Hildur Guðnadóttir has won her first Grammy Award for her score for the HBO limited series Chernobyl in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category. The composer has previously received an Emmy Award for her work on the show. In the Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media, Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Aaron Raitiere won the award for the song I’ll Never Love Again from A Star Is Born. The Bradley Cooper-directed movie also won the prize in the Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Visual Media category.
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Ludwig Goransson Wins Academy Award for ‘Black Panther’
Ludwig Goransson was honored with his first Academy Award for his score for Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther at tonight’s 91st Oscar ceremony. Check out his acceptance speech after the jump. The other nominated composers in the Best Original Score category were Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman), Nicholas Britell (If Beale Street Could Talk), Alexandre Desplat (Isle of Dogs) and Marc Shaiman (Mary Poppins Returns).
Ludwig Goransson Wins Grammy Award for ‘Black Panther’ Score
Ludwig Goransson has won the Grammy Award for his music for Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category. In the Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media, Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt won the award for the song Shallows from Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born.
Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga & Lukas Nelson Win BAFTA Award for ‘A Star Is Born’
Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga and Lukas Nelson have received their first BAFTA Award for their music for Cooper’s A Star Is Born in the Original Music category today at the ceremony at the Orange British Academy Film Awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London. Cooper accepted the award on behalf of the full music team. They were nominated in the BAFTA music category alongside Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman), Nicholas Britell (If Beale Street Could Talk), Alexandre Desplat (Isle of Dogs) and Marc Shaiman (Mary Poppins Returns).
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings to Perform ‘When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings’ from ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ at Oscars
The Academy has announced today that Gillian Welch & David Rawlings will perform the song When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings from the Coen Brothers’ The Ballad of Buster Scruggs at this year’s Academy Awards ceremony on February 24. Welch & Rawlings also wrote the song, which is performed in the movie by Willie Watson & Tim Blake Nelson. It was also announced today that Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper will perform the song Shallow from A Star Is Born. As announced yesterday, Jennifer Hudson will perform the nominated song I’ll Fight from RBG and yet-to-be announced performer will sing Where Lost Things Go from Mary Poppins Returns.
Justin Hurwitz Wins Critics’ Choice Award for ‘First Man’
Justin Hurwitz was honored with the Critics’ Choice Movie Award in the Best Score category for his music for Damien Chazelle’s First Man at tonight’s 24th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ceremony in Santa Monica, CA. He previously received a Critics’ Choice Award for his score for Chazelle’s La La Land in 2017. The other composers nominated in the Best Score category were Kris Bowers for Green Book, Nicholas Britell for If Beale Street Could Talk, Alexandre Desplat for Isle of Dogs, Ludwig Goransson for Black Panther and Marc Shaiman for Mary Poppins Returns.
Justin Hurwitz Wins Golden Globe for ‘First Man’
Justin Hurwitz has received his third Golden Globe Award in the Original Score category for Damien Chazelle’s First Man. He previously won two Golden Globes for both score and song for Chazelle’s La La Land. The other composers nominated in the Best Original Score category were Marc Shaiman (Mary Poppins Returns), Ludwig Goransson (Black Panther), Alexandre Desplat (Isle of Dogs) and Marco Beltrami (A Quiet Place). In the Original Song category, Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt won the award for the song Shallow from A Star Is Born. Check out the acceptance speeches after the jump.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 5, 2018)
Two new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the superhero movie Venom directed by Ruben Fleischer and starring Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze and Reid Scott. The film’s original music is composed by Ludwig Goransson (Black Panther, Creed, Fruitvale Station, Community). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details. Eminem has contributed the title song, which is available from Aftermath Records (click here for more information).
Also opening nationwide is the musical drama A Star Is Born directed by Bradley Cooper who also stars in the movie, alongside Lady Gaga, Andrew Dice Clay, Anthony Ramos, Bonnie Somerville, Dave Chappelle and Sam Elliott. Cooper & Gaga have also written several original songs to the film. Interscope Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
Soundtrack Details for Bradley Cooper’s ‘A Star Is Born’ Announced
Interscope Records has announced the full details of the soundtrack album for the movie musical A Star Is Born. The album features the songs from the movie performed Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper who also co-wrote several tracks with Lukas Nelson, as well as other artists including Jason Isbell, Diane Warren and Mark Ronson. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on October 5, 2018 and is now available for pre-order here (digital version) and here (CD version). A Star Is Born marks the directorial debut of Bradley Cooper who also stars in the movie alongside Lady Gaga, Andrew Dice Clay, Anthony Ramos, Bonnie Somerville, Dave Chappelle and Sam Elliott. The movie tells the tragic love story of a seasoned musician who discovers and falls in love with a struggling artist.
Lady Gaga to Compose & Perform Songs for Bradley Cooper’s ‘A Star is Born’
According to Deadline, Lady Gaga will be composing and performing music for the upcoming remake of the movie musical A Star Is Born. The film will mark the directorial feature debut of Bradley Cooper who will also star in the movie alongside Gaga who will be playing the lead role and portray a singer whose star rises as quickly as her troubled lover/mentor’s star is falling. Cooper is also writing the screenplay with Will Fetters (Remember Me, The Lucky One) and is producing the project with Todd Phillips (The Hangover, Old School), Billy Gerber (Villa Capri) and Jon Peters (Batman, Superman Returns, Ali). The Warner Bros. Pictures production is set to start shooting in early 2017.