John Williams has composed new music for the Star Wars-themed land of Galaxy’s Edge, which will be opening at the Disney’s theme parks in Anaheim, California, and Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida next year. The music was recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios, and was conducted by William Ross (Harry Potter […]
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‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’ to Feature New Music by John Williams
Posted: November 17, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Galaxy's Edge, John Williams, Star Wars
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 16, 2018)
Posted: November 16, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 55 Steps, Annette Focks, At Eternity's Gate, Baby!, Bear McCreary, Brooke Blair, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Girl, Green Book, Hans Zimmer, Heart, Instant Family, Jay Weigel, Jonathan, Kris Bowers, Matt Veligdan, Michael Andrews, Tatiana Lisovskaya, The Clovehitch Killer, Valentin Hadjadj, Welcome Home, Widows, Will Blair
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the fantasy adventure Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald directed by David Yates and starring Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Jude Law, Johnny Depp, Zoë Kravitz and Callum Turner. The film’s original music is composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger […]
Chance The Rapper & Nico Segal to Develop Movie Musical ‘Hope’
Posted: November 13, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Chance The Rapper, Hope, Nico Segal
Deadline is reporting that Chance The Rapper is developing the original movie musical Hope. The hip-hop artist who recently contributed music to Illumination’s animated feature Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch is producing the MGM production with Pat Corcoran and Scott Bernstein (Straight Outta Compton, The Turning). Grammy-winning songwriter and producer Nico Segal (aka Donnie Trumpet) will oversee the creation of […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 9, 2018)
Posted: November 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andrew Lockington, Carter Burwell, Danny Elfman, Dr. Seuss' The Grinch, Jed Kurzel, Keegan DeWitt, Overlord, Rob Simonsen, Roque Banos, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, The Front Runner, The Girl in the Spider's Web, The Long Dumb Road, Time Freak
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the animated feature Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch directed by Scott Mosier & Yarrow Cheney and starring Benedict Cumberbatch. The film’s original music is composed by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Alice in Wonderland, Nightmare Before Christmas). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s […]
Francis Lai (1932 – 2018)
Posted: November 7, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Francis Lai
French composer Francis Lai has passed away at age 86. He is best known for his score for Arthur Hiller’s 1970 feature Love Story, for which he received an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, and also earned a Grammy Award nomination. Lai was also Golden Globe-nominated for his score and songs from Claude Lelouch’s 1966 […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 2, 2018)
Posted: November 2, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Private War, Annettte Focks, Bodied, Bohemian Rhapsody, Boy Erased, Brain and Melissa, Daniel L.K. Caldwell, Danny Bensi, H. Scott Salinas, In Harm's Way, In Search of Greatness, Inyoung Park, James Newton Howard, Leo Birenberg, Michel Legrand, Nobody's Fool, Philip White, Prospect, Rampant, Saunder Jurriaans, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, The Other Side of the Wind
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the biographical drama Bohemian Rhapsody directed by Bryan Singer and starring Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello, Aiden Gillen, Tom Hollander and Mike Myers. The movie doesn’t feature an original score. Hollywood Records has […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 19, 2018)
Posted: October 19, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn, Andrew Hung, Atticus Ross, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Cody Carpenter, Daniel Davies, Danny Mulhern, David Lang, Eugenie Jacobson, Galveston, Halloween, Jeff Cardoni, Jens Grötzschel, John Carpenter, Malicious, Marc Chouarain, Mid90s, Nate Heller, Stefan Schulzki, The Super, Trent Reznor, What They Had, Wildlife
The only new movie opening nationwide this weekend is the slasher thriller Halloween co-written and directed by David Gordon Green and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Virginia Gardner and Nick Castle. The film’s original music is composed by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies. Sacred Bones Records has released a soundtrack album featuring […]
Johann Johannsson Named Film Composer of the Year at 2018 World Soundtrack Awards
Posted: October 17, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Johann Johannsson, Laurent Eyquem, Ramin Djawadi, Tamar-Kali, World Soundtrack Awards
Johann Johannsson was named Film Composer of the Year at the 18th World Soundtrack Awards, tonight’s closing event of the 45th Ghent Film Festival. Among the late composer’s final scores released over the last year were Mandy, Mary Magdalene (co-scored with Hildur Guðnadóttir who accepted the award on his behalf) and The Mercy. He previously received the […]
2018 Hollywood Music in Media Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: October 16, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: HMMA, Hollywood Music in Media Awards
The nominations for the 9th Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) in the Visual Media categories have been announced. Check out the nominees in the major categories below after the jump and visit the official HMMA website to buy tickets and for the full list of nominations. The awards show will be held on Wednesday, November 14, […]
