Only one new movie is opening wide this weekend: Matthew Vaughn’s comic book adaptation X-Men: First Class starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Lawrence and Rosamunde Pike is expected to top the weekend box office. The film’s music is written by Henry Jackman and a soundtrack album has been released digitally earlier this […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 3, 2011)
Posted: June 3, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Turner, Andrew Hewitt, Beautiful Boy, Beginners, Blake Neely, Brian Reitzell, David Palmer, Henry Jackman, Love Wedding Marriage, Roger Neill, score, Soundtrack, Submarine, Trevor Morris, X-Men: First Class
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Angelo Badalamenti and Alf Clausen to Receive Honors at ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
Posted: June 2, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alf Clausen, Angelo Badalamenti, ASCAP Film and Television Awards, ASCAP Golden Note Award, ASCAP Henry Mancini Award, David Lynch
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has announced today that composers Angelo Badalamenti and Alf Clausen will be honored at the 26th Annual ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards on June 23, 2011 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Badalamenti will be receiving the ASCAP Henry Mancini Award, which […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 27, 2011)
Posted: May 27, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Christophe Beck, Daniel Licht, Dumbstruck, Hans Zimmer, John Powell, Kung Fu Panda 2, Lucas Vidal, Make Believe, score, Soundtrack, The Hangover Part II, The Tree of Life
Two new movies are opening wide this Memorial Day weekend: Dreamworks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda 2 directed by Jennifer Yuh and featuring the voice talent of Jack Black Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Gary Oldman, David Cross, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lucy Liu, Michelle Yeoh, Dennis Haysbert, Victor Garber and Dustin Hoffman is opening in […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 20, 2011)
Posted: May 20, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music NewsTags: Bloodworth, Cost of a Soul, Hans Zimmer, Midnight in Paris, On Stranger Tides, Patrick Warren, Pirates of the Caribbean, Randy Scruggs, Rodney Whittenberg, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Soundtrack, T Bone Burnett
Only one movie is opening wide this weekend: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides directed by Rob Marshall and starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush and Penelope Cruzis is the fourth entry in the adventure series. The film’s music is composed by Hans Zimmer featuring Rodrigo y Gabriela. A soundtrack album including selections from the […]
Hans Zimmer Joins WME Talent Agency
Posted: May 16, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Elliott, Amos Newman, David Holmes, David Newman, Hans Zimmer, WME
As reported by Variety and Deadline last week, the talent agency WME has signed composer Hans Zimmer, who was previously with the Gorfaine-Schwartz agency. WME has only recently started getting into representing film composers by hiring Amos Newman, the son of Academy Award-winning composer and songwriter Randy Newman. Deadline reported last month that he will […]
Howard Shore: A Composer’s Dream
Posted: May 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Composer's Dream, Governor's General Awards, Howard Shore
This weekend, Howard Shore was among the recipients of the Governor’s General’s Performing Arts Awards. The awards celebrate Canadian performers whose extraordinary lifetime achievements have contributed significantly to the enrichment of Canada’s cultural life. The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films reports that the National Board of Canada has produced six short films […]
NBC Picks Up ‘Smash’ Musical by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
Posted: May 13, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Catch Me if You Can, Marc Shaiman, Musical, NBC, Scott Wittman, Smash, Steven Spielberg
NBC has picked up the musical comedy Smash, produced by Steven Spielberg and with music by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. As reported, the show follows characters who come together for the exhilarating ride of putting on a Broadway musical. Michael Meyer directed the pilot and is expected to be back to direct more episodes. […]
James Horner Recording the Music for ‘Cristiada’
Posted: May 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Clara Sanabras, Cristiada, James Horner, Recording Sessions, Tony Hinnigan
James Horner is currently recording his score for the historical epic Cristiada at Abbey Road Studios in London. The music is being recorded with a 100-piece orchestra and the recording sessions are scheduled for this and next week. Check out the film’s official Facebook page for tons of pictures and daily updates from the sessions. […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 6, 2011)
Posted: May 6, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music NewsTags: Alex Wurman, An Invisible Sign, Andrew Hollander, Clint Mansell, Daydream Romance, Dickon Hinchliffe, Edward Shearmur, Jumping the Broom, Last Night, Marcelo Zarvos, Ohad Benchetrit, Passion Play, Patrick Doyle, score, Something Borrowed, Soundtrack, Stephen Warbeck, The Beaver, There Be Dragons, Thor
Three new movies are opening nationwide and this weekend: The comic book adaptation Thor directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Idris Elba, Ray Stevenson, Kat Dennings, Rene Russo and Stellan Skarsgaard is expected to top the weekend box office. Patrick Doyle has composed the score for the film and […]
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