The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) has announced the nominations for the inaugural SCL Awards. Here are the nominees:
Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film:
Michael Abels – Us
Michael Giacchino – Jojo Rabbit
Hildur Guðnadóttir – Joker
John Powell – How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Alan Silvestri – Avengers: Endgame Read the rest of this entry »
Heather McIntosh (Compliance, Z for Zachariah, 6 Balloons) and Allyson Newman (Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound, Kusama: Infinity) are composing the original score for the new Showtime original series The L Word: Generation Q. The show is created by Ilene Chaiken (who served as the creator/showrunner of the original The L Word series) & new showrunner Marja-Lewis Ryan and stars Jennifer Beals, Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey who are reprising their roles from the original series. They are joined by new cast members Arienne Mandi, Leo Sheng, Jacqueline Toboni, Rosanny Zayas and Sepideh Moafi. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Boy Erased, The Gift, Enemy, Ozark, Fear the Walking Dead) are scoring the upcoming horror thriller The Rental. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actor Dave Franco and stars Dan Stevens, Alison Brie, Shelia Vand and Jeremy Allen White. The movie follows two couples who embark on a weekend getaway to a seemingly perfect house they’ve booked online. Franco also co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Swanberg (Easy, Digging for Fire). Read the rest of this entry »
Sony Classical will release a new soundtrack album for the History original series Vikings. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s sixth and final season composed by Emmy Award winner Trevor Morris (The Tudors, The Borgias, Immortals, Olympus/London Has Fallen, Hunter Killer). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 6 and will be available to download here. The label has previously released three soundtrack albums for the drama’s first three seasons. Vikings is created by Michael Hirst and stars Travis Fimmel, Katheryn Winnick, Gustaf Skarsgård, Clive Standen, John Kavanagh and Moe Dunford. Read the rest of this entry »
Dustin O’Halloran and Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) have been hired to score the upcoming British drama Ammonite. The film is written and directed by Francis Lee and stars Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, James McArdle, Alec Secareanu and Fiona Shaw. The movie is set in 1840s England and centers on an infamous fossil hunter and a young woman who are sent to convalesce by the sea and develop an intense relationship, altering both of their lives forever. Read the rest of this entry »
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1978 sci-fi adventure Return from Witch Mountain directed by John Hough and starring Bette Davis, Christopher Lee, Kim Richards and Ike Eisenmann. The album features the original music from the Walt Disney Pictures production composed by Lalo Schifrin (Mission: Impossible, Dirty Harry, Enter the Dragon, Rush Hour, Bullit). Visit the label’s official website for the full album details, to check out audio samples and to order the 2-CD set, which features the complete score on the first disc and an “album presentation” on the second disc. Read the rest of this entry »
Starting today, we are publishing our predictions in the Best Original Score category for the 92nd Academy Awards on the left side column of this page. The selection and ranking is based on our own experience of the scores in context of the movies, reactions of Academy music branch members and others in the film/music community, the level of awards campaigning, historical data and the response to the movies in other categories. Read the rest of this entry »
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s holiday special How To Train Your Dragon: Homecoming. The album features the music from the animated short composed by Anthony Willis (One Last Night, Knack II) who has previously contributed additional music to the last two How to Train Your Dragon features scored by John Powell. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 3 and will be available to stream/download here. How To Train Your Dragon: Homecoming is directed by Tim Johnson and features the voices of Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. Read the rest of this entry »
The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, has announced the nominations for the 47th Annual Annie Awards this morning. Here are the music-related nominees:
Music in an Animated Feature Production
Soundfile Records has released a soundtrack album for the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie A Christmas Love Story. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Baiardi (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills/New York, Jersey Shore, Teen Mom). Also included are the Christmas songs from the movie. The soundtrack is now available to stream and download on Amazon Music. A Christmas Love Story is directed by Eric Close and stars Kristin Chenoweth, Scott Wolf, Keith Robinson and Kevin Quinn. The movie revolves around a youth choir director who needs to write a big song for a Christmas Eve show but is distracted when a boy with a golden voice joins her choir. Read the rest of this entry »
