73rd GOLDEN GLOBES NOMINATIONS
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association revealed the nominees for the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards. America Ferrera, Dennis Quaid, Angela Bassett and Chloe Grace Moretz were on hand to announce the films, television series and actors set to compete. Carol leads all projects, film or television, with five nominations while The Revenant, Steve Jobs and The Big Short, with...
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The WORLD SOUNDTRACK AWARDS 2015: Ceremony, Concerts and Seminar
Held on October 24th, the World Soundtrack Awards will celebrate its 15th anniversary with one of the most brilliant film composers of his generation, known for his scores of ‘Back to the Future’, ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ and ‘Forrest Gump’. Brussels Philharmonic and The Flemish Radio Choir will perform the compelling scores by Alan Silvestri, Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Patrick...
WORLD SOUNDTRACK AWARDS 2015 Nominations and PUBLIC CHOICE AWARD
Hans Zimmer, Alexandre Desplat, Johann Johannsson, Patrick Doyle and John Legend are some of the popular names among the first nominees released by the World Soundtrack Academy. The first nominees announced will be competing in the categories for Film Composer of the Year, Best Original Score of the Year and Best Original Song Written Directly...
ELLIOT GOLDENTHAL Receives the 1st Wojciech Kilar Award ar KFMF
Krakow Film Music Festival | 27 – 31 MAY 2015 The Kilar Award was presented to Elliot Goldenthal at the Polish Music Gala: Scoring4Wajda at the ICE Krakow Congress Centre, which featured four pieces Kilar wrote for films directed by Andrzej Wadja, who was present at the event. The Oscar-winning American composer said it was...
ELLIOT GOLDENTHAL Winner of the 1st Annual Wojciech Kilar Award
Krakow Film Music Festival | 27 – 31 MAY 2015 His oeuvre includes music composed for film, opera, ballet, symphony orchestrasand theater, as well as chamber music. He is one of the most versatile composers of contemporary music; winner of the Oscar, Golden Globe and World Soundtrack Award. We are proud to announce that the...
Abel Korzeniowski Wins BAFTA TV Craft Award for PENNY DREADFUL
Abel Korzeniowski was honored with his first BAFTA TV Craft Award for his music for Showtime’s PENNY DREADFUL at the the British Academy Television Craft Awards. The show also won awards for Production Design (Jonathan McKinstry & Philip Murphy) and Make Up & Hair Design (Enzo Mastrantonio, Nick Dudman and Stefano Ceccarelli). The other composers nominated in the Original...
The 8th Edition of KRAKOW FILM MUSIC FESTIVAL presents STAR TREK Live in Concert and more
27 – 31 MAY 2015 The Film Music Festival in Krakow (FMF), organised by the Krakow Festival Office and RMF Classic, is a captivating showcase of the highest quality musical interpretations of the moving image and one of the most important festivals in the world of film music. Performed by leading musicians and orchestras in...
FILM FEST GENT Announces ALAN SILVESTRI As Guest Of Honour At The 15TH WORLD SOUNDTRACK AWARDS
Held on October 24th, the World Soundtrack Awards will celebrate its 15th anniversary with one of the most brilliant film composers of his generation, known for his scores of ‘Back to the Future’, ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ and ‘Forrest Gump’. Brussels Philharmonic will perform the compelling scores by Alan Silvestri, conducted by Dirk Brossé and accompanied by film fragments on the...
Alexandre Desplat Wins Academy Award For THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Alexandre Desplat has won his first Academy Award in the Best Original Score category for his music for Wes Anderson’s THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, a brilliant and creative score, marking a decade of extraordinary artistry and exceptional work. Desplat, a six-time nominee for films including The Queen, The King’s Speech and Argo, also received another nomintaion this year for his score for The Imitation Game,...
IFMCA Award Winners 2014 – HANS ZIMMER, ALEXANDRE DESPLAT TAKE TOP HONORS
INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2014 IFMCA AWARDS The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its list of winners for excellence in musical scoring in 2014, in the 2014 IFMCA Awards. The award for Score of the Year goes to composer Hans Zimmer for his work on the Christopher Nolan-directed epic...
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT wins the BAFTA Award (Full List)
Alexandre Desplat won his second BAFTA Award for his score for Wes Anderson’s THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL in the Original Music category, at the British Academy Film Awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London. Desplat says; “Merci beaucoup. It all goes back to Wes. He’s unique, his world looks like nobody else’s. He’s not here tonight but...
INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED
COMPOSERS JAMES NEWTON HOWARD AND ALEXANDRE DESPLAT DOMINATE FEBRUARY 5, 2015 — The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its list of nominees for excellence in musical scoring in 2014, for the 11th annual IFMCA Awards. The most nominated composers are American James Newton Howard and Frenchman Alexandre Desplat. Howard received seven nominations, including...
THE VANISHING OF ETHAN CARTER – Original Game Soundtrack
Music by Mikolai Stroinski The Vanishing of Ethan Carter wins Best Score — Orchestral / Cinematic in Annual Game Music Awards 2014 Sumthing Else Music Works announced the worldwide digital release of THE VANISHING OF ETHAN CARTER – Original Soundtrack featuring the original score from the breathtakingly atmospheric first-person mystery game focused on exploration and discovery. Created by jazz...
CITY LIGHTS Radioshow: BEST TV SCORES 2014
City Lights and Kinetophone present: BEST TV SCORES 2014! Airplaying ISABEL by Federico Jusid, GUNSHI KANBEE by Yugo Kanno, PENNY DREADFUL by Abel Korzeniowski, THE LEFTOVERS by Max Richter, GAME OF THRONES by Ramin Djawadi, BATES MOTEL by Chris Bacon, FARGO by Jeff Russo, THE GAME by Daniel Pemberton, DA VINCI’S DEMONS and BLACK SAILS by...
CITY LIGHTS Radioshow: BEST VIDEO GAMES SCORES 2014
Kinetophone and City Lights present: BEST VIDEO GAMES 2014 Airplaying CASTLEVANIA: LORDS OF SHADOW 2 by Oscar Araujo Sanchéz, ASSASSIN’S CREED: ROGUE byElitsa Alexandrova, ASSASSIN’S CREED: UNITY by Chris Tilton and Sarah Schachner, FAR CRY 4 by Cliff Martinez, THE LAST OF US VOL.2 by Gustavo Santaolalla, MIDDLE EARTH: SHADOW OF MORDOR by Garry Schyman,...
57th Annual GRAMMY AWARDS Film Music Related Nominees
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Frozen (Christophe Beck) – Walt Disney Records Gone Girl (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) – Columbia Records The Grand Budapest Hotel (Alexandre Desplat) – ABKCO Music & Records Gravity (Steven Price) – WaterTower Music Saving Mr. Banks (Thomas Newman) – Walt Disney Records Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Visual Media American Hustle – Legacy Recordings Frozen – Walt Disney...
Abel Korzeniowski receiving Elmer Bernstein Award in Cordoba
Warming up for Abel Korzeniowski who will be receiving ELMER BERNSTEIN AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO FILM MUSIC at the International Film Music Festival in Cordoba, Spain (July 20–27). The tenth edition of the International Film Music Festival ‘Province of Cordoba’, to be held from 20 to 27 July, is just around the corner. After introducing...
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