Riz Ortolani: A Farewell
Riz Ortolani at the 13th World Soundtrack Awards Ceremony Another great has gone but his music legacy and heritage stays forever! Riz Ortolani was born on September 4, 1931 in Pesaro, Italy as Riziero Ortolani. In a career that spanned decades, Riz Ortolani, composed more than 300 scores and his most notables include Cannibal Holocaust, Il Sorpasso,...
2013 IFMCA Awards: Voting Period
The voting period for the 2013 IFMCA Awards has already begun! Kinetophone’s Eleni Mitsiaki and Panos Gkenas participate in the voting process. The members of IFMCA, as the leaders in the field of film score reviewing, are acknowledging the BEST in film music each year. Ballots are due back by Sunday, February 2, and the...
GOLDEN GLOBES 2014: Complete list of Nominees and Winners
Honoring the best in film and television of 2013, as chosen by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the 71st Annual Golden Globes ceremony was broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler acted as co-hosts for the evening. Woody Allen was announced as the Cecil B. DeMille Award honoree for his lifetime...
BAFTA 2014: Full list of Nominations
The 67th Bafta award ceremony will be held at London’s Royal Opera House on Sunday 16 February FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS BAFTA Nominations for best score: 12 YEARS A SLAVE by Hans Zimmer THE BOOK THIEF by John Williams CAPTAIN PHILLIPS by Henry Jackman...
Composer Benjamin Wallfisch Scores Lionsgate Dramatic Thriller ‘Hours’
Emmy, Ivor Novello and multiple World Soundtrack Award nominated composer Benjamin Wallfisch provides a powerful and emotional score for the dramatic thriller HOURS starring Paul Walker (Fast & Furious) and Genesis Rodriguez (Man on a Ledge). The directorial debut of Eric Heisserer (Final Destination 5, The Thing), HOURS is a suspense drama set in the midst of Hurricane Katrina and follows...
Composer Lior Ron Scores “Pablo” animated documentary
American-Israeli composer and musician Lior Ron scores Shoreline Entertainment’s newly released documentary film, “Pablo” directed by Richard Goldgewicht. Pablo is an animated biography blended with motion design and documentary footage that tells the extraordinary saga of ‘famous unknown’ film artist Pablo Ferro, who created the iconic opening titles and montage sequences for numerous classic films...
Lorne Balfe headlines festival, wins award in Spain
Earned Prestigious GoldSpirit Award for Best Video Game Soundtrack 2012 With Assassin’s Creed III (Sept. 9, 2013- Fuengirola, Spain) Composer Lorne Balfe(Salinger, Assassins Creed III video game) took the Spanish crowd by storm! On September 7th he headlined the Playfest concert with a 30 minute set of his music including a sneak peak at the music for the upcoming...
70th Venice Film Festival – Official Awards
VENEZIA 70 The Venezia 70 Jury, chaired by Bernardo Bertolucci and comprised of Andrea Arnold, Renato Berta, Carrie Fisher, Martina Gedeck, Jiang Wen, Pablo Larraín, Virginie Ledoyen, and Ryuichi Sakamoto having viewed all 20 films in competition, has decided as follows: GOLDEN LION for Best Film to: SACRO GRA by Gianfranco Rosi (Italy, France) SILVER LION for Best Director to: Alexandros Avranas for...
World Soundtrack Academy announces 2013 nominees
The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the list of its nominees for the 2013 Awards in three of five categories: Film Composer of the Year, Best Original Score of the Year and Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film. The names of the winners will be announced at the World Soundtrack Awards & Concert...
The 51st New York Film Festival (September 27 – October 13, 2013)
Today, FIlm Society of Lincoln Center announced the Main Slate of the 51st New York Film Festival and, with 35 highly anticipated features films, it is the biggest Main Slate the festival has ever seen. Familiar faces abound in the lineup, which features over 20 filmmakers making a return to NYFF, some of them for...
Dokufest. Breaking Borders (17 – 25 August 2013, Prizren)
DokuFest, The International Documentary and Short Film Festival is pleased to be able to present the most comprehensive special programme in its 12 years of existence. Not only because of a superbly curated Focus Nordic, encompassing 5 countries and more than 40 films, but also because of long awaited retrospective of Jay Rosenblatt, among others. Homage to...
The Ghost of Piramida: A screening
If you are an Efterklang lover then you cannot miss that! You are all invited to this special screening, the new film about Efterklang directed by Andreas Koefoed and organized by kinetophone and music site elafini Friday 1 March 20:45 The HUB Events Alkminis 5, K. Petralona The entrance is free but you have to book a seat...
CHARLIE CHAPLIN – LEFT-HANDED CELLIST AND COMPOSER
Chaplin was notorious for dragging both violin and cello on tour in his earlier days with the Karno troupe, and for practicing long hours on both instruments during his lengthy hotel stays. Stan Laurel (later of Laurel and Hardy fame), Charlie’s early New York hotel room-mate, is quoted in the book, “Stan & Ollie” as...
Charlie Chaplin as a composer
Charles Chaplin: The Film Music Composer: Charlie Chaplin Conductor: Carl Davis Performed by: Deutches Symphonie Orchester Berlin Released: 1995, RCA Records City Lights Composer: Charlie Chaplin Conductor: Carl Davis Performed by: The City Lights Orchestra Released: 1991, Silva Screens Chaplin, Charlie: Essential Film Music Composer: Charlie Chaplin Conductor: Carl Davis Performed by: City of Prague...
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