Rihanna announced today that she has recorded an original song for Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The track, entitled Lift Me Up, is written by Tems, Academy Award winner Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna herself and director Ryan Coogler. Göransson also produced the song, which was recorded in five countries and will be released as a digital […]
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‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ to Feature Original Song ‘Lift Me Up’ by Rihanna
Posted: October 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Ludwig Göransson, Marvel, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler, Tems
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Justin Tranter to Serve as Executive Music Producer on Larin Sullivan’s ‘The Young King’
Posted: October 24, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Justin Tranter, Larin Sullivan, The Young King
Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter Justin Tranter will serve as the executive music producer on the upcoming comedy drama The Young King. He will also be contributing original music to the film, which marks the feature directorial debut of Larin Sullivan and will star Kiersey Clemons, Michael Shannon and Barbie Ferreira. The movie follows an aspiring drag […]
Jonny Greenwood Named Film Composer of the Year at World Soundtrack Awards
Posted: October 22, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: World Soundtrack Awards
Jonny Greenwood was named Film Composer of the Year at the 22nd World Soundtrack Awards, tonight’s closing event of the 49th Ghent Film Festival, for his scores for Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog and Pablo Larrain’s Spencer. Nicholas Britell was honored as TV Composer of the Year today for his score for the […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 21, 2022)
Posted: October 21, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aftersun, All That Breathes, Biosphere, Black Adam, Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power, Bruno Coulais, Carter Burwell, Lorne Balfe, My Policeman, Oliver Coates, Roger Goula, Sharon Farber, Steven Price, The Banshees of Inisherin, The Good Nurse, Ticket to Paradise, Wendell & Wild
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the superhero movie Black Adam directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Dwayne Johnson, Aldis Hodge, Noah Centineo, Quintessa Swindell, Marwan Kenzari and Pierce Brosnan. The film’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Black Widow, Top Gun: Maverick, The LEGO Batman Movie, His Dark Materials). WaterTower […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 14, 2022)
Posted: October 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Abel Korzeniowski, Cho Young Wuk, Cody Carpenter, Daniel Davies, Decision to Leave, Halloween Ends, Jeff Beal, Joe Kraemer, John Carpenter, Old Man, Raymond & Ray, Stars at Noon, The School for Good and Evil, The Soundtrackings, Theodore Shapiro, Till, Tindersticks
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend while also premiering on Peacock today is the slasher sequel Halloween Ends directed by David Gordon Green and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Andi Matichak, Rohan Campbell, Kyle Richards and James Jude Courtney. The film’s original music is composed by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies (Firestarter) who previously scored 2018’s Halloween and […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 30, 2022)
Posted: September 30, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Argentina 1985, Bros, Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Dan Levy, Daniele Luppi, Danny Bensi, Dead for a Dollar, God's Creatures, Javier Navarrete, Linda Perry, Luckiest Girl Alive, Marc Shaiman, Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, Mr. Harrigan's Phone, Pedro Osuna, Saunder Jurriaans, Smile, The Good House, Theodore Shapiro, Vesper, Xander Rodzinski
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror movie Smile written and directed by Parker Finn and starring Sosie Bacon, Jessie T. Usher, Kyle Gallner, Caitlin Stasey, Robert Weigert, Kal Penn and Rob Morgan. The film’s original music composed by Cristobal Tapia de Veer (The White Lotus, Utopia, The Girl with All the Gifts, The […]
Nick Wilson’s ‘Singing in My Sleep’ to Feature Original Songs by Melanie Fontana & Lindgren
Posted: September 29, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Lindgren, Melanie Fontana, Nick Wilson, Singing in My Sleep
Deadline is reporting that Grammy Award-winning songwriters Melanie Fontana & Michel “Lindgren” Schulz have written five original songs for the upcoming musical drama Singing in My Sleep. The film is directed by Nick Wilson and stars Jessica Belkin, Malin Akerman and Gavin Leatherwood. The movie follows a talented teenage songwriter who feels stuck living in […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 23, 2022)
Posted: September 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Arhynn Descy, Blank, Carlo Siliotto, Carter Burwell, Catherine Called Birdy, Craig DeLeon, Cuando Sea Joven, Daniel Wohl, Dave Palmer, Don't Worry Darling, Edward Farmer, Giorgio Giampà, John Powell, Marcus Miller, Martin Phipps, On the Come Up, Railway Children, Sidney, The Enforcer, The Greatest Beer Run Ever, The Swearing Jar, Timothy Williams
Opening in theaters nationwide today is the psychological thriller Don’t Worry Darling directed by Olivia Wilde and starring Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Gemma Chan, Wilde herself, and KiKi Layne. The film’s original score is composed by John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Bourne Identity, Happy Feet). WaterTower […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 16, 2022)
Posted: September 16, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Jazzman's Blues, Aaron Zigman, Blonde, Confess Fletch, Daniel Pemberton, David Arnold, Lou, Moonage Daydream, Nick Cave, Nima Fakhrara, Pearl, See How They Run, Terence Blanchard, The Woman King, Timothy Williams, Tyler Bates, Warren Ellis
Opening in theaters nationwide this week is the historical drama The Woman King directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and starring Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Sheila Atim, Lashana Lynch and John Boyega. The film’s original music is composed by Terence Blanchard (Malcolm X, BlacKkKlansman, Inside Man, 25th Hour, Perry Mason). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album […]
World Soundtrack Awards Discovery of the Year and Public Choice Category Nominations Announced
Posted: September 16, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: World Soundtrack Awards
Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Academy have announced the second wave of nominees for the 2022 World Soundtrack Awards in the categories Discovery of the Year, Public Choice Award, Best Original Score for a Belgian Production and Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer. The winners will be announced at […]
