Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the live-action reimagining of Disney’s animated feature Lilo & Stitch directed by Dean Fleischer Camp and starring Maia Kealoha, Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Hannah Waddingham, Courtney B. Vance, Billy Magnussen, Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere and Zach Galifianakis. The film’s original music composed by Dan Romer (Station Eleven, Luca, Superman & Lois, Beasts […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 23, 2025)
Posted: May 23, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alfie Godfrey, Dan Romer, Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, Jeff Russo, Lilo & Stitch, Max Aruj, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Nick Cave, Peter von Poehl, The Last Rodeo, The New Boy, Warren Ellis
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 16, 2025)
Posted: May 16, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Breed Apart, Armand Amar, Black Tea, Britlin Furst, Buck Sanders, Daniel Lopatin, Deaf President Now!, Final Destination: Bloodlines, Hurry Up Tomorrow, Marco Beltrami, Paul Banks, Sister Midnight, The Weeknd, Tim Wynn
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror movie Final Destination: Bloodlines directed by Zach Lipovsky & Adam B. Stein and starring Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones, Brec Bassinger, Owen Patrick Joyner, Anna Lore, Richard Harmon and Tony Todd. The film’s original music is composed by Tim Wynn (Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, Freaks, […]
Charles Strouse (1928-2025)
Posted: May 15, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Charles Strouse
Charles Strouse passed away today at age 96 at his home in New York. The composer/lyricist, best known for his work on Broadway musicals such as Bye Bye Birdie, Annie & Applause, has also composed numerous songs and scores for film and television. His scoring credits include Arthur Penn’s 1967 classic Bonnie and Clyde, for […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 9, 2025)
Posted: May 9, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ariel Marx, Craig DeLeon, Evan Bogart, Fight or Flight, Friendship, George Fenton, Gustaf Spetz, Jacob Tardien, Juliet & Romeo, Justin Gray, Keegan DeWitt, Lilly, Marcelo Zarvos, Marcus Trumpp, Nonnas, Oskar Sollenberg, Paul Saunderson, Sew Torn, Shadow Force, Sharp Corner, Stephen McKeon, Unit 234, Watch the Skies
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action thriller Shadow Force co-written and directed by Joe Carnahan and starring Kerry Washington, Omar Sy, Cliff “Method Man” Smith, Mark Strong and Da’Vine Joy Randolph. The film’s original music is composed by Craig DeLeon (Strange Darling, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, A Man in Full, Fatal Attraction, End of […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
