Hard to believe the horror of impending climate disaster produced such an inspired, lovely score, but Oscar-winners Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Gustavo Santolalla managed to make it happen. The film is directed by Fisher Stevens, who also produced (along with Leonardo DiCaprio and others) for the National Geographic Channel. Reznor said he was drawn […]
The Motion Picture Sound Editors honor the best of the year’s sound and music editing for film and television on February 19 at the 64th Annual Golden Reel Awards, taking place at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles. Director and screenwriter Guillermo del Toro is honored with this year’s MPSE’s Filmmaker Award, with supervising sound editor and […]
The 59th Grammy Awards were pretty much all about Adele, who took home five top honors for “Hello” and the album 25. But David Bowie and his Blackstar album managed some serious time in the awards spotlight, amassing four statuettes, including Best Rock Performance for Blackstar. During his lifetime Bowie only won one Grammy, Best Video […]
Live Nation has teamed with Hulu for the virtual reality series On Stage, sponsored by Universal Pictures. The first installment, which premiered Jan. 26, focused on Lil’ Wayne, offering fans a new angle on his music and hip hop culture. The short form, multi-part documentary series promises a “deep dive into the creative process of an artist’s live […]
Trailer Park and sister company Art Machine had four spots during Super Bowl LI yesterday, and the film advertising house even cruised out of its usual neighborhood to produce a spot designed to help Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ re-launch of the Alfa Romeo in the US. The four were noteworthy not just for their visual pizzazz but also for their […]
Billboard runs down synch music in the NFL Super Bowl 51, with license fees ranging from $100,000 to $1 million for a minute and under. The list of artists providing the spot soundtrack include Sia, Justin Bieber, Steppenwolf, Imagine Dragons, Justin Timberlake and Bonnie Tyler, as well as many surprises that won’t be revealed until […]
Raising the game to a new level, Lady Gaga has managed to commadeer NFL Super Bowl 51. Powered by PepsiCo, sponsor of her 13-minute halftime show for its new Pepsi Zero Sugar brand, La Gaga benefitted from a 12-day “countdown” with daily spots that focused on her fans’ excitement about the show, backed by her song”A-Yo.” […]
La La Land continues to be the frontrunner, but its a competitive field of song and score nominees that rounds out the 89th Academy Awards. Receiving nominations for two songs — “City of Stars” and “Audition” — it also nabbed a Best Score acknowledgement, for a total of three in the music categories. With 14 total […]
Pop funk just got a jazzy update courtesy of Spencer Ludwig, the very original 26-year-old trumpeter and singer chosen to provide the soundtrack for “NFL Honors,”a TV special airing Saturday, February 4, the night before Super Bowl 51. Ludwig was signed by Warner Bros. Records in 2015, and had been releasing a steady stream of singles, preparatory to his […]
A custom cut of “My Girl” pops at the outset of both the official and red band trailers for Why Him, the Twentieth Century Fox film starring Byan Cranston and James Franco. Immediate Music put together the tunes — re-recording the sweet-sounding “My Girl,” and juxtaposing it alongside snippets of Eminem’s “Berzerk” and”Get Ugly,” by Jason Derulo. The film, […]
