The British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) today announced the longlists for the EE British Academy Film Awards in 2024. This longlisting round was introduced in 2021, resulting in three rounds of voting. Round One voting produced the longlists in all categories announced today. Round Two voting, to determine the nominations, is opening […]
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2024 BAFTA Awards Original Score Longlist Announced
Posted: January 5, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA
Raphael Saadiq Scoring Ryan Fleck’s & Anna Boden’s ‘Freaky Tales’
Posted: December 29, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anna Boden, Freaky Tales, Raphael Saadiq, Ryan Fleck
Raphael Saadiq (Insecure, Lovecraft Country, Underground, Black Nativity, 61st Street, The After Party) has recently been scoring the upcoming dramatic thriller Freaky Tales. The film is written and directed by Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden (Captain Marvel, Half Nelson) and stars Pedro Pascal, Ben Mendelsohn, Normani, Jay Ellis, Angus Cloud, Dominique Thorne and Jack Champion. The […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 22, 2023)
Posted: December 22, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: All of Us Strangers, Anyone But You, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Christopher Stracey, Coby Brown, Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch, Este Haim, Freud's Last Session, John Powell, Michael Giacchino, Migration, Richard Reed Parry, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Society of the Snow, The Iron Claw
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the superhero movie Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom directed by James Wan and starring Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, Randall Park, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Nicole Kidman. . The film’s original music is composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams (Hacksaw Ridge, Wonder Woman, The Gilded Age, Abominable, The Legend of […]
Nominations for 5th Annual SCL Awards Announced
Posted: December 21, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: SCL Awards
The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) has announced the nominees for the 5h Annual SCL Awards, which will take place on February 13, 2024 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The final round of voting will commence on January 8. Here are the nominees: Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film: Joe […]
Original Score & Song Shortlists for 96th Academy Awards Announced
Posted: December 21, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the shortlists for several categories for the 96th Academy Awards, including Original Score and Original Song. The shortlisted scores and songs are listed in alphabetical order below. The nominations for the 96th Academy Awards will be announced on January 23, 2024 and the awards show […]
2024 Oscars Best Original Song Predictions
Posted: December 18, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
Starting today, we are publishing our predictions for the Best Original Song 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 songs in context of the movies, reactions of Academy music branch members and others in the […]
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
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 […]
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, […]