Michael Kiwanuka has recorded the original song Beautiful Life for the new Netflix documentary Convergence: Courage in a Crisis. The track is written and performed by the Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter and will be featured in the film directed by Academy Award winner Orlando von Einsiedel (The White Helments, Virgunga) who spotlights a cross-section of global […]
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Netflix’s ‘Convergence: Courage in a Crisis’ to Feature Original Song by Michael Kiwanuka and Score by Patrick Jonsson
Posted: September 27, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Convergence: Courage in a Crisis, Michael Kiwanuka, Netflix, Orlando von Einsiedel, Patrick Jonsson
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 24, 2021)
Posted: September 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Benj Pasek, Dan Romer, Dear Evan Hansen, Justin Paul, Marcelo Zarvos, The Guilty
The only movie opening in theaters nationwide this week is the film adaptation of the stage musical Dear Evan Hansen directed by Stephen Chobsky and starring Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever, Amy Adams, Julianne Moore, Amandla Stenberg, Nik Dodani, Colton Ryan, Danny Pino and DeMarius Copes. The film’s original score is composed by Dan Romer (Beasts […]
‘The Mustangs: America’s Wild Horses’ to Feature Original Song by Diane Warren & Blanco Brown
Posted: September 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Blanco Brown, Diane Warren, The Mustangs: America’s Wild Horses
Blanco Brown has recorded an original song for the upcoming documentary The Mustangs: America’s Wild Horses. The track, entitled Never Gonna Tame You is performed by Brown and written by Academy Award nominee Diane Warren who also serves as a co-producer on the film. The Mustangs: America’s Wild Horses is directed by Steven Latham & Conrad Stanley […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 17, 2021)
Posted: September 17, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Best Sellers, Blue Bayou, Bo Boddie, Clinton Shorter, Copshop, Craig Wedren, Cry Macho, I Love Us, Joseph Trapanese, Lady of the Manor, Lionel Cohen, Mark Mancina, Paul Leonard Morgan, Prisoners of the Ghostland, Roger Suen, St. Vincent, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, The Nowhere Inn, The Starling, Theodore Shapiro
Opening in theaters nationwide today is the drama Cry Macho directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Eastwood himself, Eduardo Minett, Natalia Traven, Fernanda Urrejola, Dwight Yoakam and Horacio Garcia-Rojas. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Mancina (Moana, Tarzan, Bad Boys, Speed, Twister, August Rush, Training Day). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, […]
Carlos Rafael Rivera, Ludwig Göransson, Blake Neely, Steven Price, Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez Win Emmy Awards
Posted: September 12, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Blake Neely, Carlos Rafael Rivera, David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet, Emmy Awards, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Ludwig Göransson, Robert Lopez, Steven Price, The Flight Attendant, The Mandalorian, The Queen's Gambit, WandaVision
Carlos Rafael Rivera has won his second Emmy Award for his score for the episode End Game of the Netflix limited series The Queen’s Gambit in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special category at tonight’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony on the Event Deck at LA LIVE in Downtown […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 10, 2021)
Posted: September 10, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anne Dudley, Dan Gillespie Sells, Daniel Hart, Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Fauci, Giancarlo Vulcano, Joseph Bishara, Kathryn Kluge, Kim Allen Kluge, Kyle McCuiston, Malignant, Queenpins, Robert Levon Been, Show Me the Father, Siddhartha Khosla, Small Engine Repair, The Card Counter
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror movie Malignant directed by James Wan and starring Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, George Young, Jacqueline McKenzie, Michole Briana White, Jake Abel and Ingrid Bisu. The film’s original music is composed by Joseph Bishara (Insidious, Annabelle, The Conjuring, The Curse of La Llorona, The Unholy). WaterTower Music has […]
World Soundtrack Awards Discovery of the Year & Public Choice Category Nominations Announced
Posted: September 10, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: World Soundtrack Awards
The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the second wave of nominees for the 2021 World Soundtrack Awards in the categories Discovery of the Year, Public Choice Award and Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer. The winners will be announced at the World Soundtrack Awards & concert on Saturday, October 23 at […]
Mikis Theodorakis (1925 – 2021)
Posted: September 2, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Mikis Theodorakis
Mikis Theodorakis has passed away today at age 96 at his home in Athens. The Greek composer was known for writing numerous film scores for such titles as Michael Cacoyannis’ Zorba the Greek (1964), Costa-Gavras’ Z (1969) and Sidney Lumet’s Serpico (1973). His other film scoring credits include Etat de Siège, The Trojan Women, The […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 27, 2021)
Posted: August 27, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: American Sausage Standoff, Candyman, Clarice Jensen, Delphine Malausséna, Final Set, George Kallis, Lorenz Dangel, Nico Muhly, No Man of God, Paul Englishby, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, The Colony, Together, Un rescate de huevitos, Worth, Zacarías M. De la Riva
The only movie opening nationwide this week is the supernatural horror thriller Candyman co-written and directed by Nia DaCosta and starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Colman Domingo, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Vanessa Williams and Tony Todd. The film’s original music is composed by Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe. Waxwork Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the […]
