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 […]
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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
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‘La La Land in Concert: A Live-to-Film Celebration’ Announced
Posted: March 6, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Justin Hurwitz, La La Land
Lionsgate today announced that the world premiere of La La Land in Concert: A Live-to-Film Celebration will take place at the Hollywood Bowl on Memorial Day weekend Friday, May 26 and Saturday, May 27. Composer Justin Hurwitz will conduct his Academy Award-winning score for Damien Chazelle’s hit film musical and song City of Stars (with lyrics by Benj Pasek &Justin Paul) performed live-to-film by a […]
Justin Hurwitz Wins Oscar for ‘La La Land’
Posted: February 26, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Benj Pasek, Justin Hurwitz, Justin Paul, La La Land
Justin Hurwitz has received the Academy Award for his score for Damien Chazelle’s La La Land. The other nominated composers in the Best Original Score category were Mica Levi (Jackie), Dustin O’Halloran & Hauschka (Lion), Nicholas Britell (Moonlight) and Thomas Newman (Passengers). Hurwitz also received a second Oscar for the original song City of Stars from the movie musical and shared the honor […]
‘La La Land’ – The Complete Musical Experience to Be Released
Posted: February 23, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Damien Chazelle, Justin Hurwitz, La La Land, score, Soundtrack
Interscope Records will release a new soundtrack album for Damien Chazelle’s hit musical La La Land. The album features the songs from the movie composed by Justin Hurwitz with lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, as well as Hurwitz’s score as featured on the previous official soundtrack and score release. Also included and previously unreleased are D.A. […]
‘La La Land’ Wins Cinema Audio Society Award
Posted: February 18, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: CAS Awards, Cinema Audio Society, Finding Dory, La La Land, Nicholai Baxter, Thomas Vicari
The team behind the sound mixing of Damien Chazelle’s La La Land has won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing in the Motion Pictures– Live Action category at tonight’s 53rd annual Cinema Audio Society Awards ceremony at the Bunker Hill Ballroom of the OMNI Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza. Scoring mixer Nicholai Baxter, along with production mixer […]
Justin Hurwitz Wins BAFTA Award for ‘La La Land’
Posted: February 12, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA, Justin Hurwitz, La La Land
Justin Hurwitz has received his first BAFTA Award for his score for Damien Chazelle’s La La Land in the Original Music category today at the ceremony at the Orange British Academy Film Awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London. The composer accepted his award in person at the event. Check out his acceptance speech after the […]
Justin Hurwitz Wins Golden Globes for ‘La La Land’
Posted: January 8, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Benj Pasek, Golden Globes, Justin Hurwitz, Justin Paul, La La Land
Justin Hurwitz has received the Golden Globe Awards in the Original Score category for Damien Chazelle’s La La Land. He also won a second award for the song City of Stars from the movie musical and shared the honor with lyricists Justin Paul & Benj Pasek. Check out the acceptance speeches after the jump. The other composers […]
Justin Hurwitz Wins Critics’ Choice Awards for ‘La La Land’
Posted: December 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Critics Choice Awards, Justin Hurwitz, La La Land
Justin Hurwitz was honored with his the Critics’ Choice Movie Award in the Best Score category for his music for Damien Chazelle’s La La Land at tonight’s 22nd Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ceremony in Santa Monica, CA. The other composers nominated in the Best Score category were Nicholas Britell for Moonlight, Johann Johannsson for Arrival, Mica Levi for Jackie and Dustin O’Halloran & […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 9, 2016)
Posted: December 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Abattoir, All We Had, Danny Bensi, Frank & Lola, Harry Benson: Shoot First, Justin Hurwitz, La La Land, Mario Grigorov, Mark Sayfritz, Michael Brook, Office Christmas Party, Reza Safinia, Saunder Jurriaans, The Bounce Back, Theodore Shapiro
The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is the comedy Office Christmas Party directed by Josh Gordon & Will Speck and starring Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston, Olivia Munn, Kate McKinnon, Courtney B. Vance, T.J. Miller, Vanessa Bayer, Jillian Bell, Jamie Chung, Rob Corddry, Abbey Lee, Karan Soni and Matt Walsh. The film’s original score is composed by Theodore Shapiro (Ghostbusters, Tropic Thunder, The Devil Wears […]
‘La La Land’ Score Album Details
Posted: December 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Damien Chazelle, Justin Hurwitz, La La Land, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the score album for Damien Chazelle’s movie musical La La Land have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed and orchestrated by Justin Hurwitz (Whiplash). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow and physically the following week by Interscope Records. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. The label is also releasing a separate […]
