Hans Zimmer has signed on to score DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming feature The Boss Baby. The film is directed by Tom McGrath and features the voices of Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Jimmy Kimmel and Lisa Kudrow. The movie is based on the book by Marla Frazee and follows a suit-wearing briefcase-carrying baby who pairs up with his seven-year […]
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Hans Zimmer to Score DreamWorks Animation’s ‘The Boss Baby’
Posted: September 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dreamworks Animation, Hans Zimmer, The Boss Baby, Tom McGrath
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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, […]
Hans Zimmer & Pharrell Williams to Score Theodore Melfi’s ‘Hidden Figures’
Posted: August 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hans Zimmer, Hidden Figures, Pharrell Williams, Ted Melfi
Hans Zimmer has joined Pharrell Williams to score the upcoming drama Hidden Figures. The film is directed by Theodore Melfi (St. Vincent) and stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, Glen Powell and Kevin Costner. The movie tells the true story of a group of brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who […]
Ron Howard’s ‘Inferno’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hans Zimmer, Inferno, Ron Howard, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the film adaptation of Dan Brown’s best-selling novel Inferno. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, The Lion King, Gladiator, Inception, Pirates of the Caribbean) who previous scored the first two movies in the series, Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons. The soundtrack, which has a run time […]
Hans Zimmer, Jasha Klebe & Jacob Shea of Bleeding Fingers Music Scoring BBC’s ‘Planet Earth II’
Posted: June 2, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, BBC America, Bleeding Fingers Music, Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea, Jasha Klebe, Planet Earth, Planet Earth II
BBC Earth has announced that Hans Zimmer is composing the music for the upcoming docu-series Planet Earth II. He is composing the show’s theme and main titles. Jasha Klebe who previously scored last year’s Oscar-nominated documentary Winter on Fire and Jacob Shea who is known for his music for the Morgan Freeman-hosted series Through the Wormhole are also involved […]
Hans Zimmer Scoring Sean Penn’s ‘The Last Face’
Posted: April 6, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hans Zimmer, Sean Penn, The Last Face
Hans Zimmer revealed in a recent interview with Gigwise that he is scoring the upcoming drama The Last Face. The film is directed by Sean Penn and stars Charlize Theron, Javier Bardem, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Jean Reno and Jared Harris. The movie follows the director of an international aid organization working in Liberia who embarks on […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 25, 2016)
Posted: March 25, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Bit of Bad Luck, Aaron Zigman, April and the Extraordinary World, Baskin, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Born to Be Blue, Christopher Lennertz, David Braid, David Buckley, Get a Job, Hans Zimmer, I Saw the Light, Jane Wants a Boyfriend, Jonathan Sadoff, Junkie XL, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, Nathan Matthew David, Steve London, Todor Kobakov, Ulas Pakkan, Valentin Hadjadj
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Guaranteed to top the weekend box office is Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter and Gal Gadot. The film’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark […]
Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ to Feature Music by Hans Zimmer & Rupert Gregson-Williams
Posted: March 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hans Zimmer, Netflix, Rupert Gregson-Williams, The Crown
Hans Zimmer and Rupert Gregson-Williams have recently recorded their music for the upcoming Netflix original series The Crown. The show is created by Peter Morgan (The Queen, The Last King of Scotland) and stars Claire Foy, Matt Smith, Vanessa Kirby and John Lithgow. The 10-parter is based on Morgan’s play The Audience and centers on the interplay and political intrigue between Queen Elizabeth II […]
Hans Zimmer & Rupert Gregson-Williams Scoring David Yates’ ‘The Legend of Tarzan’
Posted: March 7, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Yates, Hans Zimmer, Rupert Gregson-Williams, The Legend of Tarzan
Hans Zimmer and Rupert Gregson-Williams have taken over scoring duties on the upcoming action adventure The Legend of Tarzan. The film is directed by David Yates (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) and stars Alexander Skarsgård in the title role, as well as Samuel L. Jackson, Margot Robbie, Djimon […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 29, 2016)
Posted: January 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Carter Burwell, Fifty Shades of Black, Hans Zimmer, Jane Got a Gun, Jim Dooley, Kung Fu Panda 3, Laurent Eyquem, Lisa Gerrard, Marcello De Francisci, Rabid Dogs, The Finest Hours
Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the animated feature Kung Fu Panda 3 directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson & Alessandro Carloni and featuring the voices of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, Bryan Cranston, Kate Hudson, David Cross and J.K. Simmons. […]
