Quincy Jones passed away yesterday at age 91 at his home in Bel Air. The composer, songwriter and record producer wrote numerous scores and songs for film over a six decade spanning-career. His film scoring credits include Richard Brooks’ In Cold Blood, Sidney Lumet’s The Wiz and Steven Spielberg’s The Color Purple, for all of which he received […]
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Quincy Jones (1933-2024)
Posted: November 4, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Quincy Jones
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Quincy Jones to Receive Honorary Oscar at 15th Governor Awards
Posted: June 12, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Quincy Jones
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that its Board of Governors voted to present Academy Honorary Awards to two artists, including composer, songwriter and record producer Quincy Jones. He will receive the Oscar at the Academy’s Governors Awards event on Sunday, November 17, 2024, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation […]
World Premiere Release of Quincy Jones’ ‘Banning’ Score Announced
Posted: February 2, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Banning, Quincy Jones, Ron Winston, score, Soundtrack
La-La Land Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1967 drama Banning directed by Ron Winston and starring Robert Wagner, Jill St. John, Gene Hackman, Guy Stockwell and James Farentino. The album, which is being released as part of the label’s Universal Pictures Film Music Classics Collection, features the film’s original score […]
Quincy Jones to Receive Guild of Music Supervisors Icon Award
Posted: November 12, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Guild of Music Supervisors Awards, Quincy Jones
The Guild of Music Supervisors announced today that record producer, composer, and songwriter Quincy Jones will be honored with the Icon Award at next year’s 11th Guild of Music Supervisors Awards. The Icon Award was created to celebrate those who have made legendary contributions to the music and film industry. Jones who is the all-time […]
‘The Italian Job’ 50th Anniversary Expanded Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: December 6, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Quincy Jones, score, Soundtrack, The Italian Job
Quartet Records will release a new soundtrack album for the 1969 caper comedy The Italian Job directed by Peter Collinson, produced by Michael Deeley and starring Michael Caine and Noël Coward. The album features the expanded original score from the Paramount Pictures production composed and conducted by Academy Award nominee Quincy Jones (The Color Purple, The […]
‘Quincy: A Life Beyond Measure’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Hicks, Mark Ronson, Netflix, Quincy, Quincy Jones, Rashida Jones, Soundtrack
Universal Music will release the official soundtrack album for the Netflix original documentary Quincy. The album features the original song Keep Reachin’ by Quincy Jones & Mark Ronson feat. Chaka Khan. Also included are several classic tracks by Jones, as well as songs by Ray Charles, The Brothers Johnson and Lesley Gore. The soundtrack will be […]
‘Keep On Keepin’ On’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 18, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dave Grusin, Justin Kauflin, Keep On Keepin' On, Quincy Jones, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Keep On Keepin’ On. The album features the music from the film by Clark Terry, including his performances with Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, Count Basie and Quincy Jones. Also included is dialogue from the movie and new compositions from Terry’s protege, Justin Kauflin and additional […]
‘Keep On Keepin’ On’ to Feature Music by Dave Grusin & Justin Kauflin
Posted: March 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dave Grusin, Justin Kauflin, Keep On Keepin' On, Quincy Jones
Pianist Justin Kauflin and Dave Grusin have composed the original score for the upcoming documentary Keep On Keepin’ On. The film is helmed by Australian director Alan Hicks who spent four years following the mentorship between jazz-legend Clark Terry and Kauflin, a blind piano prodigy, during a pivotal moment in each of their lives. Academy Award nominee […]
Quincy Jones to Score Lee Daniels’ ‘The Butler’
Posted: July 25, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lee Daniels, Quincy Jones, The Butler
Variety is reporting that Quincy Jones has signed on to score the drama The Butler. The film is directed by Lee Daniels and stars Forest Whitaker as Eugene Allen, a White House employee who served eight First Families over the course of three decades. Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, Ami Ameen, Alan Rickman, James Marsden, Jane […]
