Academy Awards producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd today announced that Harold Wheeler was selected as music director for this year’s 90th Oscars. He returns for his fifth Oscar telecast, his third as music director following the ceremonies in 2016 & 2017. Wheeler is best known as an orchestrator, composer, conductor, arranger and record producer and has received numerous Emmy and Tony Award nominations. His television credits include the People’s Choice Awards, 17 season’s of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars and AFI’s 100 Years… series. Read the rest of this entry »
Harold Wheeler to Return as Music Director for Oscars
Posted: February 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Harold Wheeler
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Soundtrack Album for Paramount Network’s ‘Waco’ Released
Posted: February 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Jeff Russo, Jordan Gagne, Paramount Network, score, Soundtrack, Waco
Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album for the Paramount Network limited series Waco. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Jeff Russo (Fargo, The Night Of, Star Trek: Discovery, Legion, Altered Carbon) and Jordan Gagne. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Waco is created by John Erick Dowdle & Drew Dowdle and stars Michael Shannon, Taylor Kitsch, John Leguizamo, Andrea Riseborough, Rory Culkin, Melissa Benoist, Paul Sparks, Shea Whigham, Camryn Manheim and Julia Garner. The 6-parter is based on the true story of the 1993 FBI siege of a religious sect in Waco, Texas that resulted in the deadly shoot out and fire. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Pitch Perfect 3’, ‘Lady Bird’, ‘Call Me By Your Name’ & ‘Big Little Lies’ Honored at Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
Posted: February 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
The 8th Guild of Music Supervisors Awards were handed out on Thursday night at Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. Julianne Jordan and Julia Michels received the top honor in the Best Music Supervision in Motion Picture – Motion Picture Over 25M for their work on Universal Pictures’ Pitch Perfect 3. Brian Ross and Michael Hill received the award in the Motion Picture Under 25M category for their music supervision on Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird. Howard Paar was honored in the Motion Picture Under 10M category for his music supervision on Ry Russo-Young’s Before I Fall and Robin Urdang took home the prize in the Motion Picture Under 5M category for her work on Call Me By Your Name. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Fallen’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 8, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fallen, Mark Isham, score, Scott Hicks, Soundtrack
BMG will release a soundtrack album for the fantasy romance Fallen. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Isham (Once Upon a Time, Crash, A River Runs Through It, The Accountant, Quiz Show). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 9 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Fallen is directed by Scott Hicks (Shine) and stars Addison Timlin, Jeremy Irvine, Harrison Gilbertson, Juliet Aubrey, David Schaal, Hermione Corfield, Lola Kirke and Joely Richardson. The movie is based on the YA novel by Lauren Kate and follows a shy teen who is suspected of killing a boy and is sent to Sword and Cross reform school, where she is confronted by frequent supernatural occurrences and it becomes clear that the majority of students are fallen angels on the side of good or evil. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Single for ‘Peter Rabbit’ to Be Released
Posted: February 8, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dominic Lewis, Peter Rabbit, Soundtrack, Will Gluck
Columbia Records will release a soundtrack single for the family comedy Peter Rabbit. The release features the original song I Promise You written by Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig & director Will Gluck, produced by Greg Kurstin and performed by James Corden (voice of the title character), as well as a score suite by the film’s composer Dominic Lewis (The Man in the High Castle, Money Monster, Free Birds, DuckTales). The soundtrack will be released as a digital single tomorrow, February 9 and will be available to download on Amazon. Peter Rabbit stars Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson & Sam Neill and features the voice talent of Corden, Daisy Ridley, Elizabeth Debicki and Margot Robbie. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Annihilation’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 8, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Garland, Annihilation, Ben Salisbury, Geoff Barrow, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for Alex Garland’s sci-fi thriller Annihilation have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow (Free Fire) who previously scored the director’s 2015 feature Ex Machina. The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 23, 2018 by Lakeshore Records in the U.S. and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A vinyl version is also in the works. Annihilation is written and directed by Garland and stars Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodgriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny and Oscar Isaac. The movie is based on Jeff VanderMeer’s best-selling Southern Reach Trilogy and follows a biologist who embarks on a four-person expedition into a territory cut off from civilization while searching for clues about her husband’s disappearance. Read the rest of this entry »
Milan Records to Release ‘Pacific Rim Uprising’ Soundtrack
Posted: February 8, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lorne Balfe, Pacific Rim, Pacific Rim Uprising, score, Soundtrack, Steven S. DeKnight
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the sci-fi action adventure Pacific Rim Uprising. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (The LEGO Batman Movie, Genius, Home, 12 Strong, Terminator Genisys, The Crown). The soundtrack is currently set to be released physically on April 6, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A digital version is expected to come out next month. Check back on this page for the full album details. Pacific Rim Uprising is directed by Steven S. DeKnight and stars John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Jing Tian, Cailee Spaeny, Rinko Kikuchi, Burn Gorman, Adria Arjona and Charlie Day. The movie follows Jake Pentecost, son of Stacker Pentecost, as he reunites with Mako Mori to lead a new generation of Jaeger pilots against a new Kaiju threat. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Finding Your Feet’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 8, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Finding Your Feet, Michael McEvoy, Richard Loncraine, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for the British romantic comedy Finding Your Feet have been revealed. The album features songs from and inspired by the movie, including the original song Running To the Future performed by Elkie Brooks and written by Johnny Daukes, as well as tracks by Bill Haley & His Comet, Michael Jackson, Jamie Joseph, The Big Bopper, Boris Gardiner, the movie’s composer Michael McEvoy (Me and Orson Welles, Forget Me Not) & more. The soundtrack will be released on February 23, 2018 by Virgin Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Finding Your Feet is directed by Richard Loncraine and stars Imelda Staunton, Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie, Joanna Lumley and David Haymanand. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Altered Carbon’ Announced
Posted: February 8, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Altered Carbon, Jeff Russo, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Altered Carbon. The album features selections from the show’s original score composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Russo (Fargo, Legion, The Night Of, Star Trek: Discovery, Counterpart), including the composer’s main titles theme. Also included and a cover of Johnny Cash’s Ain’t No Grave performed by performed by actress Renée Elise Goldsberry (Quellcrist Falconer) and Sune Rose Wagner’s performance of White Zombie’s More Human Than Human. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 9. The download link will be added to this article within the next day. Altered Carbon is created by Laeta Kalogridis and stars Joel Kinnaman, James Purefoy, Martha Higareda, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Will Yun Lee and Dichen Lachman. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Matthew David Scoring ‘Summer 03’
Posted: February 7, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Becca Gleason, Nathan Matthew David, Summer 03
Nathan Matthew David is scoring the upcoming indie coming-of-age comedy drama Summer 03. The film is written and directed by Becca Gleason and stars Joey King, Andrea Savage, Paul Scheer, Jack Kilmer, Erin Darke, Stephen Ruffin, Kelly Lamor Wilson, Logan Medina, June Squibb. The movie is inspired by true events and centers on a 16-year-old girl and her extended family who are left reeling after her calculating grandmother unveils an array of secrets on her deathbed and is left to navigate her nascent love life in the midst of a family crisis. Read the rest of this entry »
