According to Deadline, Lady Gaga will be composing and performing music for the upcoming remake of the movie musical A Star Is Born. The film will mark the directorial feature debut of Bradley Cooper who will also star in the movie alongside Gaga who will be playing the lead role and portray a singer whose star rises as quickly […]
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Lady Gaga to Compose & Perform Songs for Bradley Cooper’s ‘A Star is Born’
Posted: August 17, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Star Is Born, Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 12, 2016)
Posted: August 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Menken, Alexandre Desplat, Anthropoid, Blood Father, Brooke Blair, Christopher Lennertz, Daniel Hart, Devendra Banhart, Disorder, Edge of Winter, Florence Foster Jenkins, Gesaffelstein, Hell or High Water, Joshy, Maryland, Mon Roi, My King, Nick Cave, Pete's Dragon, Robin Foster, Sausage Party, Stephen Warbeck, Sven Faulconer, Warren Ellis, Will Blair
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the fantasy adventure Pete’s Dragon directed by David Lowery and starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence and Robert Redford. The film’s original music is composed by Daniel Hart (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Comet, Tumbleweed). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album […]
Mercury Classics to Release James Horner’s ‘Collage – The Last Work’
Posted: August 6, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Collage, James Horner
Mercury Classics will release James Horner‘s concert piece, Collage, which was the composer’s last work before he passed away last summer. The concerto for four horns and orchestra was commissioned by the Houston Symphony and the International Horn Society and premiered in March of 2015 at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Horner (Titanic, Avatar, […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 5, 2016)
Posted: August 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Amateur Night, David Boulter, Dickon Hinchliffe, Evgueni Galperine, Five Nights in Maine, Giona Ostinelli, Graham Reynolds, Little Men, Nine Lives, Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny, Sacha Galperine, Steven Price, Suicide Squad, The Newton Brothers, The Remains
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the superhero movie Suicide Squad directed by David Ayer and starring Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Cara Delevingne, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adam Beach, Karen Fukuhara and Viola Davis. The film’s original music is composed by Steven Price (Gravity, The World’s […]
Smokey Robinson to Serve as Executive Music Producer on Motown-Themed Netflix Series
Posted: July 27, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Josh Wakely, Netflix, Smokey Robinson
Netflix has announced today that singer/songwriter Smokey Robinson will serve as the executive music producer on an upcoming, currently untitled Netflix animated series. The show created by Josh Wakely (Beat Bugs) is set in the imaginary city of Motown, based on Detroit and its rich musical heritage, and revolves around a lovable, funny and slightly shy eight year […]
Cliff Martinez to Receive 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award at Soundtrack_Cologne
Posted: July 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Cliff Martinez, Soundtrack_Cologne
Soundtrack_Cologne CEO Michael P. Aust announced today that Cliff Martinez will receive the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award on August 27, 2016 during the award ceremony of this year’s Soundtrack_Cologne conference. Martinez who is known for his work on film and as the former drummer of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers has composed the music […]
Michael Giacchino Composing New Marvel Studios Fanfare
Posted: July 23, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Marvel Studios, Michael Giacchino
It was announced at Comic-Con today that Michael Giacchino composed a fanfare for the new logo of Marvel Studios, which will be playing in front of all future Marvel feature releases. The music was recorded a couple of weeks ago at Abbey Road Studios in London. Check out the fanfare after the jump. Giacchino is currently scoring his […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 22, 2016)
Posted: July 22, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Benjamin Wallfisch, David Shire, Don't Think Twice, Gregoire Hetzel, Ice Age: Collision Course, Jake Monaco, John Debney, Lights Out, Michael Giacchino, Quitters, Roger Neill, Scott Walker, Star Trek Beyond, Summertime, The Childhood of a Leader
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the sci-fi adventure sequel Star Trek Beyond directed by Justin Lin and starring Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Idris Elba and Sofia Boutella. The film’s original music is composed by Michael […]
Sia to Write Original Songs for ‘My Little Pony: The Movie’
Posted: July 22, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: My Little Pony, My Little Pony: The Movie, Sia
It was announced at Comic-Con today that Sia will write two original songs for the upcoming animated feature My Little Pony: The Movie. She has also joined the voices cast, which also includes Uzo Aduba, Emily Blunt, Kristen Chenoweth, Taye Diggs, Michael Pena, Liev Schrieber, Tara Strong, Cathy Weseluck, Andrea Libman, Tabitha St. Germain and Ashleigh Ball. Jayson Thiessen is directing the film, which is […]
