Richard Rodney Bennett has passed at age 76 on Christmas Eve in New York. The composer was born in 1936 and raised in Budleigh Salterton, Devon. Throughout his career, he has received three Academy Award nominations for his scores for John Schlesinger’s 1967 drama Far from the Madding Crowd starring Julie Christie & Terence Stamp, […]
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Richard Rodney Bennett (1936-2012)
Posted: December 25, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Richard Rodney Bennett
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Palm Springs Festival to Honor Mychael Danna
Posted: December 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Frederick Loewe Music Award, Life of Pi, Mychael Danna, Palm Springs Film Festival
Mychael Danna will be honored with the Frederick Loewe Music Award at the 24th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival. The composer will be receiving the award for his work on Ang Lee’s Life of Pi, for which he already received a Golden Globe, as well as a Broadcast Film Critics Association Movie Award nomination. […]
Alexandre Desplat Wins Satellite Award for ‘Argo’
Posted: December 16, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Argo, Les Miserables, Satellite Awards
Alexandre Desplat has won his first Satellite Award in the Original Score category for his music for Ben Affleck’s Argo at tonight’s 17th Annual Satellite Awards ceremony at the Intercontinental Hotel in Beverly Hills. He was previously nominated for his two scores for the final two Harry Potter movies. The other composers nominated in the […]
Golden Globe Nominations Announced
Posted: December 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Golden Globes, Nominations
The nominations for the 70th Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning. Here are the music-related categories and nominations: Best Original Score: Anna Karenina – Dario Marianelli Argo – Alexandre Desplat Cloud Atlas – Tom Tykwer, Reinhold Heil & Johnny Klimek Life of Pi – Mychael Danna Lincoln – John Williams
Ravi Shankar (1920 – 2012)
Posted: December 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ravi Shankar
Musician and composer Ravi Shankar passed away today at a San Diego hospital at age 92. His best known work for film is his score for Richard Attenborough’s 1982 Oscar-winning biopic Gandhi, which he composed with George Fenton and for which he received an Academy Award, as well as a Grammy and BAFTA nomination. His other […]
Academy Announces 75 Original Songs in Oscar Race
Posted: December 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Original Song
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced the short list of 75 songs that are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 85th Academy Awards. During the nominations process, all voting members of the Music Branch will receive a Reminder List of works submitted in the category and […]
Critics’ Choice Movie Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: December 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Critic's Choice Movie Awards
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced the nominations for the 18th Critics’ Choice Movie Awards this morning. The nominations in the Best Score category are: Argo – Alexandre Desplat Life of Pi – Mychael Danna Lincoln – John Williams The Master – Jonny Greenwood Moonrise Kingdom – Alexandre Desplat
Academy Announces 104 Original Scores in Oscar Race
Posted: December 10, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Best Original Score, Oscars
The Academy of Motion Pictures Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the eligible movies in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 85th Academy Awards. Notable omissions include such titles as Moonrise Kingdom (Alexandre Desplat) and Silver Linings Playbook (Danny Elfman). The 104 eligible scores along with the composer are listed below in alphabetical […]
LA, NY and Boston Film Critics Announce Winners for Best Music in Film 2012
Posted: December 9, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Boston Online FIlm Critics Association, Boston Society of Film Critics, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, New York Film Critics Online
A couple of major local critics associations have been announced their winners for this year’s movies. Unlike in previous years, each organization picked a different winner. Check out the film music-related picks after the jump. For a full list of winners, click on each group’s name below. Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Film Score: […]
