The Hollywood Reporter published its yearly roundtable conversation with a number of film composers in contention for the major awards. This year’s participating composers include Hans Zimmer (Rush, 12 Years a Slave), Thomas Newman (Saving Mr. Banks), Alan Silvestri (The Croods), Steven Price (Gravity), Christophe Beck (Frozen) and Henry Jackman (Captain Phillips). The composers talk about the biggest musical challenges on […]
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Awards Contenders in Conversation
Posted: December 23, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Alan Silvestri, Christophe Beck, Hans Zimmer, Henry Jackman, Steven Price, Thomas Newman
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WaterTower Music to Release Hans Zimmer’s and Rupert Gregson-Williams’ ‘Winter’s Tale’ Score
Posted: December 17, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hans Zimmer, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Winter's Tale
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the fantasy romance Winter’s Tale. The album features the film’s original score composed by Hans Zimmer (Gladiator, The Dark Knight, Inception) and Rupert Gregson-Williams (Bee Movie, Hotel Rwanda). The soundtrack will be released on February 11, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check […]
Hans Zimmer to Produce Junkie XL’s ‘Divergent’ Score
Posted: November 12, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Divergent, Hans Zimmer, Junkie XL, Neil Burger
Following our news article from earlier this week, it was revealed today that Hans Zimmer will serve as the executive score producer on the sci-fi adventure film Divergent. Junkie XL (aka Tom Holkenberg) is composing the score for the film based on Veronica Roth’s bestselling novel, directed by Neil Burger and starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, […]
Hans Zimmer’s ‘Days of Thunder’ Score Released
Posted: November 5, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Days of Thunder, Hans Zimmer, score, Soundtrack, Tony Scott
La-La Land Records has announced the world premiere release of the score for the 1990 racing drama Days of Thunder directed by Tony Scott and starring Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and Robert Duvall. The music is composed by Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, The Dark Knight, Inception, Gladiator) whose other collaborations with […]
Johnny Marr, Michael Einziger & Dave Stewart Join ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Music Team
Posted: October 31, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dave Stewart, Hans Zimmer, Johnny Marr, Marc Webb, Michael Einziger, Pharrell Williams, The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Sony Pictures announced today that Johnny Marr, Michael Einziger and Dave Stewart have joined the music team for the superhero sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Hans Zimmer and Pharrell Williams have previously been announced to score the film directed by Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Paul Giamatti, Dane DeHaan, Denis […]
Pharrell Williams Joins Hans Zimmer to Co-score ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’
Posted: October 27, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams, The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Pharrell Williams revealed in a recent interview with Billboard that he has joined composer Hans Zimmer to score the upcoming superhero film sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Zimmer has previously been announced as the composer of the movie directed by Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Paul Giamatti, Denis […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 18, 2013)
Posted: October 18, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 12 Years a Slave, Alex Ebert, Alex Heffes, Alexander, All is Lost, Bruce Fowler, Carrie, Carter Burwell, Escape Plan, Hans Zimmer, I'm in Love With a Church Girl, Kill Your Darlings, Marco Beltrami, Nico Muhly, Paradise, Rachel Portman, The Fifth Estate
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the horror thriller Carrie directed by Kimberly Peirce and starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Judy Greer, Portia Doubleday, Gabriella Wilde, Alex Russell and Ansel Elgort. Columbia Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by artists including Rogue […]
’12 Years a Slave’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 18, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 12 Years a Slave, Hans Zimmer, Soundtrack, Steve McQueen
The details of the soundtrack album for Steve McQueen’s historical drama 12 Years a Slave have been announced. The album features selections from the film’s original score composed by Hans Zimmer, as well as original recordings from John Legend (who serves as the soundtrack’s producer), Alicia Keys (who performs Queen of the Field (Patsey’s Song) […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 20, 2013)
Posted: September 20, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Single Shot, Atli Orvarsson, Battle of the Year, C.O.G., Christopher Lennertz, Enough Said, Gabriel Yared, Generation Iron, Hans Zimmer, Haute Cuisine, Jeff Danna, Jeff Rona, Jewtopia, Joe Berry, Johann Johannsson, Marcelo Zarvos, Mark Mothersbaugh, My Lucky Star, Nathan Larson, Nathan Wang, Plus One, Prisoners, Rush, Steve Reich, Thanks for Sharing, The Colony, The Short Game
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the dramatic thriller Prisoners directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Maria Bello, Terrance Howard, Viola Davis, Melissa Leo and Paul Dano. Jóhann Jóhannsson (Personal Effects, For Ellen) has composed the film’s score. WaterTower Music has […]
Hans Zimmer Interviews at ‘Rush’ World Premiere
Posted: September 3, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Hans Zimmer, Ron Howard, Rush
Hans Zimmer attended last night’s red carpet world premiere of Ron Howard’s racing drama Rush in London. Two interviews with the composer from the event have appeared online. Talking with Red Carpet News TV, Zimmer talked about his work on the film starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Bruhl, as well as his possible involvement in […]
