Antonio Sanchez has won the Grammy Award for his music for Alejandro G. Inarritu’s Birdman in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category. The other nominated composers in the category included Hans Zimmer (Interstellar), Johann Johannsson (The Theory of Everything), Justin Hurwitz (Whiplash) and Alexandre Desplat (The Imitation Game). The jazz drummer/composer accepted his award in person. In the Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media, Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith & John Stephen won the award for the song Glory from Ava DuVernay’s feature Selma. Paramount Pictures’ Randy Spendlove accepted the award on their behalf.
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58th Grammy Awards Nominations Announced
The nominations for the 58th Grammy Awards have been announced. Here are the nominations in the film music-related categories:
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Birdman (Antonio Sanchez) – Milan Records
- The Imitation Game (Alexandre Desplat) – Sony Classical
- Interstellar (Hans Zimmer) – WaterTower Music
- The Theory of Everything (Johann Johannsson) – Back Lot Music
- Whiplash (Justin Hurwitz) – Varese Sarabande
Alexandre Desplat Wins Grammy Award for ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
Alexandre Desplat has won the Grammy Award for his music for Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category. He previously won a Grammy for his score for Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech. The other nominated composers in the category included Christophe Beck (Frozen), Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (Gone Girl), Steven Price (Gravity) and Thomas Newman (Saving Mr. Banks). In the Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez won the award for the song Frozen from Disney’s hit feature Frozen. In the Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Visual Media category, the soundtrack album for Frozen, which features the film’s songs and the score composed by Christophe Beck, released by Walt Disney Records was honored with a Grammy award.
57th Grammy Awards Nominations Announced
The nominations for the 57th Grammy Awards have been announced. Here are the nominations in the film music-related categories:
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Frozen (Christophe Beck) – Walt Disney Records
- Gone Girl (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) – Columbia Records
- The Grand Budapest Hotel (Alexandre Desplat) – ABKCO Music & Records
- Gravity (Steven Price) – WaterTower Music
- Saving Mr. Banks (Thomas Newman) – Walt Disney Records
Thomas Newman Wins Grammy Award for ‘Skyfall’
Thomas Newman has won the Grammy Award for his music for the latest James Bond film Skyfall in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category. The other nominated composers in the category included Alexandre Desplat (Argo, Zero Dark Thirty), Craig Armstrong (The Great Gatsby), Mychael Danna (Life of Pi) and John Williams (Lincoln). Newman has previously received six Grammys for such projects as American Beauty, Wall-E and Six Feet Under. Check out the composer’s speech for the Thank You cam backstage at the awards ceremony after the jump. In the Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media, Paul Epworth and Adele Adkins won the award for the Skyfall title song. In the Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Visual Media category, the soundtrack album for the documentary Sound City: Real to Reel released by RCA Records/Roswell Records was honored with a Grammy award.
56th Grammy Awards Nominations Announced
The nominations for the 56th Grammy Awards have been announced. Here are the nominations in the film music-related categories:
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Argo (Alexandre Desplat) – WaterTower Music
- The Great Gatsby (Craig Armstrong) – WaterTower Music/Interscope
- Life of Pi (Mychael Danna) – Sony Classical
- Lincoln (John Williams) – Sony Classical
- Skyfall (Thomas Newman) – Sony Classical
- Zero Dark Thirty (Alexandre Desplat) – Madison Gate Records
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Win Grammy Award for ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have won the Grammy Award in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category for their music for David Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo starring Rooney Mara. The other nominated composers in the category included John Williams (The Adventures of Tintin), Ludovic Bource (The Artist), Howard Shore (Hugo), Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight Rises) and Austin Wintory (Journey). In the Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media, T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White & Joy Williams were honored for the original song Safe & Sound performed by Swift & The Civil Wars from the hit movie The Hunger Games.
Grammy Nominations Announced
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
2012 Grammy Nominations Announced
The nominations for the 54th Grammy Awards have been announced. Here are the nominations in the film music related categories:
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Black Swan (Clint Mansell) – Sony Classical/Fox Music
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow – Part 2 (Alexandre Desplat) – WaterTower Music
- The King’s Speech (Alexandre Desplat) – Decca
- The Shrine (Ryan Shore) – Screamworks
- Tron Legacy (Daft Punk) – Walt Disney Records