Academy Awards producers Donna Gigliotti and Glenn Weiss today announced today that Rickey Minor was selected as music director for this year’s 91st Oscars. He is making his debut as the music director and follows such composers as Bill Conti, Marc Shaiman, William Ross and Harold Wheeler who served in the role in previous years. Minor is seven-time […]
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Rickey Minor Named Oscar Music Director
Posted: February 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Rickey Minor
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Michael Giacchino Wins Annie Award for ‘Incredibles 2’
Posted: February 2, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Annie Awards, Christopher Willis, Disney Mickey Mouse, Incredibles 2, Michael Giacchino
Michael Giacchino was honored in the Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production category for the music from Pixar’s hit movie Incredibles 2. Giacchino accepted his award in person at tonight’s 46th Annie Awards at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The other contenders in the category were Danny Elfman & Tyler the Creator for Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch, […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 1, 2019)
Posted: February 1, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Heffes, Arctic, Buck Sanders, Joseph Trapanese, Marco Beltrami, Miss Bala, Piercing, Spencer David Hutchings, Then Came You, Velvet Buzzsaw
The only movie opening nationwide this week is the action thriller Miss Bala directed by Catherine Hardwicke and starring Gina Rodriguez, Ismael Cruz Córdova and Anthony Mackie. The film’s original music is composed by Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, Roots, Touching the Void, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (click […]
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings to Perform ‘When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings’ from ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ at Oscars
Posted: February 1, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Star Is Born, Academy Awards, Bradley Cooper, David Rawlings, Gillian Welch, Lady Gaga, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Academy has announced today that Gillian Welch & David Rawlings will perform the song When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings from the Coen Brothers’ The Ballad of Buster Scruggs at this year’s Academy Awards ceremony on February 24. Welch & Rawlings also wrote the song, which is performed in the movie by Willie […]
Jennifer Hudson to Perform ‘I’ll Fight’ at Oscars
Posted: January 31, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Jennifer Hudson, RBG
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has announced today Jennifer Hudson will be performing the original song I’ll Fight from the documentary RBG at this year’s Academy Awards ceremony. The song, which is written by Diane Warren, is nominated this year in the Original Song category, along with Shallow from A Star […]
Michel Legrand (1932 – 2019)
Posted: January 26, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Michel Legrand
Michel Legrand has passed away today at age 86 in Paris, France. The composer has written over 200 film/TV scores and songs over a five-decade spanning career. He received three Academy Awards for his scores for Robert Mulligan’s Summer of ’42 and Barbra Streisand’s Yentl and the song The Windmills of Your Mind from Norman Jewison’s The Thomas […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 25, 2019)
Posted: January 25, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, David Hirschfelder, Dead Ant, Edwin Wendler, Electric Wave Bureau, In Like Flynn, King of Thieves, Max Richter, Never Look Away, Serenity, The Kid Who Would Be King
Two new movies are opening nationwide this week: Opening in most theaters is the fantasy adventure The Kid Who Would Be King written and directed by Joe Cornish and starring Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Dean Chaumoo, Tom Taylor, Rhianna Dorris, Angus Imrie, Rebecca Ferguson and Patrick Stewart. The film’s original music is composed by Electric Wave Bureau (Broken). Milan […]
91st Academy Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: January 22, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
This morning, the nominations for the 91st Academy Awards were announced. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2018 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, February 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center and televised live on the ABC Television Network. Here are the music-related nominations: Best Original Score: BlacKkKlansman – Terence […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 18, 2019)
Posted: January 18, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: All These Small Moments, An Acceptable Loss, Dan Lipton, Don't Come Back from the Moon, Dragon Ball Super: Broly, Egg, Glass, Johnny Jewel, Norihito Sumitomo, Valgeir Sigurdsson, WAZ-Jackson, West Dylan Thordson
Two new movies are opening nationwide this week: Opening in most theaters is the mystery thriller Glass written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Anya Taylor-Joy, Sarah Paulson, Samuel L. Jackson, Spencer Treat Clark and Charlayne Woodard. The film’s original music is composed by West Dylan Thordson (Split, Joy, 3 Generations). Back Lot Music has […]
Mark Mothersbaugh to Develop Stage Musical ‘SLAM’ with Tony Hawk
Posted: January 16, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Mark Mothersbaugh, SLAM
Producers Anita Greenspan and pro-skater Tony Hawk with executive producer Adam Zotovich announced today that a new musical adaptation of the 2007 Nick Hornby (About a Boy, High Fidelity) novel, SLAM, is in development. Film composer Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The LEGO Movie, 21/22 Jump Street, The Royal Tenenbaums) is writing the music and lyrics for the project, which will feature […]
