NBC has picked up the musical comedy Smash, produced by Steven Spielberg and with music by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. As reported, the show follows characters who come together for the exhilarating ride of putting on a Broadway musical. Michael Meyer directed the pilot and is expected to be back to direct more episodes. […]
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NBC Picks Up ‘Smash’ Musical by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
Posted: 13th May 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Catch Me if You Can, Marc Shaiman, Musical, NBC, Scott Wittman, Smash, Steven Spielberg
James Horner Recording the Music for ‘Cristiada’
Posted: 12th May 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Clara Sanabras, Cristiada, James Horner, Recording Sessions, Tony Hinnigan
James Horner is currently recording his score for the historical epic Cristiada at Abbey Road Studios in London. The music is being recorded with a 100-piece orchestra and the recording sessions are scheduled for this and next week. Check out the film’s official Facebook page for tons of pictures and daily updates from the sessions. […]
‘Jig’ Features Music by Patrick Doyle
Posted: 11th May 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jig, Patrick Doyle, Sarajevo
A project that somehow slipped under our radar is the documentary Jig, which opened in the UK last weekend. The film’s score is by Patrick Doyle whose music can currently been heard in Kenneth Branagh’s comic book adaption of Thor. Jig tells the story of the 40th Irish Dancing World Championships. The documentary directed and […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 6, 2011)
Posted: 6th May 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music NewsTags: Alex Wurman, An Invisible Sign, Andrew Hollander, Clint Mansell, Daydream Romance, Dickon Hinchliffe, Edward Shearmur, Jumping the Broom, Last Night, Marcelo Zarvos, Ohad Benchetrit, Passion Play, Patrick Doyle, score, Something Borrowed, Soundtrack, Stephen Warbeck, The Beaver, There Be Dragons, Thor
Three new movies are opening nationwide and this weekend: The comic book adaptation Thor directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Idris Elba, Ray Stevenson, Kat Dennings, Rene Russo and Stellan Skarsgaard is expected to top the weekend box office. Patrick Doyle has composed the score for the film and […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 29, 2011)
Posted: 29th April 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 13 Assassins, Brian Tyler, Dead of Night, Deborah Lurie, Dylan Dog, Fast Five, Hood Vs. Evil, Hoodwinked Too, Klaus Badelt, Koji Endo, Murray Gold, Prom
Four new movies are opening wide this weekend: Expecting to enjoy the biggest box office debut of the year so far is the action sequel Fast Five. The film’s music is composed by Brian Tyler. Check out our news entry from yesterday for a video interview with Tyler and recording sessions footage from the project. […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 22, 2011)
Posted: 22nd April 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, Film Music NewsTags: Aaron Zigman, African Cats, Gregoire Hetzel, Incendies, James Newton Howard, Jeff Grace, Jon Spurney, Jordin Sparks, Madea's Big Happy Family, Meek's Cutoff, Nicholas Hooper, Philip Miller, The Bang Bang Club, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, Water for Elephants
Three new movies are opening wide this Easter weekend: The period drama Water for Elephants directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz and Hal Holbrook features music by James Newton Howard. A soundtrack album including the original score, as well as a couple of songs from the film has been […]
David Arnold to Receive Richard Kirk Award at BMI Film & Television Awards
Posted: 19th April 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BMI Film & Television Awards, David Arnold, Richard Kirk Award
David Arnold is the recipient of the Richard Kirk Award for career achievment at this year’s BMI Film & Television Awards. The Grammy-winning composer (Independence Day) has previously received 10 BMI film music awards. Arnold is best known as the composer of the last five James Bond movies, as well as for his music for […]
Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Yves Saint Laurent’ Ad with Music by Clint Mansell
Posted: 18th April 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Clint Mansell, Darren Aronofsky, La Nuit de L'Homme, Yves Saint Laurent
Darren Aronofsky recently directed an ad for the Yves Saint Laurent men’s fragrance La Nuit de L’Homme. His regular composer Clint Mansell has written the music for the commercial, which has now surfaced online. Aronofsky has worked with other previous collaborators on the project, including actor Vincent Cassel (Black Swan) and writers Ari Handel (The […]
Cannes 2011 Film Music Preview
Posted: 17th April 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Armand Amar, Ben Frost, Danny Elfman, David Byrne, Death of a Samurai, Hara-Kiri, Kristian Eidnes Andersen, La source des femmes, Melancholia, Midnight in Paris, Polisse, Restless, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sleeping Beauty, Stephen Warbeck, The Hunter, The Source, This Must Be the Place, Will Oldham, Woody Allen
With the line-up for this year’s Cannes Film Festival announced this past week, we’re going to take a look at a couple of films set to premiere at the festival that haven’t been covered yet on this page. We already reported about three films that are competing at the festival taking place from May 11 […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 15, 2011)
Posted: 15th April 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music NewsTags: Atlas Shrugged, Elia Cmiral, John Powell, Marco Beltrami, Mark Isham, Philippe Sarde, Rio, score, Scream 4, Sergio Mendes, Soundtrack, The Conspirator, The Princess of Montpensier, Wes Craven
Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Scream 4 reunites director Wes Craven with composer Marco Beltrami. Two different soundtracks have been released for the horror sequel. A score album featuring Beltrami’s music will be released next Tuesday and a song soundtrack with two score tracks is available on Lakeshore Records. To […]