Three new movies are opening nationwide this week: Expected to top the weekend box office is the dramatic thriller The Girl on the Train directed by Tate Taylor and starring Emily Blunt, Rebecca Ferguson, Haley Bennett, Justin Theroux, Luke Evans, Allison Janney, Edgar Ramirez, Lisa Kudrow and Laura Prepon. The film’s original music is composed by Danny Elfman (Batman, Spider-Man, Alice […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 7, 2016)
Posted: October 7, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andrew Hung, Blue Jay, Bryan Senti, Danny Elfman, Hanan Townshend, Henry Jackman, Jeff Cardoni, Joseph Trapanese, Julian Wass, London Town, Mark Isham, Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life, Simon Franglen, The Birth of a Nation, The Girl on the Train, The Greasy Strangler, The Great Gilly Hopkins, The Late Bloomer, The Siege of Jadotville, Voyage of Time, Walter Murphy
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Songs from Fox’s ‘Family Guy’ to Be Released
Posted: September 30, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: David Zuckerman, Family Guy, Fox, Seth MacFarlane, Soundtrack, Walter Murphy
Beginning today, 20th Century Fox TV Records is releasing a batch of digital song singles from the Fox hit television series Family Guy. Starting with the Family Guy Main Title, composed by Walter Murphy, Seth MacFarlane and David Zuckerman, songs will be released every other week during the course of the season. Songs coming out […]
Walter Murphy Scoring Kevin Pollak’s ‘The Late Bloomer’
Posted: September 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Kevin Pollak, The Late Bloomer, Walter Murphy
Walter Murphy has composed the music for the upcoming comedy The Late Bloomer. The film is directed by Kevin Pollak and stars Johnny Simmons, J.K. Simmons, Maria Bello, Brittany Snow, Jane Lynch, Kumail Nanjiani, Paul Wesley, Ken Marino, Beck Bennett, Illeana Douglas Blake Cooper, Charlotte McKinney, Vanessa Ragland and Lenora Crichlow. The movie is loosely based on Ken Baker’s 2001 memoir Man […]
‘Family Guy’ Score Album Announced
Posted: June 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Family Guy, Fox, Ron Jones, score, Seth MacFarlane, Soundtrack, Walter Murphy
La-La Land Records will release the world premiere score soundtrack album for the Fox animated hit series Family Guy. The album features selections from the original music from the show’s first four seasons composed by Walter Murphy (Ted, Ted 2, American Dad!) and Ron Jones (American Dad!, Duck Tales, Star Trek: The Next Generation). Family Guy: Movement I is limited to 5000 […]
‘Ted 2’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Seth MacFarlane, Soundtrack, Ted 2, Walter Murphy
Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for the comedy sequel Ted 2. The album features the film’s original music composed by Walter Murphy (Family Guy, American Dad) who previously scored the first installment, including the original song Mean Ol’ Moon performed by Amanda Seyfriend and Norah Jones. Also included are tracks by Ray Charles, Alfred Newman, […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 30, 2014)
Posted: November 30, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Adrian Johnston, BRAVO, Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, Hallmark Channel, How Murray Saved Christmas, Jerome Leroy, Lifetime, Matthew Llewellyn, Michael Giacchino, NBC, One Child, One Christmas Eve, Peter Pan Live!, Robert Duncan, Sundance TV, Toy Story That Time Forgot, Walter Murphy, William Ross, Wishin' and Hopin'
Premiering tonight is the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie One Christmas Eve directed by Jay Russell and starring Anne Heche. The film’s original music is composed by William Ross (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Tale of Desperaux) who previously scored Russell’s Ladder 49, My Dog Skip and Tuck Everlasting and Jerome Leroy. Momentum RLP Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the […]
Walter Murphy Tapped for NBC’s Animated Special ‘How Murray Saved Christmas’
Posted: June 19, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: How Murray Saved Christmas, NBC, Walter Murphy
Walter Murphy has been tapped to write the music for the NBC holiday special How Murray Saved Christmas. The project is based on the best-selling children’s book of the same name by Mike Reiss and centers on the cranky deli owner Murray Kleiner, who is forced to fill in for Santa one Christmas and does […]
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 […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 29, 2012)
Posted: June 29, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A.R. Rahman, Aaron Zigman, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin, Dan Romer, Jonathan Goldsmith, Madea's Witness Protection, Magic Mike, People Like Us, Take This Waltz, Ted, Walter Murphy
Four new movies are opening wide in theaters this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the comedy Ted directed by Seth MacFarlane and starring Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Giovanni Ribisi and Joel McHale. The film’s score is composed by Walter Murphy (Family Guy, American Dad). Universal Republic has released a soundtrack album […]
