Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action thriller The Equalizer 3 directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Eugenio Mastrandrea and David Denman. The film’s original music is composed by Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, Emancipation, The Affair, Wonder, Ray Donovan, The Good Shepherd). Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 1, 2023)
Posted: September 1, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Belcher, All Fun and Games, Bill Prokopow, Eric Slick, Ernest and Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia, Kevon Cronin, King of Killers, Marcelo Zarvos, Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose, The Equalizer 3, The Good Mother, Vincent Courtois
Andreya Triana’s Original Song ‘When Love Arrives’ from Netflix Film ‘Love At First Sight’ Released
Posted: August 31, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andreya Triana, Love at First Sight, Luke Sital-Singh, Netflix, Vanessa Caswill
PIAS has released the original song When Love Arrives from the Netflix original film Love at First Sight. The track written by Luke Sital-Singh and performed by Andreya Triana is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the track below and check back on this page for the […]
Original Song ‘Wild Uncharted Waters’ from ‘The Little Mermaid’ to Be Submitted for Awards Consideration
Posted: August 30, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Menken, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Rob Marshall, The Little Mermaid
Disney has revealed that the studio will submit the original song Wild Uncharted Waters from the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid for awards consideration. The song written by the film’s composer Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Enchanted) and featuring lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights, Moana, Encanto) is performed on screen […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 25, 2023)
Posted: August 25, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andrew Kawczynski, Bank of Dave, Bottoms, Charli XCX, Christian Henson, Dascha Dauenhauer, Geoff Zanelli, Golda, Gran Turismo, Harry Gregson-Williams, Leo Birenberg, Lorne Balfe, Love Life, Olivier Goinard, Patrick Jonsson, Raffael Seyfried, Retribution, Scrapper, The Dive, The Hill, Volker Bertelmann
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the racing drama Gran Turismo directed by Neill Blomkamp and starring Archie Madekwe, David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Josha Stradowski, Djimon Hounsou, Geri Halliwell-Horner, Daniel Puig and Thomas Kretschmann. The film’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning & Fallout, His Dark Materials, Black Widow) and Andrew Kawczynski (The […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 18, 2023)
Posted: August 18, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Weston, Amanda Yamate, Ariel Marx, Back on the Strip, Birth/Rebirth, Blue Beetle, Bobby Krlic, Dara Taylor, Dark Windows, Dead Shot, Dontae Winslow, Este Haim, Haunting of the Queen Mary, Jason Livesay, Kim Berg, Landscape with Invisible Hand, Lionel Cohen, Madeleine Collins, Max de Wardener, Michael Abels, Nolan Livesay, Olvon Yacob, Romain Trouillet, Simone: Woman of the Century, Strays, The Adults, The Engineer, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the superhero movie Blue Beetle directed by Angel Manuel Soto and starring Xolo Maridueña, Adriana Barraza, George Lopez, Bruna Marquezine, Belissa Escobedo and Susan Sarandon. The film’s original music is composed by Bobby Krlic (Midsommar, Beef, Beau Is Afraid, The Alienist: Angel of Darkness, Snowpiercer, Triple 9, Returnal). WaterTower Music has released […]
Robbie Robertson (1943-2023)
Posted: August 9, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Robbie Robertson
Robbie Robertson has passed away today at age 80. The songwriter, composer and guitarist who was best known as a member of the rock group The Band and his solo records has worked on numerous films directed by Martin Scorsese over the last couple of decades. He has scored the director’s 1986 feature The Color […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 4, 2023)
Posted: August 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Atticus Ross, Corner Office, Craig Wedren, David Bateman, Donnie Emerson, Dreamin' Wild, Frans Bak, Gene Back, Harry Gregson-Williams, Keld Haaning Ibsen, Leopold Ross, Meg 2: The Trench, Passages, Shortcomings, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, The Collective, Trent Reznor, What Comes Around
Already playing in theaters nationwide since this past Wednesday is the animated feature Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem directed by Jeff Rowe and starring Micah Abbey, Hannibal Buress, Shamon Brown Jr, Nicolas Cantu, Rose Byrne, John Cena, Natasia Demetriou, Ice Cube, Jackie Chan, Giancarlo Esposito and Ayo Edebiri. The film’s original music is composed […]
2023 World Soundtrack Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: August 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: World Soundtrack Awards
The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the nominees for the 2023 World Soundtrack Awards in the categories of Film Composer of the Year, Television Composer of the Year and Best Original Song. The winners will be announced at the 23rd World Soundtrack Awards ceremony, which will take place on October 21, 2023 at the Capitole […]
Carl Davis (1936-2023)
Posted: August 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Carl Davis
Carl Davis has passed away at age 86. The composer has scored numerous films and TV shows over a six decade-spanning career. Among his best known scoring credits are Karel Reisz’s 1981 feature The French Lieutenant’s Woman (for which he received BAFTA’s Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music), BBC’s 1995 Pride and Prejudice mini-series starring Colin […]