This past Tuesday, the animated series Turbo FAST premiered on Netflix. The show based on this summer’s animated feature from DreamWorks Animation is produced by Ben Kalina & Jennifer Ray and executive produced by Chris Prynoski and featuring the voices of Reid Scott and Ken Jeong who reprises his role from the feature film. Henry Jackman (X-Men: […]
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 29, 2013)
Posted: 29th December 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Halli Cauthery, Henry Jackman, Netflix, Turbo FAST
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 27, 2013)
Posted: 27th December 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 47 Ronin, August: Osage County, Explosions in the Sky, Grudge Match, Gustavo Santaolalla, Ilan Eshkeri, Justin Bieber's Believe, Lone Survivor, Nathan Lanier, Steve Jablonsky, The Invisible Woman, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The Wolf of Wall Street, Theodore Shapiro, Trevor Rabin
Five new movies are opening nationwide this week: Opening in most theaters is the fantasy comedy drama The Secret Life of Walter Mitty directed by Ben Stiller and starring himself, Kristen Wiig, Shirley MacLaine, Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn and Sean Penn. The film’s original score is composed by Theodore Shapiro (Tropic Thunder, The Devil Wears Prada) […]
Relativity Music Group to Release ‘Mr. Peabody & Sherman’ Soundtrack
Posted: 25th December 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Elfman, Mr. Peabody & Sherman, score, Soundtrack
Relativity Music Group will release the soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s Mr. Peabody & Sherman. The album features the film’s original score composed by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Alice in Wonderland, Batman). The soundtrack will be released on March 4, 2014. Check back on this page for the full album details and audio clips. Mr. Peabody […]
‘The Monkey King’ to Feature Music by Christopher Young
Posted: 25th December 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Young, The Monkey King
Christopher Young has composed the music for the upcoming fantasy action adventure The Monkey King. The film is directed by Pou-Soi Cheang (Dog Bite Dog, Accident) and stars Donnie Yen in the title role, alongside, Aaron Kwok, Chow Yun-Fat, Peter Ho, Kelly Chen and Joe Chen. The movie is based on selected chapters of Wu […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 22, 2013)
Posted: 22nd December 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Marvin Hamlisch, Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love, Matthew Sklar
Premiering on Friday, December 27 as the season finale of American Masters on PBS is the documentary Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love written, directed and produced by Dori Berinstein. The episode explores the prolific life and career of the Academy Award-, Grammy-, Tony- and Pulitzer Price-winning composer whose best known songs include The Way We […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 20, 2013)
Posted: 20th December 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, Andrew Feltenstein, Arcade Fire, Ben Sollee, Evgueni Galperine, Her, John Nau, Maidentrip, Owen Pallett, Paul Leonard Morgan, Sacha Galperine, The Past, Walking with Dinosaurs
Two new movies are opening wide this week: Expected to top the weekend box office is the comedy sequel Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues directed by Adam McKay and starring Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, James Marsden and Kristen Wiig. The film’s original score is composed by Andrew […]
BMI to Present Composer/Director Roundtable at 2014 Sundance Film Festival
Posted: 19th December 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: BMI, Sundance Film Festival
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) has announced the 16th annual Composer/Director Roundtable and 12th annual Snowball during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, on January 22, in Park City, Utah. BMI’s roundtable entitled Music & Film: The Creative Process will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sundance House. The conversation will be moderated […]
WaterTower Music to Release Hans Zimmer’s and Rupert Gregson-Williams’ ‘Winter’s Tale’ Score
Posted: 17th December 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hans Zimmer, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Winter's Tale
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the fantasy romance Winter’s Tale. The album features the film’s original score composed by Hans Zimmer (Gladiator, The Dark Knight, Inception) and Rupert Gregson-Williams (Bee Movie, Hotel Rwanda). The soundtrack will be released on February 11, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 15, 2013)
Posted: 15th December 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Psych, USA
Premiering tonight is the 2-hour musical episode of the USA series Psych starring James Roday, Dulé Hill, Anthony Rapp, Ally Sheedy, Barry Bostwick, Brooke Lyons, Jimmi Simpson and Kurt Fuller. The episode’s original score and songs are composed by series creator/executive producer Steve Franks and Adam Cohen. Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 13, 2013)
Posted: 13th December 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: American Hustle, Benjamin Wallfisch, Christopher Young, Danny Elfman, Here Comes the Devil, Hours, Howard Shore, Julio Pillado, Saving Mr. Banks, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Thomas Newman, Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the fantasy epic The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug directed by Peter Jackson and starring Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Evangeline Lilly, John Bell and Jed Brophy. The film’s original music is composed […]