Monty Norman has passed away at age 94. The singer, composer and lyricist, best known for writing the James Bond theme and the score for first James Bond movie, 1962’s Dr. No directed by Terence Young and starring Sean Connery has composed numerous songs and scores for stage and screen starting in the late 1950s. […]
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Monty Norman (1928 – 2022)
Posted: July 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Monty Norman
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 8, 2022)
Posted: July 8, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Both Sides of the Blade, Dan Romer, Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel, Fire of Love, Hello Goodbye and Everything in Between, Michael Andrews, Michael Giacchino, Mike Tuccillo, Nami Melumad, Nicolas Godin, Thor: Love and Thunder, Tindersticks
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is Marvel Studios’ Thor: Love and Thunder directed by Taika Waititi and starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, Christian Bale and Russell Crowe. Michael Giacchino (Up, The Batman, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Doctor Strange, Jurassic World, Lost) has composed the themes and has co-scored the movie with Nami Melumad (Star Trek: Strange […]
‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Official Playlist Released
Posted: July 8, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Marvel, Taika Waititi, Thor: Love and Thunder
Disney Music has released the official playlist for Marvel Studios’ Thor: Love and Thunder. The playlist features the songs from the movie, including four tracks by Guns N’ Roses (Welcome to the Jungle, Paradise City, Sweet Child O’Mine & November Rain), ABBA’s Our Last Summer, Mary J. Blige’s Family Affair, Enya’s Only Time, Dio’s Rainbow […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 1, 2022)
Posted: July 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Accepted, Amelia Warner, Clara Sola, Heitor Pereira, Hot Seat, Lorne Balfe, Minions: The Rise of Gru, Mr. Malcolm's List, Nathan Matthew David, Persuasion, Ruben De Gheselle, Stuart Earl, The Forgiven, Timothy Stuart Jones
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the animated feature Minions: The Rise of Gru directed by Kyle Balda and starring Steve Carell, Taraji P. Henson, Michelle Yeoh, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Julie Andrews and Alan Arkin. The film’s original score is composed by Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, The Angry Birds Movie, Smallfoot, The Smurfs). […]
Billie Eilish, Finneas, Dan Romer, Nathan Johnson, Natalie Holt, Amie Doherty & Others Invited to Join Academy
Posted: June 28, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Amie Doherty, Ariel Marx, Billie Eilish, Dan Romer, Finneas O'Connell, Hesham Nazih, Jacobo Lieberman, Leo Heiblum, Natalie Holt, Nathan Johnson, Nerida Tyson-Chew
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 397 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures to join the organization. Among the invited artists this year are a number of film composers, including Dan Romer (Beasts of the Southern Wild, Luca), Nathan Johnson (Knives Out, Looper), Natalie Holt […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 24, 2022)
Posted: June 24, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Beauty, Disasterpeace, Eldad Guetta, Elliot Wheeler, Elvis, Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, Mark Korven, Mark Mancina, Michael Abels, Olga, Pierre Desprats, Press Play, The Black Phone, The Sea Beast
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the biographical drama Elvis directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Richard Roxburgh, Luke Bracey, Kelvin Harrison Jr. and David Wenham. The film’s original score is composed by Elliott Wheeler (The Get Down, Every Day) who also serves as the project’s executive music […]
Artie Kane (1929 – 2022)
Posted: June 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Artie Kane
Artie Kane has passed away at age 93. The composer, conductor and pianist scored numerous film and television productions between the mid-1970s and early 90s. Among his feature scoring credits are Irvin Kershner’s Eyes of Laura Mars, Richard Brooks’ Looking for Mr. Goodbar & Wrong Is Right, Jerry Jameson’s The Bat People and Robert Butler’s […]
Diane Warren to Receive Honorary Oscar at 13th Governors Awards
Posted: June 21, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Diane Warren
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that its Board of Governors voted to present Honorary Awards to four artists, including songwriter Diane Warren. She will receive the award at the 13th Governors Awards on Saturday, November 19, 2022, in Los Angeles. Warren has written original songs for more than 100 films […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 17, 2022)
Posted: June 17, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Brian and Charles, Cha Cha Real Smooth, Chris Stracey, Daniel Pemberton, Enis Rotthoff, Este Haim, First Love, George Kallis, Lightyear, Michael Giacchino, Ramin Djawadi, The Good Neighbor, The Man from Toronto
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the animated feature Lightyear directed by Angus MacLane and starring Chris Evans, Uzo Aduba, James Brolin, Keke Palmer, Peter Sohn, Mary McDonald-Lewis, Taika Waititi and Isiah Whitlock Jr. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Inside Out, Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Batman, Jurassic World). […]
Tom Kitt to Compose Music for ‘Bye Bye Bunny: A Looney Tunes Musical’
Posted: June 15, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Brandon Jeffords, Bye Bye Bunny: A Looney Tunes Musical, Cartoon Network, HBO Max, Tom Kitt
HBO Max and Cartoon Network announced today that Tony Award winner Tom Kitt (Next to Normal, Freaky Friday, Bring It On, If/Then, High Fidelity) will compose the music for the animated movie event Bye Bye Bunny: A Looney Tunes Musical. The Warner Bros. Animation production follows an exhausted Bugs Bunny who – after starring in […]
