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 […]
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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
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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 […]
Dolly Parton to Write Original Songs for ‘Run, Rose, Run’ Film Adaptation
Posted: June 7, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Dolly Parton, Run Rose Run
Deadline is reporting that Dolly Parton will write original songs for the upcoming film adaptation of the Academy Award-nominated singer/songwriter’s & James Patterson’s best-selling novel Run, Rose, Run. The book tells the story of young woman who moves to Nashville to pursue her music-making dreams and is taken under the wing of a giant female […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 3, 2022)
Posted: June 3, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adam Robl, Alejandro Roman, Alexandre Desplat, Christopher Wong, Crimes of the Future, Dan Deacon, Eiffel, Frank & Penelope, Howard Shore, Hustle, Isobel Waller-Bridge, Jared Forman, Maika: The Girl from Another Galaxy, Nathan Halpern, Poser, Rhyan D'Errico, Shawn Sutta, The Passenger, The Phantom of the Open, Watcher
Opening in around 800 U.S. theaters this weekend is the sci-fi horror movie Crimes of the Future written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart, Scott Speedman, Don McKellar, Welket Bungué, Yorgos Pirpassopoulos, Nadia Litz, Tanaya Beatty and Lihi Kornowski. The film’s original music is composed by Howard Shore (The […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 27, 2022)
Posted: May 27, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 18 1/2, A Chiara, Dan Romer, Dinner in America, Hans Zimmer, Harold Faltermeyer, Heitor Pereira, Interceptor, John Swihart, Lady Gaga, Loren Bouchard, Lorne Balfe, Luis Guerra, Michael Lira, Nora Smith, The Bob's Burgers Movie, There Are No Saints, Tim Davies, Top Gun: Maverick
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action drama Top Gun: Maverick directed by Joseph Kosinski and starring Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Glen Powell, Jon Hamm and Ed Harris. The film’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Black Widow, His Dark Materials), Harold Faltermeyer (Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop), Lady Gaga and Hans Zimmer (Inception, […]
John Williams Premieres ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Theme at Star Wars Celebration
Posted: May 26, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: John Williams, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars
John Williams has premiered his theme from Lucasfilm’s Disney+ limited series Obi-Wan Kenobi at today’s first day of Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, California. The composer himself appeared at the event to conduct his theme, as well the Imperial March and the Indiana Jones theme. Check out several videos of the performance shared on social […]
