The nominations for the 54th Grammy Awards have been announced. Here are the nominations in the film music related categories: Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Black Swan (Clint Mansell) – Sony Classical/Fox Music Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow – Part 2 (Alexandre Desplat) – WaterTower Music The King’s Speech (Alexandre Desplat) – Decca […]
Posts Tagged ‘Alexandre Desplat’
2012 Grammy Nominations Announced
Posted: December 1, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Clint Mansell, Daft Punk, Grammy Awards, Grammy Nominations, Ryan Shore
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‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 29, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will be releasing the soundtrack album for the drama Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, which marks the last major movie of the year for which no soundtrack announcement had been made yet (visit our upcoming soundtracks section for a full listing of the soundtracks coming out in the next couple of weeks). The […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 25, 2011)
Posted: November 25, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Dangerous Method, Alexandre Desplat, Arthur Christmas, Bret McKenzie, Christophe Beck, Conrad Pope, Dickon Hinchliffe, Harry Gregson-Williams, Howard Shore, Hugo, Ludovic Bource, My Week with Marilyn, Rampart, score, Soundtrack, The Artist, The Muppets
Three new movies opened in wide release this past Wednesday: The film released in most theaters this Thanksgiving weekend is the new movie adaptation of The Muppets directed by James Bobin and starring Amy Adams, Jason Segel and Chris Cooper. The film’s score is written by Christophe Beck and Bret McKenzie serves as the project’s […]
Alexandre Desplat to Reunite with Florent Emilio Siri on ‘Cloclo’
Posted: November 22, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Cloclo, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Florent Emilio Siri
Alexandre Desplat is set to reunite with director Florent Emilio Siri on the upcoming biographical drama Cloclo. The composer has scored all of the director’s previous features, including the Bruce Willis-starring thriller Hostage, the crime thriller The Nest and most recently, the historical drama L’ennemi intime. Cloclo stars Jérémie Renier as French singer Claude François […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 18, 2011)
Posted: November 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Another Happy Day, Breaking Dawn, Carter Burwell, Happy Feet Two, John Powell, Largo Winch, Ólafur Arnalds, score, Soundtrack, The Descendants, The Heir Apparent, The Twilight Saga
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the fourth part of the Twilight series, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 directed by Bill Condon and starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Dakota Fanning, Michael Sheen, Anna Kendrick and Ashley Greene. The film’s score is […]
‘The Ides of March’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 8, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, George Clooney, score, Soundtrack, The Ides of March
Varese Sarabande has revealed the details for the soundtrack of the political drama The Ides of March. The album features the original score from the film composed by Alexandre Desplat. The album will be released on CD on December 6, 2011 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. The soundtrack has also already been released […]
‘World Soundtrack Awards’ Winners Announced
Posted: October 23, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A.R. Rahman, Alex Heffes, Alexandre Desplat, Giorgio Moroder, Hans Zimmer, Inception, Randy Newman, World Soundtrack Awards
The World Soundtrack Academy announced the winners of the World Soundtrack Awards 2011 at last night’s closing event of the 38th Ghent International Film Festival. Alexandre Desplat was chosen as Film Composer of the Year 2011. Hans Zimmer received the award for Best Orginal Film Score of the Year for Inception and Randy Newman was […]
Alexandre Desplat to Score ‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close’
Posted: October 22, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Nico Muhly, Stephen Daldry
Alexandre Desplat has been tapped to score the upcoming drama Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. He is taking over scoring duties from composer Nico Muhly who was originally attached to the project with his name even credited on the film’s poster and in the first trailer. The movie is directed by Academy Award nominated director […]
‘My Week with Marilyn’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 21, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Conrad Pope, Lang Lang, Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical has announced a soundtrack release for the drama My Week with Marilyn. The album includes the original score by Conrad Pope. Alexandre Desplat has written Marilyn’s Theme for the film and pianist Lang Lang is performing on the score. Also featured on the album are several period songs by Nat King Cole, a […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 7, 2011)
Posted: October 7, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Danny Elfman, Dirty Girl, Jeff Toyne, Real Steel, score, Soundtrack, The Ides of March, The Way, Tyler Bates
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend: Expecting to top the weekend box office is the sci-fi action film Real Steel directed by Shawn Levy and starring Hugh Jackman, Kevin Durand, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie and Hope Davis. The movie’s score is composed by Danny Elfman. A soundtrack album featuring his score will be […]
