Archive for the ‘Film Music Events’ Category

The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra has announced a concert featuring the world premiere performance of Academy Award-winning composer Michael Giacchino‘s original score for J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek performed live to projection. The orchestra has collaborated with Giacchino and Paramount Pictures to arrange the score from the 2009 hit sci-fi film for a concert version performed […]

Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) has announced the 15th annual Composer/Director Roundtable and 11th annual Snowball during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, slated for January 23 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 […]

Only one movie is opening wide this weekend: Opening nationwide today after an IMAX pre-release yesterday is the 23rd James Bond movie Skyfall directed by Sam Mendes and starring Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Judi Dench, Naomie Harris, Albert Finney, Ralph Fiennes and Ben Whishaw. The film’s title song is performed by Adele and is available to […]

Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for Park Chan-wook’s psychological trailer Stoker. The album features the film’s original score composed by Clint Mansell, an original song by Emily Wells and additional music by Philip Glass. The soundtrack will be released on February 26, 2013. Check back on this site for the full album […]

The Music of Bond: The First 50 Years

Posted: October 10, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Events
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Last Friday, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences celebrated the music of the James Bond series at the event The Music of Bond: The First 50 Years at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The Academy has published a couple of video clips from the event, including guitarist Vic Flick’s live performance […]

Composer Panels at New York Comic Con 2012

Posted: October 5, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Events
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Two composer panels have been announced for next week’s New York Comic Con. During the Setting the Score: Composing for Film & TV panel, science fiction, fantasy and horror composers will discuss the behind the scenes work in scoring for film and television. Panelists include Kevin Manthei  (Invader Zim, Justice League: New Frontier), Dino Meneghin (MTV’s Teen Wolf), […]

Academy to Celebrate 50 Years of James Bond Music

Posted: August 30, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Events
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The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced an event to pay homage to the memorable title songs and indelible scores of the James Bond films. The Music of Bond: The First 50 Years hosted by music historian and writer Jon Burlingame will feature many of the people who made the music, including […]

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and the California Film Institute have announced a new partnership to produce the first-ever Mill Valley ASCAP Music Café, a series of music showcases at this year’s Mill Valley Film Festival (October 4-14). The Mill Valley ASCAP Music Café will take place from October 11-13 and […]

Nick Urata will perform an intimate show at Largo at the Coronet on Thursday, August 16 in Los Angeles to celebrate the release of his soundtrack to Ruby Sparks. The composer and DeVotchKa frontman will be accompanied by an eight-piece ensemble and perform selections from the score for Ruby Sparks, other score pieces he composed, […]

On August 3, 2012, A Symphony of Hope: The Haiti Project will have its world premiere live concert as part of the Grand Performances Music, Movement and Meaning program in downtown Los Angeles. The music will be performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra and Choir and conducted by Lukas Richman. The event also features […]