Four new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week: Expected to top the weekend box office is the shark thriller The Meg directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, Page Kennedy, Robert Taylor and Sophia Shuya Cai. The film’s original music is composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 10, 2018)
Posted: August 10, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Crooked Somebody, A Prayer Before Dawn, Andrew Hewitt, Aska Matsumiya, BlacKkKlansman, Brandon Campbell, Craig Wedren, Dog Days, Elizabeth Harvest, Harry Gregson-Williams, Matt Novack, Nicolas Becker, Rachel Zeffira, Ramin Djawadi, Skate Kitchen, Slender Man, Terence Blanchard, The Meg
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 3, 2018)
Posted: August 3, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Christopher Robin, Death of a Nation, Dennis McCarthy, Gatto Ciliegia contro il Grande Freddo, Geoff Zanelli, Jon Brion, Julian Wass, Never Goin' Back, Nico 1988, Sarah Jaffe, The Darkest Minds, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, The Spy Who Dumped Me, Tyler Bates
Four new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the family drama Christopher Robin directed by Marc Forster and starring Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael, Mark Gatiss, Jim Cummings, Chris O’Dowd, Brad Garrett and Sophie Okonedo. The film’s original score is composed by Geoff Zanelli (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 27, 2018)
Posted: July 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Dustin O'Halloran, Hot Summer Nights, Jane Antonia Cornish, Jared Faber, Jeff Beal, Lorne Balfe, Mark Korven, Martin Todsharow, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Our House, Puzzle, Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood, Teen Titans Go! To The Movies, The Bleeding Edge, The Captain, Will Bates
Opening in most theaters is the action thriller Mission: Impossible – Fallout directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Henry Cavill, Michelle Monaghan, Alec Baldwin, Vanessa Kirby, Sian Brooke, Angela Bassett and Sean Harris. The film’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (The LEGO Batman Movie, Home, Terminator Genisys, The Crown, Genius). Paramount […]
Patrick Williams (1939 – 2018)
Posted: July 25, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Patrick Williams
Patrick Williams has passed away today at age 79. The composer has scored numerous features, TV shows and television movies over a five decade-spanning career. Among his feature film credits are John Water’s 1990 comedy Cry-Baby, the 1992 drama The Cutting Edge, Robert Zemeckis’ Used Cars, Richard Donner’s 1982 film The Toy, and Richard Lester’s […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 20, 2018)
Posted: July 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anne Dudley, Blindspotting, Damascus Cover, Far from the Tree, Generation Wealth, Harry Escott, Harry Gregson-Williams, Jeff Beal, Joe Kraemer, King Cohen, Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!, McQueen, Michael Nyman, Michael Yezerski, Nico Muhly, The Equalizer 2, Unfriended: Dark Web, Yo La Tengo
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the action thriller sequel The Equalizer 2 directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders, Bill Pullman and Melissa Leo. Harry Gregson-Williams (The Martian, The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, Unstoppable, Man on Fire) who previously scored the 2014 original movie has composed the film’s original […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
