Soundtrack Magazine has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 2014 Chinese drama Blind Massage directed by Lou Ye and starring Guo Xiaodong, Qin Hao and Zhnag Lei. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Jóhann Jóhannsson (Sicario, The Theory of Everything, Arrival, Prisoners, Mandy) & Jonas Colstrup (Tigers, […]
Posts Tagged ‘Johann Johannsson’
World Premiere Soundtrack Release for Lou Ye’s ‘Blind Massage’ Announced
Posted: December 11, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Blind Massage, Johann Johannsson, Jonas Colstrup, Lou Ye, score, Soundtrack, The Shadow Play
Johann Johannsson’s ‘Personal Effects’ Score to Be Released
Posted: May 13, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Hollander, Johann Johannsson, Personal Effects, score, Soundtrack
Deutsche Grammophon will release the first-ever soundtrack album for the 2008 drama Personal Effects written and directed by David Hollander and starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Ashton Kutcher, Spencer Hudson and Kathy Bates. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Johann Johannsson (Arrival, The Theory of Everything, Sicario, Prisoners, Mandy). The vinyl […]
‘Last and First Men’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 26, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hildur Guðnadóttir, Johann Johannsson, Last and First Men, score, Soundtrack, Yair Elazar Glotman
Deutsche Grammophon will release a soundtrack album for Jóhann Jóhannsson’s feature directorial debut Last and First Men. The album features the original music written by the late composer whose film scoring credits include Arrival, The Theory of Everything, Prisoners & Sicario and Yair Elazar Glotman and also features musical performances by Academy Award winner Hildur Guðnadóttir (Joker, […]
Soundtrack Album for RUV’s & BBC’s ‘Trapped’ TV Series Released
Posted: May 3, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Hildur Guonadottir, Johann Johannsson, Rutger Hoedemaekers, score, Soundtrack, Trapped
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the Icelandic TV series Trapped. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Hildur Guðnadóttir (Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Joker, Mary Magdalene), Rutger Hoedemaekers and Johann Johannsson (Arrival, The Theory of Everything, Sicario). The soundtrack is now available to download overseas and will […]
Jóhann Jóhannsson’s ‘White Black Boy’ Score Released
Posted: April 19, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Johann Johannsson, White Black Boy
Deutsche Grammophon has released a soundtrack album for the 2012 Danish documentary White Black Boy (Sort hvid dreng). The album features the film’s original music composed by Jóhann Jóhannsson (Arrival, The Theory of Everything, Sicario, Prisoners). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon and will also be included on the label’s 7-CD Retrospective I set, which features […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 12, 2019)
Posted: April 12, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: After, Benjamin Wallfisch, Carter Burwell, Crypto, Germaine Franco, Girls of the Sun, Hellboy, Her Smell, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Johann Johannsson, Justin Burnett, Keegan DeWitt, Little, Mary Magdalene, Missing Link, Morgan Kibby, Nima Fakhrara, Steve London, Stockholm, Teen Spirit
Four new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the animated feature Missing Link written and directed by Chris Butler and starring Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana, Zach Galifianakis, Timothy Olyphant, Emma Thompson, David Walliams, Stephen Fry and Matt Lucas. Carter Burwell (Carol, Fargo, Twilight, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) has composed the film’s original score. […]
‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’, ‘Mandy’ & ‘The Other Side of the Wind’ Scores Ruled Ineligible for Academy Awards
Posted: December 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Johann Johannsson, John Powell, John Williams, Mandy, Michel Legrand, Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Other Side of the Wind
Variety is reporting that in addition to Green Book, three more scores have been ruled ineligible by the Academy’s music branch. Among ineligible titles are Solo: A Star Wars Story (composed by John Powell with themes by John Williams), which was reportedly submitted too late, Mandy (composed by Johann Johannsson), which violated the rule of its qualifying […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 30, 2018)
Posted: November 30, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anna and the Apocalypse, Blood Brother, Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back), Diego Baldenweg, DriverX, Guy Garvey, Head Full of Honey, Johann Johannsson, John Frizzell, Lili Haydn, Lionel Baldenweg, Mark Kilian, Martin Todsharow, Masakatsu Takagi, Mirai, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, Nitin Sawhney, Nora Baldenweg, Paul Saunderson, Peter Jobson, Roddy Hart, The Mercy, The Possession of Hannah Grace, Tommy Reilly
The only movie opening in theaters nationwide this week is the horror thriller The Possession of Hannah Grace directed by Diederik Van Rooijen and starring Shay Mitchell, Grey Damon, Kirby Johnson and Stana Katic. The film’s original music is composed by John Frizzell (Alien: Resurrection, Dante’s Peak, Office Space, The Following). No soundtrack album has been announced. […]
Johann Johannsson Named Film Composer of the Year at 2018 World Soundtrack Awards
Posted: October 17, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Johann Johannsson, Laurent Eyquem, Ramin Djawadi, Tamar-Kali, World Soundtrack Awards
Johann Johannsson was named Film Composer of the Year at the 18th World Soundtrack Awards, tonight’s closing event of the 45th Ghent Film Festival. Among the late composer’s final scores released over the last year were Mandy, Mary Magdalene (co-scored with Hildur Guðnadóttir who accepted the award on his behalf) and The Mercy. He previously received the […]