Two new movies opened wide earlier this week on Wednesday: The Coen Brothers-directed western True Grit starring Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon and Josh Brolin was scored by Carter Burwell. Check out our news article announcing the soundtrack album on Nonesuch Records.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 25, 2010)
Posted: December 26, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Carter Burwell, Country Strong, Gulliver's Travel, Henry Jackman, Little Fockers, Michael Brook, Soundtrack, Stephen Trask, Sylvain Chomet, The Britoons, The Illusionist, True Grit
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‘Black Swan’ and ‘True Grit’ scores disqualified from Oscar consideration
Posted: December 21, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Black Swan, Carter Burwell, Clint Mansell, Michael Brook, Randy Newman, The Fighter, The Kids Are All Right, Toy Story 3, True Grit
According to Variety, the scores for Black Swan by composer Clint Mansell and True Grit by Carter Burwell have been disqualified from Oscar consideration by the Academy music branch. Both scores were deemed ineligible because they are “diluted by the use of tracked themes or other pre-existing music”. The Black Swan score was heavily adapted […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 17, 2011)
Posted: December 18, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anton Sanko, Casino Jack, Daft Punk, Hans Zimmer, How Do You Know, John Debney, Jonathan Goldsmith, Rabbit Hole, Tron: Legacy, Yogi Bear
Three new movies are opening wide this weekend: Tron: Legacy features a score by Daft Punk. Click here to check out our posting on the soundtrack album announcement. Variety published an article on how the music of the French Duo grew from a supporting player to a starring role over the course of the movie’s […]
Golden Globe Nominations announced
Posted: December 14, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Golden Globes, Nominations
The nominations for the 68th Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning. Here are the music-related categories and nominations: Best Original Score: The King’s Speech – Alexandre Desplat Alice in Wonderland – Danny Elfman 127 Hours – A.R. Rahman The Social Network – Atticus Ross & Trent Reznor Inception – Hans Zimmer
Critics’ Choice Nominations announced
Posted: December 13, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Critics Choice Awards, Nominations
The 16th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Award nominations have been announced this morning. The nominations in the Best Score category are: “Black Swan” – Clint Mansell “Inception” – Hans Zimmer “The King’s Speech” – Alexandre Desplat “The Social Network” – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross “True Grit” – Carter Burwell The Best Song nominees are: […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 10, 2010)
Posted: December 10, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Country Strong, David Arnold, Elliot Goldenthal, James Newton Howard, Michael Brook, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Tempest, The Tourist, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Two new movies in wide release this weekend: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader featuring a score by David Arnold opens in most theaters. A soundtrack album has been released by Sony Masterworks. Check our our previous posting announcing the album release. Two new interviews with Arnold about working on Narnia […]
Alan Menken developing TV musical comedy show
Posted: December 9, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Alan Menken, David Zippel, Marco Pennette, Musical
Deadline Hollywood reported this week that composer Alan Menken has teamed with lyricist David Zippel and comedy writer Marco Pennette for a musical comedy set up at ABC. The show is described as St. Elmo’s Fire meets Rent and centers on a young female musician living with other musicians as they try to make their […]
Annie Awards nominations announced
Posted: December 6, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Annie Awards, Nominations
Today, the International Animation Society announced the nominations for this year’s Annie Awards, which will take place on February 5, 2011. Here are the music-related categories: Music in a Feature Production Sylvain Chomet “The Illusionist” – Django Films David Hirschfelder “Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole” – Warner Bros. Pictures John Powell “How […]
Hans Zimmer not involved in Superman
Posted: December 6, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Nolan, Hans Zimmer, Superman, Zack Snyder
The Hollywood Reporter had a chance to talk to composer Hans Zimmer about his involvement in the upcoming Superman adaptation directed by Zack Snyder, which was reported last week by NBC San Diego as reported here. The news spread last week after Zimmer did some interviews at the DVD/Blu-Ray release party for Incpetion, which according […]
Hans Zimmer to receive star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Posted: December 4, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Hans Zimmer
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced that Hans Zimmer will be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The ceremony will take place on Wednesday, December 8 at 11:30 a.m. on Hollywood Boulevard. Christopher Nolan is expected to speak during the event. Zimmer’s star will be the 2,426th on the Walk of […]
