Thomas Newman has won the Grammy Award for his music for the latest James Bond film Skyfall in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category. The other nominated composers in the category included Alexandre Desplat (Argo, Zero Dark Thirty), Craig Armstrong (The Great Gatsby), Mychael Danna (Life of Pi) and John Williams (Lincoln). Newman has previously received six Grammys for such projects as American Beauty, Wall-E and Six Feet Under. Check out the composer’s speech for the Thank You cam backstage at the awards ceremony after the jump. In the Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media, Paul Epworth and Adele Adkins won the award for the Skyfall title song. In the Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Visual Media category, the soundtrack album for the documentary Sound City: Real to Reel released by RCA Records/Roswell Records was honored with a Grammy award. Click here for the full list of Grammy winners.
Thomas Newman Wins Grammy Award for ‘Skyfall’
Posted: January 26, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Grammy Awards
I’m a big fan of Thomas Newman generally, and his score for Skyfall isn’t bad, but I’m not sure it ranks amongst his best. I hope David Arnold will be back for Bond 25 (I presume Newman will return for Bond 24, given that Mendes is directing again).