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BAFTA TV Craft Awards Nominations Announced

Posted: March 28, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The only movie opening nationwide this week is Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel directed by Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck and starring Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Djimon Hounsou, Lee Pace, Lashana Lynch, Gemma Chan, Mckenna Grace, Annette Bening, Clark Gregg and Jude Law. The film’s original music is composed by Pinar Toprak (Krypton, The Angel, Fornite). Marvel Music […]

Marc Maron and Tal Wilkenfeld have written and recorded an original track for the upcoming indie comedy drama Sword of Trust. The track will be featured during the end credits of the film directed by Lynn Shelton (Your Sister’s Sister, Laggies, Outside In) and starring Maron himself, Jon Bass, Michaela Watkins, Jillian Bell, Toby Huss, […]

THR is reporting that songwriters Kate Anderson & Elyssa Samsel are teaming up with Josh Gad on a movie musical based on the American folk tale of Rip Van Winkle. Cynthia Erivo is attached to star in the film, which is based on the short story written by Washington Irving (The Legend of Sleepy Hollow) about a villager […]

Walt Disney Pictures has announced that Arcade Fire has recorded a new version of the Academy Award-nominated song Baby Mine for Disney’s upcoming Dumbo live-action movie. The song was originally written by Frank Churchill and Ned Washington (lyrics) for the 1941 animated classic. The new version will be featured during the movie’s end credits and […]

Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the comedy A Madea Family Funeral written, directed and produced by Tyler Perry who also stars in the movie with Cassi Davis and Patrice Lovely. Philip White (Boo 2! A Madea Halloween, Nobody’s Fool) has composed the film’s original score and Christopher Lennertz […]

André Previn (1929 – 2019)

Posted: February 28, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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André Previn has passed away this morning at age 89 at his home in Manhattan. The composer, conductor and pianist has received four Academy Awards during his career for his scores for the movie musicals My Fair Lady, Gigi and Porgy and Bess (shared with Ken Darby), as well as his music for Billy Wilder’s […]

Ludwig Goransson was honored with his first Academy Award for his score for Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther at tonight’s 91st Oscar ceremony. Check out his acceptance speech after the jump. The other nominated composers in the Best Original Score category were Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman), Nicholas Britell (If Beale Street Could Talk), Alexandre Desplat (Isle of Dogs) and Marc Shaiman (Mary […]