Four new movies are opening nationwide this week: Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi thriller Transcendence directed by Wally Pfister and starring Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany, Rebecca Hall, Kate Mara, Cillian Murphy, Clifton Collins, Jr. and Morgan Freeman. Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Little Miss Sunshine, Moneyball) has composed the film’s original music. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack […]
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Mychael Danna to Receive BMI’s Richard Kirk Award
Posted: April 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BMI Film & Television Awards, Mychael Danna, Richard Kirk Award
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) has announced today that Mychael Danna will be honored with the Richard Kirk Award for outstanding career achievement at this year’s BMI Film & Television Awards. The composer who is recognized for his evocative blending of non-western traditions with orchestral and electronic music received his first Academy Awardin 2013 for his score for Ang Lee’s […]
‘Transcendence’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mychael Danna, score, Soundtrack, Transcendence, Wally Pfister
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Transcendence. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-winning composer Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball). The soundtrack will be released on April 15, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the […]
Mychael Danna to Score Wally Pfister’s ‘Transcendence’
Posted: December 19, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mychael Danna, Transcendence, Wally Pfister
Mychael Danna has been tapped to score the upcoming sci-fi thriller Transcendence. The film marks the directorial debut of Academy Award-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister (The Dark Knight, Inception) and stars Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany, Rebecca Hall, Kate Mara, Cillian Murphy, Clifton Collins, Jr. and Morgan Freeman. The movie follows a foremost researcher in the field […]
Mychael Danna Named Film Composer of the Year at World Soundtrack Awards
Posted: October 19, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Awards, Benh Zeitlin, Dan Romer, Mychael Danna, Rahman Altin, World Soundtrack
Mychael Danna was chosen as Film Composer of the Year at the World Soundtrack Awards 2013, tonight’s closing event of the 40th Ghent Film Festival. Danna also received an award for his score for Ang Lee’s Life of Pi in the Best Original Film Score of the Year 2012 category. The composer accepted his awards via […]
Mychael Danna, Bear McCreary and John Lunn Win Emmy Awards
Posted: September 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adam Schlesinger, Bear McCreary, David Javerbaum, Elliot Lawrence, Emmy Awards, John Lunn, Mychael Danna
The Creative Arts Emmy Awards were handed out this afternoon at the NOKIA Theatre LA LIVE in Downtown Los Angeles. John Lunn has received his second Emmy for his music for Downtown Abbey in the Outstandig Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) category after last year’s win. Mychael Danna won his first Emmy Award for the mini-series World Without End […]
Mychael Danna Scoring ‘Queen of the Night’
Posted: July 26, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atom Egoyan, Mychael Danna, Queen of the Night
Mychael Danna is currently scoring the upcoming psychological thriller Queen of the Night. The film is directed by Atom Egoyan and stars Ryan Reynolds, Mireille Enos, Bruce Greenwood, Scott Speedman, Rosario Dawson and Kevin Durand. The movie follows a father of an abducted child who finds a series of clues that convince him that the girl […]
Mychael Danna Academy Awards Press Room Video
Posted: February 27, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Academy Awards, Life of Pi, Mychael Danna
Yahoo! Screen has published a video of the press room interview with Mychael Danna following his acceptance of his first Academy Award for his music for Life of Pi this past Sunday. The composer talks about his process of creating the score, his collaboration with director Ang Lee and what winning the award means to […]
Mychael Danna Wins Oscar for ‘Life of Pi’
Posted: February 24, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adele, Joel McNeely, Life of Pi, Mychael Danna, Paul Epworth, Skyfall, William Ross
Mychael Danna has won his first Academy Award in the Best Original Score category for his music for Ang Lee’s Life of Pi. The composer was also nominated for the first time. The other contenders in the category were John Williams (Lincoln), Alexandre Desplat (Argo), Dario Marianelli (Anna Karenina) and Thomas Newman (Skyfall). All five […]
SCL Hosts Annual Oscar Nominees Reception
Posted: February 23, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Alain Boublil, Alexandre Desplat, Bombay Jayashri, Claude-Michel Schonberg, Dario Marianelli, Herbert Kretzmer, J. Ralph, John Williams, Mychael Danna, Paul Epworth, SCL, Thomas Newman, Walter Murphy
This afternoon, the Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) hosted its annual reception honoring the Academy Award-nominated composers and songwriters in the Best Original Score and Best Original Song category at the home of composer John Cacavas in Beverly Hills. All five nominated composers in the score category attended the event: John Williams (Lincoln), Dario Marianelli (Anna […]
