The 14th Guild of Music Supervisors Awards were handed out tonight at The Wiltern in Los Angeles. George Drakoulias received the top honor in the Best Music Supervision in Motion Picture – Motion Picture Over 25M for his work on Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. Toko Nagata received the award in the Motion Picture Under 25M category for her music […]
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‘Barbie’, ‘Joy Ride’ & ‘Theater Camp’ Honored at Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
Posted: March 3, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
‘Oppenheimer’ Wins Cinema Audio Society Award
Posted: March 2, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: CAS Awards, Chris Fogel, Cinema Audio Society, Oppenheimer, Sam Okell, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The team behind the sound mixing of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer has won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing in the Motion Pictures – Live Action category at tonight’s 60th annual Cinema Audio Society Awards ceremony at the at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. Scoring mixer Chris Fogel, along with production mixer Willie D. Burton, […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 1, 2024)
Posted: March 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Dontae Winslow, Dune: Part Two, Hans Zimmer, Outlaw Posse, Problemista, Robert Ouyang Rusli
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi epic Dune: Part Two directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Josh Brolin, Christopher Walken, Dave Bautista, Léa Seydoux and Javier Bardem. The film’s original music composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Inception, The Lion King, Gladiator, Pirates […]
DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ to Feature ‘…Baby One More Time’ Cover by Tenacious D
Posted: February 29, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Dreamworks Animation, John Spiker, Kung Fu Panda 4, Tenacious D
Tenacious D (Jack Black & Kyle Gass) have recorded a new version of the Britney Spears hit song …Baby One More Time for DreamWorks Animation’s sequel Kung Fu Panda 4. The track (originally written by Max Martin) is produced by John Spiker (who co-wrote Black’s original song Peaches from last year’s The Super Mario Bros. […]
Jon Batiste, Becky G, Billie Eilish, Ryan Gosling, Mark Ronson & Others to Perform Nominated Songs at Academy Awards
Posted: February 28, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Becky G, Billie Eilish, Finneas O'Connell, Jon Batiste, Mark Ronson, Ryan Gosling, Scott George
Executive producers Raj Kapoor, Molly McNearney & Katy Mullan announced today the performers of the Oscar-nominated songs at next week’s 96th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Jon Batiste will perform his song It Never Went Away (co-written with Dan Wilson) from the Netflix documentary American Symphony, Becky G will perform the Diane Warren-penned […]
Charli XCX to Produce Music for Prime Video’s ‘Overcompensating’
Posted: February 27, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Amazon, Benito Skinner, Charli XCX, Overcompensating
Prime Video announced today that Charli XCX will serve as the executive music producer on the streamer’s upcoming original comedy series Overcompensating. The show is created by Benito Skinner and will star himself in the lead role as a closeted former football player and homecoming king who becomes fast friends with a high school outsider […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 23, 2024)
Posted: February 23, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Geringas, Andrea Farri, Bring Him to Me, Carter Burwell, Cold Meat, Cyril Morin, Drive-Away Dolls, Drugstore June, Frederik Wiedmann, Io capitano, Josh Atchley, Max Richter, Mondo Boys, Ordinary Angels, Pancho Burgos-Goizueta, Parallel, Red Right Hand, Spaceman
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the crime comedy Drive-Away Dolls co-written and directed by Ethan Coen and starring Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan, Beanie Feldstein, Colman Domingo, Bill Camp, Joey Slotnick and Pedro Pascal. The film’s original music is composed by Carter Burwell (The Banshees of Inisherin, Carol, Fargo, True Grit, Three Billboards Outside […]
2024 ASCAP Composers’ Choice Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: February 22, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: ASCAP, ASCAP Screen Music Awards
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) announced today the nominees for the 2024 ASCAP Composers’ Choice Awards. Chosen by the ASCAP composer community, the winners will be announced as part of the 2024 ASCAP Screen Music Awards on May 9 in Los Angeles. Check out the nominations in the categories of Film […]
Ludwig Göransson Wins BAFTA Award for ‘Oppenheimer’ Score
Posted: February 18, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA, Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
Ludwig Göransson has received his first BAFTA Award for his music for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer in the Original Score category at today’s 2024 EE British Academy Film Awards ceremony in London. He previously won the Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Award and is also up for an Academy Award for his score for the biographical […]
Daniel Pemberton & Metro Boomin Win Annie Award for ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’
Posted: February 17, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Annie Awards, Daniel Pemberton, Metro Boomin, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Daniel Pemberton & Metro Boomin were honored with their first Annie Award in Feature category for their music from Sony Pictures Animation’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse at tonight’s 51st Annie Awards ceremony at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Pemberton composed the movie’s score, while Metro Boomin served as the executive producer of the film’s soundtrack, which was […]