Apple TV+ announced today that Fitz (aka Michael Fitzpatrick) of the indie pop band Fitz and the Tantrums is contributing original songs to the upcoming Apple TV+ animated family series Eva the Owlet. The show is based on the New York Times bestselling Scholastic book series Owl Diaries by Rebecca Elliott and follows a creative, […]
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Fitz and the Tantrums’ Michael Fitzpatrick to Write Original Songs for Apple TV+’s ‘Eva the Owlet’
Posted: May 16, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Apple TV +, Eva the Owlet, Michael Fitzpatrick
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 13, 2022)
Posted: May 13, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Cody Carpenter, Daniel Davies, Family Camp, Firestarter, John Carpenter, Karl Frid, Kevin Morby, Montana Story, Nicholas Poss, On the Count of Three, Owen Pallett, Pessi Levanto, Pleasure, The Innocents
Opening in theaters nationwide today is the supernatural horror movie Firestarter directed by Keith Thomas and starring Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Zac Efron, Sydney Lemmon, Kurtwood Smith, John Beasley, Michael Greyeyes and Gloria Reuben. The film’s original music is composed by John Carpenter (Assault on Precint 13, Christine, The Fog), Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies (Halloween, Halloween Kills). Back Lot Music has […]
George Miller’s ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’ to Feature Original Song by Matteo Bocelli
Posted: May 11, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Augusta Gore, George Miller, Junkie XL, Matteo Bocelli, Three Thousand Years of Longing, Tom Holkenborg
Italian tenor and singer/songwriter Matteo Bocelli (and son of opera star Andrea Bocelli) has recorded an original song for the sci-fi romance Three Thousand Years of Longing. The track written by the film’s composer Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL) (Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Deadpool, Alita: Battle Angel), director George Miller & co-writer Augusta Gore is expected […]
Katy Perry to Write and Perform Original Songs for Zeremy Zag’s ‘Melody’
Posted: May 10, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Katy Perry, Melody, Zeremy Zag
Deadline is reporting that singer/songwriter Katy Perry will write and perform original songs for the upcoming animated musical Melody. The film created and directed by Zeremy Zag (Ladybug & Cat Noir: Awakening) is set against the backdrop of New York City and follows a kind-hearted, insecure singer (voiced by Perry herself) who has seven musical […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 6, 2022)
Posted: May 6, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Along for the Ride, Beach House, Black Box, Callum Donaldson, Chad Cannon, Danny Elfman, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Evgueni Galperine, Happening, Have You Heard About Greg?, Jesse Carmichael, Operation Mincemeat, Philippe Rombi, Sacha Galperine, Shepherd, Thomas Newman, Timothy Williams
Opening in theaters nationwide this week is Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness directed by Sam Raimi and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Xochitl Gomez, Michael Stühlbarg, Benedict Wong and Rachel McAdams. The film’s original music composed by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, […]
2022 ASCAP Screen Music Awards Winners Announced
Posted: May 2, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: ASCAP, ASCAP Screen Music Awards
ASCAP has announced the winners of the 2022 ASCAP Screen Music Awards, recognizing its top film, television and video game composers. The event runs May 2-5 across @ASCAP social media and @ASCAPScreen on Instagram. The ASCAP Composers’ Choice Awards, voted on exclusively by the ASCAP composer and songwriter community, are presented to Germaine Franco for Film […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 29, 2022)
Posted: April 29, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anaïs in Love, Conrad Pope, David Bertok, Hatching, Memory, Nicola Piovani, Peace by Chocolate, Photek, Rupert Parkes, Stein Berge Svendsen, The Sound of Violet
The only movie opening in theaters nationwide this week is the action thriller Memory directed by Martin Campbell and starring Liam Neeson, Guy Pearce, Monica Bellucci, Taj Atwal, Ray Fearon, Harold Torres and Ray Stevenson. The film’s original music is composed by Rupert Parkes (aka Photek) (How to Get Away with Murder, Station 19, The Protege, Gang Related, […]
Harry Connick Jr. to Write and Perform Original Songs for Stelana Kliris’ ‘The Islander’
Posted: April 29, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Harry Connick Jr., Stelana Kliris, The Islander
Deadline is reporting that Harry Connick Jr. is writing and performing original songs for the upcoming romantic comedy The Islander. The singer/songwriter will also star in the movie, which revolves around a has-been musician who moves, sight unseen, to a remote cliffside house on an island, only to discover his new home has an unfortunate […]
Arthur Sharpe Wins BAFTA TV Craft Award for ‘Landscapers’
Posted: April 24, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Arthur Sharpe, BAFTA TV Craft Awards, Landscapers
Arthur Sharpe (Guilt, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Ghosts, Flowers, The Darkest Universe) has won his first BAFTA TV Craft Award for his music from the HBO/Sky series Landscapers starring Olivia Colman & David Thewlis at tonight’s awards ceremony at The Brewery in London. Check out his acceptance speech after the jump. The composer’s score has been […]
