Film Music Reporter’s Top Original Film Songs of 2015: Ryan Coogler‘s Creed not only features one of our favorite scores of the year, but is also easily our top choice for best use of original songs in a movie in 2015. The way Ludwig Goransson‘s score is integrated into the film’s songs and vice versa makes this […]
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Justin Timberlake to Executive Produce Music for DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Trolls’
Posted: 5th January 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Dreamworks Animation, Justin Timberlake, Trolls
Justin Timberlake will serve as the executive music producer on DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming feature Trolls. He will oversee the creative direction for the film’s music and write and perform several songs on the soundtrack. The movie is directed by Mike Mitchell (Shrek Forever After) & Walt Dohrn and features the voice talent of Anna Kendrick and Timberlake. The film is […]
NBC’s ‘Shades of Blue’ to Feature Music by Wendy Melvoin & Jeff Russo
Posted: 4th January 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Russo, NBC, Shades of Blue, Wendy Melvoin
Wendy Melvoin and Jeff Russo are scoring the new NBC drama Shades of Blue. The show is created by Adi Hasak (3 Days to Kill, From Paris with Love) and stars Jennifer Lopez, Ray Liotta, Drea de Matteo, Warren Kole, Dayo Okeniyi, Vincent Laresca, Hampton Fluker and Sarah Jeffery. The series follows a female NYPD detective-turned-informant who must carefully […]
Film Music Reporter’s Top 5 Original Scores of 2015 (in alphabetical order): Thomas Newman collaborated with Steven Spielberg for the first time on the spy drama Bridge of Spies and delivered our favorite score of the composer in several years. Staying true to his signature sound while introducing some unfamiliar elements to his oeuvre including Russian choir, Newman’s […]
Ennio Morricone to Be Honored at Los Angeles Italia Film Fashion & Art Fest
Posted: 4th January 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ennio Morricone, Fashion & Art Fest, Los Angeles Italia Film
The Los Angeles Italia Film Fashion and Art Fest has announced today that Ennio Morricone will be honored at the 11th edition of the festival, which takes place from February 21 – 27 at the TCL Chinese 6 Theaters in Hollywood. The composer of such films as The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 1, 2016)
Posted: 1st January 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anomalisa, Carter Burwell, Ryder McNair, Yosemite
Except for the nationwide expansion of Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight, which opened in limited release last week, no other movies are opening nationwide this weekend. Opening in select theaters in New York and Los Angeles this week before expanding nationwide later this month is the animated feature Anomalisa directed by Duke Johnson & Charlie Kaufman and featuring […]
‘Other People’ to Feature Music by Julian Wass
Posted: 30th December 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chris Kelly, Julian Wass, Other People
Julian Wass is composing the music for the upcoming indie drama Other People. The film is written and directed by Chris Kelly (Saturday Night Live) and stars Jesse Plemons, Molly Shannon, Bradley Whitford, Maude Apatow, Zach Woods and June Squibb. The movie centers on a struggling comedy writer, fresh off a breakup and in the midst of the worst year of his […]
‘Weiner’ to Feature Music by Jeff Beal
Posted: 27th December 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Beal, Weiner
Jeff Beal is composing the music for the upcoming documentary Weiner. The film is directed by Josh Kriegman & Elyse Steinberg and centers on the disgraced New York Congressman Anthony Weiner’s mayoral campaign and reveals the human story behind the scenes of a high-profile political scandal as it unfolds, and offers an unfiltered look at how much today’s politics is driven […]
Back Lot Music to Release ‘Race’ Soundtrack
Posted: 26th December 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Race, Rachel Portman, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for the sports drama Race. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Rachel Portman (Emma, The Cider House Rules, Chocolat, The Manchurian Candidate, Never Let Me Go). The soundtrack will be released on February 19, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The full album details […]
