Four new movies are opening wide this weekend: Expecting to enjoy the biggest box office debut of the year so far is the action sequel Fast Five. The film’s music is composed by Brian Tyler. Check out our news entry from yesterday for a video interview with Tyler and recording sessions footage from the project. […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 29, 2011)
Posted: April 29, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 13 Assassins, Brian Tyler, Dead of Night, Deborah Lurie, Dylan Dog, Fast Five, Hood Vs. Evil, Hoodwinked Too, Klaus Badelt, Koji Endo, Murray Gold, Prom
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 22, 2011)
Posted: April 22, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, Film Music NewsTags: Aaron Zigman, African Cats, Gregoire Hetzel, Incendies, James Newton Howard, Jeff Grace, Jon Spurney, Jordin Sparks, Madea's Big Happy Family, Meek's Cutoff, Nicholas Hooper, Philip Miller, The Bang Bang Club, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, Water for Elephants
Three new movies are opening wide this Easter weekend: The period drama Water for Elephants directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz and Hal Holbrook features music by James Newton Howard. A soundtrack album including the original score, as well as a couple of songs from the film has been […]
David Arnold to Receive Richard Kirk Award at BMI Film & Television Awards
Posted: April 19, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BMI Film & Television Awards, David Arnold, Richard Kirk Award
David Arnold is the recipient of the Richard Kirk Award for career achievment at this year’s BMI Film & Television Awards. The Grammy-winning composer (Independence Day) has previously received 10 BMI film music awards. Arnold is best known as the composer of the last five James Bond movies, as well as for his music for […]
Steve Jablonsky and Linkin Park Collaborating on ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’
Posted: April 19, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music NewsTags: Dark of the Moon, Iridescent, Linkin Park, Mike Shinoda, Steve Jablonsky, Transformers
Linkin Park announced on their official website (via ComingSoon.net) that they have once again teamed up with composer Steve Jablonsky for the music of the upcoming Transformers: Dark of the Moon. The band’s new single Iridescent will be featured as the end credits song in the sequel. The track is a fresh take of the […]
Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Yves Saint Laurent’ Ad with Music by Clint Mansell
Posted: April 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Clint Mansell, Darren Aronofsky, La Nuit de L'Homme, Yves Saint Laurent
Darren Aronofsky recently directed an ad for the Yves Saint Laurent men’s fragrance La Nuit de L’Homme. His regular composer Clint Mansell has written the music for the commercial, which has now surfaced online. Aronofsky has worked with other previous collaborators on the project, including actor Vincent Cassel (Black Swan) and writers Ari Handel (The […]
Cannes 2011 Film Music Preview
Posted: April 17, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Armand Amar, Ben Frost, Danny Elfman, David Byrne, Death of a Samurai, Hara-Kiri, Kristian Eidnes Andersen, La source des femmes, Melancholia, Midnight in Paris, Polisse, Restless, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sleeping Beauty, Stephen Warbeck, The Hunter, The Source, This Must Be the Place, Will Oldham, Woody Allen
With the line-up for this year’s Cannes Film Festival announced this past week, we’re going to take a look at a couple of films set to premiere at the festival that haven’t been covered yet on this page. We already reported about three films that are competing at the festival taking place from May 11 […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 15, 2011)
Posted: April 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music NewsTags: Atlas Shrugged, Elia Cmiral, John Powell, Marco Beltrami, Mark Isham, Philippe Sarde, Rio, score, Scream 4, Sergio Mendes, Soundtrack, The Conspirator, The Princess of Montpensier, Wes Craven
Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Scream 4 reunites director Wes Craven with composer Marco Beltrami. Two different soundtracks have been released for the horror sequel. A score album featuring Beltrami’s music will be released next Tuesday and a song soundtrack with two score tracks is available on Lakeshore Records. To […]
‘Who Are the Roma?’ (Music by Hans Zimmer)
Posted: April 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aleksey Igudesman, Hans Zimmer, Who Are the Roma?
Hans Zimmer has written the music for the public awareness short film Who Are the Roma?. The film was produced by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in honor of the 40th anniversary of International Roma Day and to celebrate the culture and achievements of the Roma people, commonly called “gypsies”. Zimmer’s music features Aleksey Igudesman […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 8, 2011)
Posted: April 8, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, Film Music NewsTags: Arthur, Born to be Wild, Ceremony, Eric D. Johnson, Hanna, Marco Beltrami, Mark Mothersbaugh, Michael Brook, score, Soul Surfer, Soundtrack, Steve Jablonsky, The Chemical Brothers, Theodore Shapiro, Wrecked, Your Highness
Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: The comedy Arthur directed by Jason Winer and starring Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Garner and Greta Gerwig features music by Theodore Shapiro. A soundtrack with songs from the movie has been released earlier this week by WaterTower Music. No word on a release of […]
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