Mychael Danna was chosen as Film Composer of the Year at the World Soundtrack Awards 2013, tonight’s closing event of the 40th Ghent Film Festival. Danna also received an award for his score for Ang Lee’s Life of Pi in the Best Original Film Score of the Year 2012 category. The composer accepted his awards via […]
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Mychael Danna Named Film Composer of the Year at World Soundtrack Awards
Posted: October 19, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Awards, Benh Zeitlin, Dan Romer, Mychael Danna, Rahman Altin, World Soundtrack
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 29, 2012)
Posted: June 29, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A.R. Rahman, Aaron Zigman, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin, Dan Romer, Jonathan Goldsmith, Madea's Witness Protection, Magic Mike, People Like Us, Take This Waltz, Ted, Walter Murphy
Four new movies are opening wide in theaters this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the comedy Ted directed by Seth MacFarlane and starring Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Giovanni Ribisi and Joel McHale. The film’s score is composed by Walter Murphy (Family Guy, American Dad). Universal Republic has released a soundtrack album […]
‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 27, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin, Dan Romer, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album for the indie drama Beasts of the Southern Wild has been released. The album features the film’s original score composed by Dan Romer and Benh Zeitlin who also directed the film. The soundtrack is now available digitally on iTunes. Beasts of the Southern Wild starring Quvenzhané Wallis and Dwight Henry revolves around […]
Sundance 2012 Film Music Roundup (Part 2)
Posted: January 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin, Compliance, Dan Romer, For Ellen, Francis and the Lights, Francis Farewell Starlit, Heather McIntosh, I Am Not a Hipster, Joel P. West, Johann Johannsson, Joseph Trapanese, Me at the Zoo, Mike Shinoda, Nico Muhly, One Man Joins an Uprising, Robot and Frank, The Movement, The Raid, Trevor Rabin
Check out the first part of our roundup of the music and composers of the movies premiering at this year’s Sundance Film Festival by clicking here. A film that is likely to find distribution within the next few days or weeks given its high profile cast and positive critical reaction is the comedy drama Robot […]