Executive producers Raj Kapoor, Molly McNearney & Katy Mullan announced today the performers of the Oscar-nominated songs at next week’s 96th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Jon Batiste will perform his song It Never Went Away (co-written with Dan Wilson) from the Netflix documentary American Symphony, Becky G will perform the Diane Warren-penned The Fire Inside from Eva Longoria’s Flamin’ Hot, Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell will perform their hit song What Was I Made For from Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, Ryan Gosling & Mark Ronson will perform I’m Just Ken from Barbie and Scott George and the Osage Singers will perform Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People) from Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flowe Moon.
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Ludwig Göransson Wins Grammy Award for ‘Oppenheimer’ Score
Ludwig Göransson has won the Grammy Award for his score for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category at today’s 66th Annual Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony in Los Angeles. He was previously honored with his first Grammy in the same category for Black Panther in 2019. Check out his acceptance speech below. Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell received the award for the original song What Was I Made For from Greta Gerwig’s Barbie in the Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media category.
Ludwig Göransson Wins Golden Globe for ‘Oppenheimer’ Score
Ludwig Göransson has received his first Golden Globe in the Original Score category for his score for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer at tonight’s 81st Golden Globe Awards ceremony. He has previously been nominated three times for his scores from Black Panther and Tenet, as well as the song Lift Me Up from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Check out his acceptance speech below.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 29, 2022)
Opening in theaters nationwide is the animated feature DC League of Super-Pets directed by Jared Stern and starring Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, John Krasinski, Natasha Lyonne, Kate McKinnon, Diego Luna, Vanessa Bayer and Keanu Reeves. The film’s original music is composed by Steve Jablonsky (Transformers,Deepwater Horizon, Ender’s Game, Lone Survivor, The Island). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an original song performed by Jac Ross today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the comedic thriller Vengeance written and directed by B.J. Novak and starring Novak himself, Boyd Holbrook, Issa Rae, Dove Cameron, J. Smith-Cameron, Lio Tipton and Ashton Kutcher. Finneas O’Connell (The Fallout) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer/songwriter’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Focus Features release.
‘Vengeance’ Soundtrack Album Details
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the comedy thriller Vengeance. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award-winning songwriter Finneas O’Connell (aka FINNEAS) (No Time to Die, The Fallout). The soundtrack will be released digitally this coming Friday, July 29 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out below. Vengeance is written and directed by B.J. Novak (in his feature directorial debut) and stars himself, alongside Boyd Holbrook, Issa Rae, Ashton Kutcher, J. Smith-Cameron, Lio Tipton and Dove Cameron. The Blumhouse production follows a journalist and podcaster who travels from New York City to West Texas to investigate the death of a girl he was hooking up with.
Billie Eilish, Finneas, Dan Romer, Nathan Johnson, Natalie Holt, Amie Doherty & Others Invited to Join Academy
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 397 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures to join the organization. Among the invited artists this year are a number of film composers, including Dan Romer (Beasts of the Southern Wild, Luca), Nathan Johnson (Knives Out, Looper), Natalie Holt (Journey’s End, Herself), Amie Doherty (Spirit Untamed, Happiest Season), Ariel Marx (Shiva Baby, Rebel Hearts), Nerida Tyson-Chew (H Is for Happiness, Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid), Hesham Nazih (The Guest, Born a King), Leo Heiblum & Jacobo Lieberman (Maria Full of Grace) and Lili Haydn (Strip Down, Rise Up, Broken Kingdom).
Finneas O’Connell Scoring B.J. Novak’s ‘Vengeance’
FINNEAS (aka Finneas O’Connell) has composed the original score for the new comedy thriller Vengeance. The film marks the feature directorial debut of B.J. Novak (The Office, The Premise) and stars Novak himself, Issa Rae, Ashton Kutcher, Boyd Holbrook, J. Smith-Cameron and Dove Cameron. The movie centers on a journalist and podcaster who travels from New York City to West Texas to investigate the death of a girl he was hooking up with. Novak also wrote the screenplay.