Only one new movie is opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the superhero film The Wolverine directed by James Mangold and starring Hugh Jackman, Famke Janssen, Will Yun Lee, Brian Tee, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tao Okamoto and Rila Fukushim. The film’s music is composed by Marco Beltrami (World […]
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Weekly Film Roundup (July 26, 2013)
Posted: 26th July 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Blue Jasmine, Breaking the Girls, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, Marco Beltrami, Mateo Messina, Raney Shockne, The Time Being, The To Do List, The Wolverine
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Ryan Gosling’s ‘How to Catch a Monster’ to Feature Music by Johnny Jewel
Posted: 24th July 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A&E, Beautiful Now, How to Catch a Monster, Johnny Jewel, Pimp, Ryan Gosling, Those Who Kill
Johnny Jewel revealed in a recent interview with Noisey (via The Playlist) that he is writing music for Ryan Gosling’s upcoming directorial debut How to Catch a Monster. The film stars Christina Hendricks, Saoirse Ronan, Eva Mendes, Iain De Caestecker, Matt Smith and Ben Mendelsohn. The movie is set against the surreal dreamscape of a […]
‘Burton & Taylor’ to Feature Music by John Lunn
Posted: 21st July 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Burton & Taylor, John Lunn, Starz, The Lady Vanishes, The White Queen
John Lunn has composed the score for the BBC original movie Burton & Taylor. The film is directed by Richard Laxton (An Englishman in New York, Effie Gray) and stars Dominic West as Richard Burton and Helena Bonham Carter as Elizabeth Taylor. The movie centers on the famously tumultuous relationship of the Hollywood power couple […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 19, 2013)
Posted: 19th July 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Silvestri, Atli Orvarsson, Blackfish, Cesar Bonita, Christophe Beck, Cliff Martinez, Evidence, Girl Most Likely, Henry Jackman, Jeff Beal, Joseph Bishara, Only God Forgives, R.I.P.D., Red 2, Rob Simonsen, The Conjuring, Turbo, Ways to Live Forever
Four new movies are opening nationwide this week: Opening in most theaters is DreamWorks Animation’s latest feature Turbo is directed by David Soren and featuring the voice talent of Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Michael Pena, Luis Guzmán, Bill Hader, Richard Jenkins, Ken Jeong, Michelle Rodriguez, Maya Rudolph, Ben Schwartz, Kurtwood Smith, Snoop Dogg and Samuel […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 14, 2013)
Posted: 14th July 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brandon Jay, David Lawrence, Disney Channel, Gwendolyn Sanford, HBO, Johnny Klimek, Netflix, Orange Is the New Black, Scott Doherty, Teen Beach Movie, The Newsroom
Premiering on Saturday, July 19 is Disney Channel’s original movie musical Teen Beach Movie directed by Jeffrey Hornaday and starring Ross Lynch, Maia Mitchell, Grace Phipps, Garrett Clayton, John DeLuca, Chrissie Fit, Kevin Chamberlin and Steve Valentine. The film’s original score is composed by David Lawrence (American Pie, Van Wilder, Jericho) who previously scored all […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 12, 2013)
Posted: 12th July 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Christopher Young, Crystal Fairy, Fruitvale Station, Grown Ups 2, Jagten, Killing Season, Ludwig Göransson, Marcelo Zarvos, Nikolaj Egelund, Pacific Rim, Pawn Shop Chronicles, Pedro Subercaseaux, Ramin Djawadi, Rupert Gregson-Williams, The Hot Flashes, The Hunt, The Newton Brothers
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Opening in the US and select international territories is the sci-fi action monster movie Pacific Rim directed by Guillermo del Toro and starring Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Charlie Day, Rinko Kikuchi and Ron Perlman. The film’s music is composed by Ramin Djawadi (Iron Man, Game […]
‘Machete Kills’ to Feature Music by Carl Thiel
Posted: 10th July 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Carl Thiel, Machete Kills, Robert Rodriguez, When Angels Sing
Carl Thiel has composed the score for the upcoming action sequel Machete Kills. The film is written and directed by Robert Rodriguez and stars Danny Trejo in the title role of ex-Federale agent Machete who is recruited by the President of the United States to take down a madman revolutionary and an eccentric billionaire arms […]
Film Music Panels at Comic-Con 2013 Announced
Posted: 8th July 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Brian Tyler, Chris Tilton, Christopher Lennertz, Comic-Con, Dave Jordan, FM Le Sieur, Geoff Zanelli, iZLER, Marco Beltrami, Matthew Margeson, Robert Duncan
(Updated from a previous article posted on July 5). The line-up for two film music-related panels at Comic-Con 2013 has been announced. On Thursday, July 18, a number of film directors and composers will participate in the panel The Anatomy of Superhero Film Music: Bringing a Comic Book to Life. Composer Marco Beltrami and director […]
‘The Character of Music’ Panel at Comic-Con Announced
Posted: 7th July 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bear McCreary, Brian Reitzell, Comic-Con, Dino Meneghin
The line-up for this year’s The Character of Music panel at Comic-Con in San Diego has been announced. A number of composer and executive producer teams will discuss the dynamics of music in film and television. Panelists include Bear McCreary and Jonathan Steinberg (Black Sails), Brian Reitzell and Bryan Fuller (Hannibal), and Dino Meneghin and […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 7, 2013)
Posted: 7th July 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: FX, Shawn Pierce, The Bridge
Premiering on Wednesday, July 10, is the new FX drama The Bridge . The series stars Demian Bechir and Diana Kruger as two El Paso detectives who partner to catch a serial killer working both sides of the US-Mexican border. The show is based on the Scandinavian series of the same title and is adapted […]
