Last night, Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) held its annual Film, TV & Visual Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. John Williams was honored with the John Williams Award for his incomparable status as one of the greatest film and television composers of our time. The composer who was previously honored with BMI’s Kirk […]
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John Williams Honored at BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards
Posted: May 10, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BMI, BMI Film, John Williams, Laura Karpman, Lolita Ritmanis, Miriam Cutler, Rick Baitz, TV & Visual Awards
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‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 8, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Powell, John Williams, Ron Howard, score, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Soundtrack, Star Wars
Composer John Powell has revealed the track list of the soundtrack album for Lucasfilm’s Solo: A Star Wars Story. The album features the film’s original score composed by Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Identity, Shrek, Chicken Run, X-Men: The Last Stand), as well as the Han Solo theme (The Adventures of Han) composed and […]
Walt Disney Records to Release ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Soundtrack
Posted: April 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Powell, John Williams, Ron Howard, score, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Soundtrack, Star Wars
Walt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for Lucasfilm’s Solo: A Star Wars Story. The album features the film’s original score composed by John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Identity, Rio, Shrek, Chicken Run, X-Men: The Last Stand), as well as the Han Solo theme and original Star Wars music […]
John Williams to Be Honored at BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards
Posted: April 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BMI, BMI Film TV & Visual Media Awards, John Williams, Laura Karpman, Lolita Ritmanis, Miriam Cutler, Rick Baitz
BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) announced today that it will present legendary film composer John Williams with a special award bearing his name in recognition of his incomparable status as one of the greatest film and television composers of our time. The John Williams Award will be presented for the first time at the 34th annual BMI Film, TV & […]
Justin Hurwitz Wins Grammy Award for ‘La La Land’
Posted: January 28, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Grammy Awards, John Williams, Justin Hurwitz, La La Land, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Moana
Justin Hurwitz has won the Grammy Award for his music for Damien Chazelle’s La La Land in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category. The other nominated composers in the category included Hans Zimmer (Dunkirk), Johann Johannsson (Arrival), Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones: Season 7) and Benjamin Wallfisch, Pharrell Williams & Zimmer (Hidden Figures). In the Best Song Written For […]
John Williams to Return for ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’
Posted: January 10, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Episode IX, J.J. Abrams, John Williams, Star Wars
John Williams confirmed in a recent interview with Variety that he will be returning to score the final installment in the third Star Wars trilogy. The currently untitled Episode IX will reunite him with director J.J. Abrams who previously helmed 2015’s The Force Awakens. Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac are set to […]
John Williams to Compose Theme for ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’
Posted: December 30, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Powell, John Williams, Ron Howard, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars
John Williams revealed in a recent interview with Variety that he will compose the theme for the title character for the upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story. As reported this past summer, John Powell is composing the score for the movie directed by Ron Howard and starring Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 22, 2017)
Posted: December 22, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Benj Pasek, Bright, Christopher Lennertz, Crooked House, David Sardy, Downsizing, Father Figures, Frederik Wiedmann, Hangman, Henry Jackman, Hostiles, Hugo de Chaire, John Debney, John Williams, Joseph Trapanese, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Justin Paul, Max Richter, Pitch Perfect 3, Rob Simonsen, Rolfe Kent, The Greatest Showman, The Post
Five new movies are opening nationwide this week: Already playing in theaters since Wednesday is the action adventure comedy Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle directed by Jake Kasdan and starring Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas and Bobby Cannavale. The film’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Big Hero 6, Kong: Skull […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 15, 2017)
Posted: December 15, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Beyond Skyline, Craig Wedren, Ferdinand, H. Scott Salinas, Joe Wong, John Powell, John Williams, Nathan Whitehead, Permanent, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Ballad of Lefty Brown
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie and Andy Serkis. The film’s original music is composed by John Williams (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, Jaws, Harry Potter […]
‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 14, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Williams, score, Soundtrack, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Last Jedi
The full details of the soundtrack album for Star Wars: The Last Jedi have been announced. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Williams (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, Jaws, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, E.T.). The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on this Friday, December 15 by Walt Disney Records. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD […]
