Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi action comedy Pixels directed by Chris Columbus and starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad and Brian Cox. The film’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Big Hero 6, X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It-Ralph). Varese Sarabande has released […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 24, 2015)
Posted: 24th July 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 10 Cent Pistol, Akon, American Heist, Henry Jackman, James Horner, Jim Dooley, John Swihart, Joseph Bishara, Keegan DeWitt, Ludovico Einaudi, Paper Towns, Pixels, Ryan Lott, Samba, Son Lux, Southpaw, Staten Island Summer, The Vatican Tapes, Unexpected
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Stephen Trask to Create ‘The King of Comedy’ Musical
Posted: 22nd July 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Stephen Trask, The King of Comedy
Composer Stephen Trask is teaming up with writer Chris D’Arienzo (Rock of Ages) to create a musical based on Martin Scorsese’s 1982 feature The King of Comedy starring Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, Tony Randall, Diahnne Abbott and Sandra Bernhard about an aspiring comedian who kidnaps a talk show host in the hopes of forcing […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 19, 2015)
Posted: 19th July 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chris Cano, Chris Ridenhour, Jeff Russo, Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, Spike TV, Syfy, Tut
Premiering tonight is the Spike TV event series Tut directed by David Von Ancken and starring Avan Jogia, Ben Kingsley, Alexander Siddig, Nonso Anozi, Iddo Goldberg, Peter Gadiot, Sibylla Deen and Kylie Bunbury. The show’s original music is composed by Jeff Russo (Fargo, The Returned, CSI: Cyber). Tut tells the story of Tutankhamun, aka King […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 17, 2015)
Posted: 17th July 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexis & Sam, Andrew Hewitt, Ant-Man, Carter Burwell, Christophe Beck, Irrational Man, Jon Brion, Lila & Eve, Mr. Holmes, The Stanford Prison Experiment, Trainwreck
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the superhero movie Ant-Man directed by Peyton Reed and starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Judy Greer, Tip “TI” Harris, Wood Harris, Jordi Mollà and Michael Douglas. The film’s original music is composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 12, 2015)
Posted: 12th July 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chris Alan Lee, Craig Wedren, FX, Netflix, Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll, The Jim Gaffigan Show, TV Land, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Premiering on Wednesday, July 15 is the TV Land original series The Jim Gaffigan Show created by Gaffigan who also stars in the show alongside Ashley Williams, Adam Goldberg and Michael Ian Black. The show’s original music is composed by Chris Alan Lee (Younger, Mulaney, Better Off Ted). The comedy is inspired by Gaffigan’s real […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 10, 2015)
Posted: 10th July 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 10K Islands, Alex Heffes, Antonio Pinto, Boulevard, David Wittman, Dudu Aram, Heitor Pereira, Keefus Ciancia, Minions, Selfless, Strangerland, What We Did on Our Holiday, Zach Lemmons
Expected to top the weekend box office is the animated feature Minions directed by Pierre Coffin & Kyle Balda and featuring the voices of Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, Steve Coogan and Geoffrey Rush. The film’s original music is composed by Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, The Smurfs, If I Stay, Beverly Hills Chihuahua). Back Lot […]
Michael Giacchino Elected to Academy Music Branch Board
Posted: 10th July 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Michael Giacchino
Michael Giacchino has been elected to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 2015–16 Board of Governors. He joins Charles Bernstein and Charles Fox who are the other two governors of the branch. It will mark Giacchino’s first term serving on the music branch board. The Academy’s 17 branches are each represented by three governors, who may serve […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 3, 2015)
Posted: 3rd July 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Amy, Antonio Pinto, Cartel Land, Faith of Our Fathers, George Fenton, H. Scott Salinas, Jackie & Ryan, Jackson Greenberg, Jimmy's Hall, Lorne Balfe, Magic Mike XXL, Marc Fantini, Nick Hans, Steffan Fantini, Terminator: Genisys
Two new movies opened nationwide this past Wednesday: Opening in most theaters this week is the sci-fi action adventure Terminator Genisys directed by Alan Taylor and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, Jason Clarke, Matt Smith, Byung-Hun Lee and JK Simmons. The film’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (Home, Penguins of Madagascar). Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions have […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 28, 2015)
Posted: 28th June 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: AMC, Ben Decter, CBS, Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Extant, Humans, Jeff Russo, Jeremy Zuckerman, MTV, Scream
Premiering tonight is the new AMC original series Humans created by Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent based on the Swedish TV series Real Humans and starring Gemma Chan, Katherine Parkinson, Tom Goodman-Hill, William Hurt, Will Tudor, Rebecca Front and Colin Morgan. The show’s original music is composed by Cristobal Tapia De Veer (Utopia). Humans is set in a parallel present in London where the latest […]
