Michael Giacchino wins BAFTA Award

Posted: February 24, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Last Sunday, Michael Giacchino won his first British Academy of Film and Television Award for his original music for Pixar’s animated feature Up. Earlier this year, he already won a Grammy, as well as a Golden Globe Award for the score and he is the frontrunner to go home with an Academy Award as well when winners are announced on March 7.

For a video interview at the BAFTA after his award acceptance, visit YouTube’s BAFTA channel:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLjGbpq7aok

Hans Zimmer promoting Sherlock Holmes score

Posted: February 24, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews
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For the past few weeks, Hans Zimmer has been busy promoting his Academy-Award nominated score for Sherlock Holmes on various media platforms. He recently did an interview with Jim Svejda for the classical music station KUSC. To listen to the whole audio interview, visit http://kusc.podbean.com/2010/02/18/2010-oscar-best-score-nominee-hans-zimmer-sherlock-holmes/

For more promotional interview material on  Sherlock Holmes, here are just a few other links featuring video and audio interviews with the eight time Oscar nominated composer:

Collider: http://www.collider.com/2010/01/21/excl … inception/

First Showing: http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/01/19/ … ns-zimmer/

David Poland’s DP/30: http://www.dp30.com/blog/2010/01/14/sherlock-holmes-composer-hans-zimmer/

http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2010/01/16/composer_zimmer_talks_sherlock_holmes_inception_dark_knight_its_complicated/

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/international/2010/02/04/tsr.xtra.hans.zimmer.bk.b.cn

Vanity Fair: http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars … video.html