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John Powell Honored at ASCAP Screen Music Awards

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John Powell accepting the Henry Mancini Award

Last night, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) held its annual Screen Music Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. John Powell (Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Bourne Identity, Happy Feet, Shrek) was honored with the ASCAP Henry Mancini Award for his outstanding achievements and contributions to the world of film and television music. The composer was presented the award by Dean DeBlois, director of How to Train Your Dragon, for which Powell received his first Academy Award nomination and who is currently working with the composer on the third part of the animated franchise.

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‘In Darkness’ Soundtrack Details

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Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the thriller In Darkness. The album features the film’s original music composed by Niall Byrne (Cairo Time, Parked, Hatton Garden). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 25 and will be available to download on Amazon. In Darkness is directed by Anthony Byrne and stars Natalie Dormer (who also co-wrote the screenplay), Ed Skrein, Emily Ratajkowski, Neil Maskell, Jan Bijvoet, James Cosmo and Joely Richardson. The movie follows a blind pianist who gets pulled into London’s dark underbelly after she overhears a struggle in the apartment above hers that leads to the death of her neighbor.

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Leo Birenberg to Score DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny’

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Leo Birenberg is scoring DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming series Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny. The show based on the studios’ feature film franchise revolves around four panda kids who stumble upon a mystical cave beneath Panda Village, accidentally absorbing the chi of ancient and powerful kung fu warriors known as the Four Constellations, and must realize a destiny to save the world from an evil force. Mitch Watson (All Hail King Julien), Elliott Owen and Lane Lueras are producing the project.

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Benjamin Wallfisch Scoring Steven Knight’s ‘Serenity’

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Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Blade Runner 2049, Hidden Figures, Annabelle: Creation) is composing the music for the upcoming noir thriller Serenity. The film is written and directed by Steven Knight (Locke, screenwriter of Eastern Promises & Dirty Pretty Things) and stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jason Clarke, Djimon Hounsou and Diane Lane. The movie follows a fishing boat captain who is forced to grapple with his mysterious past after a glamorous woman crashes up against his simple life on a small island in the Caribbean and leaves him questioning his reality.

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‘1/1’ Soundtrack Announced

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Mute Records has announced a soundtrack album for the drama 1/1. The album features the film’s original music by the rock band Liars (aka Aaron Hemphill and Angus Andrews) who are making their film scoring debut on the project. The soundtrack will be released on July 17, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A track from the album is already available to download. Check out the music video after the jump. 1/1 is written and directed by Jeremy Phillips and stars Lindsey Shaw, Judd Nelson and Dendrie Taylor. The movie centers on a 20-year-old girl in rural Pennsylvania and her struggles with sex, drugs, love and loss.

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Video Highlights from the 2018 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards

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Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) has published a number of video clips from the organization’s 2018 Film, TV & Visual Awards gala, which was held earlier this month at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. Check out excerpts from the acceptance speech of John Williams who received the John Williams Award, Laura Karpman, Miriam Cutler & Lolita Ritmanis who were honored with the BMI Champion Award and Rick Baitz who was presented with BMI’s Classic Contribution Award, as well as interview clips with composers including James Newton Howard, Thomas Newman, Theodore Shapiro, Christopher Lennerz, Brian Tyler, Mac Quayle, Atli Orvarsson, Dominic Lewis and Mike Post.

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Laura Rossi Scoring David Blair’s ‘Hurricane’

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This week, Laura Rossi is recording her score for the upcoming historical drama Hurricane. The film is directed by David Blair (Away, Best Laid Plans) and stars Iwan Rheon, Milo Gibson, Stefanie Martini, Kristof Hadek and Marcin Dorocinski. The movie tells the story of Lt. Johnny Kent, a Canadian flight lieutenant who led the newly formed Royal Air Force 303 squadron of Hawker Hurricane fighter planes flown by Polish pilots at the height of the Battle of Britain during World War II. Matt Whyte (One Night in Istanbul) is producing the Stray Dogs Films production.

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CBS’ ‘FBI’ to Feature Music by Atli Orvarsson

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Atli Orvarsson has been tapped to score the upcoming CBS drama FBI. The show is developed by Dick Wolf (Law & Order, NYPD Blue) and stars Missy Peregrym, Jeremy Sisto, Zeeko Zaki and Ebonee Noel. The series explores the inner workings of the New York office of the FBI, bringing to bear all the Bureau’s skills, intellect and mind-blowing technology to keep New York and the country safe. Wolf is also producing the Universal TV Studios & CBS Television Studios production with Peter Jankowski, Arthur Forney, showrunner Craig Turk (The Good Wife, Private Practice) as well as Niels Arden Oplev (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Dead Men Down) who also directed the first episode.

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Harry Gregson-Williams to Score Disneynature’s ‘Penguins’

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Harry Gregson-Williams has been hired to score the upcoming Disneynature documentary Penguins. The film is directed by Alastair Fothergill (Earth, African Cats, Chimpanzee), co-directed by Mark Linfield and Jeff Wilson and tells the coming-of-age story about an Adélie penguin named Steve who joins millions of fellow males in the icy Antarctic spring on a quest to build a suitable nest, find a life partner and start a family. The directors are also producing the project with Keith Scholey and Roy Conli. Gregson-Williams has previously scored Disneynature’s 2015 feature Monkey Kingdom directed by Linfield & Fothergill. 

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Geoff Zanelli to Reteam with David Koepp on ‘You Should Have Left’

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Geoff Zanelli is set to reteam with David Koepp on the upcoming horror thriller You Should Have Left. The film is written and directed by Koepp (Stir of Echoes, screenwriter of Jurassic Park & Spider-Man) and stars Kevin Bacon. The movie is based on Daniel Kehlmann’s 2007 novel of the same title and follows screenwriter who is working on a sequel to his hit film in a remote house in the Alps and begins to lose his bearings thanks to unexplained occurrences. Jason Blum (Get Out, Insidious, The Purge, Paranormal Activity) is producing the project through his Blumhouse production company.

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