Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week: Opening in most theaters is the animated feature The Boss Baby: Family Business directed by Tom McGrath and starring Alec Baldwin, Jeff Goldblum, Ariana Greenblatt, Lisa Kudrow, Jimmy Kimmel, Eva Longoria, James Marsden and Amy Sedaris. The film’s original score is composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, The […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 2, 2021)
Posted: 2nd July 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: David Holmes, Hans Zimmer, Mica Levi, No Sudden Movie, Steve Mazzaro, The Boss Baby: Family Business, The Forever Purge, The God Committee, The Newton Brothers, Till Death, Walter Mair, Zola
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Academy Announces Updates Rules in Music Categories
Posted: 30th June 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy’s Board of Governors has approved rules and campaign regulations for the 94th Academy Awards, including two changes in the music categories. In the Original Score category, “for a score to be eligible, it must comprise a minimum of 35% of the total music in the film, lowered from 60%” and in the Original […]
Ari Folman’s ‘Where Is Anne Frank’ to Feature Music by Karen O & Ben Goldwasser
Posted: 29th June 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ari Folman, Ben Goldwasser, Karen O, Where Is Anne Frank
Karen O (of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs) and Ben Goldwasser (of the rock band MGMT) have composed the original music for the upcoming animated feature Where Is Anne Frank. The film is written and directed by Ari Folman (Waltz with Bashir, The Congress) and features the voices of Emily Carey, Ruby Stokes, Sebastian Croft, Ralph […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 30, 2021)
Posted: 27th June 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, America: The Motion Picture, Fear Street Part 1: 1994, Lorne Balfe, Marco Beltrami, Marcus Trumpp, Mark Mothersbaugh, Netflix, The Tomorrow War
Premiering on Wednesday, June 30 is the animated comedy America: The Motion Picture directed by Matt Thompson and starring Channing Tatum, Jason Mantzoukas, Olivia Munn, Bobby Moynihan, Andy Samberg, Will Forte, Judy Greer, Raoul Trujillo, Killer Mike and Simon Pegg. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The LEGO Movie, The Royal […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 25, 2021)
Posted: 25th June 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anna Drubich, Ariel Marx, Brian Tyler, F9, I Carry You with Me, Jay Wadley, Lansky, Max Aruj, Mikel Hurwitz, Ramin Kousha, Rebel Hearts, Sun Children, Too Late, Werewolves Within
The only movie opening in theaters nationwide this week is the action movie F9 directed by Justin Lin and starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Tyrese Gibson, John Cena, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Helen Mirren, Nathalie Emmanuel and Charlize Theron. . The film’s original score is composed by Brian Tyler (Avengers: Age of […]
Kogonada’s ‘After Yang’ to Feature Music by Ryuichi Sakamoto & Aska Matsumiya
Posted: 22nd June 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: After Yang, Aska Matsumiya, Kogonada, Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto (The Last Emperor, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, The Revenant, Little Buddha) & Aska Matsumiya (Skate Kitchen, I’m Your Woman, Selah and the Spades, 37 Seconds) have composed the original music for the upcoming sci-fi drama After Yang. Sakamoto has contributed the film’s theme, which has been released as part of the composer’s vinyl box […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 20, 2021)
Posted: 20th June 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, AMC, Danny Bensi, Disney Plus, False Positive, Good on Paper, Hulu, Isabella Summers, James Newberry, Jonathan Sanford, Jordi Nus, Joseph Shirley, Keegan DeWitt, Kevin Can F**k Himself, Lucy Railton, Mark Isham, Mary J. Blige's My Life, Max Aruj, Mervyn Warren, Netflix, Oli Julian, PBS, Saunder Jurriaans, Sex/Life, The Ice Road, The Mysterious Benedict Society, Theodore Shapiro, Us, Wolfgang, Yair Elazar Glotman
Premiering tonight is the AMC original series Kevin Can F**k Himself created by Valerie Armstrong and starring Annie Murphy, Eric Petersen, Mary Hollis Inboden, Brian Howe, Raymond Lee and Alex Bonifer. The show’s original music is composed by Keegan DeWitt (Hearts Beat Loud, A Teacher, I’ll See You in My Dreams, Gemini, Divorce, Her Smell, The Hero). Check out […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 18, 2021)
Posted: 18th June 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Atli Orvarsson, Dan Romer, Gaia, Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, JB Dunckel, Joe Delia, Kathryn Bostic, Luca, Pierre-Henri Wicomb, Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It, Siberia, Summer of 85, The Sparks Brothers
The only new movie opening in theaters nationwide this week is the action comedy Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard directed by Patrick Hughes and starring Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek, Antonio Banderas, Morgan Freeman, Frank Grillo, Caroline Goodall, Rebecca Front, Gabriella Wrigh and Richard E. Grant. The the film’s original music is composed by Atli […]
Paramount+’s ‘iCarly’ Revival Series to Feature Music by Gabriel Mann & Niv Toar
Posted: 16th June 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gabriel Mann, iCarly, Niv Toar, Paramount+
Gabriel Mann (Modern Family, A Million Little Things, Rectify, Rosewood) & Niv Toar (School of Rock, Alexa & Katie) are scoring Paramount+’s new iCarly revival series. The show is developed by Ali Schouten based on the Nickelodeon sitcom, which ran from 2007-2012, and stars Miranda Cosgrove, Jerry Trainor and Nathan Kress who reprise their roles […]
T Bone Burnett to Compose Music for Doug Liman’s ‘Everest’
Posted: 16th June 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Doug Liman, Everest, T Bone Burnett
T Bone Burnett (Crazy Heart, Inside Llewyn Davis, True Detective, Walk the Line) is set to compose music for the upcoming adventure drama Everest. The film is directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Edge of Tomorrow) and will star Ewan McGregor, Mark Strong and Sam Heughan. The movie is inspired by the novel Paths […]
