One movie is opening in wide release this weekend: Expected to beat box office opening weekend records for the month of December is the fantasy movie The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey directed by Peter Jackson and starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Graham McTavish, Andy Serkis, Christopher Lee, Benedict Cumberbatch, Hugo Weaving, James Nesbitt, […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 14, 2012)
Posted: 14th December 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Any Day Now, Howard Shore, Hrishikesh Hirway, Joey Newman, P.T. Walkley, Save the Date, The Fitzgerald Family Christmas, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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LA, NY and Boston Film Critics Announce Winners for Best Music in Film 2012
Posted: 9th December 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Boston Online FIlm Critics Association, Boston Society of Film Critics, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, New York Film Critics Online
A couple of major local critics associations have been announced their winners for this year’s movies. Unlike in previous years, each organization picked a different winner. Check out the film music-related picks after the jump. For a full list of winners, click on each group’s name below. Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Film Score: […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 9, 2012)
Posted: 9th December 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Christmas With Holly, Hallmark, Lorne Balfe, Nathan Wang, Restless, Sundance Channel
Premiering tonight on ABC is Hallmark Hall of Fame Production’s original movie Christmas With Holly. The film is directed by Allan Arkush (Heroes, Crossing Jordan) and stars Sean Faris, Eloise Mumford, Daniel Eric Gold, Dana Watkins, Catherine Bèrubè, Alex Paxton-Beesley and Lucy & Josie Gallina. Nathan Wang (The Game Plan, She’s the Man) has composed the […]
Gustavo Santaolalla to Write Music for Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Day of the Dead’ and ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ Stage Musical
Posted: 6th December 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Guillermo Del Toro, Gustavo Santaolalla, Pan's Labyrinth, Paul Williams, The Day of the Dead
Deadline is reporting that Gustavo Santaolalla and Paul Williams are writing songs for Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming CG-animated film The Day of the Dead. The movie is directed and co-written by Jorge R. Gutierrez (El Tigre) and is being described as a “Romeo and Juliet-style love story set against a the Mexican holiday “Day of the Dead””. […]
‘Black Rock’ to Feature Music by Ben Lovett
Posted: 3rd December 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Lovett, Black Rock, Katie Aselton
Ben Lovett is writing a new score for the indie horror thriller Black Rock. The film is directed by Katie Aselton (The Freebie) who also stars in the film alongside Lake Bell, Kate Bosworth, Will Bouvier, Jay Paulson and Anslem Richardson. The movie follows three friends who are going on a weekend getaway to an isolated […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 2, 2012)
Posted: 2nd December 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Hallmark Channel, Kevin Sargent, Shawn Pierce, The Christmas Heart, The Hour
Premiering tonight is the Hallmark Channel original movie The Christmas Heart directed by Gary Yates (High Life) and starring Teri Polo, Tess Harper and Paul Essiembre. Shawn Pierce whose scoring credits include such TV shows as Syfy’s Haven and Defying Gravity has composed the film’s music. The movie executive produced by Patricia Heaton, David Hunt, […]
Alberto Iglesias Wins European Film Award for ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’
Posted: 1st December 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alberto Iglesias, European Film Awards, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Alberto Iglesias has won the European Film Award for his score for Tomas Alfredson’s thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy and Mark Strong in the European Composer category at tonight’s EFA Night 2012 in Malta. The other composers nominated in the music category were Gabriel Yared & Cyrille Aufort for […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 30, 2012)
Posted: 30th November 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Back to 1942, California Solo, Charlie Clouser, Day of Reckoning, Jiping Zhao, Killing Them Softly, Marc Streitenfeld, Michael Krassner, Robert Vining, T. Griffin, The Collection, Universal Soldier, Will Hendricks
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the thriller Killing Them Softly directed by Andrew Dominik and starring Brad Pitt, Richard Jenkins, James Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, Scott McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, Vincent Curatola, Max Casella and Sam Shepard. While the film doesn’t feature a full score, Marc Streitenfeld (Prometheus, American […]
Cutting Edge Launches Film Score Website
Posted: 29th November 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Cutting Edge Group
Cutting Edge Group has launched the new Cutting Edge Film Scores website, which will give media organisations the ability to use and license professional, high-quality film music for secondary usage. According to Variety, the site allows subscribers to upload a piece of music and have it automatically matched to similar music in the database, helping […]
