“Artistry” marks the latest release from acclaimed Local 47 composer Kevin Kaska. Boasting an amazing jazz orchestra of Los Angeles’s finest musicians and featuring the stellar trumpet playing of Arturo Sandoval, this entire album sings from beginning to end. Continue reading
Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One — an action-adventure motion picture based on Ernest Cline’s best-selling book of the same name — got off to a running start this weekend, earning a solid $53.215 million at the box office. Continue reading
We salute all the talented AFM Local 47 Los Angeles musicians involved in scoring these motion picture and TV shows released in 2017!
1987: When the Day Comes (Woojeung Film 2017)
Annabelle: Creation (2017)
Battle of the Sexes (FOX Searchlight 2017)
Baywatch (Paramount 2017)
Cars 3 (Disney/Pixar 2017)
CHiPS (Warner Bros. 2017)
Coco (Disney/Pixar 2017)
Daddy’s Home 2 (Paramount 2017)
The Dark Tower (Sony 2017)
Deadbeat (Hulu 2014)
Despicable Me 3 (Universal 2017)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (20th Century FOX 2017)
Disney’s Newsies the Broadway Musical (Disney 2017)
Downsizing (Paramount 2017)
Dunkirk (Warner Bros. 2017)
Everything, Everything (Warner Bros. 2017)
The Fate of the Furious (Universal 2017)
Ferdinand (20th Century FOX 2017)
Fifty Shades Darker (Universal 2017)
Fist Fight (Warner Bros. 2017)
Flatliners (2017)
Geostorm (2017)
Girls Trip (2017)
Going in Style (2017)
The Greatest Showman (2017)
The Healer (2017)
If You’re Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast (2017)
Im/Perfection (short – 2017)
It (2017)
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
The King’s Case Note (2017)
The LEGO Batman Movie (2017)
The LEGO Ninjago Movie (2017)
Logan (2017)
The Lunch Rush (2017)
Mars Explorer (short – 2017)
Max 2: White House Hero (2017)
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)
The Mountain Between Us (2017)
Olaf’s Frozen Adventure (2017)
Painted Woman (2017)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)
The Post (2017)
Purl (short 2017)
Rings (2017)
Rose (2017)
Rough Night (2017)
Sandy Wexler (2017)
The Secret Life of Kyle (2017)
Shakespeare on the Range (short) (2017)
Shock and Awe (2017)
Skid Row Marathon (2017)
Snatched (2017)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi (2017)
Thank You For Your Service (2017)
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show (2017)
Traces of the Brush: The Heartprint of Fu Shen (2017)
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
Tycoon (2017)
The Valley (2017)
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
The Weight of Water (2017)
xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
From composition and music preparation to the scoring stage, musicians bring the heart and soul to motion pictures.
Congratulations to the winners and nominees in the 90th annual Academy Awards featuring music created by AFM Local 47 musicians, and to the incredible house band and music prep team! Continue reading
Enjoy this Valentine’s Day playlist of today’s top love songs recorded with Los Angeles AFM Local 47 musicians, courtesy of #ListenLA:
The 60th annual GRAMMYs are a wrap — and what a night it was for Los Angeles musicians!
Bruno Mars swept the 60th annual GRAMMYs, taking home awards in all categories nominated including the night’s biggest wins: Record of the Year and Album of the Year (“24K Magic”), and Song of the Year (“That’s What I Like”). The Los Angeles AFM Local 47 artist also won in the categories of Best R&B Album, Song and Performance. Continue reading
Music’s Biggest Night happens this Sunday, Jan. 28, when music fans around the globe will celebrate the best in music during the 60th annual Grammy Awards.
Los Angeles AFM Local 47 members worked on some of the top hits of 2017, including Best Record of the Year and Best Album of the Year contenders Kendrick Lamar and Bruno Mars. Continue reading
From composition and music preparation to the scoring stage, musicians bring the heart and soul to motion pictures. Continue reading
“Halo Wars 2” video game composers Gordy Haab, Brian Trifon and Brian Lee White, along with audio director Paul Lipson, took to the stage at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles on the evening of Oct. 25, 2017 to discuss share their vision and process for creating the score for one of the world’s largest and most beloved game franchises. Continue reading
Legendary composer, musician, conductor and six-time Oscar nominee Lalo Schifrin (“Mission: Impossible”) was honored with a special 85th birthday celebration featuring an AFM Local 47 orchestra on the evening of Oct. 7, 2017. Continue reading
