hollywood in Vienna Concert at Vienna Concert Hall on October 22, 2012. The concert will present selections of Schifrin’s compositions performed by the Vienna Radio-Symphony Orchestra under the direction of David […]
Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez to Write Songs for Disney’s ‘Frozen’
Posted: June 12, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Frozen, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez have been tapped to write the original songs for the upcoming Walt Disney Pictures animated feature Frozen. The film directed by Chris Buck (Tarzan, Surf’s Up) takes place in a kingdom trapped in eternal winter and follows the young dreamer Anna who must team up with a daring mountain man, […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 8, 2012)
Posted: June 8, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music NewsTags: Bel Ami, Europe's Most Wanted, Fall on Your Sword, For the Love of Money, Hans Zimmer, Harry Gregson-Williams, Jerome Dillon, Lakshman Joseph De Saram, Lola Versus, Madagascar 3, Marc Streitenfeld, Peace Love & Misunderstanding, Prometheus, Rachel Portman, Ryan Miller, Safety Not Guaranteed, score, Soundtrack, Spencer David Hutchings
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is Dreamworks Animation’s Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath & Conrad Vernon and featuring a voice cast including Ben Stiller, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Jessica Chastain, Bryan Cranston and Martin Short. Interscope Records […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 1, 2012)
Posted: June 1, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Cristiada, Elia Cmiral, For Greater Glory, High School, James Horner, James Newton Howard, Piranha 3DD, Snow White and the Huntsman, The Newton Brothers
Only one new movie is opening in wide release this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is Universal Pictures’ epic fantasy adventure Snow White and the Huntsman directed by Rupert Sanders and starring Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Lily Cole, Sam Claflin, Sam Spruell, Ian McShane, Nick Frost, Bob Hoskins, Toby Jones […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 25, 2012)
Posted: May 25, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Chernobyl Diaries, Danny Elfman, Diego Stocco, Ludovico Enaudli, Men in Black 3, Moonrise Kingdom, The Intouchables
Two new movies are opening wide this Memorial Day weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the sci-fi comedy Men in Black 3 directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and starring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Jemaine Clement, Alice Eve and Emma Thompson. The film’s score is composed by Danny Elfman. Sony Classical […]
Trevor Rabin to Receive ASCAP Henry Mancini Award
Posted: May 24, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: ASCAP Film and Television Awards, ASCAP Henry Mancini Award, Trevor Rabin
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has announced that composer Trevor Rabin will be honored at the 27th Annual ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards on June 28, 2012 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Rabin will receive the ASCAP Henry Mancini Award, which is awarded to composers in […]
Rolfe Kent Receives BMI’s Richard Kirk Award
Posted: May 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BMI Film & Television Awards, John Williams, Mark Mothersbaugh, Mychael Danna, Richard Kirk Award, Rolfe Kent, Thomas Newman
This past Wednesday, Rolfe Kent has received the Richard Kirk Award at the BMI Film and TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. The award is bestowed on composers who have made significant contributions to the realm of film and television music. BMI has published a video of Kent’s full acceptance speech, […]
