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Danny Elfman was honored with a Saturn Award tonight at the 39th annual Saturn Awards, presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. The composer won the award in the Best Music category for his score for Tim Burton’s animated feature Frankenweenie, which was also recognized in the Best Animated Film category.  […]

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers has published a number of video clips from the organization’s ASCAP Film & Television Music Awards gala, which was held last week at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. Check out the acceptance speeches of Patrick Doyle (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Sense […]

Last night, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) held its annual Film & Television Music Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Patrick Doyle was honored with the Henry Mancini Award in recognition of his outstanding achievements and contributions to the world of film and television music. The award […]

Alan Menken Vying for EGOT

Posted: June 19, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Alan Menken is in a position to become only the third composer to ever win the EGOT, which is bestowed to artists that won all four major annual American entertainment awards: the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. The other composers who were previously honored with the EGOT are Richard Rogers and Marvin Hamlisch. Menken composed […]

Two new movies are opening wide this week: Opening in most theaters is the Superman reboot Man of Steel directed by Zack Snyder and starring Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, Christopher Meloni and Russell Crowe. The film’s music is composed by Hans Zimmer. WaterTower […]

Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the horror thriller The Purge directed by James DeMonaco, produced by Michael Bay and Jason Blum and starring Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey. The film’s original score is composed by Nathan Whitehead. Back Lot Music has released […]

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has announced that composer Patrick Doyle will be honored at the 28th Annual ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards on June 23, 2013 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Doyle will receive the ASCAP Henry Mancini Award, which is awarded to composers in […]

Two new movies are opening wide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi adventure After Earth directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Will Smith and Jaden Smith. The film’s music is composed by James Newton Howard (The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Signs, The Village) who regularly works with the director. Sony Masterworks has […]

Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) has published the acceptance speech of Cliff Martinez, the honoree of the Richard Kirk Award at this year’s BMI Film & TV Awards. The composer of such movies as Traffic, Solaris, Drive, The Lincoln Lawyer, Arbitrage and Sex, Lies & Videotapes received the award on May 15 at the awards ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. Check […]

Only one movie is opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the sci-fi sequel Star Trek Into Darkness directed by J.J. Abrams and starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, John Cho, Bruce Greenwood, Benedict Cumberbatch and Peter Weller. The film’s music is composed […]