The nominations for the 65th Emmy Awards were announced this morning. Here are the music-related categories:
Outstandig Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score):
Arrested Development – Flight of the Phoenix – Music by David Schwartz
The Borgias – The Prince – Music by Trevor Morris
Downton Abbey – Episode 6 – Music by John Lunn
House of Cards – Chapter 1 – Music by Jeff Beal
Last Resort – Captain – Music by Robert Duncan
Mr Selfridge (Masterpiece) – Episode 1 – Music by Charlie Mole
Outstandig Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score):
The Girl – Music by Philip Miller
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence In The House Of God – Music by Ivor Guest & Robert Logan
Parade’s End – Part 5 – Music by Dirk Brossé
Restless – Part 2 – Music by Lorne Balfe
Ring of Fire – Music by Anton Sanko
World Without End – Medieval Life And Death – Music by Mychael Danna Read the rest of this entry »
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Since our last update on this year’s film music-related events at Comic-Con in San Diego, a couple of additional announcements have been made. Bear McCreary (Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead) has joined the panel 
SQE Music will release a soundtrack album for Paul Schrader’s upcoming indie drama The Canyons. The album features the film’s original music composed by Broken Social scene member Brendan Canning w/ Me&John. Also included are the songs Love, French, Better by Gold Zebra, Fear by A Place to Bury Strangers and Coming Down by Dum Dum Girls. The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 30, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on 
Lakeshore Records has announced the details for the indie drama The Spectacular Now. The album features the film’s original score composed by Rob Simonsen (The Way, Way Back, 500 Days of Summer), as well as the songs Baby by Ariel Pink, Song For Zula by Phosphorescent and Wakin’ On A Pretty Day by Kurt Vile. The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 30, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on 
Nick Glennie-Smith is set to reunite with director Randall Wallace on his upcoming family drama Heaven Is for Real. The movie is based on the bestselling novel Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent and follows a boy who recounts tales from his visit to heaven after recovering from an emergency operation where he temporarily died. Greg Kinnear and Kelly Reilly star as the parents of the boy who is portrayed by newcomer Connor Corum. Margo Martindale and Thomas Haden Church are co-starring. Chris Parker (Vampire in Brooklyn, Battle of the Year) has adapted the material for the screen. Joe Roth (Alice in Wonderland) is producing the TriStar Pictures production, along with T.D. Jakes (Woman Thou Art Loosed, Sparkle) and Derrick Williams (Jumping the Broom). Glennie-Smith has previously scored all of Wallace’s directorial efforts, including The Man in the Iron Mask, We Were Soldiers and Disney’s Secretariat. 
La-La Land Records has announced the details of the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1997 action thriller Turbulence directed by Robert Butler and starring Lauren Holly and Ray Liotta. The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by Shirley Walker (Final Destination, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Willard, Batman: The Animated Series). The soundtrack is limited to 2000 copies and is now available to order on 
Music Box Records has announced a soundtrack album featuring two previously unreleased scores written by Academy Award-nominated composer Alan Silvestri (Forrest Gump, Back to the Future, The Avengers). The album features the world premiere release of the score for the 1994 comedy Clean Slate directed by Mick Jackson (The Bodyguard) and starring Dana Carvey, Valeria Golino, Michael Gambon, James Earl Jones, Bryan Cranston, and Kevin Pollak. Also included is the first-ever official release of the score for the 1995 comedy The Perez Family directed by Mira Nair and starring Marisa Tomei, Alfred Molina and Anjelica Huston. To listen to audio clips and to order the limited edition CD, visit the 
Rhino Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. The album features the music from the film, including a track from Philip Glass’ Koyaanisqatsi, The Police’s Roxanne, Shirley Bassey’s Goldfinger, Bryan Ferry’s Let’s Stick Together, Sparks’ The Number One Song in Heaven and Hot Chocolate’s It Started With a Kiss. Also featured is one track from the film’s original score composed by Ilan Eshkeri (Stardust, The Young Victoria). The soundtrack will be released in the UK on August 5, 2013 and is now available for pre-order as an import on 
Columbia Records will release a score album for the indie comedy drama The Way, Way Back. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rob Simonsen (500 Days of Summer, Dollhouse, The Spectacular Now). The soundtrack will be released on July 19, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on 
