This afternoon, the Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) hosted its annual reception honoring the Academy Award-nominated composers and songwriters in the Best Original Score and Best Original Song category at the home of composer John Cacavas in Beverly Hills. All five nominated composers in the score category attended the event: John Williams (Lincoln), Dario Marianelli (Anna […]
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SCL Hosts Annual Oscar Nominees Reception
Posted: February 23, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Alain Boublil, Alexandre Desplat, Bombay Jayashri, Claude-Michel Schonberg, Dario Marianelli, Herbert Kretzmer, J. Ralph, John Williams, Mychael Danna, Paul Epworth, SCL, Thomas Newman, Walter Murphy
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Oscar-Nominated Composers in Conversation
Posted: February 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, John Williams, Mychael Danna, Thomas Newman
John Williams was featured today in a news segment on CNN about his 48 Academy Award nominations. The five-time Oscar-winning who is up for the award this Sunday for his score for Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln talks about his nomination, his past work and his collaboration with the director. The Academy has also published short videos interviews […]
‘Life of Pi’ Music Featurette
Posted: January 24, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Ang Lee, Life of Pi, Mychael Danna
20th Century Fox has published a short video featurette about the music for Ang Lee’s 3D adventure drama Life of Pi. The video features composer Mychael Danna talking about his musical approach and his collaboration with the director, as well as footage from the recording sessions at the Newman Scoring Stage on the Fox lot […]
Golden Globes Backstage Interviews with Mychael Danna and Adele
Posted: January 14, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Adele, Golden Globes, Life of Pi, Mychael Danna, Skyfall
NBC has published the interviews from the press room of the 70th Golden Globe Awards. As previously reported, composer Mychael Danna was honored with the award for his music for Ang Lee’s 3D adventure movie Life of Pi. Following his acceptance speech (which can be checked out here), the composer answered questions to members of […]
Mychael Danna Wins Golden Globe for ‘Life of Pi’
Posted: January 13, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ang Lee, Golden Globes, Life of Pi, Mychael Danna, Skyfall
Mychael Danna has received his first Golden Globe Award for his score for Ang Lee’s Life of Pi. The composer has also just received an Academy Award nomination for both score and the song Pi’s Lullaby earlier this week. Check out Danna’s acceptance speech after the jump. The other composers nominated in the category were […]
Awards Contenders in Conversation
Posted: December 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Danny Elfman, Fernando Velazquez, Marco Beltrami, Mychael Danna, Patrick Doyle, Thomas Newman
A number of lengthy video interviews with some of the composers who are considered major contenders this awards season have recently been published. David Poland from Movie City News has conducted interviews with three composers, including Mychael Danna who scored Ang Lee’s Life of Pi, Alexandre Deplat who has a number of titles in the […]
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. […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 23, 2012)
Posted: November 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Danny Elfman, De rouille et d'os, Hitchcock, Life of Pi, Mychael Danna, Ramin Djawadi, Red Dawn, Rise of the Guardians, Rust and Bone
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 […]
Mychael Danna to Score Atom Egoyan’s ‘The Devil’s Knot’
Posted: November 19, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atom Egoyan, Mychael Danna, The Devil's Knot
Mychael Danna is reuniting with director Atom Egoyan to score the upcoming drama The Devil’s Knot. The movie is based on Mara Leveritt’s bestselling book West Memphis Three and stars Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon, Dane DeHaan, Amy Ryan, Mireille Enos, Kevin Durand, Bruce Greenwood, Alessandro Nivola, Stephen Moyer, Collette Wolfe, Kris Polaha and Kristopher Higgins. […]
‘Life of Pi’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: October 19, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ang Lee, Life of Pi, Mychael Danna, score, Soundtrack
Cinema Musica has published a soundtrack preview of the soundtrack album for Ang Lee’s highly anticipated 3D adventure movie Life of Pi. The film’s music is composed by Mychael Danna (Moneyball, Little Miss Sunshine). Check out 50-second audio clips from all 28 tracks on the album after the jump. The soundtrack is set for a […]
