The nominations for the Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMAs) in the Visual Media categories in the visual media categories were announced today. Check out the nominees in the major categories below and visit the official HMMA website for the full list of nominations. The awards show will be held at The Fonda Theater in Hollywood on Tuesday, November 4, 2014. The event will be hosted by Oscar-nominated actor Eric Roberts, former Matchbox 20 member Adam Gaynor, acclaimed Director/Writer/Producer Andy Fickman and Earth, Wind & Fire’s Verdine White. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Education Through Music – Los Angeles (ETMLA). Read the rest of this entry »
Hollywood Music in Media Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: October 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: HMMA, Hollywood Music in Media Awards
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David Buckley to Score TNT’s ‘Proof’
Posted: October 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Breaking the Bank, David Buckley, Proof, TNT
David Buckley is set to score the upcoming TNT original series Proof. The supernatural drama stars Jennifer Beals, Matthew Modine, Joe Morton, Callum Blue, Edi Gathegi, Annie Thurman, Sean Gleeson and Caroline Rose Kaplan. The series follows a skeptical, brilliant female surgeon with a caustic edge who has been struggling with the loss of her teenage son and is persuaded to investigate reincarnation, out-of-body experiences, hauntings and other supernatural cases. Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer) is executive producing the project with Rob Bragin (Greek), Tom Jacobson (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Ladykillers), Jill Littman and Alex Graves (The West Wing, Game of Thrones) who also directed the pilot episode. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Little Mermaid’ Legacy Collection Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, score, Soundtrack, The Little Mermaid
Walt Disney Records will release a new soundtrack album for the 1989 animated classic The Little Mermaid as part of the label’s Legacy Collection, which celebrate the anniversaries of a number of Disney movies. The album features the film’s original songs composed by Alan Menken (The Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Enchanted, Tangled) and lyrics by Howard Ashman, as well as Menken’s score, including previously unreleased music. Also included on a second disc are numerous demos of both songs and the score. The soundtrack will be released on November 24, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Little Mermaid directed by received two Academy Awards for Menken’s original score and the original song Under the Sea. Read the rest of this entry »
Kevin Kiner Scoring The CW’s ‘Jane the Virgin’
Posted: October 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gustavo Santaolalla, Jane the Virgin, Kevin Kiner, The CW
Kevin Kiner is composing the score for the new CW drama Jane the Virgin. The show is created by Jennie Snyder Urman (Emily Owens MD) based on the Venezuelan telenovela Juana la Virgen and stars Gina Rodriguez, Andrea Navedo, Justin Baldoni, Yael Grobglas, Brett Dier, Ivonne Coll and Jaime Camil. The series follows a hard-working young Latina woman whose family tradition and a vow to save her virginity until her marriage to a detective is shattered when a doctor accidentally artificially inseminates her during a checkup. Snyder Urman is also executive producing the CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television production with Ben Silverman (The Office, Ugly Betty, The Tudors), Gary Pearl, Jorge Granier, as well as Brad Silberling (Casper, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events) who also directed the pilot episode. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christian Wibe, Dead Snow 2, Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead, score, Soundtrack, Tommy Wirkola
A soundtrack album will be released for the zombie sequel Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christian Wibe. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 9, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead is directed by Tommy Wirkola (Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters) and stars Martin Starr, Vegar Hoel, Ingrid Haas, Stig Frode Henriksen, Jocelyn DeBoer and Orjan Gamst. The movie takes place right after the events of the 2009 original Dead Snow film, which centered on a group of students surviving a Nazi zombie apocalypse. The sequel premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and will be released in select theaters on October 10 by Well Go USA. Read the rest of this entry »
John Debney to Score NBC’s ‘Odyssey’
Posted: October 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Debney, NBC, Odyssey, Peter Horton
John Debney has been hired to score the upcoming NBC action drama Odyssey. The show is created by Peter Horton (Grey’s Anatomy, Dirty Sexy Money) and stars Anna Friel, Peter Facinelli, Jake Robinson, Jim True-Forst, Treat Williams, Nate Mooney, Elena Kampouris, Daniella Pineda, Sadie Sink, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Omar Ghazaoui. The series follows a female soldier, a political activist and a corporate lawyer as their lives unexpectedly collide after an international conspiracy explodes. Horton is also executive producing the Universal Television, Fabrik Entertainment and Red Arrow Entertainment Group production with Adam Armus & Nora Kay Foster (The Following, Heroes), Simon Maxwell (Off the Hook), Mikkel Bondesen & Henrik Bastin (Burn Notice, The Killing) and Kristen Campo (The Killing). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Vice’ to Feature Music by Hybrid
Posted: October 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hybrid, Vice
The British electronic music group Hybrid is composing the music for the upcoming sci-fi action thriller Vice. The film is directed by Brian A. Miller (The Prince, Officer Down, The Outsider) and stars Bruce Willis, Ambyr Childers and Thomas Jane. The movie is set in a city in which humans can enact their most perverse fantasies onto androids and follows one android who becomes self-aware and breaks out, only to become intent on shutting down the organization. Andre Fabrizio & Jeremy Passmore (Red Dawn, San Andreas, The Prince) have written the screenplay. George Furla & Randall Emmett (2 Guns, Lone Survivor, Righteous Kill, Broken City) and Adam Goldworm (The Prince) are producing the Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Nightcrawler’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: October 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dan Gilroy, James Newton Howard, Nightcrawler
Audio clips from the soundtrack for Dan Gilroy’s thriller Nightcrawler have been published. The film’s original music is composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, Maleficent, Signs, The Sixth Sense, Michael Clayton). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 14, 2014 and physically later this month. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD and check out the soundtrack preview after the jump. Also visit our previous article for the track list and more details. Nightcrawler starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton and Riz Ahmed will be released nationwide on October 31 by Open Road Films. Read the rest of this entry »
Fil Eisler to Score Fox’s ‘Empire’
Posted: October 6, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Empire, Fil Eisler, Fox
Fil Eisler has been tapped to score the upcoming Fox drama Empire. The show is created by Lee Daniels (Precious, The Butler & Danny Strong (Recount, Game Change) and stars Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Gabourey Sidibe, Bryshere Gray, Jussie Smollett, Trai Byers, Malik Yoba, Grace Gealey and Kaitlin Dubleday. The series follows the head of a music empire whose three sons and ex-wife all battle for his throne. Daniels & Strong are also executive producing the Imagine Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Television production with Brian Grazer (Apollo 13, 24, A Beautiful Mind) and Francie Calfo. Daniels also directed the pilot episode. It was previously reported that Timbaland will be writing and producing the original songs for the show. Read the rest of this entry »
Dave Porter to Score AMC’s ‘Breaking Bad’ Spinoff ‘Better Call Saul’
Posted: October 6, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: AMC, Better Call Saul, Dave Porter
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Dave Porter is set to score the upcoming AMC original series Better Call Saul. The show starring Bob Odenkirk is a spin-off of AMC’s Breaking Bad and focuses on the character of attorney Saul Goodman from the Emmy-winning hit drama. Porter has previously scored all episodes of Breaking Bad. The composer also co-wrote a song for a new music video promoting the show with Adam Dormblum. The song is performed by Junior Brown and features lyrics by series creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould. Check out the music video after the jump. Better Call Saul is set to premiere in February 2015 on AMC. Read the rest of this entry »
