Academy Awards producers David Hill and Reginald Hudlin today announced that Harold Wheeler was selected as music director for this year’s 88th Oscars. He returns for the third Oscar telecast, his first as music director. Wheeler is best known as an orchestrator, composer, conductor, record producer and arranger and has received numerous Emmy and Tony Award nominations. His television credits include the People’s Choice Awards, the AFI’s 100 Years… series, and ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. He also composed music for two Democratic National Conventions and the opening ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympics. Read the rest of this entry »
Harold Wheeler Named Oscar Music Director
Posted: February 19, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Harold Wheeler
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‘Vinyl’ Vol. 1.2 Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 19, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Soundtrack, Vinyl
Atlantic Records has released a new EP for the HBO original series Vinyl. The soundtrack features the songs from the second episode of the show by The Del-Tino’s, Aimee Mann, Jerry Lee Lewis, Julian Casablancas and Don Covay. The EP is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The label has previously released a full soundtrack album for the show and over the next couple of weeks will release new EPs every week with the songs from each episode. Vinyl created by Terence Winter, executive produced by Martin Scorsese and starring Bobby Cannavale, Olivia Wilde, Ray Romano, Juno Temple, Ato Essandoh, P. J. Byrne, J. C. MacKenzie, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen and Paul Ben-Victor currently airs every Sunday night on HBO. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandre Desplat Scoring ‘France’ Documentary
Posted: February 19, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: France, Jerome Salle, Raymond Depardon, The Odyssey
Alexandre Desplat is scoring the upcoming French documentary France (Les habitants). The film is directed by Raymond Depardon (Journal de France) and follows the filmmaker as he drives through France, from the north to the south, and stops in front of homes and places of business to meet the people of France. Claudine Nougaret is producing the project for Palmeraie et Désert. The documentary will be released in France on April 27, 2016. Check out a teaser trailer for the film after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Girls’ Vol. 3 Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 18, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Girls, HBO, Michael Penn, Soundtrack
Interscope Records will release a new soundtrack album for the HBO original series Girls. The album features a selection of songs from the show by artists including Ellie Goulding, Bleachers and Grimes, St. Vincent, BØRNS, Lucy Rose, Casey Veggies, Matrimony, Christine and the Queens & more. Also included are two tracks from the show’s original score composed by Michael Penn (Masters of Sex, Boogie Nights). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 19 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Fueled by Ramen and Atlantic Records have previously released the Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 soundtracks fro the series. Girls created by Lena Dunham and executive produced by Judd Apatow follows a close group of twenty-somethings as they chart their lives in New York City. Read the rest of this entry »
Craig Armstrong to Receive ASCAP Henry Mancini Award
Posted: February 18, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: ASCAP, ASCAP Screen Music Awards, Craig Armstrong, Henry Mancini Award
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) announced today that composer Craig Armstrong will be honored at the 31st Annual Screen Music Awards (previously known as ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards) on March 24, 2016 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Armstrong will receive the Henry Mancini Award, which is given to composers for outstanding achievements and contributions to the world of music for film, television and visual media. The composer is known for his numerous collaborations with director Baz Luhrmann, including Romeo & Juliet, The Great Gatsby and Moulin Rouge!, for which he received a Golden Globe and BAFTA Award. Read the rest of this entry »
Carlo Siliotto Scoring ‘Miracles from Heaven’
Posted: February 18, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Carlo Siliotto, Miracles from Heaven, Patricia Riggen
Carlo Siliotto has composed the music for the upcoming drama Miracles from Heaven. The film is directed by Patricia Riggen and stars Jennifer Garner, Martin Henderson, John Carroll Lynch, Kylie Rogers, Eugenio Derbez and Queen Latifah. The movie is based on the book by Christy Beam and follows a woman whose daughter has a rare, incurable disease and becomes a ferocious advocate for her child’s healing as she searches for a solution. Randy Brown (Trouble with the Curve) has written the screenplay. Joe Roth (Alice in Wonderland, Maleficent, Oz the Great and Powerful), T.D. Jakes (Heaven Is for Real, Jumping the Broom) and DeVon Franklin are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for John Woo’s ‘The Crossing’ Announced
Posted: February 18, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Woo, score, Soundtrack, Tara Iwashiro, The Crossing
A soundtrack album will be released for John Woo’s epic drama The Crossing. The album features the film’s original music composed by Taro Iwashiro who previously collaborated with the director on 2008’s Red Cliff. Also included are two different versions of Song of Autumn Silver Grass performed by Hitomi Yaida. The soundtrack will be released in Asia on March 11, 2016 and is now available for pre-order as an import on Amazon. The Crossing stars Zhang Ziyi, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Song Hye-kyo, Huang Xiaoming, Tong Dawei and Masami Nagasawa. The movie is set against the upheavals of revolutionary China in 1949 and tells the story of three couples from different backgrounds who find themselves on the ocean liner “Taiping,” which sinks during the crossing between mainland China and Taipei. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Girls Lost’ (‘Pojkarna’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 18, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Girls Lost, Pojkarna, score, Sophia Ersson, Soundtrack
Frances Music Group has released a soundtrack album for the Swedish drama Girls Lost (Pojkarna). The album features the film’s original music composed by Sophia Ersson. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Girls Lost is written and directed by Alexandra-Therese Keining and stars Tuva Jagell, Emrik Öhlander, Wilma Holmén, Vilgot Ostwald Vesterlund, Louise Nyvall, Alexander Gustavsson, Mandus Berg and Filip Vester. The movie follows three outcast teenage girls who get a new perspective on high-school life when they are mysteriously transformed into boys. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Toyne to Score DirecTV’s ‘You Me Her’
Posted: February 17, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: DirecTV, Jeff Toyne, John Scott Shepherd, You Me Her
Jeff Toyne has been tapped to score the upcoming DirecTV original series You Me Her. The show is created by John Scott Shepherd (Life or Something Like It, Joe Somebody) and stars Greg Poehler, Rachel Blanchard, Melanie Papalia & Priscilla Faia. The comedy is inspired by a Playboy Magazine article Sugar on Top by John H. Richardson and centers on the complex dealings and interactions of a group of individuals involved in a three-way relationship. Shepherd is also executive producing the eOne production with Peter Jaysen (Fired Up!), Alan Gasmer (Vikings), Bart Peters, Chris Long, John Morayniss, Armand Leo, and Jocelyn Hamilton. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Green Room’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 17, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brooke Blair, Green Room, Jeremy Saulnier, score, Soundtrack, Will Blair
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Green Room. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brooke Blair & Will Blair (Blue Ruin). Also included are tracks by Corpus Rottus, Battletorn, as well as by the in-film group the Ain’t Rights. The soundtrack will be released on April 15, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Green Room is directed by Jeremy Saulnier and stars Patrick Stewart, Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat, Joe Cole, Callum Turner, Mark Webber, Eric Edelstein, Macon Blair and Kai Lennox. The movie follows a diabolical club owner who squares off against an unsuspecting but resilient young punk band. Read the rest of this entry »
