Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week: Opening in most theaters is the horror thriller The Curse of La Llorona directed by Michael Chaves and starring Linda Cardellini, Patricia Velasquez and Raymond Cruz. The film’s original music is composed by Joseph Bishara (The Conjuring, Annabelle, Insidious, The Prodigy). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 19, 2019)
Posted: April 19, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andrew Feltenstein, Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blache, Breakthrough, Brian McOmber, Disasterpeace, Drunk Parents, Family, Fast Color, George Fenton, Hail Satan?, Harry Gregson-Williams, Jeremy Turner, John Nau, Joseph Bishara, Little Woods, Malcolm Parson, Marcelo Zarvos, Penguins, Peter G. Adams, Red Joan, Rob Simonsen, The Curse of La Llorona, Under the Silver Lake
Danny Boyle’s ‘Yesterday’ to Feature Original Song by Ed Sheeran
Posted: April 19, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Danny Boyle, Ed Sheeran, Yesterday
Ed Sheeran has recorded an original song for Danny Boyle’s upcoming musical comedy drama Yesterday. The track will be featured in the movie written by Richard Curtis and starring Himesh Patel, Lily James, Kate McKinnon, as well as the singer/songwriter himself. The movie, which follows a struggling singer whose dreams are fading who wakes to […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 12, 2019)
Posted: April 12, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: After, Benjamin Wallfisch, Carter Burwell, Crypto, Germaine Franco, Girls of the Sun, Hellboy, Her Smell, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Johann Johannsson, Justin Burnett, Keegan DeWitt, Little, Mary Magdalene, Missing Link, Morgan Kibby, Nima Fakhrara, Steve London, Stockholm, Teen Spirit
Four new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the animated feature Missing Link written and directed by Chris Butler and starring Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana, Zach Galifianakis, Timothy Olyphant, Emma Thompson, David Walliams, Stephen Fry and Matt Lucas. Carter Burwell (Carol, Fargo, Twilight, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) has composed the film’s original score. […]
Terence Blanchard to Be Named BMI Icon at BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards
Posted: April 11, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BMI, BMI Film TV & Visual Media Awards, Terence Blanchard, William Ross
BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) announced today that film composer and celebrated jazz musician Terence Blanchard will be named a BMI Icon at the 35th annual BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards in recognition of his significant contributions to the cinematic community. The composer whose film scoring credits include Malcolm X, Inside Man, 25th Hour […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 5, 2019)
Posted: April 5, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ben Lovett, Benjamin Wallfisch, Gary Yershon, High Life, Joanne Higginbottom, Marcelo Zarvos, Pet Sematary, Peterloo, Shazam, Stuart A. Staples, The Best of Enemies, The Public, The Wind, Tyler Bates
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week: Opening in most theaters is the superhero movie Shazam! directed by David F. Sandberg and starring Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Jack Dylan Grazer, Asher Angel, Grace Fulton, Ian Chen, Jovan Armand, Faithe Herman, Cooper Andrews and Marta Milans. The film’s original music is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Blade […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 29, 2019)
Posted: March 29, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Vigilante, Blake Kanicka, Blitz the Ambassador, Danny Bensi, Danny Elfman, Diane, Dumbo, Jeremiah Bornfield, John Debney, Keegan DeWitt, Making Babies, Marcelo Zarvos, Saunder Jurriaans, The Beach Bum, The Burial of Kojo, The Chaperone, Unplanned
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the live-action adaptation of Disney’s Dumbo directed by Tim Burton and starring Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green, Alan Arkin, Finley Hobbins, Nico Parker, Roshan Seth, Deobia Oparei, Joseph Gatt and Sharon Rooney. The film’s original music is composed […]
Michael Giacchino to Receive ASCAP Henry Mancini Award
Posted: March 28, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: ASCAP, ASCAP Henry Mancini Award, ASCAP Screen Music Awards, ASCAP Shirley Walker Award, ASCAP Vanguard Award, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Michael Giacchino, Pinar Toprak
ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, has announced today that Michael Giacchino will be honored at this year’s 34th ASCAP Screen Music Awards, which takes place on May 15 in Beverly Hills. The Academy Award-, Emmy Award- and Grammy Award-winning composer whose credits include Up, The Incredibles, Lost, Ratatouille, Star Trek, Jurassic World, Rogue One: […]
BAFTA TV Craft Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: March 28, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA TV Craft Awards
The 2019 BAFTA TV Craft Awards nominations have been announced today. Check out the nominees in the music-related category after the jump. This year’s awards ceremony will take place at the Brewery, London, on Sunday, April 28, and will be hosted for the seventh time by Stephen Mangan. For the first time, the event will […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 22, 2019)
Posted: March 22, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Clint Mansell, Dragged Across Concrete, Hauschka, Hotel Mumbai, Jeff Herriott, László Melis, Michael Abels, Out of Blue, S. Craig Zahler, Sunset, Us, Volker Bertelmann
The only new movie opening in theaters nationwide is the horror thriller Us written and directed by Jordan Peele and starring Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Anna Diop and Evan Alex. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Abels (Get Out). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 15, 2019)
Posted: March 15, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Breton Vivian, Brian Tyler, Captive State, Dickon Hinchliffe, Finding Steve McQueen, Five Feet Apart, Gast Waltzing, Jed Kurzel, Juan José Javierre, Knife + Heart, M83, Martin Phipps, Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase, Never Grow Old, No Manches Frida 2, Rob Simonsen, Sherri Chung, Steven Price, The Aftermath, The Highwaymen, The Hummingbird Project, The Mustang, Thomas Newman, Victor Reyes, Wonder Park, Yardie, Yves Gourmeur
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the animated feature Wonder Park written and produced by Josh Applebaum & Andre Nemec and featuring the voices of Jennifer Garner, Matthew Broderick, John Oliver, Mila Kunis and Ken Jeong. The film’s original score is composed by Steven Price (Gravity, Suicide Squad, Baby Driver). Sony Classical […]