A couple of major local critics associations have announced their winners for this year’s movies. The music from Bill Pohlad’s biographical drama Love & Mercy (by songwriter Brian Wilson and composer Atticus Ross) was singled out by both the New York Film Critics online and the Boston Society of Film Critics, while Carter Burwell was honored for his […]
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LA, NY and Boston Film Critics Announce Winners for Best Music in Film 2015
Posted: 6th December 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Boston Online FIlm Critics Association, Boston Society of Film Critics, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, New York Film Critics Online
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 4, 2015)
Posted: 4th December 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Royal Night Out, Alexandre Desplat, Chi-Raq, Christian Davis, Christmas Eve, Ciaran Hope, David Lang, Dominic Lewis, Douglas Pipes, Every Thing Will Be Fine, Jed Kurzel, Krampus, Life, Macbeth, MI-5, Nathan Larson, Owen Pallett, Paul Englishby, Terence Blanchard, The Letters, The Wannabe, Youth
Opening nationwide this weekend is the horror comedy Krampus written and directed by Michael Dougherty and starring Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner, Emjay Anthony, Allison Tolman, Conchata Ferrell, Stefania Lavie Owen and Krista Stadler. The film’s original music is composed by Douglas Pipes (Monster House, Trick ‘r Treat). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 29, 2015)
Posted: 29th November 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mateo Messina, NBC, Superstore, The Wiz LIVE!
Premiering tomorrow, November 30, is the new NBC comedy Superstore created by Justin Spitzer and starring America Ferrera, Ben Feldman, Mark McKinney, Lauren Ash, Colton Dunn, Nichole Bloom and Nico Santos. The show’s original music is composed by Mateo Messina (Juno, Casual, Butter, Truth Be Told, Growing Up Fisher). Superstore revolves around a unique family of employees at a super-sized mega store. The comedy’s first two […]
‘Keep Watching’ to Feature Music by Tyler Bates
Posted: 28th November 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: James Gunn, Keep Watching, The Belko Experiment, Tyler Bates
Tyler Bates has composed the music for the upcoming horror thriller Keep Watching. The film is directed by Sean Carter and stars Bella Thorne, Ioan Gruffudd, Chandler Riggs, Ioan Gruffudd, Chandler Riggs, Natalie Martinez, Matthew Willig and Leigh Whannell. The movie centers on a family attacked in their home by intruders who play a life-and-death game with mysterious rules. Joseph […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 27, 2015)
Posted: 27th November 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Brooke Blair, Craig Armstrong, Creed, JB Dunckel, Jeff Danna, Killing Them Safely, Ludwig Göransson, Mychael Danna, The Danish Girl, The Good Dinosaur, The Summer of Sangaile, Victor Frankenstein, Will Blair
Three new movies opened nationwide this past Wednesday: Playing in most theaters is the animated feature The Good Dinosaur directed by Peter Sohn and featuring the voices of Raymond Ochoa, Jack Bright, Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright, Sam Elliott, Anna Paquin, Marcus Scribner, A.J. Buckley and Steve Zahn. The film’s original music is composed by Mychael Danna (Life of […]
Behind the Music of ‘Creed’
Posted: 25th November 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Creed, Ludwig Göransson, Ryan Coogler
WaterTower Music has published a video featurette about the score for the sports drama Creed. The video features interviews with the film’s composer Ludwig Goransson, director Ryan Coogler, editor Michael Shawver, co-writer Aaron Covington, as well as Goransson’s family. The composer who also appears in the movie in two scenes as a member of Tessa Thompson’s character’s […]
More Music from John Crowley’s ‘Brooklyn’ to Be Released
Posted: 23rd November 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brooklyn, John Crowley, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a second soundtrack album for John Crowley’s critically acclaimed drama Brooklyn. The album features a collection of recordings of Irish classics, including Castle Finn, Zing A Little Zong, Casadh An tSúgáin, My Wild Irish Rose & more. The soundtrack will be digitally on December 4, 2015 and physically on December 18. […]
Music from Amazon’s ‘The Man in the High Castle’ Released
Posted: 23rd November 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Dominic Lewis, Henry Jackman, The Man in the High Castle
Amazon Content Services has released several tracks from the soundtrack for the Amazon Studios original series The Man in the High Castle. Available to download now is the cover version of the Sound of Music song Edelweiss performed by Jeanette Olson as featured in the series. Click here to download the track. Also available digitally are […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 22, 2015)
Posted: 22nd November 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Beau Black, Chris Willis, Disney Channel, Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe, Nathan Whitehead, National Geographic Channel, Saints & Strangers, South of Hell, The Lion Guard, WE tv
Premiering tonight is the Nat Geo event series Saints & Strangers directed by Paul A. Edwards and starring Raoul Trujillo, Vincent Kartheiser, Ray Stevenson, Anna Camp, Ron Livingston, Natascha McElhone, Kalani Queypo, Tatanka Means, Brian F. O’Byrne, Barry Sloane and Michael Jibson. The 2-parter’s main theme is composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Pirates […]
Harry Gregson-Williams, Roque Banos, Tom Holkenborg and Mychael & Jeff Danna to Appear at ‘Fans of Film Music’ Event
Posted: 21st November 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Fans of Film Music
A number of major film composers will be participating at the 6th Annual Fans of Film Music event, which will take place on Sunday, December 6, 2015 at The Bridge Recording Studio in Glendale, CA. This year’s panelists include Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek, The Chronicles of Narnia, Kingdom of Heaven) who composed the music for this year’s hit sci-fi drama The Martian, Roque […]
