Disney+ has released the trailer for the documentary Music by John Williams. The film directed by Laurent Bouzereau centers on the life and career of the legendary Academy Award-winning composer and features interviews with Steven Spielberg, Gustavo Dudamel, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Kate Capshaw, J.J. Abrams, Ron Howard, Chris Columbus, Lawrence Kasdan, James Mangold, Chris Martin, George Lucas, Seth MacFarlane, Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Ke Huy Quan, Alan Silvestri, David Newman, Thomas Newman, Anne-Sophie Mutter & Branford Marsalis whose lives have been touched by Williams’ timeless music. Check out the trailer after the jump.
Category: Film Music News
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 27, 2024)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the animated feature The Wild Robot written and directed by Chris Sanders and starring Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Catherine O’Hara, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Hsu, Matt Berry, Ving Rhames and Mark Hamill. The film’s original score is composed by Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, Green Book, King Richard, Haunted Mansion, Secret Invasion, The Color Purple, Dear White People, Mrs. America). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as two original songs co-written and performed by Maren Morris today. Check our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the DreamWorks Animation production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.
Also opening nationwide is the sci-fi epic Megalopolis written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Giancarlo Esposito, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Kathryn Hunter, Dustin Hoffman and Laurence Fishburne. Osvaldo Golijov (Youth Without Youth, The Man Who Cried, Twixt, The Oath) has composed the film’s original score. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, two original songs by Grace VanderWaal and several tracks by other artists today. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Lionsgate.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 20, 2024)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the animated feature Transformers One directed by Josh Cooley and starring Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi, Keegan-Michael Key, Jon Hamm and Laurence Fishburne. The film’s original music is composed by Brian Tyler (The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Fast & Furious, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Thor: The Dark World, Crazy Rich Asians, Yellowstone). Sony Classical/Milan Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today (click here for the full album details). Available separately as a digital single is an original end credits song by Quavo, Ty Dolla $ign and Tyler as ARE WE DREAMING (click here to listen to the track and to learn more about the Paramount Pictures release).
Also opening wide is the satirical body horror movie The Substance written and directed by Coralie Fargeat and starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Hugo Diego Garcia, Joseph Balderrama and Dennis Quaid. Raffertie (The Continental: From the World of John Wick, White Dragon, Bull, One Way, Zone 414) has composed the film’s original music. Waxwork Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by MUBI.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 13, 2024)
Opening in theaters nationwide is the psychological thriller Speak No Evil directed by James Watkins and starring James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy, Alix West Lefler, Aisling Franciosi and Daniel Hough. The film’s original music is composed by Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, Enemy, The Outsider, Fear the Walking Dead, The Devil All the Time, The Staircase, The White Tiger, Boy Erased, Tokyo Vice). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Blumhouse production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.
Also opening wide today is the action comedy The Killer’s Game directed by JJ Perry and starring Dave Bautista, Sofia Boutella, Scott Adkins, Pom Klementieff, Terry Crews and Ben Kingsley. Roque Banos (Don’t Breathe, In the Heart of the Sea, Evil Dead, Sexy Beast, The Machinist, The Commuter, The Girl in the Spider’s Web) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Lionsgate.
Second Wave of 2024 World Soundtrack Awards Nominations Announced
Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Academy have announced the second wave of nominees for the 2024 World Soundtrack Awards in the categories Discovery of the Year, Public Choice Award, WSA Game Music Award, Best Original Score for a Belgian Production and Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer. The winners will be announced at the World Soundtrack Awards & concert on October 16 at the Ghent International Film Festival. Also check our previous news article for the previously announced nominees.
Siddhartha Khosla Wins Emmy Award for ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Score
Siddhartha Khosla has won his first Emmy Award for his score for the episode Sitzprobe from the third season of the Hulu original series Only Murders in the Building in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Series category at tonight’s second night of the 76th Creative Prime Emmy Awards. Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman received an Emmy for the song Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It? from the same Only Murders in the Building episode. Carlo Rafael Rivera won his third Emmy Award in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special category for his score from the episode Book of Calvin of the Apple TV+ series Lessons in Chemistry.
David Fleming Wins Emmy Award for ‘Jim Henson Idea Man’ Score
David Fleming has received his first Primetime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score) category for his score for Ron Howard’s Disney+ original documentary Jim Henson Idea Man at today’s first night of the 76th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. He is also up for an Emmy this year in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) category for his Mr. & Mrs. Smith score. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s Jim Henson score this past May.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 6, 2024)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the fantasy comedy sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice directed by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Jenna Ortega, Justin Theroux, Catherine O’Hara, Monica Bellucci, Arthur Conti and Willem Dafoe. The film’s original score is composed by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Alice in Wonderland, Edward Scissorhands, Avengers: Age of Ultron). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s main title theme and end credits track, as well as the songs from the movie by artists such as Bee Gees, Donna Summer, Richard Marx, Tess Parks & others today. Click here to check out the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the psychological horror thriller The Front Room directed by Max Eggers & Sam Eggers and starring Brandy Norwood, Kathryn Hunter, Neal Huff and Andrew Burnap. Marcelo Zarvos (The Equalizer 3, May December, Fences, Emancipation, The Good Shepherd, Wonder, The Affair, Ray Donovan) has composed the film’s original music. A24 Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by A24.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 30, 2024)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi horror thriller Afraid written and directed by Chris Weitz and starring John Cho, Katherine Waterston, Havana Rose Liu,Lukita Maxwell, David Dastmalchian and Keith Carradine. The film’s original score is composed by Alex Weston (The Farewell, Expats, Wander Darkly, The Adults, The Novice, Goodnight Mommy) who also co-wrote the original song I Love You (with Weitz) for the project. Madison Gate Records will release a soundtrack album according to the movie’s end credits, but no announcement has been made yet. Check out our previous article to learn more about the Blumhouse production, which is being released by Sony Pictures.
Also opening wide is the biographical drama Reagan directed by Sean McNamara and starring Dennis Quaid, Penelope Ann Miller, Jon Voight, Kevin Dillon, Olek Krupa, David Henrie, Mena Suvari, Xander Berkely, C. Thomas Howell, Trevor Donovan, Robert Davi, Kevin Sorbo Lesley-Anne Down and Jennifer O’Neill. John Coda (Bratz, The King’s Daughter, Hoovey, Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite) has composed the film’s original score. No word on a score release. The Imaginaries have contributed a cover version of Frankie Valli’s My Eyes Adored You to the movie. Click here to listen to the track and for more information about the biopic.
Pharrell Williams’ Original Songs Titles from Morgan Neville’s ‘Piece by Piece’ Revealed
Pharrell Williams has written five original songs for the animated documentary Piece by Piece. Song titles include Piece by Piece (feat. Princess Anne High School Fabulous Marching Cavaliers), It’s Happening (co-written with Shelly Berg), Virginia Boy (feat. Shae Haley), the closing credit song For Real, as well as L’Ego Odyssey (co-written with Shelly Berg), a multi-part suite that appears in different portions across the film. The movie also features numerous hit songs by the Grammy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated singer/songwriter (including Drop It Like It’s Hot & Happy), deconstructed, remixed, and remade for the project. Columbia Records will release the official soundtrack album. Check back on this page for the full album details.