Songwriter/record producer Gary Clark and director John Carney (Once, Begin Again) and have written the original songs for the upcoming musical drama Flora and Son. Clark also composed the original score for the film written and directed by Carney and starring Eve Hewson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Orén Kinlan and Jack Reynor. The movie follows a single mom […]
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‘Flora and Son’ to Feature Original Songs by Gary Clark & John Carney
Posted: January 4, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Flora and Son, Gary Clark, John Carney
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 30, 2022)
Posted: December 30, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Man Called Otto, Alice Darling, Broker, Jaeil Jung, Owen Pallett, Thomas Newman
Opening in New York and Los Angeles today before expanding nationwide on January 13 is the comedy drama A Man Called Otto directed by Marc Forster and starring Tom Hanks, Mariana Treviño, Rachel Keller and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo. The film’s original score is composed by Thomas Newman (The Shawshank Redemption, American Beauty, 1917, Finding Nemo, Skyfall, Wall-E). Mercury […]
Eduard Artemyev (1937-2022)
Posted: December 30, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Eduard Artemyev
Eduard Artemyev has passed away at age 85. The Russian composer was best known internationally for his scores for the films of Andrei Tarkovsky, including the 1972 sci-fi classic Solaris, 1975’s Mirror and 1979’s Stalker. He also composed the music for numerous movies directed by Nikita Mikhalkov, including At Home Among Strangers, a Stranger Among […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 23, 2022)
Posted: December 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Babylon, Camille, Chanda Dancy, Corsage, Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch, Heitor Pereira, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Howard Shore, Justin Hurwitz, Living, Patrick Jonsson, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, The Pale Blue Eye, Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody, Wildcat, Women Talking
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the period comedy drama Babylon written and directed by Damien Chazelle and starring Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, Brad Pitt, Jovan Adepo, Lukas Haas, Jean Smart, Li Jun Li, Tobey Maguire, Samara Weaving and Olivia Wilde. The film’s original music is composed by Justin Hurwitz (La La Land, First Man, […]
Nominations for 4th Annual SCL Awards Announced
Posted: December 22, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: SCL Awards
The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) has announced the nominees for the 4th Annual SCL Awards, which will take place on February 15th at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The final round of voting will commence on January 9, 2023. The Spirit of Collaboration and Jury Award winners will be announced in early January. Here are […]
Original Score & Song Shortlists for 95th Academy Awards Announced
Posted: December 21, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the shortlists for several categories for the 95th Academy Awards, including Original Score and Original Song. The shortlisted scores and songs are listed in alphabetical order below. The nominations for the 95th Academy Awards will be announced on January 24, 2023 and the awards show […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 16, 2022)
Posted: December 16, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: As Good as Dead, Avatar: The Way of Water, Chris Bezold, Gruff Rhys, Hans Zimmer, Joseph Bishara, Little Nicholas: Happy as Can Be, Ludovic Bource, Lullaby, Simon Franglen, Steve Mazzaro, The Almond and the Seahorse, The Apology, The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari, Uèle Lamore
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi epic Avatar: The Way of Water directed by James Cameron and starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet and Sigourney Weaver. The film’s original music is composed by Simon Franglen (The Magnificent Seven, Pandora: The World of Avatar, Notre-Dame on Fire). Hollywood Records has released […]
28th Critics Choice Film Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: December 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Critics Choice Awards
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced the film category nominations for the 28th 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 15, 2023 at the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards ceremony at the […]
2023 Oscars Best Original Song Predictions
Posted: December 13, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
Starting today, we are publishing our predictions for the Best Original Song category of next year’s 95th Academy Awards on the left side column of this page. The selection and ranking is based on our own experience of the songs in context of the movies, reactions of Academy music branch members and others in the […]
Angelo Badalamenti (1937-2022)
Posted: December 12, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Angelo Badalamenti
Angelo Badalamenti has passed away yesterday at age 85 at his home in New Jersey. The composer was best known for his scores for the films of director David Lynch, including Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, The Straight Story & Mulholland Drive, as well as the filmmaker’s TV series Twin Peaks, for which he received […]
