Posts Tagged ‘Awards’

Mychael Danna Named Film Composer of the Year at World Soundtrack Awards

Posted: October 19, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Mychael Danna was chosen as Film Composer of the Year at the World Soundtrack Awards 2013, tonight’s closing event of the 40th Ghent Film Festival. Danna also received an award for his score for Ang Lee’s Life of Pi in the Best Original Film Score of the Year 2012 category. The composer accepted his awards via […]

Randy Newman wins Grammy Award for ‘Toy Story 3’

Posted: February 13, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Randy Newman has won the Grammy Award for Toy Story 3 in the Best Score Soundtrack Album category at today’s award ceremony, beating out Danny Elfman for Alice in Wonderland, James Horner for Avatar and Hans Zimmer for Inception and Sherlock Holmes. The winner in the Best Compilation Soundtrack Album category is Crazy Heart, produced […]

Alexandre Desplat wins BAFTA for ‘The King’s Speech’

Posted: February 13, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Alexandre Desplat has won the Orange British Academy Film Award (BAFTA) in the Original Music category for his score for The King’s Speech. The award was presented to him by singer/songwriter Paul McCartney. Desplat’s competitors in the category were A.R. Rahman for 127 Hours, Danny Elfman for Alice in Wonderland, John Powell for How to […]

BAFTA longlist for ‘Best Music’ announced

Posted: January 7, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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The British Academy of Television and Film Arts has announced the longlists for this year’s British Academy Film Awards, with 15 entries per category. Here are the contenders for the ‘Best Music’ category: 127 Hours (A.R. Rahman) Alice in Wonderland (Danny Elfman) Biutiful (Gustavo Santaollala) Brighton Rock (Martin Phipps) Despicable Me (Pharrell Williams & Heitor […]