It was announced today that Alexandre Desplat is the recipient of this year’s Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award, which will be presented at the annual Hollywood in Vienna Concert Gala at Vienna Concert Hall on October 14, 2016. The Max Steiner Award honors extraordinary achievements within the genre of film music by the musical capital of Austria, Vienna. Previous recipients of the honor include James Horner, Alan Silvestri, James Newton Howard, Howard Shore, Randy Newman, Lalo Schifrin and John Barry. Desplat has written numerous scores for films such as The King’s Speech, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Godzilla, The Imitation Game, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Queen, Philomena and is set to compose the music for the upcoming Star Wars spin-off Rogue One. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandre Desplat to Receive Max Steiner Award
Posted: April 25, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Hollywood in Vienna, Max Steiner Award
‘A Month of Sundays’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 25, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Month of Sundays, Bryony Marks, score, Soundtrack
inSync Music will release a soundtrack album for the Australian comedy drama A Month of Sundays. The album features the film’s original music composed by Bryony Marks (Felony, Noise). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 28, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. A Month of Sundays is write and directed by Matthew Saville and stars Anthony LaPaglia, Julia Blake, John Clarke, Justine Clarke, Indiana Crowther and Donal Forde. The movie tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a middle-aged Adelaide realtor and an elderly woman. Read the rest of this entry »
Ennio Morricone’s ‘Ripley’s Game’ Score to Be Released
Posted: April 25, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ennio Morricone, Ripley's Game, score, Soundtrack
Kronos Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 2002 thriller Ripley’s Game. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ennio Morricone (Once Upon a Time in the West, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Untouchables, The Hateful Eight). To pre-order the limited edition CD, which will be released in May, and to check out the full album details and listen to audio samples, visit the label’s official website. Ripley’s Game is directed by Liliana Cavani and stars John Malkovich, Dougray Scott, Ray Winstone and Lena Headey. Read the rest of this entry »
Steven Price Wins BAFTA TV Craft Award for ‘The Hunt’
Posted: April 24, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: BAFTA TV Craft Awards, Steven Price, The Hunt
Steven Price won his first BAFTA TV Craft Award today for his music for the BBC documentary The Hunt. The Academy Award-wining composer who recorded his score with the BBC Concert Orchestra accepted his award in person at the ceremony in London. Price’s score for the natural history docu-series is available on Sony Music. The other nominees in the category were Anne Dudley for Poldark, Ben Foster & Nick Foster for Thunderbirds Are Go! and Olafur Arnalds for Broadchurch. For the full list of winners, click here.
‘Captain America: Civil War’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 24, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Captain America: Civil War, Henry Jackman, Marvel, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class, Big Hero 6, Wreck-It-Ralph, Kingsman: The Secret Service) who previously scored Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The soundtrack will be released on May 6, 2016 by Hollywood Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Captain America: Civil War is directed by Anthony & Joe Russo and stars Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Rudd. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 24, 2016)
Posted: April 24, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dickon Hinchliffe, Netflix, Rebellion, Special Correspondents, Stephen Rennicks, SundanceTV
Premiering tonight is the Irish mini-series Rebellion directed by Aku Louhimies and starring Charlie Murphy, Ruth Bradley, Sarah Greene, Brian Gleeson, Michelle Fairley, Ian McElhinney, Michael Ford-Fitzgerald, Paul Reid, Barry Ward and Tom Turner. The 5-parter’s original music is composed by Stephen Rennicks (Room, Frank, Viva). Rebellion tells the story of the birth of modern Ireland through the eyes of three young women. The historical drama will air in the U.S. on three consecutive nights on Sundance TV. Visit the official show website for more information about the mini-series.
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‘Warcraft’ Movie Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 23, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ramin Djawadi, score, Soundtrack, Warcraft
Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure Warcraft. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Pacific Rim, Iron Man, Clash of the Titans, The Strain). The soundtrack will be released on June 10, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Warcraft is directed by Duncan Jones (Moon, Source Code) and stars Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell, Ben Schnetzer, Rob Kazinsky and Daniel Wu. The movie based on the hit video game franchise chronicles how the the humans and orcs came into conflict. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Viva’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 23, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Soundtrack, Stephen Rennicks, Viva
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Irish coming-of-age drama Viva. The album features the film’s original music composed by Stephen Rennicks (Room, Frank, Rebellion). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 29, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Viva is directed by Paddy Breathnach and stars Jorge Perugorría, Luis Alberto García, Héctor Medina, Luis Manuel Álvarez, Renata (Maikel Machín Blanco) and Laura Alemán. The movie executive produced by Benicio Del Toro is set in Cuba and centers on a gay hairdresser who tries to reconcile with his estranged father while launching a career as a drag performer. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 22, 2016)
Posted: April 22, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Hologram for the King, Alexandre Desplat, Compadres, Edward Shearmur, Elvis & Nixon, Frans Bak, James Edward Barker, James Newton Howard, Jeppe Kaas, Joan Valent, Johnny Klimek, Jonathan Sadoff, Marius de Vries, Men & Chicken, Nina, Precious Cargo, Ray Fulguera, Tale of Tales, The Huntsman: Winter's War, The Meddler, Tim Despic, Tom Tykwer
Opening nationwide this week is the fantasy adventure The Huntsman: Winter’s War directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan and starring Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Emily Blunt, Nick Frost, Sam Claflin, Rob Brydon and Jessica Chastain. The film’s original music is composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, Maleficent, The Sixth Sense). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as a new version of the song Castle by Halsey arranged by the Howard. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.
Opening in around 400 theaters is the comedy drama A Hologram for the King written and directed by Tom Tykwer and starring Tom Hanks, Alexander Black, Sarita Choudhury, Ben Winshaw, Tom Skerritt, Sidse Babett Knudsen and Jay Abdo. Tykwer (The International, Cloud Atlas, Run Lola Run) has also written the film’s original music with Johnny Klimek (One Hour Photo, Sense8). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the Roadside Attractions release. Read the rest of this entry »
16th World Soundtrack Awards Program Announced
Posted: April 22, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: World Soundtrack Awards
The first round of the program and composers for the 16th World Soundtrack Awards has been announced today. This year’s edition will shine the spotlight on television scores. The Brussels Philharmonic and the Flemish Radio Choir will perform the scores to numerous TV series in the presence of their composers. Among the titles to be performed are FX’s Fargo composed by Jeff Russo who will be performing drums during a performance of his score, The Leftovers composed by Max Richter, Sherlock composed by David Arnold& Michael Price, House of Cards written by Jeff Beal who will also be on stage as a performer. In addition, Sean Callery will be performing the piano for a performance of his score for Homeland and his music for 24 will also be performed. Read the rest of this entry »
