Yesterday afternoon, the Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) hosted its annual reception honoring the Academy Award-nominated composers and songwriters in the Best Original Score and Best Original Song category in Beverly Hills. SCL president Ashley Irwin introduced the nominees who briefly spoke to the audience. All six nominated composers in the score category were in attendance, including Alexandre Desplat, nominated for the sixth time for his score for Stephen Frears’ Philomena, who talked about the first Oscar concert this past week and thanked Academy governors Charles Fox and Arthur Hamilton for putting together the event. William Butler and Owen Pallett, nominated for the first time for their music from Her, were joined at the reception by Arcade Fire members Win Butler and Régine Chassagne and the film’s director Spike Jonze.
Month: March 2014
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 2, 2014)
Premiering on Tuesday, March 4, is the new A&E drama Those Who Kill developed by Glen Morgan based on the Danish television series Den som dræber and starring Chloe Sevigny, James D’Arcy, James Morrison and Omid Abtahi. Chromatic’s and Glass Candy’s Johnny Jewel (Bronson) is composing the show’s original score. Those Who Kill follows a newly promoted homicide detective who tracks down a serial killer while coming to terms with her past. The drama will air every Tuesday night on A&E. To learn more about the series, visit the official show website.
John Paesano Scoring ‘When the Game Stands Tall’
John Paesano is composing the music for the upcoming sports drama When the Game Stands Tall. The film is directed by Thomas Carter and stars Jim Caviezel, Laura Dern, Michael Chiklis and Alexander Ludwig. The movie follows the high school team of De La Salle and its young coach Bob Ladouceur who turned the perennial loser into a legend by launching a streak of 138 straight victories. Scott Marshall Smith (The Score, Men of Honor) has written the screenplay based on the book of the same title by Neil Hayes. David Zelon (Soul Surfer, Into the Blue) is producing the Mandalay Pictures production.