Last night, Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) held its annual Film & TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. James Newton Howard was honored with the organization’s Icon Award, which is bestowed on composers who have made significant contributions to the realm of film and television music. The composer whose credits include such hit films as The Hunger Games series, The Fugitive, Pretty Woman, Maleficent, Blood Diamond, The Dark Knight, Space Jam and My Best Friend’s Wedding was presented the award by the evening’s host, BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations, Doreen Ringer-Ross and BMI President & CEO Mike O’Neill. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Angry Birds Movie’ Score Album Details
Posted: May 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Heitor Pereira, score, Soundtrack, The Angry Birds Movie
Atco Records will release a score album album for the animated feature The Angry Birds Movie. The album features the film’s original music composed by Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me series, Minions, The Smurfs, Beverly Hills Chihuahua). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 13, 2016 and physically on June 3. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album. Check out several videos featuring the composer’s themes from the score after the jump. As previously reported, Atlantic Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the movie’s songs, as well as score suite. The Angry Birds Movie directed by Fergal Reilly & Clay Kaytis and starring Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Kate McKinnon, Bill Hader, Peter Dinklage and Keegan-Michael Key will be released nationwide on May 20, 2016 by Sony Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Dan the Automator’s ‘What Makes the World Go Round? (Money!)’ from ‘Money Monster’ to Be Released
Posted: May 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dan the Automator, Del The Funky Homosapien, Jodie Foster, Money Monster
Madison Gate Records will release the original song What Makes the World Go Round? (Money!) from Jodie Foster’s thriller Money Monster. The track is performed by Dan the Automator feat. Del The Funky Homosapien. The song will be released digitally as a single this Friday, May 13 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Money Monster starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell, Dominic West, Giancarlo Esposito and Caitriona Balfe centers on a bombastic television stock huckster whose program and life are taken hostage by an outraged gunman. Read the rest of this entry »
Brian Reitzell to Score Starz’s ‘American Gods’
Posted: May 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: American Gods, Brian Reitzell, Bryan Fuller, David Slade, Starz
Brian Reitzell has signed on to compose the music for the upcoming Starz original series American Gods. The show is created by Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies) & Michael Green (Green Lantern) based on Neil Gaiman’s fantasy novel and stars Rickey Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning, Jonathan Tucker, Crispin Glover, Cloris Leachman, Pablo Schreiber, Peter Stormare, Yetide Badaki, Bruce Langley, Chris Obi and Mousa Kraish. The drama follows a recently released ex-convict named Shadow who meets a mysterious man who calls himself “Wednesday” and who knows more than he first seems to about Shadow’s life and past. Read the rest of this entry »
Steven Spielberg to Present John Williams with AFI’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted: May 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: AFI Lifetime Achievement Award, John Williams, Steven Spielberg
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today that Steven Spielberg will present John Williams with the organization’s 44th Life Achievement Award on June 9, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA. As previously reported, this marks the first time in AFI history that the honor will be bestowed upon a composer. It was also announced that the televised special, AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Williams, will air on TNT on Wednesday, June 15 (10 p.m. ET/ PT), followed by an encore presentation on sister network Turner Classic Movies (TCM) on Monday, June 12, during a night of programming dedicated to Williams.
Bruno Coulais Scoring ‘Marie Curie’
Posted: May 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bruno Coulais, Marie Curie
Bruno Coulais is scoring the upcoming biographical drama Marie Curie. The film is directed by Marie Noelle (The Anarchist’s Wife) and stars Karolina Gruszka in the title role, alongside Charles Berling, André Wilms, Samuel Finzi, Daniel Olbrychski and Sabin Tambrea. The movie tells the life story of Curie, the first-ever woman to win a Nobel Prize for her achievements in physics in 1903 and who later won another Nobel prize in chemistry in 1911. Noelle has also written the screenplay with Andrea Stoll and is producing the project with Ralf Zimmermann and Mikolaj Pokromski. Read the rest of this entry »
AMC’s ‘Feed the Beast’ to Feature Music by Pat Irwin
Posted: May 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: AMC, Clyde Phillips, Feed the Beast, Pat Irwin
Pat Irwin is composing the music for the upcoming AMC original series Feed the Beast. The show is created by Clyde Phillips (Dexter) based on the Danish series Bankerot and stars David Schwimmer, Jim Sturgess, Michael Gladis, Lorenza Izzo and Christine Adams. The drama follows two best friends who take one last shot at their dream of opening a restaurant. Phillips is also executive producing the AMC Studios and Lionsgate production with Henrik Ruben Genz (Good People), Malene Blenkov and Piv Bernth (The Killing, The Bridge). Read the rest of this entry »
First Songs from ‘Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping’ Released
Posted: May 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, Soundtrack, The Lonely Island
Republic Records has released the first two songs from the soundtrack for the comedy Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. The first single, entitled I’m So Humble is performed by The Lonely Island feat. Adam Levine, and is now available to download on Amazon. Also available digitally now is the song Mona Lisa performed by the comedy trio of Akiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg, and Jorma Taccone. Visit Amazon to download the track. The full soundtrack album will be released on June 3, 2016 by Republic Records. Check back on this page for the full album details. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping starring Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Imogen Poots, Sarah Silverman, Tim Meadows, Maya Rudolph and Joan Cusack will be released nationwide on June 3 by Universal Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Son Lux Scoring ‘Mean Dreams’
Posted: May 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mean Dreams, Nathan Morlando, Ryan Lott, Son Lux
Son Lux aka Ryan Lott has recently composed the original music for the upcoming crime thriller Mean Dreams. The film is directed by Nathan Morlando (Citizen Gangster) and stars Josh Wiggins, Sophie Nélisse, Bill Paxton and Colm Feore. The movie follows a 15-year-old boy who steals a bag of drug money and runs away with the girl he loves while her violent and corrupt cop father hunts them down. Kevin Coughlin and Ryan Grassby have written the screenplay. William Woods and Allison Black are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Brian Tyler to Score ‘The Mummy’ Reboot
Posted: May 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Kurtzman, Brian Tyler, The Mummy
Brian Tyler is set to compose the music for the upcoming fantasy adventure The Mummy. The film is directed by Alex Kurtzman (People Like Us) and stars Tom Cruise, Annabelle Wallis, Sofia Boutella, Jake Johnson, Marwan Kenzari, Courtney B. Vance and Russell Crowe. Jon Spaihts (Prometheus, The Darkest Hours) is writing the screenplay. The reboot of The Mummy franchise is produced by Kurtzman, Chris Morgan (Fast & Furious series, Wanted) and Sean Daniel (The Mummy series, The Wolfman, Dazed and Confused). Read the rest of this entry »
