Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Jim Sheridan’s horror thriller Dream House starring Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz and Naomi Watts features an original score by composer John Debney. Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack CD including Debney’s score on October 11. The album is also already available to download on iTunes. […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 30, 2011)
Posted: September 30, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 50/50, Aaron Zigman, Courageous, David Wingo, Dream House, John Debney, Margaret, Mark Willard, Michael Giacchino, Nico Muhly, score, Soundtrack, Take Shelter, What's Your Number?
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 23, 2011)
Posted: September 23, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Abduction, Asche & Spencer, Dolphin Tale, Edward Shearmur, Johnny Klimek, Killer Elite, Machine Gun Preacher, Mark Isham, Moneyball, Mychael Danna, Reinhold Heil, score, Soundtrack
Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the the family movie Dolphin Tale directed by Charles Martin Smith and starring Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Harry Connick, Jr., Kris Kristofferson and Nathan Gamble. The film’s score is written by Mark Isham. Varese Sarabande will be releasing the soundtrack […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 16, 2011)
Posted: September 16, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aaron Zigman, Cliff Martinez, Danny Elfman, Drive, Hans Zimmer, I Don't Know How She Does It, Larry Groupe, Restless, score, Soundtrack, Straw Dogs, The Lion King
Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the action thriller Drive directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and starring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Christina Hendricks, Albert Brooks, Bryan Cranston, Ron Perlman and Oscar Isaacs. The film’s score is written by Cliff Martinez. A soundtrack featuring the composer’s score, […]
Carter Burwell, Trevor Morris and Garth Neustadter Win Emmy Awards
Posted: September 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: American Masters, Carter Burwell, Emmy Awards, Garth Neustadter, John Muir in the New World, Mildred Pierce, The Borgias, Trevor Morris
The Emmy Awards in the music categories have been given out last night at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Here are the winners: Outstandig Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score): Mildred Pierce – Part Five – Music by Carter Burwell Outstandig Music Composition for a Series […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 9, 2011)
Posted: September 9, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Born to Be a Star, Bucky Larson, Cliff Martinez, Contagion, Kevin Haskins, Main Street, Mark Isham, Patrick Doyle, Roger Neill. Creature, score, Soundtrack, Tanner Hall, Waddy Wachtel, Warrior
Four new movies are opening wide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the thriller Contagion directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard, Jennifer Ehle, Laurence Fishburne, Brian Cranston and John Hawkes. The film’s music is composed by Cliff Martinez. A soundtrack album featuring the score […]
World Soundtrack Awards ‘Discovery of the Year’ Nominees Announced
Posted: September 7, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Disovery of the Year, World Soundtrack Awards
The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the five nominees for the Discovery of the Year Award, via which the World Soundtrack Academy rewards up-and-coming talent from the previous year. The nominees are: Alex Heffes – The First Grader, The Rite The Chemical Brothers – Hanna iZLER – Hamill, Natural Selection Henry Jackman – Gulliver’s Travels, […]
Fahad Al Kubaisi Collaborating with James Horner on ‘Black Gold’
Posted: September 7, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Black Gold, Fahad Al Kubaisi, James Horner, Jean-Jacques Annaud
Some new details about the music for Jean-Jacques Annaud’s upcoming adventure movie Black Gold have surfaced today. As reported a few months ago, James Horner has written the score for the film. The music was recorded last month at Abbey Road Studios in London. The National is reporting that Quatari singer Fahad Al Kubaisi worked […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 2, 2011)
Posted: September 2, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Good Old Fashioned Orgy, Apollo 13, Christopher Carmichael, Graeme Revell, Jon Sadoff, Klaus Badelt, score, Seven Days in Utopia, Shark Night 3D, Soundtrack, The Debt, Thomas Newman
Three new movies are opening wide this Labor Day weekend: Opening in almost 3000 theaters is the horror thriller Shark Night 3D directed by David R. Ellis and starring Sara Paxton, Dustin Milligan, Katharine McPhee, Donal Logue, Chris Carmack, Alyssa Diaz and Joel David Moore. The movie’s score is written by Graeme Revell. A soundtrack […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 26, 2011)
Posted: August 26, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alec Puro, Brighton Rock. Martin Phipps, Buck Sanders, Circumstance, Colombiana, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, Eric D. Johnson, Gingger Shankar, Higher Ground, Marco Beltrami, Nathan Larson, Nathaniel Mechaly, Our Idiot Brother, score, Soundtrack
Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the horror thriller Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark directed by Troy Nixey, produced by Guillermo Del Toro and starring Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce and Bailee Madison. The film’s music is composed by Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders. A soundtrack […]