The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced the nominations for the 31st 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 4, 2026 at the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards ceremony at the Barker Hangar […]
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31st Critics Choice Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: December 5, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Critics Choice Awards
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Jim O’Hanlon’s ‘Fackham Hall’ to Feature Music by David Arnold
Posted: December 4, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: David Arnold, Fackham Hall, Jim O'Hanlon
David Arnold (Independence Day, Casino Royale, Stargate, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough) has composed two original songs for the new British spoof comedy Fackham Hall: London’s My Favourite (performed by the movie’s cast) & I Went to the Palace (performed by Adam Woodward), both with lyrics Steve Dawson, Andrew Dawson & Tim Inman. Arnold is […]
Blake Mills to Compose Music for Sean Durkin’s ‘Deep Cuts’
Posted: December 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Blake Mills, Deep Cuts, Sean Durkin
Gramnmy Award-winning singer/songwriter and producer Blake Mills is contributing original music for the upcoming Deep Cuts. The film is written and directed by Sean Durkin (The Iron Claw, The Nest) and will star Cailee Spaeny and Drew Starkey. The movie based on the novel of the same title by Holly Brickley tells the love story […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 28, 2025)
Posted: November 28, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: David Fleming, Eternity, Hamnet, Kara Talve, Karam Salem, Max Richter, Michael Giacchino, Nathan Johnson, Sami Goldberg, Si Begg, Stone Creek Killer, The Thing with Feathers, Tinsel Town, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Wildcat, Zebedee Budworth, Zootopia 2
Opening in theaters nationwide this week is the animated feature Zootopia 2 directed by Jared Bush & Byron Howard and starring Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Quinta Brunson, Fortune Feimster, Shakira, Ke Huy Quan, Macaulay Culkin, Patrick Warburton and Nate Torrence. The film’s original score is composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Ratatouille, Lost, The Batman, Spider-Man: […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 21, 2025)
Posted: November 21, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Somers, Blair Mowat, John Powell, Jónsi, Juri Seppa, Rental Family, Sisu: Road to Revenge, Stephen Schwartz, The Age of Disclosure, Tuomas Wäinölä, Wicked: For Good
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the movie musical Wicked: For Good directed by Jon M. Chu and starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Marissa Bode, Ethan Slate and Bowen Yang. The film’s original score is composed by John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Identity, Shrek, Happy Feet, Solo: […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 14, 2025)
Posted: November 14, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Brian Tyler, Edo Van Breemen, Keeper, King Ivory, Now You See Me: Now You Don't, Steven Price, The Running Man
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi action thriller The Running Man co-written and directed by Edgar Wright and starring Glen Powell, Josh Brolin, Lee Pace, Emilia Jones, Colman Domingo, William H. Macy, Michael Cera,Daniel Ezra and Jayme Lawson. The film’s original music is composed by Steven Price (Gravity, Fury, Last Night in Soho, Our Planet,Suicide […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 7, 2025)
Posted: November 7, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Kovacs, Antony Partos, Benjamin Wallfisch, Brian Tyler, Bryce Dessner, Christy, George Vjestica, Grand Prix of Europe, Hania Rani, In Your Dreams, John Debney, Karen Kingsbury's The Christmas Ring, Kathryn Bostic, Lynn Ramsay, Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Madness, Nuremberg, Predator: Badlands, Raife Burchell, Sacha Puttnam, Sarah Schachner, Sarah's Oil, Sentimental Value, Steve McLaughlin, Stone Cold Fox, Train Dreams, Tyler Michael Smith, Volker Bertelmann
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi action adventure Predator: Badlands directed by Dan Trachtenberg and starring Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi. The film’s original music is composed by Sarah Schachner (Assassin’s Creed Origins & Valhalla, Prey, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare & Infinite Warfare, The Lazarus Effect) & Benjamin Wallfisch (Alien: Romulus, It, The Flash, The Invisible Man, Twisters, The Conjuring: Last […]
68th Grammy Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: November 7, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Grammy Awards
The nominations for the 68th Grammy Awards have been announced. The 2026 Grammys will take place on Sunday, February 1, from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and broadcast live on the CBS Television Network and stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Here are the nominations in the film music-related categories: Best Score Soundtrack […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 31, 2025)
Posted: October 31, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anniversary, Anthony Willis, Danny Bensi, Haim Mazar, Hallow Road, John Kaced, Lesbian Space Princess, Little Amelie or the Character of Rain, Lorne Balfe, Mari Fukuhara, Michael Darren, Nick Urata, Nouvelle Vague, Peter Adams, Safe House, Sam Ewing, Saunder Jurriaans, Self-Help, Stitch Head, Vincent Must Die, Violent Ends
Opening in theaters nationwide this week is the animated feature Stitch Head written and directed by Steve Hudson and starring Asa Butterfield, Joel Fry, Rob Brydon, Alison Steadman, Tia Bannon, Fern Brady and Jamali Maddix. The film’s original score is composed by Nick Urata (Paddington, Crazy, Stupid, Love., Focus, Little Miss Sunshine, Quiz Lady, Animal Control, Ruby […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 24, 2025)
Posted: October 24, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bugonia, Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, Dream Eater, Hedda, Hildur Guðnadóttir, James Burkholder, Jeremiah Fraites, Jerskin Fendrix, Julian Stirpe, Kensuke Ushio, Last Days, Nathan Alexander, Nathaniel Walcott, Regretting You, Shelby Oaks, Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, The Newton Brothers
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the biographical drama Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere written and directed by Scott Cooper and starring Jeremy Allen White, Jeremy Strong, Odessa Young, Paul Walter Hauser, Stephen Graham, Gaby Hoffman, David Krumholtz and Marc Maron. The film’s original music is composed by The Lumineers’ Jeremiah Fraites (The Long […]
