Jim Parker has passed away at age 88. The British composer was known for scoring over a hundred episodes of ITV’s Midsomer Murders (aka Inspector Barnaby), the first seasons of ITV’s Foyle’s War, BBC’s Born and Bred and BBC’s original 1990 House of Cards series (for which he received a BAFTA TV Award nomination) and […]
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Jim Parker (1934-2023)
Posted: July 31, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Jim Parker
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‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Musical Episode ‘Subspace Rhapsody’ to Feature Original Songs by Kay Hanley & Tom Polce
Posted: July 22, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Kay Hanley, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Tom Polce
Paramount+ announced today (as part of the Star Trek Comic-Con presentation) that Kay Hanley and Tom Polce (of the rock band Letters to Cleo) have written ten original songs for an upcoming musical episode of the streamer’s original series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. The episode, entitled Subspace Rhapsody, will premiere as part of the […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 14, 2023)
Posted: July 14, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 20 Days in Mariupol, Alexandre Desplat, Desmond Murray, Earth Mama, Edmund Butt, Final Cut, James McAlister, Jordan Dykstra, Kelsey Lu, Lorne Balfe, Mark Sonnenblick, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Nainita Desai, Pierre Charles, The Deepest Breath, The Miracle Club, Theater Camp, They Cloned Tyrone
Opening in theaters nationwide this week is the spy/action movie Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One co-written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby and Henry Czerny. The film’s original score is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Black Widow, […]
2023 Emmy Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: July 12, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Emmy Awards
The nominations for the 75th Emmy Awards were announced this morning. The awards will be given out at the 75th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which is currently scheduled to take place on September 9 & 10 in Los Angeles, but is expected to be delayed. Here are the music-related categories: Outstanding Music Composition for […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 7, 2023)
Posted: July 7, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andrew Hollander, Biosphere, Danny Bensi, Dead Man's Hand, Insidious: The Red Door, Isobel Waller-Bridge, Javier Navarrete, Joseph Bishara, Joy Ride, Nathan Matthew David, Once Upon a Time in Uganda, Paul Haslinger, Saunder Jurriaans, Sound of Freedom, Steve Dorff, The Lesson, The YouTube Effect
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is supernatural horror sequel Insidious: The Red Door directed by Patrick Wilson and starring Ty Simpkins, Wilson himself, Rose Byrne, Andrew Astor, Sinclair Daniel and Hiam Abbass. The film’s original music is composed by Joseph Bishara (The Conjuring, Annabelle, The Curse of La Llorona, Malignant). Madison Gate Records has released a […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 30, 2023)
Posted: June 30, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Amanda Yamate, Every Body, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, John Williams, Munch, Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum, Prisoner's Daughter, Roque Banos, Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Stephanie Economou, The Man from Rome, The Out-Laws, Tim Atack, Tim Fain, Wham!
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action adventure Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny directed by James Mangold and starring Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, John Rhys-Davies, Toby Jones and Mads Mikkelsen. The film’s original music is composed by John Williams (Star Wars, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Schindler’s List, Jaws, Jurassic Park). Walt Disney […]
Son Lux Members, David Buckley, The Weeknd, Taylor Swift & Others Invited to Join Academy
Posted: June 28, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 398 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures to join the organization. Among the invited artists this year are a number of film composers, including Ryan Lott, Ian Chang & Rafiq Bhatia who received their first Academy Award […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 23, 2023)
Posted: June 23, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aaroon Zigman, Angelo Badalementi, Christophe Beck, God Is a Bullet, Jeff Cardoni, Jessica Rose Weiss, Maximum Truth, Mychael Danna, Nimona, No Hard Feelings, William Ross, Wonderwell
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the comedy No Hard Feelings directed by Gene Stupnitsky and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Barth Feldman, Matthew Broderick and Laura Benanti. The film’s original score is composed by Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Where the Crawdads Sing, Moneyball, Onward) & Jessica Rose Weiss (Cinderella, Don’t Make Me Go, The Independent). Madison […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 16, 2023)
Posted: June 16, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Asteroid City, Ben Sollee, Benjamin Wallfisch, Dexter Story, Elemental, Maggie Moore(s), The Blackening, The Flash, Thomas Newman
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the superhero movie The Flash directed by Andy Muschietti and starring Ezra Miller, Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon, Michael Keaton, Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú and Kiersey Clemons. The film’s original music is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (Shazam!, It, Blade Runner 2049, The Invisible Man, Hidden Figures). WaterTower Music has released […]
