Play It Again Sam Recordings will release a soundtrack album for the British animated short The Snowman and the Snowdog. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ilan Eshkeri (Coriolanus, Stardust, Johnny English Reborn) and singer/songwriter Andy Burrows, including the song Light The Night, which is also available as a single (check out the music video after the jump). The soundtrack will be released in the UK on December 17, 2012. Click here to listen to audio clips. The Snowman and the Snowdog is a sequel to the 1982 Academy Award-nominated animated special The Snowman based on the children’s book by Raymond Briggs. The sequel written and directed by Hilary Audus and Joanna Harrison will premiere this Christmas on Channel 4. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Snowman and the Snowdog’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: December 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Andy Burrows, Ilan Eshkeri, score, Soundtrack, The Snowman and the Snowdog
Golden Globe Nominations Announced
Posted: December 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Golden Globes, Nominations
The nominations for the 70th Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning. Here are the music-related categories and nominations:
Best Original Score:
Anna Karenina – Dario Marianelli
Argo – Alexandre Desplat
Cloud Atlas – Tom Tykwer, Reinhold Heil & Johnny Klimek
Life of Pi – Mychael Danna
Lincoln – John Williams
‘The Imposter’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anne Nikitin, score, Soundtrack, The Imposter
Redrocca will release a soundtrack album for the documentary The Imposter. The album features the film’s original score composed by Anne Nikitin. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 14, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. The Imposter is directed by Bart Layton centers on French confidence man Frédéric Bourdin who convinces a grieving Texas family that he is their 16-year-old son who went missing for 3 years. The film premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and was released in theaters this past summer by Idomina. The movie is on the shortlist of 15 titles up for an Academy Award nomination in the Best Documentary category and is set to be released on January 21, 2013 on DVD. Read the rest of this entry »
John Frizzell to Score Fox’s ‘The Following’
Posted: December 12, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fox, John Frizzell, Kevin Williamson, The Following
John Frizzell has signed on to score the upcoming Fox drama The Following. The show is created by Kevin Williamson (Scream, Dawson’s Creek) and stars Kevin Bacon as an ex-FBI agent who is recruited to recapture an escaped serial killer. James Purefoy, Jeananne Goossen, Maggie Grace, Natalie Zea, Adan Canto, Nico Tortorella and Shawn Ashmore are co-starring. Marcos Siega (Dexter, The Vampire Diaries) is executive producing the project with Williams and also directed the pilot. Frizzell has previously collaborated with Williamson on his feature directorial debut Teaching Mrs. Tingle starring Katie Holmes & Helen Mirren and last season’s CW drama The Secret Circle. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack for HBO’s ‘Girls’ Announced
Posted: December 12, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Girls, HBO, Michael Penn, Soundtrack
Fueled by Ramen has announced a soundtrack release for HBO’s critically acclaimed comedy drama series Girls. The album features songs from the show by artists including Santihold, Grouplove, Fun., Robyn, Harper Simon, Belle & Sebastian, The Vaccines and Icona Pop. Also featured is the original song On Your Way from the finale of the first season by the series’ composer Michael Penn. The soundtrack will be released on January 8, 2013. The CD version is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A digital release including four additional tracks will also be released the same day. Girls created by and starring Lena Dunham and produced by Judd Apatow follows a close group of twenty-somethings as they chart their lives in New York City. The first season was nominated in the Best Comedy category at this year’s Emmy Awards and was just released on Blu-Ray and DVD this week. Read the rest of this entry »
Ravi Shankar (1920 – 2012)
Posted: December 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ravi Shankar
Musician and composer Ravi Shankar passed away today at a San Diego hospital at age 92. His best known work for film is his score for Richard Attenborough’s 1982 Oscar-winning biopic Gandhi, which he composed with George Fenton and for which he received an Academy Award, as well as a Grammy and BAFTA nomination. His other film scoring credits include the 1968 drama Charly starring Cliff Robertson and Claire Bloom and Satyajit Ray’s Apu Trilogy. He was honored with three Grammy Awards for his music besides his film work and collaborated with such artists as violinist Yehudi Menuhin and George Harrison of The Beatles. Shankar is the father of Grammy Award-winning singer Norah Jones and sitar player Anoushka Shankar.
Academy Announces 75 Original Songs in Oscar Race
Posted: December 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Original Song
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced the short list of 75 songs that are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 85th Academy Awards. During the nominations process, all voting members of the Music Branch will receive a Reminder List of works submitted in the category and a DVD copy of the song clips. Members will be asked to watch the clips and then vote in the order of their preference for not more than five achievements in the category. The nominations will be announced on January 10, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »
Critics’ Choice Movie Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: December 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Critic's Choice Movie Awards
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced the nominations for the 18th Critics’ Choice Movie Awards this morning. The nominations in the Best Score category are:
Argo – Alexandre Desplat
Life of Pi – Mychael Danna
Lincoln – John Williams
The Master – Jonny Greenwood
Moonrise Kingdom – Alexandre Desplat Read the rest of this entry »
Hans Zimmer to Score Gore Verbinski’s ‘The Lone Ranger’
Posted: December 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Akiva Goldsman, Gore Verbinksi, Hans Zimmer, Jack White, The Lone Ranger, Winter's Tale
According to the film’s latest trailer, Hans Zimmer has taken over scoring duties on Gore Verbinski’s upcoming western The Lone Ranger. The film stars Armie Hammer in the title role of the masked crime fighter and Johnny Depp as his Native American sidekick from the popular 1950s TV series. Helena Bonham Carter, Tom Wilkinson, William Fichtner and Barry Pepper are co-starring in the film produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. Justin Haythe (Revolutionary Road) has written the script with Terry Rossio & Ted Elliott (The Mask of Zorro). Zimmer has previously collaborated with Verbinski on the Pirates of the Caribbean films, The Ring and last year’s animated feature Rango. The composer is taking over for Jack White, lead guitarist and vocalist of the rock band White Stripes and member of the Raconteur and the Dead Weather, who was previously announced as the composer of the movie. Read the rest of this entry »
Academy Announces 104 Original Scores in Oscar Race
Posted: December 10, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Best Original Score, Oscars
The Academy of Motion Pictures Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the eligible movies in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 85th Academy Awards. Notable omissions include such titles as Moonrise Kingdom (Alexandre Desplat) and Silver Linings Playbook (Danny Elfman). The 104 eligible scores along with the composer are listed below in alphabetical order by film title:
“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,” Henry Jackman, composer
“After the Wizard,” Stephen Main, composer
“Alex Cross,” John Debney and Sebastian Morton, composers
“The Amazing Spider-Man,” James Horner, composer
“Anna Karenina,” Dario Marianelli, composer Read the rest of this entry »
