Hans Zimmer was honored with the Critics Choice Award in the Best Score category for his music for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune at tonight’s 27th Critics Choice Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. He previously won the award back in 2001 for his scores for Gladiator, Mission: Impossible 2 and The Road to El Dorado and was […]
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Hans Zimmer Wins Critics Choice Award for ‘Dune’ Score
Posted: March 13, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Billie Eilish, Critics Choice Awards, Dune, Finneas, Hans Zimmer, No Time to Die
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Hans Zimmer Wins BAFTA Award for ‘Dune’ Score
Posted: March 13, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA, Dune, Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer has received his first BAFTA Award for his music for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune in the Original Score category at today’s 2022 EE British Academy Film Awards ceremony in London. He has previously been nominated numerous times for such films as The Lion King, Thelma & Louise, Gladiator, The Dark Knight,Inception, 12 Years a Slave, […]
Lin-Manuel Miranda & Germaine Franco Win Annie Award for ‘Encanto’
Posted: March 12, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Annie Awards, Encanto, Germaine Franco, Gustavo Santaolalla, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Maya and the Three, Tim Davies
Lin-Manuel Miranda & Germaine Franco were honored with the Annie Award in the Best Music – Feature category for their music from Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Encanto at tonight’s (virtual) 49th Annie Awards ceremony. The other contenders in the category were Dan Romer for Luca, Youki Kojima & Yuta Bandoh for Poupelle of Chimney Town, […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 11, 2022)
Posted: March 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Antony Partos, Gold, Ludwig Göransson, Nicolas Repetto, Rob Simonsen, The Adam Project, The Reunion, Turning Red
Opening in select theaters while also premiering on Disney+ today is the animated feature Turning Red directed by Domee Shi and starring Rosalie Chiang and Sandra Oh. The film’s original score is composed by Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther, The Mandalorian, Creed, Tenet, Community, Venom). Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell have contributed three original songs for the fictional boy band […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 4, 2022)
Posted: March 4, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: After Yang, Aska Matsumiya, Daniel Wohl, Huda's Salon, Jeffrey van Rossum, Michael Giacchino, Ryuichi Sakamoto, The Batman, The Week Away
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the superhero movie The Batman co-written and directed by Matt Reeves and starring Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Paul Dano, John Turturro, Andy Serkis, Peter Sarsgaard, Jayme Lawson and Colin Farrell. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Jurassic World, Star Trek, Spider-Man: No Way Home, […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 25, 2022)
Posted: February 25, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Butter, Cyrano, Fil Eisler, Hummie Mann, I'll Find You, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, Jeff Toyne, Johan Söderqvist, Johannes Ringen, Roy Mayorga, Studio 666, The Automat, The Burning Sea, The Desperate Hour
Opening in theaters nationwide this week is the horror comedy Studio 666 directed by BJ McDonnell and starring Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear, Nate Mendel, Rami Jaffee, Whitney Cummings, Will Forte, Jenna Ortega, Leslie Grossman and Jeff Garlin. The film’s original score is composed by Roy Mayorga (best known as the drummer […]
2022 ASCAP Composers’ Choice Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: February 22, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: ASCAP, ASCAP Screen Music Awards
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) announced today the nominees for the 2022 ASCAP Composers’ Choice Awards. Chosen by the ASCAP composer and songwriter community, the winners will be announced as part of the 2022 ASCAP Screen Music Awards during the week of May 2. The ASCAP Composers’ Choice Awards enable composers […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 18, 2022)
Posted: February 18, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Banquet, Blanck Mass, CJ Mirra, Dan Deacon, Dog, Downfall: The Case Against Boeing, Gary Lionelli, Lorne Balfe, Ramin Djawadi, Robin Foster, Strawberry Mansion, Ted K, The Cursed, Thomas Newman, Uncharted
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action adventure Uncharted directed by Ruben Fleischer and starring Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Tati Gabrielle, Sophia Ali and Antonio Banderas. The film’s original music is composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Eternals, Iron Man, Westworld, Pacific Rim, A Wrinkle in Time, Clash of the Titans, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, […]
Marius de Vries to Serve as Executive Music Producer of Larry Charles’ ‘F*cking Identical Twins’
Posted: February 17, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: F*cking Identical Twins, Larry Charles, Marius de Vries
A24 announced today that Marius de Vries will serve as the executive music producer of the upcoming movie musical F*cking Identical Twins. The film based on comedians Aaron Jackson’s and Josh Sharp’s two-man stage show is directed by Larry Charles (Borat, The Dictator, Curb Your Enthusiasm) and will star Jackson & Sharp themselves, alongside Nathan […]
‘I Want You Back’ Soundtrack Playlist Released
Posted: February 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Amazon, I Want You Back, Jason Orley
Amazon Music has published an official playlist featuring the songs from the Amazon original movie I Want You Back. Among the artists featured are Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells, Jimmy Durante, Chris Staples, Charli XCX, Sean Paul feat. Dua Lipa, Nick Waterhouse, David Ruffin, Lonnie Russ, Froogle, Deorro, Little Kitty, Slayyter, as well as Taylor Goldsmith […]
