Oscar host Neil Patrick Harris announced today on Twitter via a video message that Oscar-winning songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez are writing an original multimedia, musical sequence, Moving Pictures, which Harris will perform on at the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, February 22. The duo received their first Oscar in 2014 for the song […]
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Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez to Write Original Musical Number for Oscars
Posted: January 27, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
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Adam Levine to Perform ‘Lost Stars’ from ‘Begin Again’ at the Oscars
Posted: January 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Adam Levine, Begin Again
Academy Awards show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today that Adam Levine will be performing the original song Lost Stars from Begin Again at this year’s Oscars ceremony on February 22. The song written by New Radicals’ Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois is one of the five nominees in the Best Original Song category. Levine who is best known as the lead singer for the […]
Academy Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: January 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
This morning, the nominations for the 87th Academy Awards were announced. Here are the music-related nominations: Best Original Score: The Grand Budapest Hotel – Alexandre Desplat The Imitation Game – Alexandre Desplat Interstellar – Hans Zimmer Mr. Turner – Gary Yershon The Theory of Everything – Johann Johannsson
Academy Announces 114 Original Scores in Oscar Race
Posted: December 12, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Pictures Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the eligible movies in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 87th Academy Awards. The 114 eligible scores along with the composer are listed below in alphabetical order by film title. “American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs,” Vivek Maddala, […]
Academy Announces 79 Original Songs in Oscar Race
Posted: December 12, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced the short list of 79 songs that are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 87th Academy Awards. During the nominations process, all voting members of the Music Branch will receive a Reminder List of works submitted in the category and a DVD […]
Stephen Oremus Named Oscar Music Director
Posted: November 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Stephen Oremus
Academy Awards producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today that Stephen Oremus was selected as music director for this season’s 87th Oscar ceremony. He will make his Oscar debut this year. Oremus has worked on such Broadway shows as Avenue Q, Wicked, All Shook Up, 9 to 5, The Book of Mormon and Kinky Boots. He earned […]
Charles Bernstein Rejoins Academy Board
Posted: July 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Charles Bernstein
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that composer Charles Bernstein has rejoined the Academy’s Board of Governors after a hiatus. He joins composers Charles Fox and Arthur Hamilton as a governor for the Academy’s music branch. The Academy’s 17 branches are represented by three governors, who may serve up to three […]
Steven Price, Steve Jablonsky, Stanley Clarke & Pharrell Williams Invited to Join the Academy
Posted: June 26, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Buck Sanders, Stanley Clarke, Steve Jablonsky, Steven Price
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 271 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Among the invited artists this year a number of film composers, including Steven Price (The World’s End, Attack the Block) who received his first Academy Award this year for Alfonso […]
Academy Announces Updated Campaign Regulations Affecting the Music Category
Posted: June 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced a number of updated regulations for how companies and individuals may market movies and achievements eligible for the 87th Academy Awards to Academy members, including significant changes that affect the music category. The regulations state that “music branch members may not contact other Music Branch […]
Video Highlights from the 86th Academy Awards
Posted: March 3, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Karen O, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Pharrell Williams, Robert Lopez, Steven Price, U2
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences and ABC have published some of the music-related highlights of the 86th Academy Awards ceremony online. Check out the acceptance speeches of Steven Price who won the Oscar for his music for Gravity and Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Bobby Lopez who won the award for the song Let It […]
