The Creative Arts Emmy Awards are being handed out this afternoon at the Microsoft Theatre LA LIVE in Downtown Los Angeles. Sean Callery has won his fourth Emmy Award for the main titles theme for his main titles theme for Netflix’s Jessica Jones. He previously received three Emmys for his work on 24. Victor Reyes was honored with his first Emmy Award in the Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special category for his music for AMC’s The Night Manager. Mac Quayle received his first Emmy Award for his music for USA’s Mr. Robot in the Music Composition for a Series category. Read the rest of this entry »
Sean Callery, Victor Reyes, Mac Quayle & Danny Elfman Win Emmy Awards
Posted: September 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Danny Elfman, Diane Warren, Emmy Awards, Mac Quayle, Sean Callery, Victor Reyes
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Adam Wiltzie Scoring ‘The Yellow Birds’
Posted: September 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Wiltzie, Alexandre Moors, The Yellow Birds
Adam Wiltzie has recently composed the music for the upcoming drama The Yellow Birds. The film is directed by Alexandre Moors (Blue Caprice) and stars Jack Huston, Jennifer Aniston, Tye Sheridan, Alden Ehrenreich, Toni Collette and Jason Patric. The movie based on the novel by Kevin Powers follows two young soldiers who are taken under the wing of an older, troubled sergeant as they are deployed to Iraq. David Lowery (Pete’s Dragon, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) has written the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 9, 2016)
Posted: September 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aaron Dessner, Adam Cork, Brian Reitzell, Brian Tyler, Bryce Dessner, Christian Jacob, Clint Eastwood, For the Love of Spock, Ithaca, John Frizzell, John Mellencamp, Julian Wass, Kicks, London Road, Nicholas Pike, Other People, Ramin Djawadi, Sully, The Disappointments Room, The Tierney Sutton Band, The Wild Life, Transpecos, When the Bough Breaks
Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the drama Sully directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart and Laura Linney. The film’s original music is composed by Christian Jacob and The Tierney Sutton Band. Eastwood has contributed the score’s theme and also co-wrote the end titles song Flying Home based on his theme. Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album within the next couple of weeks. Check back on this page for more information and visit the official movie website to learn more about the film.
Also opening wide is the thriller When the Bough Breaks directed by Jon Cassar and starring Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall, Romany Malco, Michael K. Williams, Theo Rossi and Jaz Sinclair. John Frizzell (Alien: Resurrection, The Following, Dante’s Peak, Office Space) has composed the film’s original score. Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Sony Pictures/Screen Gems release. Read the rest of this entry »
Emmy Award-nominated Composers & Songwriters Honored at SCL Reception
Posted: September 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Emmy Awards, SCL
Last night, the Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) hosted its annual reception honoring the Emmy Award-nominated composers and songwriters in the music categories at the Montage hotel in Beverly Hills. SCL president Ashley Irwin, as well as Television Academy music peer group governors Rickey Minor (who is nominated this year for his music direction for Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles: In Performance At The White House) and Michael A. Levine introduced the nominees who briefly addressed the audience. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Blair Witch’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adam Wingard, Blair Witch, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Blair Witch. The album features the film’s original music composed by director Adam Wingard (The Guest, You’re Next) who makes his feature scoring debut on the project. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 16, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A physical version will released a few weeks later and can be pre-ordered here. Blair Witch is directed by Wingard, written by Simon Barrett and stars James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez, Brandon Scott, Valorie Curry, Corbin Reid and Wes Robinson. The movie follows a group of college students who venture into the Black Hills Forest in Maryland to uncover the mysteries surrounding the disappearance of James sister who many believe is connected to the legend of the Blair Witch. Read the rest of this entry »
Thomas Newman to Score Morten Tyldum’s ‘Passengers’
Posted: September 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Morten Tyldum, Passengers, Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman has been hired to score the upcoming sci-fi romance Passengers. The film is directed by Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game) and stars Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen, Laurence Fishburne and Aurora Perrineau. The movie is set on a spacecraft in the future traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people that has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early. Jon Spaihts (Prometheus, The Darkest Hour) has written the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Silicon Cowboys’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: September 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ian Hultquist, Jason Cohen, score, Silicon Cowboys, Soundtrack
Little Twig Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Silicon Cowboys. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ian Hultquist (My Blind Brother, Animals, Full Circle, The First Monday in May). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 16, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Silicon Cowboys is directed by Jason Cohen and chronicles the underdog story of Compaq Computer, which took on IBM — the world’s most powerful computer company — in an all-out tech war that shaped the world as we know it. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Queen of Katwe’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Heffes, Mira Nair, Queen of Katwe, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for Mira Nair’s drama Queen of Katwe have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, Roots, 11.22.63, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom). Also included is the original song Back to Life by Alicia Keys, as well as tracks by HAB and Young Cardamom, MC Galaxy, A Pass, Bobi Wine, Michael Kiwanuka & more. The soundtrack will be released on September 23, 2016 by Walt Disney Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Queen of Katwe starring David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong’o and Madina Nalwanga tells the true story of a young girl selling corn on the streets of rural Uganda who became a Woman Candidate Master after her performance at the World Chess Olympiad. Read the rest of this entry »
James Horner Revealed as Original Composer for ‘The Great Wall’
Posted: September 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: James Horner, Simon Franglen, The Great Wall, The Magnificent Seven
Simon Franglen revealed in a recent interview with Pop Culture Tonight that James Horner was contracted to score the upcoming fantasy epic The Great Wall before his death last summer. The job ultimately went to Ramin Djawadi who is composing the music for the film directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau, Zhang Hanyu and Eddie Peng. Horner was also attached to score Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge and James Cameron’s Avatar sequels before he passed away. Read the rest of this entry »
Alberto Iglesias to Score Santiago Mitre’s ‘The Summit’
Posted: September 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alberto Iglesias, La Cordillera, Santiago Mitre, The Summit
Alberto Iglesias is set to compose the music for the upcoming political thriller The Summit (La Cordillera). The film is directed by Santiago Mitre (Paulina, The Student) and stars Ricardo Darin, Dolores Fonzi, Erica Rivas, Elena Anaya, Gerardo Romano, Paulina Garcia, Alfredo Castro and Daniel Gimenez Cacho. The movie revolves around the president of Argentina whose darkest past threatens to catch up with him at a three-day conference, forcing him to choose between his career and family. Read the rest of this entry »
