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Academy Announces 104 Original Scores in Oscar Race

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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 order by film title:

“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,” Henry Jackman, composer
“After the Wizard,” Stephen Main, composer
“Alex Cross,” John Debney and Sebastian Morton, composers
“The Amazing Spider-Man,” James Horner, composer
“Anna Karenina,” Dario Marianelli, composer

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LA, NY and Boston Film Critics Announce Winners for Best Music in Film 2012

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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: Beasts of the Southern Wild – Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin

Runner-Up: The Master – Jonny Greenwood

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 7, 2012)

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Only one new movie is opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in almost 3000 theaters is the romantic comedy Playing for Keeps directed by Gabriele Muccino and starring Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Judy Greer, Dennis Quaid, Uma Thurman and Catherine Zeta-Jones. The film’s music is written by Italian composer Andrea Guerra (Letters to Juliet, Hotel Rwanda) who has previously collaborated with director on The Pursuit of Happiness. No soundtrack album has been announced. The comedy follows a former soccer star who returns home to put his life back together. To learn more about the film, visit the official movie website.

Opening in limited release is the period comedy drama Hyde Park on Hudson directed by Roger Michell and starring Bill Murray, Laura Linney, Olivia Colman, Samuel West, Elizabeth Marvel, Elizabeth Wilson, Eleanor Bron and Olivia Williams. Jeremy Sams (The Mother, Enduring Love) has composed the film’s original score. Relativity Music Group will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score next Tuesday. For audio clips and to check out the full album details, visit our soundtrack announcement.

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Grammy Nominations Announced

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The nominations for the 55th Grammy Awards have been announced. Here are the nominations in the film/TV music related categories, which also include the first nominated video game score in the history of the awards:

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

  • The Adventures of Tintin (John Williams) – Sony Classical
  • The Artist (Ludovic Bource) – Sony Classical
  • The Dark Knight Rises (Hans Zimmer) – WaterTower Music
  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) – Null/Madison Gate
  • Hugo (Howard Shore) – Howe Records
  • Journey (Austin Wintory) – Sony Computer Entertainment America

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Satellite Awards Nominations Announced

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The International Press Academy has announced the nominees for its 17th annual Satellite Awards today. The nominees in the music-related categories are:

Original Score

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Annie Awards Nominations Announced

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The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood has announced the nominations for the 40th Annual Annie Awards. Here are the music-related nominees:

Music in a Feature Production

  • Alexandre Desplat – Rise of the Guardians – DreamWorks Animation
  • Bruce Retief – Adventures in Zambezia – Saltzman Communications
  • Henry Jackman – Wreck-It-Ralph – Walt Disney Animation Studios
  • Joel McNeely, Brendan Milburn, Valerie Vigoda – Secret of the Wings – DisneyToon Studios
  • John Powell, Adam Schlesinger, Ester Dean – Ice Age: Continental Drift – Blue Sky Studios
  • John Powell, Cinco Paul – Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax – Illumination Entertainment
  • Mark Mothersbaugh – Hotel Transylvania – Sony Pictures Animation
  • Patrick Doyle, Mark Andrews, Alex Mandel – Brave – Pixar Animation Studios

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Alberto Iglesias Wins European Film Award for ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’

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Alberto Iglesias has won the European Film Award for his score for Tomas Alfredson’s thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy and Mark Strong in the European Composer category at tonight’s EFA Night 2012 in Malta. The other composers nominated in the music category were Gabriel Yared & Cyrille Aufort for A Royal Pain, George Fenton for Ken Loach’s The Angel’s Share and Francois Couturier for Shun Li and the Poet (Io Sono Li). Iglesias also received an Academy Award nomination for his score earlier this year. The composer’s soundtrack for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is available on Silva Screen America. For the full details of the album including audio clips, check out our soundtrack announcement. For the full list of EFA winners, visit the official European Film Awards website.

Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 30, 2012)

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Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the thriller Killing Them Softly directed by Andrew Dominik and starring Brad Pitt, Richard Jenkins, James Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, Scott McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, Vincent Curatola, Max Casella and Sam Shepard. While the film doesn’t feature a full score, Marc Streitenfeld (Prometheus, American Gangster) is credited as providing piano pieces and musical ambiances. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring one track by Streitenfeld, as well as the film’s songs by artists including Carl Stone, The Velvet Underground, James Wilsey, Nico, Kitty Lester and The Wreckery. Check out our previous article for audio clips and the full soundtrack details.

Also opening wide is the horror thriller The Collection directed by Marcus Dunstan and starring Josh Stewart, Lee Tergesen, Christopher McDonald and Emma Fitzpatrick. Charlie Clouser (Saw series, Numbers) has composed the film’s original score. No soundtrack album has been released. The movie is a sequel to the 2009 horror film The Collector and is being distributed by LD Entertainment. Check out the film’s official website and our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the film.

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Cutting Edge Launches Film Score Website

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Cutting Edge Group has launched the new Cutting Edge Film Scores website, which will give media organisations the ability to use and license professional, high-quality film music for secondary usage. According to Variety, the site allows subscribers to upload a piece of music and have it automatically matched to similar music in the database, helping filmmakers to find music, as well as composers with a similar sound to their desired outcome and helping expose lesser known works. Users are currently able to access almost 200 film scores. Among the titles currently available are a number of scores for movies that will be released in 2013, including Antonio Pinto’s score for Snitch starring Dwayne Johnson, John Swihart’s music for Stephen Sommers’ Odd Thomas and David Buckley’s score for Taylor Hackford’s Parker starring Jason Statham and Jennifer Lopez.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 23, 2012)

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Three new movies opened wide this past Wednesday:

Opening in most theaters this holiday weekend is Dreamworks Animation’s Rise of the Guardians directed by Peter Ramsey and featuring the voice talent of Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher and Jude Law. The film’s music is composed by Alexandre Desplat. Varese Sarabande Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the original song Still Dream performed by Renée Fleming and composed by Desplat. Check out our previous article for the full album details and audio clips. Also click here for a number of video interviews with the composer about his music for Guardians. In addition, also visit Huffington Post for another article on Desplat’s first project for Dreamworks Animation and watch two more video interviews with ClassicFM and Wall Street Journal.

Also opening wide is the 3D adventure movie Life of Pi directed by Ang Lee and starring Suraj Sharma, Shravanthi Sainath, Tabu and Gerard Depardieu. The film’s music is composed by Mychael Danna who has previously scored the director’s The Ice Storm and Ride with the Devil. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the album track list and to listen to audio clips. Also visit Film Music Magazine for an audio interview with the composer, as well as YouTube for a short video interview at the film’s premiere at AFI Fest and a recent article in the LA Times on Danna’s music from the film.

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