Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the animated sequel Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and starring Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, David Spade and Steve Buscemi. The film’s original score is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The LEGO Movie). Selections of the composer’s score […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 13, 2018)
Posted: July 13, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Anna Meredith, Danny Bensi, Danny Elfman, Don't Worry He Won't Get Far on Foot, Eighth Grade, Gauguin, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, Jeff Beal, Mark Mothersbaugh, Mia Todd Dot, Saunder Jurriaans, Shock and Awe, Siberia, Skyscraper, Steve Jablonsky, Warren Ellis
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2018 Emmy Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: July 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Emmy Awards
The nominations for the 70th Emmy Awards were announced this morning. Here are the music-related categories: Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score): Game of Thrones – The Dragon and the Wolf – Music by Ramin Djawadi Marvel’s Jessica Jones – AKA Playland – Music by Sean Callery Once Upon a Time – Leaving Storybrooke – […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 6, 2018)
Posted: July 6, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adam Wiltzie, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Bleeding Steel, Christophe Beck, Daniel Bjarnason, Fei Peng, Kevin Lax, Merrill Garbus, Nate Brenner, Sorry to Bother You, The Coup, The First Purge, Under the Tree, Whitney
Two new movies are opening nationwide this week: Opening in most theaters is Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man and the Wasp directed by Peyton Reed and starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Pena, Walton Goggins, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, Tip “T.I.” Harris, David Dastmalchian, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laurence Fishburne and Michael Douglas. The film’s original music is composed […]
Daniel Pemberton, Dustin O’Halloran, Hauschka, Rob Simonsen, Eric Serra & Others Invited to Join Academy
Posted: June 25, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 928 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures to join the organization. Among the invited artists this year are a number of film composers, including Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs, Ocean’s 8), Dustin O’Halloran & Hauschka who received their […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 22, 2018)
Posted: June 22, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Boundaries, Damsel, Distorted, Howard Shore, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Michael Giacchino, Michael Penn, The Catcher Was a Spy, The Octopus Project, Todd Bryanton
The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom directed by J.A. Bayona and starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, BD Wong, James Cromwell, Ted Levine, Justice Smith, Geraldine Chaplin, Daniella Pineda, Toby Jones and Rafe Spall. The film’s original music is composed Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Trek, The Incredibles, Ratatouille). Back […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 15, 2018)
Posted: June 15, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adam Peters, Adam Wiltzie, Billy Boy, China Salesman, Daniel Hart, Eating Animals, Future, Germaine Franco, Gotti, Incredibles 2, James S. Levine, Jorge Gomez, Josh Atchley, Michael Giacchino, Pitbull, Superfly, Tag, The Yellow Birds
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week: Opening in most theaters Pixar’s animated feature Incredibles 2 directed by Brad Bird and featuring the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Huck Milner and Samuel L. Jackson. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Ratatouille, Inside Out, Star Trek, Lost, Jurassic World, Rogue One: A Star Wars […]
Netflix’s ‘Beats’ to Feature Original Music by Young Chop
Posted: June 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Beats, Chris Robinson, Netflix, Young Chop
Netflix has announced this week that hip hop producer Young Chop is providing original music for the upcoming coming-of-age drama Beats. The film is directed by Chris Robinson (ATL) and stars Anthony Anderson, Khalil Everage, Uzo Aduba, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Paul Walter Hauser and hip hop artists Dave East and Dreezy. The movie centers on a young musical prodigy […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 8, 2018)
Posted: June 8, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: #211, Alex Strangelove, Cliff Martinez, Colin Stetson, Daniel Pemberton, Frederik Wiedmann, Hearts Beat Loud, Hereditary, Hotel Artemis, Jonathan Kirkscey, Keegan DeWitt, Nancy, Nathan Larson, Ocean's 8, Peter Raeburn, Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Three new movies are opening nationwide this week: Opening in most theaters is the heist comedy Ocean’s 8 directed by Gary Ross and starring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson and Awkwafina. The film’s original music is composed by Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., All the Money in the World). […]
Mark Ronson to Write Original Songs for ‘Songs of the Damned’
Posted: June 6, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adam Hashemi, Mark Ronson, Songs of the Damned
Deadline is reporting that Mark Ronson is composing original songs for the upcoming movie musical Songs of the Damned. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Adam Hashemi and follows a group of inmates who stage a musical as a way to escape from prison. Jason Mitchell is in talks to stars to star in […]
