The indie rock band Real Estate will be contributing original songs to the upcoming romantic comedy Plus One. The film is written and directed by Andrew Rhymer & Jeff Chan and stars Jack Quaid, Maya Erskine, Ed Begley Jr, Perrey Reeves, Finn Wittrock, Rosalind Chao, Jon Bass and Beck Bennett. The movie centers on a […]
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‘Plus One’ to Feature Original Songs by Real Estate
Posted: November 16, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Plus One, Real Estate
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Luis Bacalov (1933 – 2017)
Posted: November 15, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Luis Bacalov
Luis Bacalov has passed away today at age 84 in Rome. The composer is best known for his score for the Italian drama Il Postino, for which he received the Academy Award in the Best Original Score category in 1996. He was also Oscar-nominated in 1967 for his work on Pasolini’s The Gospel According to St. Matthew. His […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 10, 2017)
Posted: November 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Carter Burwell, Daddy's Home 2, Mayhem, Michael Andrews, Murder on the Orient Express, Ola Flottum, Patrick Doyle, Steve Moore, Thelma, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the family comedy directed by Sean Anders and starring Mark Wahlberg, Will Ferrell, John Lithgow, Mel Gibson, Linda Cardellini, Alessandra Ambrosio, John Cena, Scarlett Estevez and Owen Vaccaro. Michael Andrews (Donnie Darko, Bridesmaids, Bad Teacher, Freaks & Geeks, Funny People, The Big Sick) who previously scored the 2005 […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 27, 2017)
Posted: October 27, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Acts of Vengeance, Adam Wiltzie, Alexandre Desplat, All I See Is You, Amityville: The Awakening, Charlie Clouser, Christopher Stark, Crash Pad, Dustin O'Halloran, Frederik Wiedmann, Gerald's Game, God's Own Country, Jigsaw, Marc Streitenfeld, Novitiate, Rob, Rolfe Kent, Suburbicon, Thank You for Your Service, The Newton Brothers, The Square, Thomas Newman
Three new movies are opening wide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the horror thriller Jigsaw directed by Peter & Michael Spierig and starring Matt Passmore, Callum Keith Rennie, Clé Bennett, Hannah Emily Anderson, Laura Vandervoort, Mandela Van Peebles, Paul Braunstein, Brittany Allen and Josiah Black. Charlie Clouser (Wayward Pines, Resident Evil: Extinction) who previously […]
Dee Rees’ ‘Mudbound’ to Feature Original Song ‘Mighty River’ by Mary J. Blige
Posted: October 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Dee Rees, Mary J. Blige, Mudbound, Netflix, Raphael Saadiq, Taura Stinson
Mary J. Blige has recorded the original song Mighty River for the period drama Mudbound. The singer/songwriter who also stars in the movie co-wrote the track with Raphael Saadiq (Underground, Insecure) and Taura Stinson. Check back on this page for more information about a soundtrack release for the movie. Mudbound is directed by Dee Rees and stars Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke, Jason […]
8th Hollywood Music in Media Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: October 25, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Hollywood Music in Media Awards
The nominations for the 8th Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) in the Visual Media categories have been announced. Check out the nominees in the major categories below after the jump and visit the official HMMA website to buy tickets and for the full list of nominations. The awards show will be held on Thursday, November 16, […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 20, 2017)
Posted: October 20, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Arnaud Rebotini, Boo 2! A Madea Halloween, BPM (Beats Per Minute), Carter Burwell, Christopher Lennertz, Dino Meneghin, Geostorm, James Lavino, Joel P. West, John Frizzell, John Paesano, Johnny Klimek, Joseph Trapanese, Jungle, Killing Gunther, Leatherface, Lorne Balfe, Marco Beltrami, Never Here, Only the Brave, Philip White, Same Kind of Different As Me, The Bachelors, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, The Snowman, Wonderstruck
Five new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in mos theater is the disaster movie Geostorm directed by Dean Devlin and starring Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Daniel Wu, Ed Harris and Andy Garcia. The album features the film’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (The LEGO Batman Movie, Genius, Home, Terminator […]
Johann Johannsson Named Film Composer of the Year at World Soundtrack Awards
Posted: October 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A.R. Rahman, Johann Johannsson, Justin Hurwitz, Nicholas Britell, World Soundtrack Awards
Johann Johannsson has been named Film Composer of the Year at the 17th World Soundtrack Awards, tonight’s closing event of the 44th Ghent Film Festival for his score for Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival. He was previously nominated in the category in 2015. Nicholas Britell received his first World Soundtrack Award in the Discovery of the Year category for his Academy Award-nominated score from Moonlight. Rupert […]
