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 […]
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Ludovic Bource Wins Oscar for ‘The Artist’
Posted: February 26, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Ludovic Bource, The Artist
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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. […]
Dory Previn Dead at 86
Posted: February 14, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Dory Previn
Lyricist Dory Previn has passed away today at age 86 at her home in Southfield, Mass. Previn has been nominated for three Academy Awards for her songs Faraway Part of Town from the 1960 musical Pepe and Second Chance from the 1962 drama Two For The Seesaw, both co-written by her then husband Andre Previn, […]
Marc Shaiman to Score ‘Parental Guidance’
Posted: February 14, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Billy Crystal, Marc Shaiman, Parental Guidance
Marc Shaiman has signed on to score the upcoming family comedy Parental Guidance. The movie is directed by Andy Fickman (The Game Plan, Race to Witch Mountain) and stars Billy Crystal and Bette Middler as two grandparents who struggle with their grandkids’ modern ways and soon resort to an old-school style of parenting. Marisa Tomei, […]
Ludovic Bource Wins BAFTA for ‘The Artist’
Posted: February 12, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA, Ludovic Bource, The Artist
Ludovic Bource has won the Orange British Academy Film Award (BAFTA) in the Original Music category for his score for The Artist. Bource accepted his award in person at the awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London. The composer’s competitors in the category were Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Girl with the […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 10, 2012)
Posted: February 10, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andrew Lockington, Dickon Hinchliffe, Episode I, John Williams, Journey 2, Michael Brook, Rachel Portman, Ramin Djawadi, Rampart, Safe House, score, Soundtrack, Star Wars, The Mysterious Island, The Phantom Menace, The Vow
Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the action thriller Safe House directed by Daniel Espinosa and starring Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Liam Cunningham, Brendan Gleeson, Robert Patrick and Sam Shepard. The film’s score is written by Ramin Djawadi. Varese Sarabande Records […]
‘Smash’ Premieres Tonight on NBC
Posted: February 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Marc Shaiman, NBC, Scott Wittman, Smash
The musical drama Smash is premiering tonight on NBC. The show features original songs written by Academy Award-nominated composer Marc Shaiman (Hairspray, South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut) and Scott Wittman who are also also executive producing the show. Shaiman is also writing the original score. Columbia Records has already released the first two songs […]
John Williams Wins Annie Award for ‘The Adventures of Tintin’
Posted: February 4, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Annie Awards, John Williams, Michael Giacchinio, Prep & Landing, The Adventures of Tintin
John Williams has won the Annie Award in the Music in a Feature Production category for his score for Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin at tonight’s 39th Annie Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, which was hosted by Patton Oswalt. The other contenders in the category were Henry Jackman (Puss in Boots), Mikael Mutti, Siedah […]
