Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the musical fantasy adventure Wonka directed by Paul King and starring Timothée Chalamet, Calah Lane, Hugh Grant, Keegan-Michael Key, Rowan Atkinson, Sally Hawkins, Jim Carter and Olivia Colman. The film’s original songs are written by Neil Hannon (of The Divine Comedy) and the movie’s original score is composed […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 15, 2023)
Posted: December 15, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: American Fiction, Joby Talbot, Laura Karpman, Mica Levi, Neil Hannon, Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire, The Zone of Interest, Tom Holkenborg, Wonka
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29th Critics Choice Film Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: December 13, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Critics Choice Awards
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced the film category nominations for the 29th Critics Choice Awards this morning. The film music-related categories are listed below. For a full list of nominations, click here. The awards will be given out on January 14, 2024 at the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards ceremony at the […]
81st Golden Globe Nominations Announced
Posted: December 11, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Golden Globes
The nominations for the 81st Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning. Here are the music-related categories and nominations: Best Original Score: Poor Things – Jerskin Fendrix Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson The Boy and the Heron – Joe Hisaishi The Zone of Interest – Mica Levi Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Daniel Pemberton Killers of […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 8, 2023)
Posted: December 8, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anselm, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, Concrete Utopia, Fast Charlie, Fil Eisler, Guillaume Roussel, Harry Gregson-Williams, Jerskin Fendrix, Joe Hisaishi, Joseph Bishara, Kim Hae-won, Leonard Küßner, Poor Things, The Boy and the Heron, The Cello, The Three Musketeers - Part I: D’Artagnan
Opening in theaters nationwide is the animated feature The Boy and the Heron written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and starring (in its English language version) Christian Bale, Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Mark Hamill, Florence Pugh, Karen Fukuhara and Luca Padovan. The film’s original music is composed by Joe Hisaishi (Spirited Away, […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 1, 2023)
Posted: December 1, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Dan Haseltine, Eileen, Family Switch, Godzilla Minus One, Holiday Twist, Marco Beltrami, Matthew S. Nelson, Naoki Sato, Pinar Toprak, Richard Reed Parry, Silent Night, Steve Dorff, The Shift
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action thriller Silent Night directed by John Woo and starring Joel Kinnaman, Scott Mescudi, Catalina Sandino Moreno and Harold Torres. The film’s original music is composed by Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, Logan, A Quiet Place, Scream, The Hurt Locker, Ford v. Ferrari, The Wolverine). La-La Land Records will release […]
2024 Oscars Best Original Score Predictions
Posted: November 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
Starting today, we are publishing our predictions for the nominees in the Best Original Score category of next year’s 96th Academy Awards on the left side column of this page. The selection and ranking is based on our own experience of the scores in context of the movies, reactions of Academy music branch members and […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 24, 2023)
Posted: November 24, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: American Symphony, Benjamin Rice, Candy Cane Lane, Dave Metzger, Jon Batiste, Julia Michaels, Leave the World Behind, Leonard Bernstein, Mac Quayle, Maestro, Marcus Miller, Martin Phipps, Monster, Napoleon, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Wish
Already playing in theaters nationwide since this past Wednesday is the animated musical comedy Wish directed by Chris Buck & Fawn Veerasunthorn and starring Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Angelique Cabral, Victor Garber, Alan Tudyk, Natasha Rothwell, Harvey Guillén, Evan Peters and Ramy Youseff. The film’s original songs are written by Julia Michaels & Benjamin Rice […]
Nile Rodgers & The-Dream to Compose Original Songs for Mark Anthony Green’s ‘Opus’
Posted: November 11, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Mark Anthony Green, Nile Rodgers, Opus, The-Dream
Grammy Award-winning music producer/guitarist/composer Nile Rodgers and Grammy Award-nominated singer/rapper/songwriter The-Dream (aka Terius Gesteelde-Diamant) are collaborating to write original songs for the upcoming horror movie Opus. The film is written and directed by Mark Anthony Green and stars Ayo Edebiri, John Malkovich, Murray Bartlett, Amber Midthunder, Stephanie Suganami, Young Mazino and Tatanka Means. The A24 […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 10, 2023)
Posted: November 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adam Anders, Dream Scenario, Journey to Bethlehem, Kane, Laura Karpman, Matt Hutchinson, Nate Wonder, Nikki Anders, Owen Pallett, Peer Astrom, Roman Gianarthur, Ronnie Minder, Stamped from the Beginning, The Dirty South, The Marvels, Tyler Forrest, Your Lucky Day
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the superhero movie The Marvels co-written and directed by Nia DaCosta and starring Brie Larson, Iman Vellani, Teyonah Parris, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Lewis, Zawe Ashton, Seo-Jun Park, Mohan Kapur, Zenobia Shroff and Saagar Shaikh. The film’s original music is composed by Laura Karpman (Ms. Marvel, What If..?, American […]
