The British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) today revealed the longlists for the EE British Academy Film Awards in 2021. For this year’s Film Awards, a new longlisting initial round was introduced, resulting in three rounds of voting. Round One voting, which took place from January 12-26, produced the longlists in all categories […]
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BAFTA Awards Original Score Longlist Announced
Posted: February 4, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA
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78th Golden Globe Nominations Announced
Posted: February 3, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Golden Globes
The nominations for the 78th Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning. Here are the music-related categories and nominations: Best Original Score: The Midnight Sky – Alexandre Desplat Tenet – Ludwig Goransson News of the World – James Newton Howard Mank – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Soul – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross & Jon Batiste
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 29, 2021)
Posted: January 29, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adam Janota Bzowski, Akira Kosemura, Keaton Henson, Labrinth, Malcolm & Marie, Nima Fakhrara, Saint Maud, Supernova, The Little Things, The Night, Thomas Newman, True Mothers
Opening in theaters nationwide and also premiering on HBO Max today is the psychological thriller The Little Things directed by John Lee Hancock and starring Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, Jared Leto, Natalie Morales, Chris Bauer, Terry Kinney, Joris Jarsky, Isabel Arraiza and Michael Hyatt. The film’s original music is composed by Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The […]
HAIM to Compose Original Music for Netflix’s ‘The Witch Boy’
Posted: January 28, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: HAIM, Minkyu Lee, Netflix, The Witch Boy
Netflix announced today that the Grammy Award-nominated band HAIM will contribute original music to the Netflix animated musical The Witch Boy. The film directed by Minkyu Lee (Adam and Dog) is based on the graphic novel series of the same nam by Molly Knox Ostertag. The movie is set in a magical community where girls […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 22, 2021)
Posted: January 22, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Austin Wintory, Blitz/Berlin, Born a Champion, Brooke Blair, Brothers by Blood, Flinch, Miami Nights 1984, No Man's Land, Our Friend, PG: Psycho Goreman, Rob Simonsen, Séverin Favriau, Will Blair
Opening semi-wide in around 500 theaters and on PVOD today is the drama Our Friend directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite and starring Jason Segel, Dakota Johnson, Casey Affleck, Gwendoline Christie, Cherry Jones, Jake Owen, Isabella Kai and Violet McGraw. The film’s original music is composed by Rob Simonsen (Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Love, Simon, Nerve, (500) Days of Summer, Foxcatcher, The […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 15, 2021)
Posted: January 15, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: American Skin, Carl-Johan Sevedag, Don't Tell a Soul, Henry Jackman, Horizon Line, Jon Ekstrand, Joseph Stephens, Sean Callery, Stefan Gregory, The Dig, The Marksman
Opening in theaters nationwide is the action thriller The Marksman directed by Robert Lorenz and starring Liam Neeson, Katheryn Winnick, Juan Pablo Raba and Teresa Ruiz. The film’s original music is composed by Sean Callery (24, Jessica Jones, Homeland, La Femme Nikita, Bones, Inhumans). No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our previous news article for more […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 8, 2021)
Posted: January 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Danny Bensi, Nainita Desai, Redemption Day, Sacha Chaban, Saunder Jurriaans, The Reason I Jump, The White Tiger
Opening in select theaters and virtual cinemas today is the documentary The Reason I Jump directed by Jerry Rothwell. The film’s original music is composed by Nainita Desai (For Sama, American Murder: The Family Next Door, Enslaved, Enemy Within, Telling Lies). Mercury Classics will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on April 16. Check out […]
‘WandaVision’ to Feature Theme Song by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez
Posted: January 4, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Disney Plus, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, WandaVision
Disney+ announced today that Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez (Frozen, Frozen II, Coco, The Book of Mormon) have composed the theme song for Marvel’s limited series WandaVision. They also wrote unique songs for several episodes, spanning from the 1950s to the early 2000s. The theme song is featured in the show’s latest TV spot, which […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 1, 2021)
Posted: January 1, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Herself, Howard Shore, Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper, Natalie Holt, Pieces of a Woman, Shadow in the Cloud
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the action horror thriller Shadow in the Cloud directed by Roseanne Liang and starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Beulah Koale, Taylor John Smith, Callan Mulvey, Joe Witkowski, Benedict Wall and Byron Coll. The film’s original music is composed by Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper (The Legend of Baron […]
‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ to Feature Original Song ‘Fight for You’ by H.E.R.
Posted: December 30, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Craig Harris, H.E.R., Judas and the Black Messiah, Mark Isham, Shaka King
H.E.R. has recorded an original song for the upcoming biographical drama Judas and the Black Messiah. The track, entitled Fight for You, is co-written by herself, Dernst ‘D’Mile’ Emile II & Tiara Thomas and will be featured in the movie directed by Shaka King and starring Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, Ashton […]
