The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has announced that composer Trevor Rabin will be honored at the 27th Annual ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards on June 28, 2012 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Rabin will receive the ASCAP Henry Mancini Award, which is awarded to composers in […]
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Trevor Rabin to Receive ASCAP Henry Mancini Award
Posted: May 24, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: ASCAP Film and Television Awards, ASCAP Henry Mancini Award, Trevor Rabin
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Rolfe Kent Receives BMI’s Richard Kirk Award
Posted: May 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BMI Film & Television Awards, John Williams, Mark Mothersbaugh, Mychael Danna, Richard Kirk Award, Rolfe Kent, Thomas Newman
This past Wednesday, Rolfe Kent has received the Richard Kirk Award at the BMI Film and TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. The award is bestowed on composers who have made significant contributions to the realm of film and television music. BMI has published a video of Kent’s full acceptance speech, […]
Film Music Festival in Krakow to Celebrate Elliot Goldenthal
Posted: May 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Elliot Goldenthal, Johnny Klimek, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Reinhold Heil, Tom Tykwer, Wojciech Kilar
Composer Elliot Goldenthal will be celebrated in concert at the Film Music Festival in Krakow on Saturday, May 26 at the Tinning Plant of ArcelorMittal Poland in Krakow. The concert will be performed by the Polish Orchestra Sinfonietta Cracovia accompanied by Pro Musica Mundi Choir and the boys’ choir Pueri Contores Sancti Nicolai and conducted […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 11, 2012)
Posted: May 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music NewsTags: Bruce Rowland, Christopher Lennertz, Danny Elfman, Dark Shadows, Girl in Progress, The Cup, Tim Burton
The only movie opening wide this weekend is the supernatural comedy Dark Shadows starring Johnny Depp, Chloe Moretz, Michelle Pfeiffer, Bella Heathcoate and Eva Green. The film marks the fourteenth collaboration between the director and composer Danny Elfman. WaterTower Music has released two soundtrack albums, including the original score by the composer. For audio clips and […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 4, 2012)
Posted: May 4, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Little Bit of Heaven, Alan Silvestri, Chris Hajian, First Position, Heitor Pereira, Jeff Beal, Last Call at the Oasis, LOL, Rob Simonsen, The Avengers, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Thomas Newman
Only one movie is opening in wide release this weekend: Already beating box office records is the comic book adaptation The Avengers written and directed by Joss Whedon and starring Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Clark Gregg and Samuel L. Jackson. The film’s score is composed by […]
Joel Goldsmith (1957-2012)
Posted: April 30, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Joel Goldsmith
Joel Goldsmith has passed away at age 54. The composer was born on November 19, 1957. Throughout his career, he received three Emmy Award nominations for his music for the sci-fi hit shows Stargate SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis, including a nod for the latter series’ main titles. His most prominent feature credit as a composer […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 27, 2012)
Posted: April 27, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bernie, Graham Reynolds, Lucas Vidal, Mark Mothersbaugh, Michael Andrews, Rostam Batmanglij, Safe, score, Sound of my Voice, Soundtrack, The Five-Year Engagement, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, The Raven, Theodore Shapiro
Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the Aardman Animation’s and Sony Pictures Animation’s 3D stop-motion animated feature The Pirates! Band of Misfits directed by Peter Lord (Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run) & Jeff Newitt and featuring the voice talent of Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven, […]
Pino Donaggio to Receive Lifetime Achievment Award at Ghent Film Festival
Posted: April 25, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: James Newton Howard, Pino Donaggio, World Soundtrack Awards
Pino Donaggio has been selected as the 12th recipient of the Lifetime Achievement award at the the closing-night gala of the World Soundtrack Awards at the Ghent Film Fest on October 20, 2012. The composer is best known for his collaborations with director Brian De Palma, which include such films as Dressed to Kill, Carrie and […]
Daniel Licht to Perform Music from ‘Dexter’ at Largo
Posted: April 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Daniel Licht, Dexter, Rolfe Kent
It has been announced today that composer Daniel Licht will be performing selections of his original music for the Showtime hit series Dexter at Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles on June 10, 2012. The concert will be introduced by actor Michael C. Hall. Also featured will be composer Rolfe Kent with performances of […]
