Sony Classical will release the first original ballet score by Academy Award-nominated composer Thomas Newman (American Beauty, 1917, The Shawshank Redemption, Wall-E, Finding Nemo, Road to Perdition, Skyfall, Bridge of Spies). The album featuring his music for Joffrey Ballet’s adaptation of John Steinbeck’s classic novel Of Mice and Men will be released on April 25 and is expected to be […]
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Thomas Newman’s ‘Of Mice and Men’ Score to Be Released
Posted: March 13, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Of Mice and Men, score, Thomas Newman
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 7, 2025)
Posted: March 7, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aaron Gilhuis, Alan Silvestri, Corey Wallace, Dan Levy, F*** Marry Kill, In the Lost Lands, Jeff Beal, John Gibson, Jung Jaeil, Lele Marchitelli, Lucrecia Dalt, Mickey 17, Mychael Danna, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, Paul Haslinger, Queen of the Ring, Rule Breakers, Seven Veils, The Electric State, The Night of the Zoopocalypse, The Rule of Jenny Pen, There’s Still Tomorrow
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi comedy Mickey 17 written and directed by Bong Joon Ho and starring Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Mark Ruffalo, Toni Collette and Steven Yeun. The film’s original music is composed by Jung Jaeil (Parasite, Squid Game, Okja, Broker, Twinless). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last […]
Music Highlights from the 97th Academy Awards
Posted: March 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The 97th Academy Awards ceremony was held last night. While none of the Oscar-nominated original songs were performed live, the show featured several other musical performance. Highlights include Cynthia Erivo’s & Ariana Grande’s performance of Defying Gravity from the Academy Award-nominated Wicked (as well as their rendition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow & Home), a […]
Daniel Blumberg Wins Academy Award for ‘The Brutalist’ Score
Posted: March 2, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Daniel Blumberg, The Brutalist
Daniel Blumberg was honored with his first Academy Award for his score for Brady Corbet’s epic period drama The Brutalist at tonight’s 97th Oscar ceremony. Check out his acceptance speech after the jump. The other nominated composers in the Original Score category were Volker Bertelmann (Conclave), Clément Ducol & Camille (Emilia Pérez), John Powell & Stephen […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 28, 2025)
Posted: February 28, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adam Taylor, Dan Romer, Ex-Husbands, Jon Ong, Last Breath, My Dead Friend Zoe, No Address, Paul Leonard Morgan, Phil Mossman, Riff Raff, Rob, Steve Wingfield, The Accidental Getaway Driver, The Golden Voice
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the survival thriller Last Breath co-written and directed by Alex Parkinson and starring Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu, Cliff Curtis and Finn Cole. The film’s original music is composed by Paul Leonard-Morgan (Limitless, Boston Strangler, Fellow Travelers, Dredd, Bodkin, Dynasty, Tales from the Loop, Wormwood). Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the […]
‘Wicked’, ‘A Complete Unknown’ & ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Honored at Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
Posted: February 23, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
The 15th Guild of Music Supervisors Awards were handed out tonight at The Wiltern in Los Angeles. Maggie Rodford received the top honor in the Best Music Supervision in Major Budget Films for her work on Jon M. Chu’s Wicked. Steven Gizicki received the award in the Mid-Level Budget Films category for his music supervision on James Mangold’s […]
‘A Complete Unknown’ Wins Cinema Audio Society Award
Posted: February 22, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: CAS Awards, Cinema Audio Society
The team behind the sound mixing of James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown has won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing in the Motion Pictures – Live Action category at tonight’s 61st annual Cinema Audio Society Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. Scoring mixer Nick Baxter (who also serves as the movie’s […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 21, 2025)
Posted: February 21, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aldo Shllaku, Andrew Simon McAllister, Cleaner, Edo Van Breemen, Invasion, Martin Dirkov, Old Guy, Pancho Burgos-Goizueta, Segun Akinola, The Bayou, The Comeback Trail, The Monkey, The Quiet Ones, The Unbreakable Boy, Tom Hodge, Zero VU
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror comedy The Monkey co-written and directed by Osgood Perkins and starring Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Sarah Levy, Christian Convery,Elijah Wood, Colin O’Brien and Rohan Campbell. The film’s original music is composed by Edo Van Breemen (Air, Hollow in the Land, Afflicted, The Backward Class). Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music […]
Daniel Blumberg Wins BAFA Award for ‘The Brutalist’ Score
Posted: February 16, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA, Daniel Blumberg, The Brutalist
Daniel Blumberg has received his first BAFTA Award for his music for Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist in the Original Score category at today’s 2025 EE British Academy Film Awards ceremony in London. He is also up for an Academy Award for his score for the epic drama. Check out his acceptance speech below. The other composers nominated […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 14, 2025)
Posted: February 14, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Captain America: Brave New World, Dario Marianelli, Kid Snow, Laura Karpman, Paddington in Peru, Peter Knight, Timestalker, Toydrum, Warren Ellis
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the superhero movie Captain America: Brave New World directed by Julius Onah and starring Anthony Mackie, Harrison Ford, Danny Ramirez, Shira Haas, Giancarlo Esposito, Carl Lumbly, Liv Tyler, Xosha Roquemore and Tim Blake Nelson. The film’s original music is composed by Laura Karpman (The Marvels, Miss Marvel, American Fiction, […]
