BMI today announced the launch of its inaugural Composer Lab, designed to provide emerging composers with a one-of-a-kind experience to foster artistic growth and professional development. Under the guidance of composer (and former director of the Sundance Film Music Program) Peter Golub, and BMI’s VP of Film, TV & Visual Media Tracy McKnight, the program […]
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BMI Announces Launch of Composer Lab to Foster the Next Generation of Media Composers
Posted: May 6, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BMI
Tim Phillips & PJ Harvey Win BAFTA TV Craft Award for ‘Bad Sisters’
Posted: April 27, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bad Sisters, BAFTA TV Craft Awards, PJ Harvey, Tim Phillips
PJ Harvey & Tim Phillips have won their first BAFTA TV Craft Award for their music from the second season of the Apple TV+ original series Bad Sisters created by Sharon Horgan, Brett Baer & Dave Finkel and starring Horgan herself, Anne-Marie Duff, Eva Birthistle, Sarah Greene, and Eve Hewson at tonight’s awards ceremony at The […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 25, 2025)
Posted: April 25, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: April, Benjamin Wallfisch, Bryce Dessner, Cheech & Chong's Last Movie, Dave Palmer, Jojo Draven, Lionel Cohen, Mark Orton, Matthew Herbert, Mob Cops, Neighborhood Watch, On Swift Horses, The Accountant 2, Until Dawn, Winter Spring Summer or Fall, Zac Rae
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action thriller The Accountant 2 directed by Gavin O’Connor and starring Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, J.K. Simmons, Allison Robertson and Daniella Pineda. The film’s original music is composed by The National’s Bryce Dessner (Sing Sing, We Live in Time, The Two Popes, Bardo, Cyrano, She Came to Me,Manhunt, […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 18, 2025)
Posted: April 18, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen, David Longstreth, Howard Shore, Jay Wadley, John Erik Kaada, Ludwig Göransson, Sinners, Sneaks, Terrace Martin, The Legend of Ochi, The President's Wife, The Shrouds, The Ugly Stepsister, The Wedding Banquet, Vilde Tuv
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror movie Sinners written and directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Omar Benson Miller, Jayme Lawson and Delroy Lindo. The film’s original score is composed by Ludwig Göransson (Oppenheimer, The Mandalorian, Black Panther, Creed, Tenet, Turning Red, Venom). Sony […]
Jesse Eisenberg to Write Music & Lyrics for A24 Movie Musical
Posted: April 15, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bill Sherman, Jesse Eisenberg
A24 announced today that Jesse Eisenberg wrote the original music and lyrics for the actor’s third feature directorial effort. The (currently untitled) musical comedy will star Julianne Moore, Paul Giamatti, Halle Bailey, Havana Rose Liu, Bernadette Peters, Bonnie Milligan, Colton Ryan, Maulik Pancholy and Lilli Cooper. Steven Gizicki (A Complete Unknown, La La Land) serves […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 4, 2025)
Posted: April 4, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Minecraft Movie, A Nice Indian Boy, Cam Ballantyne, Evgueni Galperine, Freaky Tale, Hell of a Summer, Jay McCarrol, John Carroll Kirby, Mark Mothersbaugh, Nathan Klein, Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer, Raashi Kulkarni, Raphael Saadiq, Sacha Galperine, Steven Price, The Luckiest Man in America, We Were Dangerous, When Fall Is Coming, William Tell
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the fantasy adventure comedy A Minecraft Movie directed by Jared Hess and starring Jack Black, Jason Momoa, Danielle Brooks, Emma Myers, Sebastian Eugene Hansen and Jennifer Coolidge. The film’s original score is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The Royal Tenenbaums, The LEGO Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21/22 Jump […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 28, 2025)
Posted: March 28, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Working Man, Adem Ilhan, Audrey’s Children, Charlie Courvoisier, Dan Romer, Day of Reckoning, Death of a Unicorn, Federico Jusid, Genevieve Vincent, Giosuè Greco, Holy Cow, Jamie Christopherson, Jared Michael Fry, Jay Wadley, Linda Courvoisier, Lorne Balfe, The Ballad of Wallis Island, The Friend, The Penguin Lessons, The Woman in the Yard, Tom Basden, Trevor Gureckis
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror comedy Death of a Unicorn written and directed by Alex Scharfman and starring Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Will Poulter, Richard E. Grant, Téa Leoni, Anthony Carrigan, Sunita Mani and Jessica Hynes. The film’s original score is composed by Dan Romer (Luca, Station Eleven, Beasts of No Nation, Maniac, Superman […]
2025 BAFTA TV Craft Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: March 27, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA TV Craft Awards
The 2025 BAFTA TV Craft Awards nominations have been announced today. Check out the nominees in the music categories after the jump. This year’s awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, April 27 at The Brewery in London and will be hosted by Stacey Dooley. Visit the official BAFTA website for the full list of […]