The line-up of the 2nd Annual Superhero Music Panel has been announced. Six leading Hollywood composers will discuss the process of creating the musical voice behind the superhero, explain the challenges when bringing a comic book character or story to life and writing music to reflect the story line. The panelists will also show film […]
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2nd Annual Superhero Music Panel at Comic-Con Announced
Posted: July 1, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Blake Neely, Brian Tyler, Christophe Beck, Comic-Con, Graeme Revell, John Ottman, Tyler Bates
Academy to Present ‘Behind the Score: The Art of the Film Composer’
Posted: June 27, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Gustavo Dudamel, Gustavo Santaolalla, John Williams
Composers Gustavo Dudamel, Gustavo Santaolalla and John Williams will gather at the Academy for Behind the Score: The Art of the Film Composer on Monday, July 21, at 7:30 p.m. at the Bing Theater in Los Angeles. In a conversation hosted by Tavis Smiley, the trio will discuss significant musical moments in film that have […]
Composer Guest Line-Up Announced for Cordoba International Film Music Festival
Posted: June 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Cordoba, International Film Music Festival
The complete composer guest line-up for this year’s International Film Music Festival in Cordoba has been announced. The 10th anniversary celebration of the event will be attended by the most recent Academy Award-winning composer Steven Price (Gravity), Golden Globe nominees Rolfe Kent (Sideways, Up in the Air, Election) and Abel Korzeniowski (A Single Man, W.E., Penny Dreadful), Emmy Award nominee Christopher Lennertz (Revolution, Horrible Bosses, Ride Along) and Craig Safan (The […]
Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton to Return to Los Angeles
Posted: June 2, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Danny Elfman, Tim Burton
Following a number of sold out concerts around the world, Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton will return to Los Angeles this fall. The concerts will take place at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on Friday, October 31 and the Honda Center on Sunday, November 2. The program includes newly created suites […]
Television Academy Celebrates TV Music at Live Concert
Posted: May 22, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Television Academy
Last night, the Television Academy presented its first ever live concert, Score! A Concert Celebrating Music Composed for Television, at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The event was hosted by film music journalist Jon Burlingame and featured music from over 50 television series performed by a 70-piece orchestra and the LA Chorus. To start off, Mark Watters conducted a […]
Ennio Morricone U.S. Concerts Canceled
Posted: May 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Ennio Morricone
Variety is reporting that Ennio Morricone‘s concerts in Los Angeles and New York that were set to take place on June 13 & 15, 2014 due to the composer’s “serious health issues”. The events were originally set for this past March, but were postponed due to a back injury as reported earlier this year. The […]
Academy to Sponsor ‘The Shape of Sound: The Music of Atticus Ross’
Posted: May 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Atticus Ross
On June 12, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is sponsoring an evening of electronic music and conversation with composer Atticus Ross who will debut an original, stylized electronic soundscape to the audience. The composer of such films as The Book of Eli and Broken City and the upcoming Brian Wilson biopic Love & Mercy will […]
‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Premiere Concert
Posted: April 29, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Hans Zimmer, The Amazing Spider-Man 2
This past Thursday, Hans Zimmer performed at the afterparty of the U.S. premiere of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in New York. The Academy Award-winning composer performed selections from his score with his Magnificent Six band members, including Johnny Marr, Junkie XL, Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger and Pharrell Williams. Alicia Key also joined the band to […]
‘Creating Music for the Action Film’ Panel at Newport Beach Film Festival Announced
Posted: April 21, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Newport Beach Film Festival
On Sunday, April 27, the Newport Beach Film Festival Seminar Series will present the composer panel Lights, Camera, Action – Creating Music for the Action Film (and other genres). The participating composers include John Ottman (X2, Superman Returns, The Fantastic Four) who recently completed his score for X-Men: Days of Future Past, Christophe Beck (Frozen, The Hangover) who most recently finished work on […]