This Saturday, the first Hollywood film music concert in the history of China will be held in Macau. Hollywood Love Stories – Great Romantic Film Music will be performed by the Macau Orchestra and conducted by Lü Jia. The event will be hosted by Varése Sarabande Records’ producer Robert Townson and will feature performances by […]
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Exclusive: Music and Motion Productions / Lucas Vidal Studio Tour
Posted: 20th February 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Lucas Vidal, Music and Motion Productions
Music and Motion Productions, co-owned by composer Lucas Vidal and his business partner Steve Dzialowski, has recently moved into its new studio facilities in Venice, California. The company’s studio complex, which was previously the home of Harry Gregson-Williams, located in walking distance from the beach, has been remodeled for the past two months and houses half […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 17, 2013)
Posted: 17th February 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Cult, David Lawrence, Nickelodeon, Paul Linford, The CW, Tim Jones, Trevor Rabin, Wendell & Vinnie, Zero Hour
Premiering on Tuesday, February 19 is the new CW drama Cult created by Rockne S. O’Bannon (Farscape, V) and starring Matt Davis, Jessica Lucas, Alona Tal and Robert Knepper. The series follows a journalist blogger and a production assistant, who investigate a series of mysterious disappearances that are linked to a popular television series. O’Bannon […]
‘Girl Rising’ to Feature Music by Rachel Portman and Lorne Balfe
Posted: 17th February 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Girl Rising, Lorne Balfe, Rachel Portman, Richard Robbins
Rachel Portman and Lorne Balfe have composed the score for the documentary Girl Rising. The film is directed by Richard Robbins who previously helmed the Academy Award-nominated doc Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience. The movie tells the stories of several girls from around the globe who fought for their chance to go to school […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 15, 2013)
Posted: 15th February 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Good Day to Die Hard, Aaron Zigman, Beautiful Creatures, Christopher Carmichael, Deborah Lurie, Escape from Planet Earth, Klaus Badelt, Marco Beltrami, Safe Haven, Shanghai Calling, thenewno2
Four new movies are opening nationwide this holiday weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the action thriller sequel A Good Day to Die Hard directed by John Moore and starring Bruce Willis and Jai Courtney. The film’s music is composed by Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, Scream) who previously scored the last […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 8, 2013)
Posted: 8th February 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bruce Richardson, Christopher Lennertz, Identity Thief, Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, Joseph Conlan, Liam Hayes, Lore, Max Richter, Side Effects, Spiders, The Playroom, Thomas Newman
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the crime comedy Identity Thief directed by Seth Gordon and starring Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Jon Favreau, Amanda Peet, Tip “T.I.” Harris, Genesis Rodriguez, Morris Chestnut, John Cho, Robert Patrick and Eric Stonestreet. The film’s music is […]
WaterTower Music to Release John Ottman’s ‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ Score
Posted: 8th February 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bryan Singer, Jack the Giant Slayer, John Ottman, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for Bryan Singer’s upcoming fantasy adventure Jack the Giant Slayer. The album features the film’s original score composed by John Ottman who has previously worked with the director on such films as The Usual Suspects, Valkyrie and the second X-Men movie. In addition to writing the orchestral […]
‘The Grandmaster’ to Feature Music by Nathaniel Mechaly
Posted: 6th February 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Nathaniel Mechaly, Shigeru Umebayashi, The Grandmaster, Wong Kar-Wai
Nathaniel Mechaly has composed a new score for the international version of the martial arts epic The Grandmaster. The film is directed by Wong Kar-Wai (In the Mood for Love, My Blueberry Nights) and stars Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen, Wang Qingxiang, Zhang Jin, Zhao Benshan and Song Hye-kyo. The movie is a […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 3, 2013)
Posted: 3rd February 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Betty and Coretta, Danny Lux, House of Cards, Jeff Beal, Lifetime, Monday Mornings, Netflix, Terence Blanchard, TNT
Premiering tomorrow night is the new drama Monday Mornings created by David E. Kelley and starring Alfred Molina, Ving Rhames, Jamie Bamber, Jennifer Finnigan, Bill Irwin, Keong Sim, Sarayu Rao and Emily Swallow. The show’s music is composed by Danny Lux (Grey’s Anatomy) who has previously worked with Kelley on such shows as Ally McBeal […]
‘Wreck-It-Ralph’ Wins Annie Award for Best Music
Posted: 2nd February 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Annie Awards, Dragons: Riders of Berk, Henry Jackman, John Paesano, Skrillex, Wreck-It-Ralph
Composer Henry Jackman, Skrillex, Adam Young, Matthew Thiessen, Jamie Houston and Yasushi Akimoto have received the Annie Award in the Music in an Animated Feature Production category for their music for Disney’s animated movie Wreck-It-Ralph. The other contenders in the category were Alexandre Desplat for Rise of the Guardians, Bruce Retief for Adventures in Zambezia, Joel McNeely, […]
