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 […]
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BAFTA longlist for ‘Best Music’ announced
Posted: January 7, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Awards, BAFTA, Best Music, Longlist
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 7, 2011)
Posted: January 7, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Atli Orvarsson, Season of the Witch, Soundtrack
Only one new movie opens this weekend in wide release: The fantasy adventure Season of the Witch directed by Dominic Sena and starring Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman and Christopher Lee features a score by Atli Örvarsson. As reported last year, a soundtrack album including about 50 minutes of Örvarsson’s score was released digitally by Relativity […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 31, 2010)
Posted: December 31, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Another Year, Biutiful, Blue Valentine, Burkhard Dallwitz, Gary Yershon, Grizzly Bear, Gustavo Santaolalla, Soundtrack, The Way Back
While no new movies open wide this weekend, four movies are receiving a limited release to qualify for Acadmy Awards consideration. All movies are expected to expand over the next couple of weeks. Peter Weir’s The Way Back starring Jim Sturgess, Colin Farrell and Ed Harris opened in a single location on Wednesday. The movie […]
Oscar-eligible scores announced
Posted: December 30, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Alan Menken, Oscars, Tangled
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ music branch has sent out a list of all 77 Oscar-eligible scores for 2011’s Academy Awards ceremony. As previously reported, a number of scores has been ruled ineligible (Black Swan, The Fighter, True Grit, The Kids Are All Right) by the music branch and Randy Newman hasn’t […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 25, 2010)
Posted: December 26, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Carter Burwell, Country Strong, Gulliver's Travel, Henry Jackman, Little Fockers, Michael Brook, Soundtrack, Stephen Trask, Sylvain Chomet, The Britoons, The Illusionist, True Grit
Two new movies opened wide earlier this week on Wednesday: The Coen Brothers-directed western True Grit starring Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon and Josh Brolin was scored by Carter Burwell. Check out our news article announcing the soundtrack album on Nonesuch Records.
‘Black Swan’ and ‘True Grit’ scores disqualified from Oscar consideration
Posted: December 21, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Black Swan, Carter Burwell, Clint Mansell, Michael Brook, Randy Newman, The Fighter, The Kids Are All Right, Toy Story 3, True Grit
According to Variety, the scores for Black Swan by composer Clint Mansell and True Grit by Carter Burwell have been disqualified from Oscar consideration by the Academy music branch. Both scores were deemed ineligible because they are “diluted by the use of tracked themes or other pre-existing music”. The Black Swan score was heavily adapted […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 17, 2011)
Posted: December 18, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anton Sanko, Casino Jack, Daft Punk, Hans Zimmer, How Do You Know, John Debney, Jonathan Goldsmith, Rabbit Hole, Tron: Legacy, Yogi Bear
Three new movies are opening wide this weekend: Tron: Legacy features a score by Daft Punk. Click here to check out our posting on the soundtrack album announcement. Variety published an article on how the music of the French Duo grew from a supporting player to a starring role over the course of the movie’s […]
Golden Globe Nominations announced
Posted: December 14, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Golden Globes, Nominations
The nominations for the 68th Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning. Here are the music-related categories and nominations: Best Original Score: The King’s Speech – Alexandre Desplat Alice in Wonderland – Danny Elfman 127 Hours – A.R. Rahman The Social Network – Atticus Ross & Trent Reznor Inception – Hans Zimmer
Critics’ Choice Nominations announced
Posted: December 13, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Critics Choice Awards, Nominations
The 16th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Award nominations have been announced this morning. The nominations in the Best Score category are: “Black Swan” – Clint Mansell “Inception” – Hans Zimmer “The King’s Speech” – Alexandre Desplat “The Social Network” – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross “True Grit” – Carter Burwell The Best Song nominees are: […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 10, 2010)
Posted: December 10, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Country Strong, David Arnold, Elliot Goldenthal, James Newton Howard, Michael Brook, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Tempest, The Tourist, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Two new movies in wide release this weekend: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader featuring a score by David Arnold opens in most theaters. A soundtrack album has been released by Sony Masterworks. Check our our previous posting announcing the album release. Two new interviews with Arnold about working on Narnia […]
