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2014 BAFTA Nominations Announced

Posted: January 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Events
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The British Academy of Film and Television has announced the nominations for the 2014 Orange British Academy Film Awards. Here are the nominations in the ‘Original Music’ category: 12 Years a Slave – Hans Zimmer The Book Thief – John Williams Captain Phillips – Henry Jackman Gravity – Steven Price Saving Mr. Banks – Thomas Newman

Academy Award-nominated composer Alan Silvestri (Forrest Gump, The Avengers) will be the the special guest film music composer for the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera at the 2014 Chattanooga International Film Music Festival, which will take place from February 28 through March 2, 2014. He will join the festival’s artistic director, Emmy Award-nominee George S. Clinton […]

This past Saturday evening, Varese Sarabande hosted their 35th Anniversary Holiday Gala at the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro, California. The concert was hosted and produced by Robert Townson and performed by the Golden State Pops Orchestra (GSPO) and Chorale. The event was highlighted by music from Jon Favreau’s Elf, which was performed for […]

Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) has announced the 16th annual Composer/Director Roundtable and 12th annual Snowball during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, on January 22, in Park City, Utah. BMI’s roundtable entitled Music & Film: The Creative Process will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sundance House. The conversation will be moderated […]

John Debney Honored at ETM-LA’s Annual Benefit Gala

Posted: December 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Events
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This past Tuesday night, John Debney was honored at Education Through Music-Los Angeles’ (ETM-LA) 8th Annual Benefit Gala at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Director Tom Shadyac who worked with Debney on such films as Liar Liar, Bruce Almighty, Evan Almighty and Dragonfly presented the award to the Academy Award-nominated composer. He also presented a video, […]

Varèse Sarabande to Host Holiday Gala

Posted: December 11, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Events
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Varèse Sarabande Records will host its 35th Anniversary Holiday Gala, celebrating the music from seasonal film favorites on December 21, 2013 at the Warner Grand Theatre at 478 W 6th Street in San Pedro, CA. John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2) will be guest conducting music from his score for Jon […]

Last night, the Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMAA) were handed out at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, CA. Henry Jackman was awarded for his score for Paul Greengrass’ critically acclaimed box office hit Captain Phillips in the Best Original Score – Feature Film category. Bear McCreary was honored for his main titles theme for AMC’s […]

This past Saturday night, film music record label Varèse Sarabande hosted their 35th Anniversary Halloween Concert Gala at the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro, California. The concert was hosted and produced by Robert Townson and performed by the Golden State Pops Orchestra (GSPO) and Chorale. Highlights included a suite from the comic book film […]

Ennio Morricone to Conduct Concerts in L.A. and New York

Posted: October 21, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Events
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Ennio Morricone will be conducting two live concerts of his film music in New York and Los Angeles. The L.A. concert will take place on March 20, 2014 at the NOKIA Center at LA Live and will mark the Academy Award-winning composer’s first concert in the city. The New York performance is scheduled for March […]

Piano Spheres, the solo piano series whose mission is committed to introduce major new works for the piano, has announced this year’s opening concert. On November 12, Grammy-winning pianist Gloria Cheng will perform the world premieres of several original piano works by major film composers for the Opening Night program, entitled “Montage.” Academy Award-winning composers […]