A number of film composer will participate in Gold Derby’s first roundtable discussion event focussing on the music and sound of some of this year’s awards contenders in the respective categories. The Meet the Experts panel will be moderated by Tom O’Neill and will take place tomorrow, November 16 at Landmark Theaters in Los Angeles. Participating composers include Alexandre Desplat […]
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Alexandre Desplat, Nicholas Britell, Benjamin Wallfisch & Justin Hurwitz to Participate in Film Music Roundtable Discussion
Posted: November 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Benjamin Wallfisch, Justin Hurwitz, Nicholas Britell
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 21, 2016)
Posted: October 21, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 31, Alexandre Desplat, American Pastoral, Atticus Ross, Autumn Lights, Before the Flood, Boo! A Madea Halloween, Elvin Ross, Evgueni Galperine, Gustavo Santaolalla, Henry Jackman, Hjörtur Ingvi Jóhannsson, Hugi Gudmundsson, I'm Not Ashamed, In a Valley of Violence, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Jake Monaco, Jeff Grace, John 5, Keeping Up with the Joneses, Mogwai, Moonlight, Nicholas Britell, Ouija: Original of Evil, Rob Zombie, Sacha Galperine, The Handmaiden, The Newton Brothers, The Whole Truth, Timothy Williams, Trent Reznor, Yeong-wook Jo
Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the action thriller Jack Reacher: Never Go Back directed by Edward Zwick and starring Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Aldis Hodge, Danika Yarosh, Patrick Heusinger, Holt McCallany and Robert Knepper. The film’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: Civil War, […]
‘The Odyssey’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 21, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Jerome Salle, score, Soundtrack, The Odyssey
TF1 has released a soundtrack album for the adventure drama The Odyssey (L’odyssée). The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Godzilla, Argo). Also included are songs by Otis Redding, James Brown, The Mamas & The Papas, The Guess Who & more. The soundtrack is […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 9, 2016)
Posted: October 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, American Housewife, Amotz Plessner, Channel Zero, Chris Velasco, Divorce, Falling Water, Freakish, Haters Back Off, HBO, Hulu, Insecure, Jeff Russo, Jonathan Sadoff, Keegan DeWitt, Lifetime, Netflix, Nick Urata, Rael Jones, Raphael Saadiq, Suite Française, Syfy, USA
Premiering tonight is the new HBO original series Divorce created by Sharon Horgan and starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, Molly Shannon, Talia Balsam and Tracy Letts. The show’s original music composed by Keegan DeWitt (I’ll Follow You un My Dreams, Morris from America, Listen Up Philip, Queen of Earth). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about […]
Alexandre Desplat’s to Conduct Concert World Premiere of ‘The Secret Life of Pets’ Score
Posted: October 3, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Hollywood in Vienna, Max Steiner Award
Alexandre Desplat will conduct the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra for the world premiere concert performance of his score for the animated hit film The Secret Life of Pets at this year’s Hollywood in Vienna gala on October 14, 2016 at the historic Vienna Concert Hall. As previously announced, the Academy Award-winning composer will receive the […]
Alexandre Desplat to Score Luc Besson’s ‘Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets’
Posted: September 20, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Luc Besson, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Luc Besson has announced on Twitter that Alexandre Desplat will compose the music for the upcoming sci-fi epic Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. The film stars Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Sam Spruell, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke, Herbie Hancock and John Goodman. The movie is based on Pierre Christin’s French sci-fi comic series Valérian and […]
Michael Giacchino to Take Over Scoring Duties ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’
Posted: September 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Gareth Edwards, Michael Giacchino, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars
Michael Giacchino has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming Star Wars spin-off Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The composer is replacing Alexandre Desplat who was originally scoring the film directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla) and starring Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed and Forest Whitaker. The movie takes […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 2, 2016)
Posted: September 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adam Dorn, Alexandre Desplat, Chan Kwong Wing, Christopher Drake, Kickboxer: Vengeance, Max Richter, Max Rose, Morgan, Morgan Whirledge, Patrick Watson, Skiptrace, The 9th Life of Louis Drax, The Light Between Oceans, Yoga Hosers
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi thriller Morgan directed by Luke Scott, produced by Ridley Scott and starring Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy, Toby Jones, Rose Leslie, Boyd Holbrook, Michelle Yeoh, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Paul Giamatti. The film’s original music is composed by Max Richter (The Leftovers, Waltz with Bashir, Disconnect, Testament of Youth). […]
‘American Pastoral’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 25, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, American Pastoral, Ewan McGregor, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release the official soundtrack album for Ewan McGregor’s directorial debut American Pastoral. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, Godzilla, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Imitation Game). Also included is a cover version of Moon River performed by Priscilla Ahn. The […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 12, 2016)
Posted: August 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Menken, Alexandre Desplat, Anthropoid, Blood Father, Brooke Blair, Christopher Lennertz, Daniel Hart, Devendra Banhart, Disorder, Edge of Winter, Florence Foster Jenkins, Gesaffelstein, Hell or High Water, Joshy, Maryland, Mon Roi, My King, Nick Cave, Pete's Dragon, Robin Foster, Sausage Party, Stephen Warbeck, Sven Faulconer, Warren Ellis, Will Blair
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the fantasy adventure Pete’s Dragon directed by David Lowery and starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence and Robert Redford. The film’s original music is composed by Daniel Hart (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Comet, Tumbleweed). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album […]