BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) announced today that Ramin Djawadi will be honored as a BMI Icon at the 40th Annual BMI Film, TV and Visual Media Awards on June 5, 2024 in Beverly Hills, CA. The Emmy Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated composer will be receiving BMI’s highest honor for his exceptional body of work across […]
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Ramin Djawadi to Be Honored as a BMI Icon at 40th Annual BMI Film, TV and Visual Media Awards
Posted: May 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BMI, BMI Film TV & Visual Media Awards, Ramin Djawadi
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Atli Örvarsson Wins BAFTA TV Craft Award for ‘Silo’ Score
Posted: April 28, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Atli Orvarsson, BAFTA TV Craft Awards, Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland, Silo, Simon Russell
Atli Örvarsson has won his first BAFTA TV Craft Award for his music from the Apple TV+ original series Silo created by Graham Yost based on Hugh Howey’s trilogy of novels and starring Rebecca Ferguson at tonight’s awards ceremony at The Brewery in London. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score has been released by […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 26, 2024)
Posted: April 26, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andrew Simon McAllister, Atticus Ross, Bloodline Killer, Boy Kills World, Breathe, Brent McCorkle, Cash Out, Challengers, Charlie Sun, El Michels Affair, Humane, Isabella Summers, Ludvig Forssell, Nima Fakhrara, Nowhere Special, Savan Kotecha, Siddhartha Khosla, The Idea of You, Todor Kobakov, Trent Reznor, Unsung Hero, Yagmur Kaplan
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the romantic comedy drama Challengers directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist. The film’s original music composed by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Watchmen, Soul, Gone Girl, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Bones and All, Empire of Light, Mank). Milan Records has released a soundtrack […]
Benjamin Wallfisch to Score Lee Isaac Chung’s ‘Twisters’
Posted: April 23, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Lee Isaac Chung, Twisters
Benjamin Wallfisch (It, The Flash, Shazam!, Blade Runner 2049, Hidden Figures, The Invisible Man) has been hired to score the upcoming disaster movie Twisters. The film is directed by Lee Isaac Chung (Minari) and stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierney, Sasha Lane, Daryl McCormack, Nik Dodani and Kiernan Shipka. The sequel to […]
Academy Announces Updates Rules in Original Score Category
Posted: April 22, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy’s Board of Governors has approved rules and campaign regulations for the 97th Academy Awards, including two changes in the Original Score category. The new rules state that “three composers will be allowed to receive individual statuettes if, in rare circumstances, they all contributed fully to the score. Previously, three composers were required to […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 19, 2024)
Posted: April 19, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Abigail, Blood for Dust, Brian Tyler, Chris Benstead, Jay Wadley, Nick Bohun, Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver, The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Tom Holkenborg, We Grown Now
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the vampire horror movie Abigail directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett and starring Melissa Barrera, Alisha Weir, Dan Stevens, Kathryn Newton, William Catlett, Angus Cloud, Kevin Durand and Giancarlo Esposito. The film’s original music is composed by Brian Tyler (The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron […]
M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Trap’ to Feature Original Songs by Saleka
Posted: April 18, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: M. Night Shyamalan, Saleka, Trap
Saleka (aka Saleka Shyamalan) has contributed original songs to the upcoming psychological thriller Trap. The singer/songwriter and actress also appears in the movie and has recorded her songs under her character’s artist name Lady Raven. Listen to a first track (Release) on the artist’s official website. Trap is written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan […]
Pharrell Williams to Return as Songwriter for ‘Despicable Me 4’
Posted: April 10, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Chris Renaud, Despicable Me 4, Illumination Entertainment, Pharrell Williams
Universal Pictures confirmed today at this year’s Cinema-Con in Las Vegas that Pharrell Williams is returning to write original songs for the animated sequel Despicable Me 4. The singer/songwriter has previously contributed songs for the first three installments in the series. As previously reported, Heitor Pereira is composing the score for the movie directed by […]
