Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the fantasy adventure Maleficent: Mistress of Evil directed by Joachim Rønning and starring Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sam Riley, Ed Skrein, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple and Lesley Manville. The film’s original music is composed Geoff Zanelli (Pirates of […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 18, 2019)
Posted: 18th October 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Heffes, By the Grace of God, Cyrano My Love, Danny Bensi, David Sardy, Evgueni Galperine, Geoff Zanelli, Jojo Rabbit, Laura Karpman, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Mark Korven, Michael Giacchino, Michael Wandmacher, Miss Virginia, Romain Trouillet, Sacha Galperine, Saunder Jurriaans, Tell Me Who I Am, The Elephant Queen, The Lighthouse, Trick, Zombieland: Double Tap
Nicholas Britell Named Film Composer of the Year at 2019 World Soundtrack Awards
Posted: 18th October 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Hildur Guðnadóttir, Michael Abels, Nicholas Britell, World Soundtrack Awards
Nicholas Britell was named Film Composer of the Year at the 19th World Soundtrack Awards, tonight’s closing event of the 46th Ghent Film Festival. The composer’s film scoring work over the last year includes Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk (for which he also earned an Academy Award nomination) and Adam McKay’s Vice. Hildur […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 13, 2019)
Posted: 13th October 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Bear McCreary, Discovery, Eli, Facebook Watch, Gary Clark, Hulu, Jeff Russo, Jordan Gagne, Laura Karpman, Limetown, Looking for Alaska, Modern Love, Netflix, Ronit Kirchman, Siddhartha Khosla, Treadstone, USA, Why We Hate
Premiering tonight is the Discovery docu-series Why We Hate directed by Geeta Gandbhir & Sam Pollard and executive produced by Steven Spielberg, Alex Gibney & Frank Marshall. The show’s original music is composed by Laura Karpman (Underground, Paris Can Wait, Step, Taken, Black Nativity). Check out our previous news article and the official show website to learn more about […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 11, 2019)
Posted: 11th October 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Christopher Lennertz, Dave Porter, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, Gemini Man, High Strung Free Dance, Jeff Danna, Jexi, Jung Jaeil, Lorne Balfe, Lucky Day, Mary, Mychael Danna, Nathan Lanier, Nicholas Britell, Parasite, Philip White, The Addams Family, The King, The Newton Brothers, tomandandy
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the animated feature The Addams Family directed by Conrad Vernon & Greg Tiernan and starring Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloe Grace Moretz, Finn Wolfhard, Nick Kroll, Bette Midler and Allison Janney. The film’s original score is composed by Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball) […]
Bear McCreary to Appear at 10th Fans of Film Music Event
Posted: 8th October 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Bear McCreary, Fans of Film Music
Emmy Award-winning composer Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Battlestar Galactica, Outlander) will be participating at the 10th Annual Fans of Film Music event, which will take place at 10:00 am on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at Vitello’s Restaurant in Los Angeles, CA. The composer will talk about his career, his process and […]
Mark Isham to Score Dean Parisot’s ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’
Posted: 7th October 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bill & Ted Face the Music, Dean Parisot, Mark Isham
Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, A River Runs Through It, The Accountant) has signed on to score the upcoming sci-fi comedy sequel Bill & Ted Face the Music. The film is directed by Dean Parisot (Galaxy Quest, RED 2) and stars Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Samara Weaving, Jillian Bell, Kristen Schaal, Anthony Carrigan, […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 6, 2019)
Posted: 6th October 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adult Swim, Anton Sanko, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Batwoman, Blake Neely, Fractured, Hulu, Jason Lazarus, Jeff Garber, Joanne Higginbottom, Joseph Trapanese, Little Monsters, Nancy Drew, Natalie Holt, Netflix, PBS, Piers Burbrook de Vere, Press, Primal, Sherri Chung, Siddhartha Khosla, The CW, Tyler Bates
Premiering tonight is the new CW drama Batwoman developed by Caroline Dries & Greg Berlanti based on the DC Comics characters and starring Ruby Rose, Meagan Tandy, Camrus Johnson, Nicole Kang, Rachel Skarsten, Dougray Scott and Elizabeth Anweis. The show’s original music is composed by Blake Neely (The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl) & Sherri Chung (Riverdale, Blindspot). Check […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 4, 2019)
Posted: 4th October 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alberto Iglesias, Brooke Blair, Dolemite Is My Name, Hanan Townshend, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Jeff Russo, Joker, Low Tide, Lucy in the Sky, Pain & Glory, Scott Bomar, Semper Fi, Will Blair
The only new movie opening nationwide this week is the psychological thriller Joker directed by Todd Phillips and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Bill Camp, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Marc Maron, and Shea Whigham. The film’s original music is composed by Hildur Gudnadottir (Chernobyl, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Mary Magdalene). WaterTower Music has […]
Fox’s ‘Almost Family’ to Feature Music by David Schwartz
Posted: 2nd October 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Almost Family, Annie Weisman, David Schwartz, Fox, Jason Katims
David Schwartz (Arrested Development, Northern Exposure, Veep, Lady Dynamite) is the composer of the new Fox drama Almost Family. The show is developed by Annie Weisman based on the original Endemol Shine Australia series from Jonathan Gavin & Imogen Banks and stars Brittany Snow, Timothy Hutton, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Emily Osment, Mustafa Elzein, Mo McRae and […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 29, 2019)
Posted: 29th September 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Sherman, Bless the Harts, Carl Thiel, Epix, Fox, Godfather of Harlem, In the Tall Grass, Kris Bowers, Mark Isham, Mark Korven, Netflix, Raising Dion, Seis Manos
Premiering tonight is the Epix original series Godfather of Harlem created by Chris Brancato & Paul Eckstein and starring Forest Whitaker, Vincent D’Onofrio, Ilfenesh Hadera, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Nigél Thatch, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucy Fry, Paul Sorvino, Giancarlo Esposito and Rafi Gavron. The show’s original score is composed by Mark Isham (Crash, The Accountant, Once Upon […]