Ludwig Göransson has won the Grammy Award for his score for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category at today’s 66th Annual Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony in Los Angeles. He was previously honored with his first Grammy in the same category for Black Panther in 2019. Check out his acceptance speech below. Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell received the award for the original song What Was I Made For from Greta Gerwig’s Barbie in the Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media category.
Category: Film Music News
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 2, 2024)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the spy action comedy Argylle directed by Matthew Vaughn and starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Henry Cavill, John Cena, Dua Lipa, Bryan Cranston and Catherine O’Hara. The film’s original score is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout/Dead Reckoning, Top Gun: Maverick, Black Widow, His Dark Materials). Platoon has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, an original song performed by Ariana DeBose, Boy George & Nile Rodgers (also available separately as a digital single), as well as an additional song today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being theatrically by Universal Pictures before premiering on Apple TV+ later this year.
Opening semi-wide in around 700 theaters is the comedy Scrambled written and directed by Leah McKendrick and starring McKendrick herself, Ego Nwodim, Andrew Santino, Adam Rodriguez, Clancy Brown and Laura Cerón. Brittany Allen (What Keeps You Alive, Z, Torn Hearts) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. The movie, which follows a woman faced with bleak romantic prospects who begins to feel like the clock is ticking and decides to freeze her eggs, premiered at last year’s SXSW Film Festival and is being released by Lionsgate.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 26, 2024)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the comedy drama Miller’s Girl written and directed by Jade Halley Bartlett and starring Martin Freeman, Jenna Ortega, Gideon Adlon, Bashir Salahuddin and Dagmara Domińczyk. The film’s original music is composed by Elyssa Samsel (Between the Lines, The Book Thief, Central Park). Lionsgate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring Samsel’s score and a song performed by Nick Boddington today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Lionsgate release.
Opening in select theaters today is the comedy drama Sometimes I Think About Dying directed by Rachel Lambert and starring Daisy Ridley, Dave Merheje, Meg Stalter, Parvesh Cheena, Brittany O’Grady and Marcia DeBonis. Dabney Morris (Broken Diamonds, Procession, I Can Feel You Walking, Almost Love) has composed the film’s original music. Intrada 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 Oscilloscope Laboratories.
96th Academy Awards Nominations Announced
14th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Nominations Announced
The Guild of Music Supervisors today announced the nominations for its 14th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards, which will take place at an in-person and and virtual awards gala at The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 3, 2024. The awards will recognize outstanding Music Supervisors representing Motion Picture, Television, Games, Trailers and Advertising. Below are the nominations for the major film and television categories. For more information and the complete list of nominations, visit the organization’s official website.
Laurie Johnson (1927-2024)
Laurie Johnson has passed away last Tuesday, January 16, at age 96. The British composer has written numerous scores for TV and film between the late 1950s and early 90s. His best television scoring credits include the 60s spy classic The Avengers and its 1976 sequel series The New Avengers, ITV’s The Professionals & Jason King, the ITV anthology series Thriller. His work for film include Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Brian Clemens’ 1974 horror movie Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter. Lee Thompson’s Tiger Bay, Robert Fuest’s 1970 feature And Soon the Darkness, Eric Till’s Hot Millions, Christopher Miles’ The Maids and Trevor Nunn’s Hedda.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 19, 2024)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi thriller I.S.S. directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite and starring Ariana DeBose, Chris Messina, Pilou Asbæk, Masha Mashkova, John Gallagher Jr. and Costa Ronin. The film’s original music is composed by Anne Nikitin (American Animals, Fate: The Winx Saga, The Dropout, Mrs. Wilson, Lost Girls, Calibre, The Pale Horse, This Beautiful Fantastic). No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival and is being released by Bleecker Street.
Opening in over 100 theaters today following an awards-qualifying release last month is the drama Origin written and directed by Ava DuVernay and starring Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga, Audra McDonald, Niecy Nash-Betts, Blair Underwood and Nick Offerman. Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, King Richard, The Color Purple, Secret Invasion, Green Book, Haunted Mansion, When They See Us, Mrs. America) has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Click here for the full album details. Available separately as a digital single is the original song I Am by Stan Walker (click here to listen to the song and for more information about the Neon release).
2024 BAFTA Nominations Announced
The British Academy of Film and Television has announced the nominations for the 2024 EE British Academy Film Awards, including the five nominees in the music category. The organization has previously released a shortlist of ten titles last month. The winners will be announced at the EE British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, February 18 at London’s Royal Festival Hall. For the full list of nominations, click here.
Ludwig Göransson Wins Critics Choice Award for ‘Oppenheimer’ Score
Ludwig Göransson was honored with his first Critics Choice Award in the Best Score category for his music for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer at tonight’s 29th Critics Choice Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. The other composers nominated in the category were Jerskin Fendrix for Poor Things, Michael Giacchino for Society of the Snow, Daniel Pemberton for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Robbie Robertson for Killers of the Flower Moon and Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt for Barbie.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 12, 2024)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the musical comedy Mean Girls directed by Samantha Jayne & Arturo Perez Jr. and starring Angourie Rice, Auli’i Cravalho, Reneé Rapp, Avantika, Jaquel Spivey, Jenna Fischer, Bebe Wood. Christopher Briney, Busy Philipps, Tim Meadows and Tina Fey. The film’s original score is composed by Jeff Richmond (30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Baby Mama, Girls5eva). Interscope Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie written by Richmond & Nell Benjamin today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Paramount Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the biblical comedy drama The Book of Clarence directed by Jeymes Samuel (The Harder They Fall) and starring LaKeith Stanfield, Anna Diop, Omar Sy, David Oyelowo, Micheal Ward, RJ Cyler, Teyana Taylor, James McAvoy, Alfre Woodard, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Benedict Cumberbatch. Jeymes has also composed the film’s original music. Roc Nation Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie and Milan Records has released a separate album featuring Samuel’s score today. Click here for the details of the song album and click here for the details of the score album.