Miles Hankins has composed the original score for the new HBO docu-series Being Serena. The 5-parter centers on Serena Williams, one of the greatest tennis players in history, as she faces new challenges in motherhood, marriage and regaining her supremacy on the court. Mark Shapiro, Michael Antinoro and Will Staeger are executive producing the HBO […]
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HBO’s ‘Being Serena’ to Feature Music by Miles Hankins
Posted: 1st May 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Being Serena, HBO, Miles Hankins
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 29, 2018)
Posted: 29th April 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anon, Christophe Beck, Cobra Kai, Leo Birenberg, Netflix, Rupert Gregson-Williams, The Week Of, YouTube Red, Zach Robinson
Premiering on Wednesday, May 2, is the YouTube Red original series Cobra Kai developed by Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg and starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka. The show’s original music is composed by Leo Birenberg (Son of Zorn, Big Time in Hollywood, FL) and Zach Robinson (F*&% the Prom). Check out our previous news article […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 27, 2018)
Posted: 27th April 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Silvestri, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Backstabbing for Beginners, Disobedience, Duck Butter, James L. Venable, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Kings, Matthew Herbert, Nick Cave, Rob Simonsen, Supercon, The House of Tomorrow, Todor Kobakov, Warren Ellis
The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War directed by Joe & Anthony Russo and starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Josh Brolin and Chris Pratt. The film’s original music is composed by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump). Marvel Music/Hollywood Records have […]
DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Bilby’ to Feature Music by Benjamin Wallfisch
Posted: 24th April 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Bilby, Dreamworks Animation
Benjamin Wallfisch has composed the music for DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming short Bilby. The film written and directed by Pierre Perifel, JP Sans & Liron Topaz is set in Australia’s Outback and follows the title character who finds himself an unwitting protector, and unexpected friend, to a helpless baby bird. Kelly Cooney and Jeff Hermann are […]
Academy Announces Rule Change in Music Categories
Posted: 24th April 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy’s Board of Governors has approved Oscars rules and campaign regulations for the 91st Academy Awards, including a change in the music categories, where “all members of the Music Branch will view films eligible for Original Score and film clips of eligible Original Songs and vote in a preliminary round to produce a shortlist of 15 titles in […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 22, 2018)
Posted: 22nd April 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Andrew Christie, Austin Fray, Candy Jar, Clinton Shorter, Dude, Mark Batson, National Geographic, Netflix, Peter van der Fluit, Quantico, Ryan Leach, Symphony for Our World, The New Legends of Monkey
Premiering tonight is the National Geographic television special Symphony for Our World. Bleeding Fingers Music’s Austin Fray & Andrew Christie have composed the project’s original music and have also collaborated with the rock band X Ambassadors on several tracks. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the music from the television event. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details […]
Soundtrack Album for ‘Riverdale’ Special Episode ‘Carrie the Musical’ to Be Released
Posted: 18th April 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Riverdale, Soundtrack, The CW
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the Riverdale special episode Carrie the Musical. The album features the songs from the musical episode performed by cast members KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Madelaine Petsch, Shannon Purser, Casey Cott, Emilija Baranac, Cody Kearsley, Ashleigh Murray and Madchen Amick. The songs were originally written by Michael […]
Kirby Dick’s ‘The Bleeding Edge’ to Feature Music by Jeff Beal
Posted: 17th April 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Beal, Kirby Dick, Netflix, The Bleeding Edge
Jeff Beal has composed the music for the upcoming documentary The Bleeding Edge. The film is directed by Academy Award nominee Kirby Dick (The Hunting Ground, The Invisible War, This Film is Not Yet Rated) and follows the personal stories of those affected by medical technology gone wrong, giving voice to injured victims and uncovering […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 15, 2018)
Posted: 15th April 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, AMC, Danny Bensi, Fear the Walking Dead, Howard Drossin, Jared Gutstadt, Joel S. Silver, Netflix, Pass Over, Saunder Jurriaans, Spy Kids: Mission Critical
Premiering tonight is the fourth season of the AMC original series Fear the Walking Dead created by Robert Kirkman & Dave Erickson and starring Kim Dickens, Frank Dillane, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Rubén Blades, Colman Domingo and Danay García. Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (The Gift, Ozark, Enemy, Martha Macy May Marlene) are the new composers of […]