Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Battle: Los Angeles starring Aaron Eckhart, Bridget Moynahan, Michael Pena and Michelle Rodriquez and directed by Jonathan Liebesman is expected to be the number one movie of the weekend at the domestic box office. The film’s music is written by Brian Tyler. Varese Sarabande has […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 11, 2011)
Posted: March 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Heffes, Battle: Los Angeles, Brian Reitzell, Brian Tyler, Cary Fukunaga, Dario Marianelli, Jane Eyre, John Powell, Mars Needs Moms, Red Riding Hood, score, Soundtrack
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 4, 2011)
Posted: March 4, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, Film Music NewsTags: Beastly, Gore Verbinski, Hans Zimmer, Marcelo Zarvos, Rango, score, Soundtrack, Take Me Home Tonight, The Adjustment Bureau, Thomas Newman, Trevor Horn
Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Gore Verbinski’s animated movie Rango starring Johnny Depp features music by Hans Zimmer. Visit our previous article announcing the soundtrack album to find out more. The soundtrack is now available to download at Amazon and iTunes and will be released on CD on March 15. […]
George Fenton in Concert
Posted: March 2, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music News, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Concert, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Frozen Planet, George Fenton, Route Irish
Last weekend, George Fenton performed with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for the first part in the orchestra’s Masters of Film Music series. Selections from Fenton’s scores including Dangerous Liaisons, Ever After and Anna and the King were performed and Andy Tennant, director and long time collaborator of Fenton (most recently on The Bounty Hunter, Fool’s […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 25, 2011)
Posted: February 25, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Drive Angry, Hall Pass, Michael Wandmacher, score, Soundtrack
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend: The action movie Drive Angry 3D directed by Patrick Lussier and starring Nicolas Cage and Amber Heard features music by Michael Wandmacher. A soundtrack album featuring the original score is now available on iTunes and will be released on CD on March 8 by Lakeshore Records. Visit […]
William Ross to conduct this year’s Oscar ceremony
Posted: February 23, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Oscars, William Ross
According to The Hollywood Reporter, William Ross will be conducting the 83rd Academy Awards this Sunday. He previously conducted the 79th Oscars back in 2007. Ross is most well known as a conductor and orchestrator for such composers as Alan Silvestri and John Powell. Ross has also written numerous feature scores, including The Tale of […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 18, 2011)
Posted: February 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music Albums, Film Music NewsTags: Alberto Iglesias, Alex Wurman, Alexander Rudd, Big Mommas, David Newman, Even the Rain, I Am Number Four, John Ottman, Like Father Like Son, Lucas Vidal, score, Soundtrack, Tambien La Lluvia, The Last Lions, Trevor Rabin, Unknown, Vanishing on 7th Street
Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: The teen sci-fi action movie I Am Number Four directed by D.J. Caruso and starring Alex Pettyfer, Dianne Agron, Timothy Olyphant and Teresa Palmer features a score by Trevor Rabin, as well as many songs from such artists as Beck, Kings of Leons and The […]
‘Rango’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: February 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Hans Zimmer, Rango, Soundtrack
Paramount Pictures has revealed a new clip from the upcoming animated movie Rango directed by Gore Verbinski. The clip features Hans Zimmer’s orchestral arrangement of the Rango theme song by Los Lobos that was previewed a few weeks ago on the Los Angeles Times Music Blog. Watch the clip below after the jump and visit […]
Randy Newman wins Grammy Award for ‘Toy Story 3’
Posted: February 13, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Awards, Crazy Heart, Grammy, Randy Newman, Stephen Bruton, T Bone Burnett, Toy Story 3
Randy Newman has won the Grammy Award for Toy Story 3 in the Best Score Soundtrack Album category at today’s award ceremony, beating out Danny Elfman for Alice in Wonderland, James Horner for Avatar and Hans Zimmer for Inception and Sherlock Holmes. The winner in the Best Compilation Soundtrack Album category is Crazy Heart, produced […]
Alexandre Desplat wins BAFTA for ‘The King’s Speech’
Posted: February 13, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Awards, BAFTA, The King's Speech
Alexandre Desplat has won the Orange British Academy Film Award (BAFTA) in the Original Music category for his score for The King’s Speech. The award was presented to him by singer/songwriter Paul McCartney. Desplat’s competitors in the category were A.R. Rahman for 127 Hours, Danny Elfman for Alice in Wonderland, John Powell for How to […]
