The alternative rock band thenewno2 has been tapped to compose the music for the upcoming WE tv drama The Divide. The show is created by Academy Award-nominated writer Richard LaGravenese (The Fisher King, The Bridges of Madison County) and Tony Goldwyn (Conviction, A Walk on the Moon) and stars Marin Ireland, Damon Gupton, Nia Long, Paul […]
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WE tv’s ‘The Divide’ to Feature Music by thenewno2
Posted: 27th May 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Richard LaGravanese, The Divide, thenewno2, WE tv
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 25, 2014)
Posted: 25th May 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cliff Martinez, Crossbones, Fred Coury, HBO, History, Lifetime, Mario Grigorov, Mateo Messina, NBC, Petals on the Wind, Rusty Massive, The Night Shift, The Normal Heart, The World Wars
Premiering tonight is the HBO original movie The Normal Heart directed by Ryan Murphy and starring Mark Ruffalo, Taylor Kitsch, Matt Bomer, Julia Roberts, Jim Parsons, Jonathan Groff, Alfred Molina, Joe Mantello, Denis O’Hare, Stephen Spinella and Corey Stoll. The film’s original music is composed by Cliff Martinez (Traffic, Drive, Solaris, Contagion). The movie is based on a play by Larry Kramer […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 23, 2014)
Posted: 23rd May 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Blended, Cold in July, Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia, Ian Honeyman, Jean-Michel Bernard, Jeff Grace, John Ottman, Mateo Messina, Paul Grabowsky, Rupert Gregson-Williams, The Angriest Man in Brooklyn, The Love Punch, Words and Pictures, X-Men: Days of Future Past
Two new movies are opening nationwide this holiday weekend: Opening in most theaters is the superhero sequel X-Men: Days of Future Past directed by Bryan Singer and starring Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Peter Dinklage, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. The film’s music is composed by John […]
Television Academy Celebrates TV Music at Live Concert
Posted: 22nd May 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Television Academy
Last night, the Television Academy presented its first ever live concert, Score! A Concert Celebrating Music Composed for Television, at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The event was hosted by film music journalist Jon Burlingame and featured music from over 50 television series performed by a 70-piece orchestra and the LA Chorus. To start off, Mark Watters conducted a […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 16, 2014)
Posted: 16th May 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Night in Old Mexico, A.R. Rahman, Alexandre Desplat, Ben Lovett, Ben Onono, Chris Spelman, Don Peyote, Emilio Aragón, Godzilla, Half of the Yellow Sun, Johnny Klimek, Million Dollar Arm, Paul Thomson, The Immigrant, Wolf Creek 2
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the monster movie Godzilla directed by Gareth Edwards and starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn and Bryan Cranston. The film’s music is composed and conducted by Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech, The Queen, […]
Mychael Danna Honored at BMI Film & TV Awards
Posted: 15th May 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BMI Film & Television Awards, Mychael Danna, Richard Kirk Award
Last night, Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), held its annual Film & TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Mychael Danna was honored with the Richard Kirk Award, which is bestowed on composers who have made significant contributions to the realm of film and television music. The composer whose film scoring credits include […]
Television Academy to Present SCORE! A Concert Celebrating Music Composed for Television
Posted: 14th May 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Mark Snow
The Television Academy has revealed more details about their first TV music concert, which was originally announced earlier this year. SCORE! A Concert Celebrating Music Composed for Television will take place on Wednesday, May 21 at 8 p.m. at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles. The event will be hosted by Jon Burlingame and will feature original scores […]
Behind the Music of ‘Godzilla’
Posted: 12th May 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Gareth Edwards, Godzilla
WaterTower Music has published a video featurette on the music for the monster movie Godzilla. The video features interviews with composer Alexandre Desplat (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The King’s Speech, Philomena) and director Gareth Edwards, as well as footage from the recording sessions of the score at Sony Pictures Studios. Check out the full video after the jump. […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 11, 2014)
Posted: 11th May 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Abel Korzeniowski, Antoni Komasa-Lazarkiewicz, James T. Sale, Lifetime, NBC, Penny Dreadful, Return to Zero, Rosemary's Baby, Showtime
Premiering tonight on Showtime is the horror drama Penny Dreadful created by John Logan, executive produced by Sam Mendes & Pippa Harris and starring Eva Green, Josh Hartnett, Timothy Dalton, Reeve Carney, Rory Kinnear, Harry Treadaway, Billie Piper and Danny Sapani. The show’s original score is composed by Golden Globe nominee Abel Korzeniowski (A Single […]