The Guild of Music Supervisors announced the nominations for its 7th annual awards ceremony, which will take place on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. The awards will recognize outstanding Music Supervisors in 15 categories representing Motion Picture, Television, Games, Trailers and Advertising. Below are the nominations for some of the major categories. In addition to those categories, Gary LeMel, who served as President of Music at both Columbia Pictures and Warner Bros. Studios, will receive the second Guild of Music Supervisors Legacy Award at the event. For the full list of nominations, visit the organization’s official website. Read the rest of this entry »
7th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: January 19, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
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‘Beauty and the Beast’ to Feature New Original Song by Celine Dion
Posted: January 19, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Menken, Beauty and the Beast, Celine Dion, Tim Rice
Walt Disney Pictures announced today that Celine Dion will perform the new original song, How Does A Moment Last Forever, for the studio’s live-action Beauty and the Beast. The track is written by Academy Award-winning composer Alan Menken (The Little Mermaid, Aladdin) and lyricist Tim Rice (The Lion King, Evita). Portions of the song are performed throughout the film and interpolated into the underscore before Dion’s full-length version debuts during the film’s end credits. The song is also included on the official soundtrack album, which will be released on March 10, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
‘xXx: Return of Xander Cage’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 19, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: D.J. Caruso, Soundrack, xXx, xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Paramount Music will release a soundtrack album for the action sequel xXx: Return of Xander Cage. The album features the songs from the movie by artists including Alesso, Kris Wu, Ice Cube, Bishop Briggs, The Americanos, Fat Joe, Remy Ma, David Guetta & GLOWINTHEDARK and more. Also included is Madsonik’s (aka composer Brian Tyler) & Kill The Noise/Jake Stanczak’s original track Divebomb (feat. Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow and is now available for pre-order on iTunes. As previously reported, Varese Sarabande will release a separate soundtrack featuring Brian Tyler’s & Robert Lydecker’s original score from the movie. Check back on this page for the score album details. Read the rest of this entry »
Andrew Hewitt to Score ‘We Have Always Lived in the Castle’
Posted: January 19, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Hewitt, Stacie Passon, We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Andrew Hewitt has been tapped to score the upcoming thriller We Have Always Lived in the Castle. The film is directed by Stacie Passon (Concussion) and stars Alexandra Daddario, Taissa Farmiga, Sebastian Stan, Joanne Crawford and Crispin Glover. The movie is based on the horror novel of the same title by Shirley Jackson and follows an isolated family, which has already lost four members to poisoning, that uses rituals and talismans to keep itself away from hostile townspeople. Passon also co-wrote the screenplay with Mark Kroger. Read the rest of this entry »
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Scoring Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Wind River’
Posted: January 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Nick Cave, Taylor Sheridan, Warren Ellis, Wind River
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have composed the original music for the upcoming thriller Wind River. The film marks the directorial debut of screenwriter Taylor Sheridan (Sicario) and stars Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen and Jon Bernthal. The movie centers on an FBI agent who teams with the town’s veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation. Sheridan also wrote the screenplay. Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights, Patriots Day, Lone Survivor) is producing the project with Matthew George (LBJ), Basil Iwanyk (The Town, Clash of the Titans), Elizabeth A. Bell and Wayne Rogers. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Young Pope’ Score Album Relased
Posted: January 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Lele Marchitelli, Paolo Sorrentino, score, Soundtrack, The Young Pope
WM Italy has released a score album for the HBO mini-series The Young Pope. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lele Marchitelli (The Great Beauty). Also included is The Dream performed by opera singer Sumi Jo. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. As previously reported, Decca Records has released a separate soundtrack overseas featuring the songs and score for the show. The Young Pope is created and directed by Paolo Sorrentino and stars Jude Law, Diane Keaton, Silvio Orlando, Cécile de France, Ludivine Sagnier, Javier Cámara, Scott Shepherd, Toni Bertorelli and James Cromwell. The 10-parter tells the story of the beginning of the pontificate of Lenny Belardo, alias Pius XIII, the first American Pope in history. Read the rest of this entry »
Netflix’s ‘Santa Clarita Diet’ to Feature Music by John Debney & Josh Debney
Posted: January 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Debney, Josh Debney, Netflix, Santa Clarita Diet
John Debney and Josh Debney are composing the original score for the upcoming Netflix original series Santa Clarita Diet. The show is created by Victor Fresco (Better Off Ted) and stars Drew Barrymore, Timothy Olyphant, Liv Hewson and Skyler Gisondo. The comedy follows a married couple who are leading vaguely discontented lives in the L.A. suburb of Santa Clarita with their teenage daughter until the wife goes through a dramatic change sending their lives down a road of death and destruction. Fresco, Barrymore and Olyphant are also executive producing the project with Aaron Kaplan, Tracy Katsky (Mr. Robinson), Chris Miller & Ember Truesdell (Animal). Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Pemberton Scoring Peter Landesman’s ‘Felt’
Posted: January 17, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel Pemberton, Felt, Peter Landesman
Daniel Pemberton is currently scoring the upcoming political thriller Felt. The film is written and directed by Peter Landesman (Concussion, Parkland) and stars Liam Neeson, Diane Lane, Tony Goldwyn, Josh Lucas, Michael C. Hall, Marton Csokas, Tom Sizemore, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ike Barinholtz, Bruce Greenwood, Brian D’Arcy James, Noah Wyle, Maika Monroe, Colm Meaney and Eddie Marsan. The movie tells the story of Mark Felt, who under the name “Deep Throat” helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1974. Read the rest of this entry »
John Paesano to Score Steven S. DeKnight’s ‘Pacific Rim 2’
Posted: January 17, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Paesano, Pacific Rim, Pacific Rim 2, Steven S. DeKnight
John Paesano has signed on to score the upcoming sci-fi action adventure Pacific Rim 2. The film is directed by Steven S. DeKnight (Spartacus) and stars John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Jing Tiang, Cailee Spaeny, Wesley Wong, Lily Ji, Zhang Jin, Chen Zitong, Lan Yingying and Qian Yong Chen. No plot details have been revealed yet. Thomas Tull & Jon Jashni (Godzilla, The Great Wall, Warcraft) and Mary Parent (The Revenant) are producing the Legendary Entertainment production with Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth) who helmed the original film, as well as Boyega & Femi Oguns for their Upper Room production company. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Barr Scoring AMC’s ‘The Son’
Posted: January 17, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: AMC, Brian McGreevy, Lee Shipman, Nathan Barr, The Son
Nathan Barr is scoring the upcoming AMC original series The Son. The show is created by Philipp Meyer, Lee Shipman & Brian McGreevy and stars Pierce Brosnan, Jacob Lofland, David Wilson Barnes, Jess Weixler, Henry Garrett, Elizabeth Frances, Zahn McClarnon, Paola Nunez, James Parks, Carlos Bardem and Sydney Lucas. The drama is based on Meyer’s novel of the same title and revolves a Texas family’s and rise and fall over multiple generations, concurrent with America’s birth as a superpower. The creators are also executive producing the AMC Studios and Sonar production with showrunner Kevin Murphy (Defiance, Caprica). Read the rest of this entry »
