20th Century Fox has published a video featurette on the music for Theodore Melfi’s drama Hidden Figures. The 3-minute piece features interviews with composers Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams and Benjamin Wallfisch, as well as jazz legend and pianist Herbie Hancock who is featured as a soloist on the score. Also shown is footage from a live performance of Williams’ original […]
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Behind the Music of ‘Hidden Figures’
Posted: December 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Hans Zimmer, Hidden Figures, Pharrell Williams
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‘Hidden Figures’ Score Album Details
Posted: November 30, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Hans Zimmer, Hidden Figures, Pharrell Williams, score, Soundtrack
Columbia Records will release a score album for the drama Hidden Figures. The album features the film’s original score composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Gladiator, Inception, The Lion King), Pharrell Williams and Benjamin Wallfisch (Lights Out, A Cure for Wellness, The Escapist). The soundtrack is set to be released physically and digitally on January 6, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously […]
Benjamin Wallfisch to Score ‘Annabelle 2’
Posted: November 23, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Annabelle, Annabelle 2, Benjamin Wallfisch, score, Soundtrack
Benjamin Wallfisch is reteaming with director David F. Sandberg on the upcoming supernatural thriller Annabelle 2. The film stars Stephanie Sigman, Talitha Bateman, Lulu Wilson, Philippa Anne Coulthard, Grace Fulton, Lou Lou Safran, Samara Lee, Tayler Buck, Anthony LaPaglia and Miranda Otto. The movie follows a dollmaker and his wife who welcome a nun and several girls from a […]
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
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 […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 30, 2016)
Posted: September 30, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Amanda Knox, American Honey, Benjamin Wallfisch, Danny Bensi, Deepwater Horizon, Denial, Flock of Dudes, Geoff Zanelli, Howard Shore, Jonathan Zalben, Masterminds, Matthew Margeson, Michael Brook, Mike Higham, Milton's Secret, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Saunder Jurriaans, Steve Jablonsky, Within
Three new movies are opening nationwide this week: Expected to top the weekend box office is the fantasy adventure Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children directed by Tim Burton and starring Eva Green, Asa Butterfield and Samuel L. Jackson. The film’s original music is composed by Mike Higham & Matthew Margeson (Eddie the Eagle, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Kick-Ass […]
Benjamin Wallfisch to Score ‘Rings’
Posted: August 24, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Hans Zimmer, Rings
(UPDATE, August 26, 2016: Matthew Margeson is the film’s composer. Paramount Pictures has published an incorrect credits list featuring the information as reported below.) Benjamin Wallfisch has been tapped to score the upcoming horror thriller Rings. The film is directed by F. Javier Gutierrez (Before the Fall) and stars Matilda Lutz, Alex Roe, Johnny Galecki, […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 22, 2016)
Posted: July 22, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Benjamin Wallfisch, David Shire, Don't Think Twice, Gregoire Hetzel, Ice Age: Collision Course, Jake Monaco, John Debney, Lights Out, Michael Giacchino, Quitters, Roger Neill, Scott Walker, Star Trek Beyond, Summertime, The Childhood of a Leader
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the sci-fi adventure sequel Star Trek Beyond directed by Justin Lin and starring Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Idris Elba and Sofia Boutella. The film’s original music is composed by Michael […]
‘Lights Out’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 7, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Lights Out, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Lights Out. The album features the film’s original music composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (The Escapist, Summer in February, Desert Dancer, A Cure for Wellness). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 15, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can […]
Benjamin Wallfisch Scoring Gore Verbinski’s ‘A Cure for Wellness’
Posted: June 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Cure for Wellness, Benjamin Wallfisch, Gore Verbinski
Benjamin Wallfisch is currently scoring the upcoming supernatural horror thriller A Cure for Wellness. The film is directed by Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Ring) and stars Dane DeHaan, Mia Goth, Jason Isaacs and Celia Imrie. The movie follows a man who is sent to rescue his boss from a European wellness spa and soon realizes that he’s […]
Benjamin Wallfisch Scoring ‘Lights Out’
Posted: December 3, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, David Sandberg, James Wan, Lights Out
This week, Benjamin Wallfisch is recording his music for the upcoming horror thriller Lights Out at The Bridge Recording Studios in Glendale, CA. The film is directed by David Sandberg and stars Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman and Alexander DiPersia. The movie is based on the director’s short film of the same title and follows a young boy and his […]
