Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli is providing the theme song for the upcoming Chinese war epic The Eight Hundred (Ba bai). The film is directed by Guan Hu (Mr. Six, Cow) and tells the story of a group of Chinese soldiers and draft dodgers in 1937 who put up a four-day defense of a Shanghai warehouse complex just as […]
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Andrea Bocelli to Perform Theme Song for Guan Hu’s ‘The Eight Hundred’
Posted: May 13, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andrea Bocelli, Ba Bai, Guan Hu, The Eight Hundred
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 10, 2019)
Posted: May 10, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: All Creatures Here Below, All Is True, Anne Dudley, Bear McCreary, Ceiri Torjussen, Charlie Says, Deborah Lurie, Henry Jackman, Jeff Beal, Keegan DeWitt, Laurent Perez Del Mar, Lisa Coleman, My Son, Patrick Doyle, Pokémon: Detective Pikachu, Poms, The Biggest Little Farm, The Hustle, The Professor and the Madman, Thomas Newman, Tolkien, Wendy & Lisa, Wendy Melvoin, Wine Country
Four new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week: Opening in most theaters is the action adventure Pokémon Detective Pikachu directed by Rob Letterman and starring Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton and Ken Watanabe. The film’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, X-Men: First Class). Sony Classical has […]
Disney+’s ‘ Lady in the Tramp’ Remake to Feature Original Songs by Janelle Monae
Posted: May 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Janelle Monae, Lady and the Tramp, Wonderland
Variety is reporting that Janelle Monae is contributing two original songs to the upcoming live-action remake of Disney’s Lady and the Tramp. In addition, her artist collective Wondaland is also recording a new version of The Siamese Cat Song originally performed by Peggy Lee for the 1955 animated classics. Monae is also part of the […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 3, 2019)
Posted: May 3, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ask Dr. Ruth, At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal, Blake Neely, Bolden, Christopher Lennertz, Claire M. Singer, Dennis Smith, Drum & Lace, El Chicano, Extremely Wicked Shockingly Evil and Vile, Geoff Zanelli, Glenn Slater, Ian Hultquist, Lao Zai, Long Shot, Marco Beltrami, Mark Isham, Miles Hankins, Mitch Lee, Scott Steiner, Shadow, Tell It to the Bees, The Intruder, UglyDolls, Wynton Marsalis
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the animated feature UglyDolls directed by Kelly Asbury and starring Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, Blake Shelton, Janelle Monae, Wanda Sykes, Emma Roberts, Gabriel Iglesias, Wang Leehom and Pitbull. The film’s original score is composed by Christopher Lennertz (Lost in Space, Horrible Bosses, Sausage Party) […]
‘The River and the Wall’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 3, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Noah Sorota, score, Soundtrack, The River and the Wall
A soundtrack album has been released for the documentary The River and the Wall. The album features the film’s original music composed by Noah Sorota (Falling Skies, Jinn, The Gracefield Incident, Reverie). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. The River and the Wall is […]
Anastacia to Write & Perform Theme Song for Alessio Jim Della Valle’s ‘American Night’
Posted: May 3, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alessio Jim Della Valle, American Night, Anastacia
Anastacia is writing and performing the theme song for the upcoming neo-noir thriller American Night. The film is written and directed by Alessio Jim Della Valle and stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emile Hirsch, Paz Vega, Jeremy Piven, Fortunato Cerlino, Annabelle Belmondo, Mara Lane and Alba Amira Ramadani. The movie follows the Don of the New […]
David Holmes & Keefus Ciancia Win BAFTA TV Craft Award for ‘Killing Eve’
Posted: April 29, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA TV Craft Awards, David Holmes, Keefus Ciancia, Killing Eve
David Holmes (Ocean’s Eleven, Out of Sight, Haywire) & Keefus Ciancia (True Detective, The Motel Life) won their first BAFTA TV Craft Award today for her music for the BBC series Killing Eve developed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and starring Sandra Oh & Jodie Comer. The composers accepted their award in person last night at the ceremony […]
Gabriel Yared to Receive Max Steiner Award
Posted: April 28, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Gabriel Yared, Hollywood in Vienna, Max Steiner Award
It was announced today that Gabriel Yared (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain, The Lives of Others) is the recipient of this year’s Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award, which will be presented at the annual Hollywood in Vienna Concert Gala at Vienna Concert Hall on October 19, 2019. The composer will be accepting the award in […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 26, 2019)
Posted: April 26, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Silvestri, Avengers: Endgame, Ben Lovett, I Trapped the Devil, Ilan Eshkeri, J.T. Leroy, The White Crow, Tim Kvasnosky
The only movie opening nationwide this week is Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame directed by Anthony & Joe Russo and stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson and Josh Brolin. The film’s original music is composed by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Captain America: The First […]
Academy Confirms Return of Short Lists in Music Categories
Posted: April 24, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy has announced the updated rules for next year’s 92nd Academy Awards and confirmed that the short lists that were reintroduced last year in both “Original Score” and “Original Song” music categories will return for next year’s Oscars. The new procedure in the nomination phase generated mixed reactions last year, with some parties feeling […]
