Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the biographical drama First Man directed by Damien Chazelle and starring Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Ciarán Hinds, Christopher Abbott, Patrick Fugit and Lukas Haas. The film’s original music is composed by Justin Hurwitz (La La Land,Whiplash). […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 12, 2018)
Posted: October 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 22 July, Apostle, Aria Prayogi, Asher Goldschmidt, Bad Times at the El Royale, Bear McCreary, Beautiful Boy, Bigger, Bret Mazur, Dominic Lewis, Fajar Yuskemal, First Man, Gabriel Yared, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, I Still See You, Jeff Beal, Justin Hurwitz, Look Away, Mario Grigorov, Michael Giacchino, Mike McCready, Sadie, Sune Martin, The Happy Prince, The Kindergarten Teacher, The Oath
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 5, 2018)
Posted: October 5, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Crooked Somebody, A Star Is Born, Andrew Hewitt, Chasing the Blues, Dustin O'Halloran, Eduardo Reyes Napoles, Federico Jusid, Jeremy Bullock, Keegan DeWitt, Lorne Balfe, Loving Pablo, Ludwig Göransson, Paul Haslinger, Private Life, Ride, Shine, Studio 54, The Hate U Give, Venom
Two new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the superhero movie Venom directed by Ruben Fleischer and starring Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze and Reid Scott. The film’s original music is composed by Ludwig Goransson (Black Panther, Creed, Fruitvale Station, Community). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack […]
Stelvio Cipriani (1937-2018)
Posted: October 1, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Stelvio Cipriani
Stelvio Cipriani has passed away today at age 81. The Italian composer has scored over 200 movies and TV shows over an almost five decade-spanning career. Among his best known scoring credits are Umberto Lenzi’s Nightmare City, James Cameron’s Piranha II: The Spawning, Mario Bava’s A Bay of Blood and Rabid Dogs, Ovidio G. Assonitis’ […]
Mark Mothersbaugh to Write Original Songs for Wes Anderson’s Untitled French Musical Movie
Posted: September 24, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Mark Mothersbaugh, Wes Anderson
Premiere (via The Playlist) is reporting that Mark Mothersbaugh is composing original songs for Wes Anderson’s, currently untitled, next movie. The film is being described as a French musical set in a fictional city in the 1950s. No specific plot details have been revealed for the project and no casting announcements have been made yet. […]
Illumination’s ‘The Grinch’ to Feature Original Song by Tyler, the Creator
Posted: September 18, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Danny Elfman, The Grinch, Tyler the Creator
Tyler, the Creator has written an original song for Illumination Entertainment’s animated feature The Grinch. The rapper/record producer is also performing the track, which is entitled I Am The Grinch. He also collaborated with the film’s composer Danny Elfman on a new version of the classic Grinch song You’re a Mean One. The Grinch is directed […]
‘A Private War’ to Feature Original Song by Annie Lennox
Posted: September 13, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Private War, Annie Lennox, H. Scott Salinas
Annie Lennox has recorded the original song Requiem For a Private War for Matthew Heineman’s drama A Private War. The track is also written by Lennox and co-produced by the movie’s composer H. Scott Salinas. The song will be featured on the film’s official soundtrack album, which is set to be released on November 2, […]
Nominations for World Soundtrack Awards Discovery of the Year & Public Choice Categories Announced
Posted: September 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: World Soundtrack Awards
The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the next wave of nominees for the 2018 World Soundtrack Awards in the categories Discovery of the Year, Public Choice Award, Best Original Score for a Belgian Production and SABAM Award for Best Young International Composer. The winners will be announced at the World Soundtrack Awards & concert on Wednesday, […]