Deadline is reporting that Hans Zimmer and Pharrell Williams have been set to supervise the music for the 84th Academy Awards ceremony next February. They will be serving as music consultants, which will be the first time both of them are involved in the production of the awards show. Brian Grazer and Don Mischer are […]
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Hans Zimmer and Pharrell Williams to Serve as Music Consultants at the 2012 Academy Awards
Posted: December 8, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams
Annie Award Nominations Announced
Posted: December 5, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Annie Awards, Annie Nominations
The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood has announced the nominations for the 39th Annual Annie Awards. Here are the music-related nominees: Music in a Feature Production Henry Jackman – Puss In Boots – DreamWorks Animation John Williams – Tintin – Amblin Entertainment, Wingnut Films and Kennedy/Marshall Mikael Mutti, Siedah Garrett, Carlinhos Brown, Sergio Mendes, John Powell […]
Ludovic Bource Wins European Film Award for ‘The Artist’
Posted: December 3, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: European Film Awards, Ludovic Bource, The Artist
Ludovic Bource has won the European Film Award for his score for Michel Hazanavicius‘ black-and-white romance The Artist in the European Composer cateogory at tonight’s EFA Night 2011. The composer accepted his first European Film Award in person at the EFA ceremony in Berlin. The other composers nominated in the music category were Alexandre Desplat […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 2, 2011)
Posted: December 2, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Warrior's Heart, Alec Puro, Answers to Nothing, Ben Frost, Coriolanus, Craig Richey, Eric Serra, Harry Escott, Ilan Eshkeri, score, Shame, Sleeping Beauty, Soundtrack, The Lady
While there are no movies opening wide this weekend, a number of films are receiving a limited release: The most talked about movie opening this week is the drama Shame directed by Steve McQueen and starring Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale, Nicole Beharie and Hannah Ware. The film’s score is composed by Harry […]
2012 Grammy Nominations Announced
Posted: December 1, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Clint Mansell, Daft Punk, Grammy Awards, Grammy Nominations, Ryan Shore
The nominations for the 54th Grammy Awards have been announced. Here are the nominations in the film music related categories: Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Black Swan (Clint Mansell) – Sony Classical/Fox Music Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow – Part 2 (Alexandre Desplat) – WaterTower Music The King’s Speech (Alexandre Desplat) – Decca […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 25, 2011)
Posted: November 25, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Dangerous Method, Alexandre Desplat, Arthur Christmas, Bret McKenzie, Christophe Beck, Conrad Pope, Dickon Hinchliffe, Harry Gregson-Williams, Howard Shore, Hugo, Ludovic Bource, My Week with Marilyn, Rampart, score, Soundtrack, The Artist, The Muppets
Three new movies opened in wide release this past Wednesday: The film released in most theaters this Thanksgiving weekend is the new movie adaptation of The Muppets directed by James Bobin and starring Amy Adams, Jason Segel and Chris Cooper. The film’s score is written by Christophe Beck and Bret McKenzie serves as the project’s […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 18, 2011)
Posted: November 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Another Happy Day, Breaking Dawn, Carter Burwell, Happy Feet Two, John Powell, Largo Winch, Ólafur Arnalds, score, Soundtrack, The Descendants, The Heir Apparent, The Twilight Saga
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the fourth part of the Twilight series, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 directed by Bill Condon and starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Dakota Fanning, Michael Sheen, Anna Kendrick and Ashley Greene. The film’s score is […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 11, 2011)
Posted: November 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Clint Eastwood, Immortals, J. Edgar, Jack and Jill, Killing Bono, London Boulevard, Melancholia, Nicola Piovani, Rupert Gregson-Williams, score, Sergio Pizzorno, Soundtrack, Stephen Warbeck, The Conquest, Trevor Morris, Waddy Wachtel
Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the 3D action adventure Immortals directed by Tarsem Singh and starring Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke, Stephen Dorff, Isabel Lucas, Freida Pinto, Luke Evans, Kellan Lutz and John Hurt. The film’s music is composed by Trevor Morris. Relativity […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 4, 2011)
Posted: November 4, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, Christophe Beck, David Wittman, Jonathan Elias, score, Soundtrack, The Son of No One, Tower Heist, William Ross
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the caper comedy Tower Heist directed by Brett Ratner and starring Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck, Matthew Broderick, Tea Leoni, Michael Pena, Alan Alda, Gabourey Sidibe, Judd Hirsch and Nina Arianda. The film’s score is composed […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 28, 2011)
Posted: October 28, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anonymous, Christopher Young, Craig Armstrong, Dustin O'Halloran, Harald Kloser, Henry Jackman, In Time, John Debney, Like Crazy, Puss in Boots, score, Soundtrack, The Double, The Rum Diary, Thomas Wander
Three movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Opening in most theaters this week is Dreamworks Animation’s Puss in Boots directed by Chris Miller and featuring the voice talent of Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis and Billy Bob Thornton. The film’s music is composed by Henry Jackman. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack […]