Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the action comedy Ride Along directed by Tim Story and starring Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, John Leguizamo, Bruce McGill, Tika Sumpter, Bryan Callen and Laurence Fishburne. The film’s original music is composed by Christopher Lennertz (Revolution, Horrible Bosses, Identity […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 17, 2014)
Posted: 17th January 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Big Bad Wolves, Brian H. Kim, Christopher Lennertz, David C. Williams, Devil's Due, Eric V. Hachikian, Frank Ilfman, Freezer, G.B.F., Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Jamesy Boy, Jermaine Stegall, Life as a King, Patrick Doyle, Paul Intson, Ride Along, Summer in February, The Nut Job
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William Ross Returns as Oscar Music Director
Posted: 15th January 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, William Ross
Academy Awards producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today that William Ross will return as music director for this year’s 86th Oscar ceremony. He previously served as music director on the 79th, 83rd and 85th Academy Awards. Ross whose film scoring credits include Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Ladder 49, A Very Harold & Kumar […]
‘The Case Against 8’ to Feature Music by Blake Neely
Posted: 14th January 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Blake Neely, The Case Against 8
Blake Neely has composed the music for the upcoming documentary The Case Against 8. The film is directed by Ben Cotner & Ryan White (Good Ol’ Freda, Pelada) and centers on the Landmark Supreme Court case that overturned Proposition 8, California’s ban on same-sex marriage. The movie was shot over five years and offers insight […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 12, 2014)
Posted: 12th January 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bitten, Chozen, Enlisted, Erica Weis, Evan Brau, Flowers in the Attic, Fox, FX, Grant Dekernion, HBO, Lifetime, Mario Grigorov, Orr Rebhun, Syfy, T Bone Burnett, Tad Kubler, Todd Kobakov, True Detective
Premiering tonight is the HBO original series True Detective created by Nic Pizzolatto, directed by Cary Fukunaga (Jane Eyre) and starring Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Jay O. Sanders, Lili Simmons, Alexandra Daddario, Michael Potts, Kevin Dunn, Tory Kittles, Elizabeth Reaser and Brad Carter. T Bone Burnett (Inside Llewyn Davis, O Brother Where Are […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 10, 2014)
Posted: 10th January 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Cold Comes the Night, Fernando Velazquez, Frank Riggio, Jeff Grace, Nathan Larson, Raze, The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box, The Legend of Hercules, The Truth About Emanuel, Tuomas Kantelinen
In addition to four movies (Lone Survivor, Her, August: Osage County, Inside Llewyn Davis) expanding nationwide, only one movie is opening wide this weekend: Opening in roughly 2100 theaters is the 3D action adventure The Legend of Hercules directed by Renny Harlin and starring Kellan Lutz, Liam McIntyre, Gaia Weiss, Scott Adkins, Roxanne McKee and […]
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s ‘Birdman’ to Feature Music by Antonio Sanchez
Posted: 7th January 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Antonio Sanchez, Birdman
Antonio Sanchez has composed the score for the upcoming comedy Birdman. The film is directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and stars Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough and Amy Ryan. The movie follows a former actor, who once played an iconic superhero, as he mounts a Broadway play based on a Raymond […]
Alan Silvestri to Headline Chattanooga International Film Music Festival
Posted: 6th January 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Alan Silvestri, Chattanooga International Film Music Festival, George S. Clinton
Academy Award-nominated composer Alan Silvestri (Forrest Gump, The Avengers) will be the the special guest film music composer for the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera at the 2014 Chattanooga International Film Music Festival, which will take place from February 28 through March 2, 2014. He will join the festival’s artistic director, Emmy Award-nominee George S. Clinton […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 5, 2014)
Posted: 5th January 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Andrew Feltenstein, Atli Orvarsson, Being Mary Jane, BET, CBS, Chicago PD, Clinton Shorter, Helix, IFC, Intelligence, John Nau, Killer Women, Kurt Farquhar, Mark Kilian, NBC, Reinhold Heil, Scott Salinas, Syfy, The Assets, The Spoils of Babylon
Premiering on Tuesday, January 7, is the new CBS drama Intelligence created by Michael Seitzman, executive produced by Tripp Vinson and David Semel and starring Josh Holloway, Meghan Ory, John Billingsley, PJ Byrne, Michael Rady and Marg Helgenberger. The show’s original score is composed by Clinton Shorter (District 9, Contraband, 2 Guns). To learn more […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 3, 2014)
Posted: 3rd January 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Beyond Outrage, Ennio Morricone, Juan Navazo, Keiichi Suzuki, Open Grave, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, The Best Offer
The only wide release this weekend is the found-footage horror spin-off Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones directed by Christopher Landon and starring Andrew Jacobs, Jorge Diaz, Gabrielle Walsh, Renee Victor, Noemi Gonzalez, David Saucedo, Gloria Sandoval, Richard Cabral, Carlos Pratts and Juan Vasquez. As the previous films in the Paranormal Activity series, the movie doesn’t […]
WaterTower Music to Release ‘The Lego Movie’ Soundtrack
Posted: 31st December 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mark Mothersbaugh, score, Soundtrack, The Lego Movie
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the animated feature The Lego Movie. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (The Royal Tenenbaums, Hotel Transylvania) who previously collaborated with directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller on Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and 21 Jump Street. The soundtrack will be released […]
