Last night, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) held its annual Film & Television Music Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman received the inaugural ASCAP Shirley Walker Award, which honors those whose achievements have contributed to the diversity of film and television music. The composer duo, known for their work on […]
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Wendy & Lisa, Steven Price, Bear McCreary & Dave Porter Honored at ASCAP Film & TV Music Awards
Posted: June 26, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: ASCAP Film & Television Music Awards, Bear McCreary, Dave Porter, Lisa Coleman, Steven Price, Wendy & Lisa, Wendy Melvoin
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‘Da Vinci’s Demons’ Season 2 Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 15, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Bear McCreary, Da Vinci's Demons, score, Soundtrack, Starz
Sparks & Shadows will release a new soundtrack album for the Starz original series Da Vinci’s Demons. The album features almost 2 hour of music from the original score of the show’s second season composed by Bear McCreary (Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) who received his first Emmy Award for the series’ […]
‘Knights of Badassdom’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bear McCreary, Knights of Badassdom, score, Soundtrack
Sparks & Shadows will release a soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure Knights of Badassdom. The album includes the film’s original music composed by Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Battlestar Galactica) and featurering performances by by heavy metal and rock luminaries such as Brendon Small (Dethklok), Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake, Dio), Mike Keneally (Frank Zappa), Steve Bartek […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 24, 2014)
Posted: January 24, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bear McCreary, Enemies Closer, Gimme Shelter, I Frankenstein, Johnny Klimek, Knights of Badassdom, Philip Glass, Reinhold Heil, Tony Morales, Visitors
The only movie opening in wide release this weekend is the action thriller I, Frankenstein written and directed by Stuart Beattie and starring Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Yvonne Strahovski, Miranda Otto and Jai Courtney. The film’s original score is composed by Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil (Cloud Atlas, One Hour Photo). Lisa Gerrard has composed additional music. Lakeshore Records has released a […]
‘Black Sails’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 21, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Bear McCreary, Black Sails, score, Soundtrack, Starz
Sparks & Shadows will release a soundtrack album for the new Starz original series Black Sails. The album features the show’s original score composed by Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), including the composer’s main titles theme. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on January 28, 2014. Black Sails marks […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 19, 2014)
Posted: January 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adrian Johnston, Bear McCreary, Black Sails, Discovery Channel, Klondike, Lifetime, Lizzie Borden Took an Ax, Starz, Tree Adams
Premiering on Saturday, January 25, is the Starz original series Black Sails created by Jon Steinberg & Robert Levine and starring Toby Stephens, Luke Arnold, Zach McGowan, Toby Schmitz, Hannah New, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Clara Paget, Tom Hopper and Mark Ryan. The show’s original music is composed by Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica) […]
Bear McCreary to Score Starz’s ‘Outlander’
Posted: January 12, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bear McCreary, Outlander, Ronald D. Moore, Starz
Bear McCreary has announced on Twitter that he will be scoring the upcoming Starz original series Outlander. The show is created by Ronald D. Moore based on Diana Gabaldon’s best-selling books and stars Caitrona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Tobias Menzies, Graham McTavish, Gary Lewis, Duncan Lacroix, Annette Badland and Stephen Walters. The series follows the story […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 22, 2013)
Posted: September 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Back in the Game, Bear McCreary, Ben Decter, Bob Thiele, CBS, Hostages, Jake Monaco, Jeff Cardoni, Jeff Russo, Lucky 7, Mark Kilian, Michael Wandmacher, NBC, Nick Urata, Paul Koch, The Goldbergs, The Michael J. Fox Show, Trophy Wife
Premiering on Tuesday, September 24, on ABC is Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. executive produced by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen and starring Clark Gregg, Brett Dalton, Ming-Na Wen, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge and Chloe Bennett. Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica) is scoring the show weekly with a full orchestra. To […]
Mychael Danna, Bear McCreary and John Lunn Win Emmy Awards
Posted: September 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adam Schlesinger, Bear McCreary, David Javerbaum, Elliot Lawrence, Emmy Awards, John Lunn, Mychael Danna
The Creative Arts Emmy Awards were handed out this afternoon at the NOKIA Theatre LA LIVE in Downtown Los Angeles. John Lunn has received his second Emmy for his music for Downtown Abbey in the Outstandig Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) category after last year’s win. Mychael Danna won his first Emmy Award for the mini-series World Without End […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 2, 2013)
Posted: August 2, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 2 Guns, Bear McCreary, Brendan Canning, Clinton Shorter, Drift, Europa Report, Heitor Pereira, Michael Yezerski, Rob Simonsen, The Canyons, The Smurfs 2, The Spectacular Now
Two new movies are opening nationwide this week: Expected to top the weekend box office is the action comedy 2 Guns directed by Baltasar Kormákur and starring Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton, Bill Paxton, Fred Ward, James Marsden and Edward James Olmos. The film’s original score is composed by Clinton Shorter (District 9, Contraband). […]
