Emmy-winning (I Spy) and Oscar-nominated (Let’s Make Love) composer Earle Hagen, who penned some of televisions most enduring and popular themes, as well as music for over 3,000 episodes of television programs, passed away on May 26th. Hagen was 88.
For a full obituary: filmmusicsociety.org / hollywoodreporter.com.

Prolific composer and orchestrator Alexander Courage passed away on May 15th. Courage was 88. Known primarily for his theme for Star Trek, orchestrations for Jerry Goldsmith and John Williams, Courage was also among the founders of the Composers and Lyricists Guild of America. For a full obituary: filmmusicsociety.org.

This is the first of many quickie posts that’ll touch on random film music subjects. Hopefully to spark some discussion. There are hundreds of registered users with the ability to post comments on Cinemusic, so exercise your fingers, folks! So I was just thinking…

What happened to Craig Safan? Specifically, have you [...]

Trevor Rabin
Platinum selling recording artist/award-winning composer Trevor Rabin scores the Warner Bros. action comedy, Get Smart. The film, directed by Peter Segal and starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway, opens June 20 (soundtrack available June 17 on Varese Sarabande). Based on the 1960s TV series, Get Smart follows protagonist Maxwell Smart (Carell) and his partner [...]

Music Composed by James Newton Howard
Rating: ****

By now you’ve probably learned the twist of M. Night Shyamalan’s latest marketed-as-a-thriller, The Village. Audiences all over the world were shocked to learn that “The Village” was actually a microscopic community of Sea Monkeys floating in a half empty Coke can in downtown Detroit! That Shyamalan sure knows [...]