On Thursday evening, the Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) hosted its annual reception honoring the Emmy Award-nominated composers and songwriters in the music-related categories at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences headquarters in North Hollywood. SCL president Ashley Irwin, as well as Television Academy music peer group governors Ian Fraser and Michael A. Levine introduced the nominees […]
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SCL Hosts Reception for Music Emmy Nominees
Posted: 16th August 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Bear McCreary, Danielle Luppi, Emmy Awards, James Levine, Jeff Beal, Jeff Russo, Ramin Djawadi, Robert Lydecker, SCL
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 15, 2014)
Posted: 15th August 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Brian Tyler, BRMC, Christophe Beck, Frank, Jake Monaco, Let's Be Cops, Life After Beth, Marco Beltrami, Stephen Rennicks, The Expendables 3, The Giver
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the action sequel The Expendables 3 directed by Patrick Hughes and starring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Wesley Snipes, Antonio Banderas, Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford, Dolph Lundgren, Kelsey Grammer, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The film’s music is composed by Brian Tyler (Iron […]
2014 Hollywood Music in Media Awards Schedule Announced
Posted: 15th August 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: HMMA, Hollywood Music in Media Awards
The schedule for this year’s Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMAs) has been announced. The 5th edition of the event, which recognizes and honors music of visual mediums and the individuals who create, produce and place compositions in the medium, will take place on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at The Fonda Theater in Hollywood. The […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 10, 2014)
Posted: 10th August 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Legends, Reinhold Heil, TNT
Premiering on Wednesday, August 13, is the new TNT original series Legends executive produced by Howard Gordon, Alexander Cary, Jonathan Levin, Ethan Reiff & Cyrus Voris and starring Sean Bean, Ali Larter, Rob Mayes, Tina Majorino, Steve Harris, Amber Valletta and Lux Haney Jardine. Reinhold Heil (Cloud Atlas, One Hour Photo, The International, Helix) is composing the show’s original music. For more information about the drama, which […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 8, 2014)
Posted: 8th August 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A.R. Rahman, About Alex, AC Newman, Amy Bastow, Brett Aplin, Brian Tyler, Deepsea Challenge 3D, Into the Storm, Jeff Cardoni, Joel P. West, Ricky Edwards, Step Up: All In, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Hundred-Foot Journey, What If
Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the action adventure Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles directed by Jonathan Liebesman and starring Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner, as well as the voices of Alan Ritchson, Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard and Pete Ploszek. The film’s original music is composed […]
‘Search Party’ to Feature Music by Craig Wedren
Posted: 6th August 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Craig Wedren, Scot Armstrong, Search Party
Craig Wedren has composed the score for the upcoming comedy Search Party. The film marks the directorial debut of screenwriter/producer Scot Armstrong (Old School, Road Trip, Starsky & Hutch) and stars T.J. Miller, Adam Pally, Thomas Middleditch, Lance Reddick, Shannon Woodward, Alison Brie and Krysten Ritter. The movie centers around two roommates who go to […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 3, 2014)
Posted: 3rd August 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bear McCreary, Bennett Salvay, Cinemax, Cliff Martinez, FX, Outlander, Partners, Starz, The Reach
Premiering tomorrow, August 4, on FX is the new comedy Partners created by Robert L. Boyett & Robert Horn and starring Kelsey Grammer, Martin Lawrence, Telma Hopkins, Rory O’Malley, McKaley Miller, Edi Patterson and Danièle Watts. The show’s original music is composed by Bennett Salvay (Jeepers Creepers, Friday Night Lights, Providence). Partners follows two Chicago lawyers from vastly different backgrounds who unexpectedly meet […]
BMI to Present Film Music Panel at ‘Don’t Knock the Rock’ 2014
Posted: 30th July 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: BMI, Don't Knock the Rock
This Saturday, BMI will present its annual roundtable chat as part of the Don’t Knock The Rock music documentary festival. Participants include director James Ponsoldt (The Spectacular Now, Smashed), Allison Anders (Grace In My Heart, Sugartown), music supervisors Tiffany Andrews (Like Crazy, Smashed) and Danny Bramson (Almost Famous, Jerry Maguire), composer Miriam Cutler (American Promise, […]
Susanne Bier’s ‘A Second Chance’ to Feature Music by Johan Söderqvist
Posted: 29th July 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Second Chance, Johan Söderqvist, Susanne Bier
Johan Söderqvist is reteaming with Susanne Bier on the upcoming drama A Second Chance (En chance til). The Danish/Swedish co-production stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Ulrich Thomsen, Maria Bonnevie, Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Lykke May Andersen. The film follows a veteran police with a wife and new baby who makes a fateful decision when he is brought […]
