Lionsgate announced today it will kick off its international tour of The Hunger Games in Concert with a July 12 world premiere in Manchester, UK. The event will feature a 60-piece orchestra performing the score from Academy Award-nominated composer James Newton Howard and will accompany an HD screening of the original 2012 The Hunger Games movie directed by Gary Ross and starring Jennifer Lawrence, […]
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Lionsgate Announces ‘The Hunger Games in Concert’ Global Tour
Posted: April 11, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: James Newton Howard, The Hunger Games
West Dylan Thordson Scoring M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Glass’
Posted: April 4, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Glass, James Newton Howard, West Dylan Thordson
M. Night Shyamalan has confirmed on Twitter that West Dylan Thordson is currently scoring the upcoming superhero thriller Glass. The film is written and directed by Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs, The Village) and stars Bruce Willis as David Dunn, Samuel L. Jackson as Elijah Price (aka Mr. Glass), James McAvoy as Kevin Wendell Crumb, […]
James Newton Howard to Return for ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 3’
Posted: April 3, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Yates, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard confirmed in a recent interview on Score: The Podcast that he will be returning to score the third installment in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them series. The composer also revealed that he will be recording his score for the second part, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (set for a release […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 2, 2018)
Posted: March 2, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Amit Poznansky, Dance Academy: The Movie, Darren Morze, David Hirschfelder, Death Wish, Foxtrot, Hondros, James Newton Howard, Jeff Russo, Ludwig Göransson, Ophir Leibovitch, Red Sparrow, Submission, The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the spy thriller Red Sparrow directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Charlotte Rampling, Mary-Louise Parker and Jeremy Irons. The film’s original music is composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, The Sixth Sense, The Fugitive, Signs, King Kong, Fantastic Beasts and Where […]
‘Red Sparrow’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 23, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Francis Lawrence, James Newton Howard, Red Sparrow, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the spy thriller Red Sparrow. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, The Sixth Sense, The Fugitive, Signs, King Kong, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them). The soundtrack is expected to be released on March 2 and […]
Gustavo Dudamel Conducting James Newton Howard’s ‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’ Score
Posted: December 19, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Gustavo Dudamel, James Newton Howard, Lasse Hallstrom, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Walt Disney Pictures has announced Los Angeles Philharmonic musical director Gustavo Dudamel as the conductor of the James Newton Howard‘s score for the studios’ upcoming fantasy adventure The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. The movie is directed by Lasse Hallstrom (Chocolat, The Cider House Rules) and stars Keira Knighley, Mackenzie Foy, Misty Copeland, Morgan Freeman and Helen […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 17, 2017)
Posted: November 17, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bear McCreary, Brooke Blair, Danny Elfman, James Newton Howard, Jeff Danna, John Paesano, Justice League, Marcelo Zarvos, Mudbound, Mychael Danna, Revolt, Roman J. Israel Esq., Sweet Virginia, Tamar-Kali, The Breadwinner, The Star, Will Blair, Wonder
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the comic book movie Justice League directed by Zack Snyder and starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Amy Adams, Ezra Miller, Jason Monoa, Ray Fisher, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen, J.K. Simmons and Ciarán Hinds. The film’s original music is composed […]
Stephen King Soundtrack Collection Announced
Posted: November 10, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Firecatcher, James Newton Howard, Nicholas Pike, Tangerine Dream, The Shining, The Stand, W.G. Snuffy Waalden
Varese Sarabande has announced the full details of the Stephen King Soundtrack Collection. The 8-CD set features 2-CD deluxe editions for the 2003 horror thriller Dreamcatcher directed by Lawrence Kasdan featuring the film’s expanded score composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, Maleficent, King Kong, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) and the post-apocalyptic mini-series The Stand […]
‘Roman J. Israel, Esq.’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 31, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dan Gilroy, James Newton Howard, Roman J. Israel Esq., score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for Dan Gilroy’s thriller Roman J. Israel, Esq. have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, Maleficent, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) who previously scored the director’s Nightcrawler. The soundtrack will be released on […]
Expanded ‘Waterworld’ & ‘Romancing the Stone’ Soundtracks Announced
Posted: August 15, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Silvestri, James Newton Howard, Romancing the Stone, score, Soundtrack, Waterworld
La-La Land Records has announced the details of its latest soundtrack releases, including a new soundtrack for Universal Pictures’ 1995 action adventure Waterworld directed by Kevin Reynolds and starring Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper and Jeanne Tripplehorn. The album features the expanded and remastered score from the movie composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, […]