Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the action thriller Jack Reacher: Never Go Back directed by Edward Zwick and starring Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Aldis Hodge, Danika Yarosh, Patrick Heusinger, Holt McCallany and Robert Knepper. The film’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: Civil War, […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 21, 2016)
Posted: October 21, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 31, Alexandre Desplat, American Pastoral, Atticus Ross, Autumn Lights, Before the Flood, Boo! A Madea Halloween, Elvin Ross, Evgueni Galperine, Gustavo Santaolalla, Henry Jackman, Hjörtur Ingvi Jóhannsson, Hugi Gudmundsson, I'm Not Ashamed, In a Valley of Violence, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Jake Monaco, Jeff Grace, John 5, Keeping Up with the Joneses, Mogwai, Moonlight, Nicholas Britell, Ouija: Original of Evil, Rob Zombie, Sacha Galperine, The Handmaiden, The Newton Brothers, The Whole Truth, Timothy Williams, Trent Reznor, Yeong-wook Jo
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Carter Burwell Named Film Composer of the Year at World Soundtrack Awards
Posted: October 19, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Carter Burwell, Jeff Beal, Joe Kraemer, World Soundtrack Awards
Carter Burwell has been named Film Composer of the Year 2016 at the 16th World Soundtrack Awards, tonight’s closing event of the 43rd Ghent Film Festival. The composer’s output over the last year includes such titles as Anomalisa, Hail Caesar!, Legend, The Family Fang and The Finest Hours. Burwell also received the Public Choice Award for his […]
Michael Giacchino’s End Credits Music from ‘Doctor Strange’ Released
Posted: October 18, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Doctor Strange, Marvel Studios, Michael Giacchino
Marvel Entertainment has published the first full track from the soundtrack for the studio’s Doctor Strange. The end credits track, entitled The Master of the Mystic End Credits composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Star Trek, Lost, The Incredibles, Jurassic World) can be checked out after the jump. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 14, 2016)
Posted: October 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Heffes, C.J. Vanston, Certain Women, Christine, Danny Bensi, Desierto, Dickon Hinchliffe, Jeff Grace, Kevin Hart: What Now?, Mark Isham, Mascots, Max Steel, Nathan Lanier, Ordinary World, Saunder Jurriaans, Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang, The Accountant, Woodkid
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the thriller The Accountant directed by Gary O’Connor and starring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, Jean Smart, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Jeffrey Tambor and John Lithgow. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Isham (Crash, A River Runs Through It, Once Upon a Time, 42, American […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 7, 2016)
Posted: October 7, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andrew Hung, Blue Jay, Bryan Senti, Danny Elfman, Hanan Townshend, Henry Jackman, Jeff Cardoni, Joseph Trapanese, Julian Wass, London Town, Mark Isham, Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life, Simon Franglen, The Birth of a Nation, The Girl on the Train, The Greasy Strangler, The Great Gilly Hopkins, The Late Bloomer, The Siege of Jadotville, Voyage of Time, Walter Murphy
Three new movies are opening nationwide this week: Expected to top the weekend box office is the dramatic thriller The Girl on the Train directed by Tate Taylor and starring Emily Blunt, Rebecca Ferguson, Haley Bennett, Justin Theroux, Luke Evans, Allison Janney, Edgar Ramirez, Lisa Kudrow and Laura Prepon. The film’s original music is composed by Danny Elfman (Batman, Spider-Man, Alice […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 30, 2016)
Posted: September 30, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Amanda Knox, American Honey, Benjamin Wallfisch, Danny Bensi, Deepwater Horizon, Denial, Flock of Dudes, Geoff Zanelli, Howard Shore, Jonathan Zalben, Masterminds, Matthew Margeson, Michael Brook, Mike Higham, Milton's Secret, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Saunder Jurriaans, Steve Jablonsky, Within
Three new movies are opening nationwide this week: Expected to top the weekend box office is the fantasy adventure Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children directed by Tim Burton and starring Eva Green, Asa Butterfield and Samuel L. Jackson. The film’s original music is composed by Mike Higham & Matthew Margeson (Eddie the Eagle, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Kick-Ass […]
Angelo Badalamenti Featured in ‘Twin Peaks’ Teaser
Posted: September 30, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch, Showtime, Twin Peaks
Showtime has released a new teaser trailer for the revival of Twin Peaks. The teaser features composer Angelo Badalamenti (Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, The Beach) playing his theme for the classic television show on the piano. The composer is on board to score the follow-up series. Check out the video after the jump. The new season of Twin Peaks is written and produced David […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 23, 2016)
Posted: September 23, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Heffes, David Hirschfelder, Goat, I.T., Ian Hultquist, James Horner, Jeff Danna, My Blind Brother, Mychael Danna, Nathan Halpern, Queen of Katwe, Simon Franglen, Storks, The Dressmaker, The Free World, The Lovers & the Despot, The Magnificent Seven, Tim Hecker, Timothy Williams
Expected to top the weekend box office is the western The Magnificent Seven directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Byung-Hun Lee and Peter Sarsgaard. The film’s original music is composed by James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart) and Simon Franglen. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Click here for the […]
Brady Corbet’s ‘Vox Lux’ to Feature Original Songs by Sia
Posted: September 21, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Brady Corbet, Sia, Vox Lux
It was announced today that Sia will be writing original songs for the upcoming drama Vox Lux. The film is directed by Brady Corbet (The Childhood of a Leader) and is set to star Rooney Mara. The movie is set between 1999 and the present day and chronicles the rise of ‘Celeste’ from the ashes of a major national tragedy to pop […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 16, 2016)
Posted: September 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adam Peters, Adam Wingard, Andrew Hewitt, Blair Witch, Bridget Jones's Baby, Craig Armstrong, Evelyn Glennie, Finding Altamira, George Fenton, Hanan Townshend, Hillsong: Let Hope Rise, Holly Amber Church, Ian Hultquist, Mark Isham, Mark Knopfler, Miss Stevens, Mr. Church, Rob Simonsen, Silicon Cowboys, Snowden, The Devil's Dolls, The Good Neighbor, The Vessel, Wild Oats
Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the horror thriller Blair Witch directed by Adam Wingard (The Guest, You’re Next) and starring James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez, Brandon Scott, Valorie Curry, Corbin Reid and Wes Robinson. Wingard has also composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the movie’s score. […]
