Last night, Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) held its annual Film, TV & Visual Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. John Williams was honored with the John Williams Award for his incomparable status as one of the greatest film and television composers of our time. The composer who was previously honored with BMI’s Kirk […]
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John Williams Honored at BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards
Posted: May 10, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BMI, BMI Film, John Williams, Laura Karpman, Lolita Ritmanis, Miriam Cutler, Rick Baitz, TV & Visual Awards
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Alex Ross Perry’s ‘Her Smell’ to Feature Original Songs by Bully’s Alicia Bognanno & Anika Pyle
Posted: May 8, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Ross Perry, Alicia Bognanno, Anika Pyle, Her Smell
Bully frontwoman Alicia Bognanno and former Chumped lead singer Anika Pyle are writing original songs for Alex Ross Perry’s next feature, Her Smell. The film is written and directed by Perry (Queen of Earth, Listen Up Philip) and stars Elisabeth Moss, Cara Delevingne, Dan Stevens, Amber Heard, Ashley Benson, Agyness Deyn, Gayle Rankin, Eric Stoltz, Virginia Madsen […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 4, 2018)
Posted: May 4, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex & the List, Bad Samaritan, Charles Brooks Klarsfeld, Christophe Beck, ESKMO, Joseph LoDuca, Leo Sujatovich, Lyle Workman, Michel Legrand, Miriam Cutler, Overboard, Racer and the Jailbird, Raf Keunen, RBG, Rob Simonsen, Russ Howard III, Ryan Shore, The 12th Man, The Cleanse, The Con Is On, The Desert Bride, The Guardians, Tully, Zachary Seman
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the thriller Bad Samaritan directed by Dean Devlin and starring David Tennant, Robert Sheehan, Kerry Condon, Carlito Olivero, Jacqueline Byers, Tracey Heggins and Robert P. Nagle. The film’s original music is composed by Joseph LoDuca (The Evil Dead, Xena: Warrior Princess, Hercules: The […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 27, 2018)
Posted: April 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Silvestri, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Backstabbing for Beginners, Disobedience, Duck Butter, James L. Venable, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Kings, Matthew Herbert, Nick Cave, Rob Simonsen, Supercon, The House of Tomorrow, Todor Kobakov, Warren Ellis
The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War directed by Joe & Anthony Russo and starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Josh Brolin and Chris Pratt. The film’s original music is composed by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump). Marvel Music/Hollywood Records have […]
‘Wonder Park’ to Feature Original Song by Rachel Platten
Posted: April 26, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Rachel Platten, Wonder Park
It was announced during Paramount Pictures’ presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas that singer/songwriter Rachel Platten has recorded an original song for the upcoming animated feature Wonder Park. The track, entitled Wonder, will be featured in the movie, which stars Matthew Broderick, Jennifer Garner, Jeffrey Tambor, Kenan Thompson, Ken Jeong, Mila Kunis and John Oliver. André […]
Arthur B. Rubinstein (1938 – 2018)
Posted: April 24, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Arthur B. Rubinstein
Arthur B. Rubinstein has passed away yesterday, April 23, at age 80. The composer is best known for his work on numerous films directed by John Badham, including the 1983 classic WarGames, 1983’s Blue Thunder starring Roy Scheider, 1987’s StakeOut starring Richard Dreyfuss & Emilio Estevez and its 1993 sequel, 1991’s The Hard Way starring […]
Academy Announces Rule Change in Music Categories
Posted: April 24, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy’s Board of Governors has approved Oscars rules and campaign regulations for the 91st Academy Awards, including a change in the music categories, where “all members of the Music Branch will view films eligible for Original Score and film clips of eligible Original Songs and vote in a preliminary round to produce a shortlist of 15 titles in […]
Jocelyn Pook Wins BAFTA TV Craft Award for ‘King Charles III’
Posted: April 22, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA TV Craft Awards, Jocelyn Pook, King Charles III
Jocelyn Pook (Eyes Wide Shut, The Merchant of Venice) won her first BAFTA TV Craft Award today for her music for the Drama Republic/BBC Two movie King Charles III written by Mike Bartlett, directed by Rupert Goold and starring Tim Pigott-Smith. The composer accepted her award in person at the ceremony at the Brewery in London. Check out […]
Hans Zimmer to Receive Max Steiner Award
Posted: April 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Hans Zimmer, Hollywood in Vienna, Max Steiner Award
It was announced today that Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Gladiator, The Lion King, The Da Vinci Code, Inception, The Thin Red Line) is the recipient of this year’s Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award, which will be presented at the annual Hollywood in Vienna Concert Gala at Vienna Concert Hall on October 19, 2018. The composer will be […]
