Burt Bacharach has passed away yesterday at age 94. The Grammy Award-winning songwriter/composer and pianist has written hundreds of songs throughout his career, including numerous tracks written specifically for films and also composed several film scores. He won his first two Academy Awards for the song Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head (with Hal David) […]
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Burt Bacharach (1928-2023)
Posted: February 9, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Burt Bacharach
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Conor McPherson to Write and Direct ‘Girl from the North Country’ Film Adaptation
Posted: February 6, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bob Dylan, Conor McPherson, Girl from the North Country
Playwright Conor McPherson is set to write and direct a film adaptation of the stage musical Girl from the North Country. Chlöe Bailey, Tosin Cole, Olivia Colman and Woody Harrelson are attached to star in the movie based on McPherson’s Great Depression-set musical inspired by the songs of Bob Dylan about a group of travelers […]
Germaine Franco Wins Grammy Award for ‘Encanto’ Score
Posted: February 5, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Encanto, Germaine Franco, Grammy Awards, Lin-Manuel Miranda
Germaine Franco has won her first Grammy Award for her score for Disney’s animated feature Encanto in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category at today’s 65th Annual Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony in Los Angeles. She previously received an Academy Award nomination for her work on the film. Lin-Manuel Miranda received the Grammy for the […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 3, 2023)
Posted: February 3, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 80 for Brady, A Lot of Nothing, Baby Ruby, David Sardy, Erik Friedlander, Herdís Stefánsdóttir, John Debney, Knock at the Cabin, Little Dixie, Marlana Sheetz, The Amazing Maurice, The Locksmith, Tom Howe
Opening in theaters nationwide today is the horror thriller Knock at the Cabin co-written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Abby Quinn, Rupert Grint, Nikki Amuka-Bird and Kristen Cui. The film’s original music is composed by Herdís Stefánsdóttir (Y: The Last Man, The Essex Serpent, The Sun Is Also […]
95th Academy Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: January 24, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
This morning, the nominations for the 95th Academy Awards were announced. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of the last year will be presented on Oscar Sunday, March 12, 2023 at the Dolby Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center and will be televised live in the U.S. on the ABC Television Network at 8 […]
Clément Ducol & Camille to Compose Music for Jacques Audiard’s ‘Emilia Perez’
Posted: January 23, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Camille, Clément Ducol, Emilia Perez, Jacques Audiard
Clément Ducol (Little Tickles, I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere, Maestro) is set to compose the original score for the upcoming musical crime comedy Emilia Perez. French singer/songwriter Camille (Corsage) has written the original songs for the film written and directed by Jacques Audiard (A Prophet, The Sisters Brothers) and will star Karla Sofia Gascón, Selena […]
13th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: January 23, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
The Guild of Music Supervisors today announced the nominations for its 13th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards, which will take place at an in-person and virtual awards gala at The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 5, 2023. The awards will recognize outstanding Music Supervisors representing Motion Picture, Television, Games, Trailers and […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 20, 2023)
Posted: January 20, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: After Love, Angel Olsen, Bekon, Blaze, Chris Roe, Emile Mosseri, Hans Zimmer, Julian Scherle, Missing, Sam Petty, The Son, When You Finish Saving the World, You People
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the thriller Missing directed by Will Merrick & Nick Johnson and starring Storm Reid, Nia Long, Ken Leung, Joaquim de Almeida, Amy Landecker and Daniel Henney. The film’s original music composed by Julian Scherle (Princess of the Row, Heart of the Champions, Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche). Sony […]
Steven Spielberg to Produce John Williams Documentary
Posted: January 20, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: John Williams, Laurent Bouzereau
Steven Spielberg has revealed at the UK premiere of the director’s latest feature, The Fabelmans, earlier this week that is currently working on a documentary about his long-time collaborator John Williams. THR is reporting that the film centering on the Academy Award-winning composer of Star Wars, Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., Jurassic Park […]
