cordobaThe full details of three major concerts at this year’s International Film Music Festival in Cordoba have been announced. On June 28, the festival will host its first Elmer Bernstein Award Gala Concert, where Marco Beltrami will be the recipient of the new Elmer Bernstein Award. Peter Bernstein will conduct a tribute to Elmer and there will be a 60 minute concert program devoted to the film music of Beltrami, including performances of such scores as Hellboy, I, Robot, Soul Surfer and the upcoming Snowpiercer. On June 27, another concert entitled The Best of the Best will be held and feature music of Academy Award-winning composers Mychael Danna (Life of Pi) and Rachel Portman (Emma), as well as Peter Bernstein (The Ewok Adventure), Alfons Conde (The Abandoned) and Ilan Eshkeri (Stardust). All composers will be attending the event. On June 29, the concert Best of Film Music 2012-2013 will feature performances from scores of the past two years, including such titles as Anna Karenina (Dario Marianelli), Argo (Alexandre Desplat), Cloud Atlas (Tom Tykwer, Reinhold Heil & Johnny Klimek), The Croods (Alan Silvestri), Jack the Giant Slayer (John Ottman), Oz the Great and Powerful (Danny Elfman) and Iron Man 3 (Brian Tyler). All concerts are produced by Mikael Carlsson, founder of the MovieScore Media soundtrack label. The Cordoba International Film Music Festival will run from June 23 to June 30. For more details about the event, visit the festival’s official website.

Here are the full details of the concerts:


Thursday, June 27: BEST OF THE BEST

Attending composers: Peter Bernstein, Alfons Conde, Mychael Danna, Ilan Eshkeri and Rachel Portman. Orquesta de Cordoba, conductor: Brian Cole. Producer: Mikael Carlsson.
Concert programme (TBC) includes:
• The Ewok Adventure & Ewoks: The Battle of Endor (Bernstein)
• Rough Riders (Bernstein)
• The Abandoned (Conde)
• The Dark Hour (Conde)
• Adoration (Danna)
• Being Julia (Danna)
• Shattered Glass (Danna)
• Where the Truth Lies (Danna)
• Stardust (Eshkeri)
• The Young Victoria (Eshkeri)
• Chocolat (Portman)
• The Cider House Rules (Portman)
• Emma (Portman)
• Hart’s War (Portman)
• Never Let Me Go (Portman)


Friday, June 28
THE ELMER BERNSTEIN AWARD GALA CONCERT
featuring THE FILM MUSIC OF MARCO BELTRAMI

Orquesta Filarmonica de Malaga, conductors: Peter Bernstein & Arturo Diez Boscovich. Producer: Mikael Carlsson.
Concert programme (TBC) includes:
A Tribute to Elmer Bernstein
• Far From Heaven
• The Magnificent Seven
• Rare Themes Medley (incl Stripes, The Journey of Natty Gann, A River Runs Through It)
• The Ten Commandments
• To Kill a Mockingbird
The Film Music of Marco Beltrami
• Hellboy
• I, Robot
• Knowing
• Mimic
• The Omen
• Snowpiercer
• Soul Surfer
• Texas Rangers


Saturday, June 29:
THE BEST OF FILM MUSIC 2012-2013

featuring the GoldSpirit Awards
Orquesta de Cordoba / Coro Ziryab, conductor: Arturo Diez Boscovich. Producer: Mikael Carlsson.
Concert programme (TBC) includes:
• Anna Karenina (Dario Marianelli)
• Argo (Alexandre Desplat)
• Blancanieves (Alfonso de Vilallonga)
• Cloud Atlas (Tom Tykwer, Reinhold Heil & Johnny Klimek)
• The Croods (Alan Silvestri)
• Evil Dead (Roque Baños)
• A Good Day to Die Hard (Marco Beltrami)
• Haute Cuisine (Gabriel Yared)
• Iron Man 3 (Brian Tyler)
• Jack the Giant Slayer (John Ottman)
• Justin and the Knights of Valour (Ilan Eshkeri)
• Kingdom of Plants (Joel Douek, Erik Alvarez & Freddy Scheinfeld)
• Miserere (Arturo Diez Boscovich)
• Oz the Great and Powerful (Danny Elfman)
• Tad: The Lost Explorer (Zacarias M. de la Riva)
• The Woman in Black (Marco Beltrami)
… and more!