At just 23, Finneas has already accomplished a lot of major milestones for a singer, songwriter and producer. With sister Billie Eilish, he swept the top three categories of the 2020 Grammys and also won producer of the year (non-classical), making him the youngest producer to do so. He’s also the co-writer and producer of the theme song for the upcoming James Bond movie “No Time To Die.”
Up next? His first film score, as Variety can exclusively reveal. Finneas will serve as composer for “The Fallout,” a recently completed drama about the emotional aftermath in the wake of a high school tragedy. The film stars Jenna Ortega, Maddie Ziegler (Sia’s “Music”), Shailene Woodley, Julie Bowen and John Ortiz.
“Finneas brought a level of empathy to the characters that could only come from a composer who is from the same generation,” says the film’s music supervisor, Peymon Maskan, who...
Up next? His first film score, as Variety can exclusively reveal. Finneas will serve as composer for “The Fallout,” a recently completed drama about the emotional aftermath in the wake of a high school tragedy. The film stars Jenna Ortega, Maddie Ziegler (Sia’s “Music”), Shailene Woodley, Julie Bowen and John Ortiz.
“Finneas brought a level of empathy to the characters that could only come from a composer who is from the same generation,” says the film’s music supervisor, Peymon Maskan, who...
- 2/10/2021
- by Andrew Hampp
- Variety Film + TV
“A Star Is Born” took home multiple wins at the 9th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards, held tonight at the theater at the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. The event celebrates the highest achievements in music supervision, recognizing exemplary work in 18 categories across movies, television, games, advertising, and trailers (read Variety‘s Gms Awards preview here.)
See the full list of winners below.
Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Over $25 Million
Julia Michels and Julianne Jordan – “A Star Is Born”
Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Under 25 Million
Tom Wolfe and Manish Raval – “Green Book”
Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Under $10 Million
Margaret Yen and Alison Litton – “Vox Lux”
Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Under $5 Milli on
Joe Rudge – “Eighth Grade”
Best Song/Recording Created for a Film
“Shallow” from “A Star Is Born”
Music Supervisors: Julia Michels and Julianne Jordan
Artists: Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
Songwriters: Stefani Germanotta,...
See the full list of winners below.
Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Over $25 Million
Julia Michels and Julianne Jordan – “A Star Is Born”
Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Under 25 Million
Tom Wolfe and Manish Raval – “Green Book”
Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Under $10 Million
Margaret Yen and Alison Litton – “Vox Lux”
Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Under $5 Milli on
Joe Rudge – “Eighth Grade”
Best Song/Recording Created for a Film
“Shallow” from “A Star Is Born”
Music Supervisors: Julia Michels and Julianne Jordan
Artists: Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
Songwriters: Stefani Germanotta,...
- 2/14/2019
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
The living dead launching out of their graves, zombie frogs getting revenge on the science teacher, and one epic cover of Pat Benatar's "Shadows of the Night"—these are only a few of the countless elements I love about Dance of the Dead, a midnight movie masterpiece that pits a diverse group of high schoolers and their surly gym teacher against a horde of the living dead at the prom. Directed by Gregg Bishop and written by Joe Ballarini, Dance of the Dead celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2018, and while speaking with him about his new book earlier this year, I had the great pleasure of also talking with Ballarini about writing Dance of the Dead and how the cult zombie movie changed from its initial conception to its final version on the big screen.
I understand that you originally wrote Dance of the Dead in the 1990s, a decade that,...
I understand that you originally wrote Dance of the Dead in the 1990s, a decade that,...
- 12/7/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
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