Opening in theaters nationwide today is the Japanese anime fantasy adventure One Piece Film: Red is directed by Gorō Taniguchi and starring Mayumi Tanaka, Shuichi Ikeda, Kaori Nazuka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura and Kappei Yamaguchi. The film’s original score is composed by Yasutaka Nakata. Virgin Music has released a soundtrack album featuring songs from the movie […]
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Sparks’ Ron & Russell Mael to Develop Movie Musical ‘X Crucior’
Posted: November 3, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Sparks, X Crucior
Deadline is reporting that the art-pop duo Sparks (Ron & Russell Mael) is developing an original movie musical for Focus Features. The film, entitled X Crucior, will be written and executive produced by the singer/songwriters. No director or plot details have been announced yet. The Sparks Brothers have previously composed the original songs for last […]
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ to Feature Original Song by Simon Franglen & Zoe Saldana
Posted: November 3, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water, James Cameron, Simon Franglen, Zoe Saldana
Simon Franglen has written an original song for James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water. The track, entitled The Songcord, is performed by Zoe Saldana and will be featured in the film starring Sam Worthington, Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Kate Winslet and Stephen Lang. The song and Franglen’s original score from the sequel is expected to […]
‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’ to Feature Original Songs by Karol G, Daniel Oviedo, Heitor Pereira & Others
Posted: November 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Dan Navarro, Daniel Oviedo, Gaby Moreno, Heitor Pereira, KAROL G, Paul Fisher, Puss in Boots, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Latin Grammy Award winner Karol G has recorded an original song for DreamWorks Animation’s feature Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. The track, entitled La Vida es Una, is co-written by herself & Daniel Oviedo who also produced the song (as Ovy on the Drums). The movie also features two original songs co-penned by the […]
‘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
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 […]
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 […]
