Arthur B. Rubinstein has passed away yesterday, April 23, at age 80. The composer is best known for his work on numerous films directed by John Badham, including the 1983 classic WarGames, 1983’s Blue Thunder starring Roy Scheider, 1987’s StakeOut starring Richard Dreyfuss & Emilio Estevez and its 1993 sequel, 1991’s The Hard Way starring […]
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Arthur B. Rubinstein (1938 – 2018)
Posted: April 24, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Arthur B. Rubinstein
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Academy Announces Rule Change in Music Categories
Posted: April 24, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy’s Board of Governors has approved Oscars rules and campaign regulations for the 91st Academy Awards, including a change in the music categories, where “all members of the Music Branch will view films eligible for Original Score and film clips of eligible Original Songs and vote in a preliminary round to produce a shortlist of 15 titles in […]
Jocelyn Pook Wins BAFTA TV Craft Award for ‘King Charles III’
Posted: April 22, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA TV Craft Awards, Jocelyn Pook, King Charles III
Jocelyn Pook (Eyes Wide Shut, The Merchant of Venice) won her first BAFTA TV Craft Award today for her music for the Drama Republic/BBC Two movie King Charles III written by Mike Bartlett, directed by Rupert Goold and starring Tim Pigott-Smith. The composer accepted her award in person at the ceremony at the Brewery in London. Check out […]
Hans Zimmer to Receive Max Steiner Award
Posted: April 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Hans Zimmer, Hollywood in Vienna, Max Steiner Award
It was announced today that Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Gladiator, The Lion King, The Da Vinci Code, Inception, The Thin Red Line) 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, 2018. The composer will be […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 13, 2018)
Posted: April 13, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 20 Weeks, Aardvark, An Ordinary Man, Andrew Lockington, Beirut, Borg vs. McEnroe, Chilly Gonzales, Christophe Beck, Dan Romer, Fernando Velazquez, Heather McIntosh, John Debney, Jonas Struck, Kate Simko, Krystal, Marrowbone, Matthew Margeson, Nathan Halpern, Patrick Doyle, Paul Haslinger, Rampage, Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero, Submergence, The Rider, Truth or Dare, Vladislav Delay, Wilding
Four new movies are opening nationwide this week: Opening in most theaters is the action adventure Rampage directed by Brad Peyton and starring Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Akerman, Jake Lacy, Joe Manganiello, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, P.J. Byrne and Marley Shelton. The film’s original music is composed by Andrew Lockington (San Andreas, Journey to the Center of the […]
John Williams to Be Honored at BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards
Posted: April 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BMI, BMI Film TV & Visual Media Awards, John Williams, Laura Karpman, Lolita Ritmanis, Miriam Cutler, Rick Baitz
BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) announced today that it will present legendary film composer John Williams with a special award bearing his name in recognition of his incomparable status as one of the greatest film and television composers of our time. The John Williams Award will be presented for the first time at the 34th annual BMI Film, TV & […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 30, 2018)
Posted: March 30, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Acrimony, Alan Silvestri, Andrew Bird, Austin Wintory, Birthmarked, Christopher Lennertz, Finding Your Feet, Gemini, God’s Not Dead: A Light In Darkness, Jamie Floyd, Jeff Cardoni, John Martin, Keegan DeWitt, Michael McEvoy, Outside In, Pancho Burgos-Goizueta, Ready Player One, Status Update, Stephen Rennicks, The Last Movie Star
Three new movies are opening nationwide this week: Already in theaters since Thursday is the movie adaptation of Ready Player One directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tye Sheridan, Ben Mendelsohn, T.J. Miller, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance and Olivia Cooke. The film’s original music is composed by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, The Avengers). WaterTower Music […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 23, 2018)
Posted: March 23, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Bag of Marbles, Alexandre Desplat, Amine Bouhafa, Armand Amar, Back to Burgundy, Beauty and the Dogs, Chris Bacon, Christophe Minck, David Wilder Savage, Evan Lurie, Final Portrait, Gregoire Hetzel, I Kill Giants, Isle of Dogs, Ismael's Ghosts, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, Laurent Perez Del Mar, Loic Dury, Lorne Balfe, Madame, Matthieu Gonet, Midnight Sun, Nathaniel Walcott, Neil Young, Pacific Rim Uprising, Paradox, Paul Apostle of Christ, Promise of the Real, Sherlock Gnomes, Unsane
Five new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the sci-fi action adventure Pacific Rim Uprising directed by Steven S. DeKnight and starring John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Jing Tian, Cailee Spaeny, Rinko Kikuchi, Burn Gorman, Adria Arjona and Charlie Day. The film’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (The […]
