The nominations for the 78th Emmy Awards were announced this morning. The awards will be given out at the 78th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which is currently scheduled to take place on September 5 & 6 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Here are the music-related categories: Outstanding Music Composition for a Series […]
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2026 Emmy Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: July 8, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Emmy Awards
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 3, 2026)
Posted: July 3, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Deana Kiner, John Powell, Kevin Kiner, Lockbox, Matthew Rogers, Minions & Monsters, Sean Kiner, Young Washington
Already playing in theaters nationwide since this past Wednesday is the animated feature Minions & Monsters directed by Pierre Coffin and starring Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jeff Bridges, Jesse Eisenberg, Zoey Deutch,Trey Parker, Phil LaMarr and Bobby Moynihan. The film’s original music is composed by John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, Wicked, Shrek, The Bourne Identity, […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 26, 2026)
Posted: June 26, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anna von Hausswolff, Bryan Senti, Claudia Sarne, Couture, Devonté Hynes, Ernest Pipó, Filip Leyman, Jackass: Best and Last, Larry Groupe, Lucky Strike, Matthew Herbert, Romería, Supergirl, The Get Out, The Invite, The Wave
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the superhero movie Supergirl directed by Craig Gillespie and starring Milly Alcock, Eve Ridley, Matthias Schoenaerts, Jason Momoa, Emily Beecham and David Krumholtz,. The film’s original music is composed by Claudia Sarne (Shining Girls, The Book of Eli, Dispatches from Elsewhere, Triple 9, Earthquake Bird, The Yogurt Shop Murders, Broken City). […]
Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Haim Mazar, Hania Rani, Batu Sener, Arturo Cardelús & Others Invited to Join Academy
Posted: June 24, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 529 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to motion pictures to join the organization. Among the invited artists this year are a number of film composers, including Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe (Candyman, Seeds), Haim Mazar (Scary Movie, The Iceman), Hania Rani […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 19, 2026)
Posted: June 19, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Amelia Warner, Color Book, Dabney Morris, Girls Like Girls, Jed Kurzel, Jessica Rose Weiss, Jim Ghedi, Leviticus, Maddie's Secret, Mark Jenkin, Michael Hesslein, Randy Newman, Rose of Nevada, Sam Thompson, The Death of Robin Hood, Toy Story 5, Unidentified
Opening in theaters nationwide is the animated sequel Toy Story 5 directed by Andrew Stanton and starring Joan Cusack, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Greta Lee, Conan O’Brien, Scarlett Spears, Craig Robinson, Shelby Rabara, Mykal-Michelle Harris, Tony Hale, Kristen Schaal,Bonnie Hunt, Wallace Shawn, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, Melissa Villaseñor and Keanu Reeves. The film’s original score […]
Bret McKenzie to Write Original Songs for Peter Baynton’s ‘Little Santa’
Posted: June 18, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Apple TV +, Bret McKenzie, Little Santa, Peter Baynton
Apple TV announced today that Flight of the Conchords’ Bret McKenzie is writing original songs for the upcoming animated feature Little Santa. The film directed by Peter Baynton (The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland) and is based on the popular children’s book of the same title by […]
Kris Bowers Elected to Academy Board of Governors
Posted: June 15, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Kris Bowers
Composer Kris Bowers (The Wild Robot, Green Book, King Richard, Bridgerton, The Color Purple, GOAT, Haunted Mansion, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Secret Invasion) has been elected to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 2026-2027 Board of Governors. He joins Carter Burwell and Lesley Barber who will be the other two governors of the music branch in the […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 5, 2026)
Posted: June 5, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Carolina Caroline, Christopher Bear, Daniel Bjarnason, Daniel Pemberton, Haim Mazar, Hannah Peel, Masters of the Universe, Scary Movie, The Last Whale Singer, Underland
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the fantasy adventure Masters of the Universe directed by Travis Knight and starring Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendes, Idris Elba, Jared Leto, James Purefoy, Alison Brie, Morena Baccarin, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Charlotte Riley and Kristen Wiig. The film’s original music is composed by Daniel Pemberton (Project Hail Mary, Spider-Man: Into/Across the […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 29, 2026)
Posted: May 29, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Arnau Bataller, Backrooms, Dan Deacon, Edo Van Breemen, Gary Clark, John Carney, Kane Parsons, Leo Birenberg, Power Ballad, Pressure, Rémi Boubal, Renoir, The 47, The Breadwinner, Time and Water, Volker Bertelmann, Zach Robinson
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror feature Backrooms directed by Kane Parsons and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett and Lukita Maxwell. The film’s original music is composed by Edo Van Breemen (The Monkey, Keeper, Afflicted, Air, Hollow in the Land, The Backward Class) and Parsons. A24 Music has released a soundtrack album […]
