Two new movies open wide this weekend: The comic book adaptation The Green Hornet is directed by Michel Gondry and stars Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Christoph Waltz and Cameron Diaz. The film’s score is composed by James Newton Howard. While no soundtrack release has been announced, an album is reportedly in the works. In the […]
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‘Life in a Day’ to feature music by Harry Gregson-Williams
Posted: 10th January 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Harry Gregson-Williams, Kevin Macdonald, Life in a Day, Matthew Herbert, Ridley Scott
Harry Gregson-Williams has recently recorded music for the upcoming documentary Life in a Day. The film was shot by filmmakers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the 24th of July, 2010. Around 4,500 hours were shot, having been sent […]
BAFTA longlist for ‘Best Music’ announced
Posted: 7th January 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Awards, BAFTA, Best Music, Longlist
The British Academy of Television and Film Arts has announced the longlists for this year’s British Academy Film Awards, with 15 entries per category. Here are the contenders for the ‘Best Music’ category: 127 Hours (A.R. Rahman) Alice in Wonderland (Danny Elfman) Biutiful (Gustavo Santaollala) Brighton Rock (Martin Phipps) Despicable Me (Pharrell Williams & Heitor […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 7, 2011)
Posted: 7th January 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Atli Orvarsson, Season of the Witch, Soundtrack
Only one new movie opens this weekend in wide release: The fantasy adventure Season of the Witch directed by Dominic Sena and starring Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman and Christopher Lee features a score by Atli Örvarsson. As reported last year, a soundtrack album including about 50 minutes of Örvarsson’s score was released digitally by Relativity […]
BREAKING NEWS: Carter Burwell returns to score final ‘Twilight’ films
Posted: 6th January 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bill Condon, Breaking Dawn, Carter Burwell, Mildred Pierce, The Twilight Saga, Twilight
Film Music Reporter has learned that Carter Burwell will return to the Twilight franchise to score the two final films in the series. The final two movies are directed by Bill Condon (Dreamgirls), who worked with Burwell on Gods and Monsters and Kinsey. Burwell previously scored the first part in the series directed by Catherine […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 31, 2010)
Posted: 31st December 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Another Year, Biutiful, Blue Valentine, Burkhard Dallwitz, Gary Yershon, Grizzly Bear, Gustavo Santaolalla, Soundtrack, The Way Back
While no new movies open wide this weekend, four movies are receiving a limited release to qualify for Acadmy Awards consideration. All movies are expected to expand over the next couple of weeks. Peter Weir’s The Way Back starring Jim Sturgess, Colin Farrell and Ed Harris opened in a single location on Wednesday. The movie […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 25, 2010)
Posted: 26th December 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Carter Burwell, Country Strong, Gulliver's Travel, Henry Jackman, Little Fockers, Michael Brook, Soundtrack, Stephen Trask, Sylvain Chomet, The Britoons, The Illusionist, True Grit
Two new movies opened wide earlier this week on Wednesday: The Coen Brothers-directed western True Grit starring Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon and Josh Brolin was scored by Carter Burwell. Check out our news article announcing the soundtrack album on Nonesuch Records.
‘The Music Never Stopped’ to feature a score by Paul Cantelon
Posted: 21st December 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Conviction, Paul Cantelon, The Music Never Stopped
Film Music Reporter has learned that Paul Cantelon has recently completed writing the music for the upcoming drama The Music Never Stopped. The films stars Julia Ormond, J.K. Simmons, Tammy Blanchard and Mia Maestro and marks the feature directorial debut for Jim Kohlberg. The movie tells the tale of a father who struggles to bond […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 17, 2011)
Posted: 18th December 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anton Sanko, Casino Jack, Daft Punk, Hans Zimmer, How Do You Know, John Debney, Jonathan Goldsmith, Rabbit Hole, Tron: Legacy, Yogi Bear
Three new movies are opening wide this weekend: Tron: Legacy features a score by Daft Punk. Click here to check out our posting on the soundtrack album announcement. Variety published an article on how the music of the French Duo grew from a supporting player to a starring role over the course of the movie’s […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 10, 2010)
Posted: 10th December 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Country Strong, David Arnold, Elliot Goldenthal, James Newton Howard, Michael Brook, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Tempest, The Tourist, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Two new movies in wide release this weekend: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader featuring a score by David Arnold opens in most theaters. A soundtrack album has been released by Sony Masterworks. Check our our previous posting announcing the album release. Two new interviews with Arnold about working on Narnia […]
