It was announced today that Ennio Morricone‘s first-ever live performance in Los Angeles that was set for March 20 has been postponed until June 15, 2014 due to a back injury that is preventing the Academy Award-winning composer from traveling overseas. Morricone’s first concert in New York in 7 years that was set to take […]
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Ennio Morricone L.A. and New York Concerts Postponed Until June
Posted: March 12, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Ennio Morricone
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SCL Hosts Reception for Oscar-Nominated Composers & Songwriters
Posted: March 2, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Academy Awards, Alexandre Desplat, John Williams, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Oscar Nominees Reception, Owen Pallett, Robert Lopez, SCL, Steven Price, Thomas Newman, William Butler
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 […]
Ennio Morricone in Conversation with Quentin Tarantino
Posted: February 28, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Ennio Morricone, Quentin Tarantino
On March 18, legendary Italian composer Ennio Morricone will appear at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Bing Theater for a discussion of his far-ranging career. Academy Award-winning writer/director Quentin Tarantino will be moderating the conversation. Morricone whose credits include such classic as The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Once Upon a Time […]
Academy Celebrates Nominated Song & Scores at Oscar Concert
Posted: February 28, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Academy Awards, Oscar Concert
Last night, the Academy of the Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) presented its first-ever official Oscar concert at UCLA’s Royce Hall celebrating the nominated scores and songs of the 86th Academy Awards. The event was hosted by rapper Common and produced by Academy governors Charles Fox and Arthur Hamilton. To start off the show, […]
Alexandre Desplat’s ‘Philomena’ Score Celebrated at Q&A and Live Performance Event
Posted: February 24, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Philomena
Yesterday afternoon, the work of Alexandre Desplat was celebrated during a conversation and performance of his Oscar-nominated score for Philomena at the Beverly Hills Hotel’s Polo Lounge. During a Q&A moderated by Society of Composers & Lyricists president Ashley Irwin, the composer talked about his fourth collaboration with director Stephen Frears, the challenges of the project and meeting the real […]
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to Present TV Music Live Concert
Posted: February 24, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Variety is reporting that the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences will present the first-ever live concert to take place on May 21, 2014 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. A 70-piece orchestra and 40-voice choir are expected to perform music by at least nine active TV composers, including Jeff Beal (House of Cards), Bear McCreary (The […]
Danny Elfman to Attend ‘Alice in Wonderland’ World Premiere Live to Projection Concert
Posted: February 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Alice in Wonderland, Danny Elfman, Howard Shore, Michael Giacchino, Tim Burton
The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra has announced that Danny Elfman will be attending a series of concerts this March at the KKL Luzern Concert Hall in Lucerne, Switzerland. On March 21, 2014, the concert Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton will make its premiere in Switzerland. The event, which features the composer’s music for the […]
Academy to Present Live Concert Celebrating Nominated Scores and Songs
Posted: February 13, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Academy Awards, Oscar Concert
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) will present the first-ever live “Oscar Concert” celebrating this year’s nominated scores and songs on Thursday, February 27, at 8 p.m. at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles. The program will feature an 80-piece orchestra performing suites from each of the nominated original scores, conducted by their […]
Hollywood Bowl Season Schedule Announced
Posted: February 6, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Hollywood Bowl
The Hollywood Bowl has announced this summer’s season schedule, which includes a number of film music concerts. On July 18/19, Jack Black will be hosting DreamWorks Animation in Concert – Celebrating 20 Years, which will feature film clips from such films as How to Train Your Dragon, Shrek, Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar and more […]
James Horner’s ‘New Work for Four Horns’ to Premiere in London
Posted: January 24, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: James Horner, London Philharmonic Orchestra
The London Philharmonic Orchestra has announced that a new concert piece composed by Academy Award-winning film composer James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart, A Beautiful Mind) will premiere at the Royal Festival Hall in London on March 27, 2015. The composer’s “new work for four horns” will be performed by musicians David Pyatt, John Ryan, James Thatcher and Richard Watkins and will be conducted […]
