The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers has published a number of video clips from the organization’s ASCAP Film & Television Music Awards gala, which was held last week at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. Check out the acceptance speeches of Patrick Doyle (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Sense and Sensibility) who was honored with the Henry Mancini Award and Ray Charles (Three’s Company) who received the ASCAP Foundation Life in Music Award after the jump. Also embedded below are three of the night’s musical performances by Alan Bergman who performed the song The Way We Were in memory of Marvin Hamlisch featuring Brian Byrne on piano, Tom Lowe who performed Empty Chairs and Empty Tables from Les Miserables and Graham Parker who performed the song What Do You Like? from Judd Apatow’s This Is 40.
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Patrick Doyle Honored at ASCAP Film & Television Music Awards
Last night, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) held its annual Film & Television Music Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Patrick Doyle was honored with the Henry Mancini Award in recognition of his outstanding achievements and contributions to the world of film and television music. The award was presented to Doyle by ASCAP President and Chairman Paul Williams and President of Feature Post Production at 20th Century Fox Ted Gagliano following a video tribute featuring clips of many of Doyle’s best known scores including Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Gosford Park, Dead Again, Sense and Sensibility, Hamlet, Thor, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Indochine and A Little Princess. Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson congratulated the composer via a video message.
Patrick Doyle to Reunite with Kenneth Branagh on Disney’s ‘Cinderella’
Patrick Doyle is attached to score Disney’s upcoming live-action reimagining of Cinderella. Lily James (Downton Abbey) is set to star in the title role and Cate Blanchett is playing the evil stepmother. Richard Madden (Game of Thrones) has been cast as Prince Charming. Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada) and Chris Weitz (About a Boy) are writing the screenplay based on the classic fairy tale. Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada) and Chris Weitz (About a Boy) are writing the screenplay. Allison Shearmur (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire), David Barron (Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix) and Simon Kinberg (Sherlock Holmes, Mr. & Mrs. Smith) are producing the project. Doyle and Branagh have previously worked together on such films as Henry V, Hamlet, Frankenstein, Much Ado About Nothing and Thor.
Patrick Doyle to Receive ASCAP Henry Mancini Award
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has announced that composer Patrick Doyle will be honored at the 28th Annual ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards on June 23, 2013 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Doyle will receive the ASCAP Henry Mancini Award, which is awarded to composers in recognition of their outstanding achievements and contributions to the world of film and television music. The composer made his major theatrical feature scoring debut on Kenneth Branagh’s Henry V in 1989 and has since collaborated with the filmmaker numerous times on such films as Hamlet, Frankenstein, Thor and the upcoming Jack Ryan. Doyle has also worked together with such directors as Brian De Palma (Carlito’s Way), Alfonso Cuaròn (Great Expectations), Ang Lee (Sense and Sensibility), Mike Newell (Donnie Darko, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) and Robert Altman (Gosford Park). Has has been honored with two Academy Award nominations for Sense and Sensibility and Hamlet. The composer’s other credits include Pixar’s Brave, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Nanny McPhee and Bridget Jones’s Diary.
‘Patrick Doyle: Impressions of America’ Album Release Announced
Varese Sarabande has announced the release of a new symphonic work by Academy Award-nominated composer Patrick Doyle. The album entitled Patrick Doyle: Impressions of America features a symphonic piece scored for full orchestra and consisting of fifteen impressions. The symphony was inspired by the Scottish composer’s many trips to the US. The album will be released on April 16, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The release coincides with the composer’s 60th birthday next month. Doyle’s best known film scores include Sense and Sensibility, Brave, Harry Potter and The Goblet Of Fire, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Thor, Hamletand Henry V. The composer is currently working on the score for the action thriller Jack Ryan starring Chris Pine, Keira Knightley & Kevin Costner and directed by his long-time collaborator Kenneth Branagh.
Patrick Doyle to Score ‘Jack Ryan’
Patrick Doyle has been hired to score the upcoming action thriller Jack Ryan. The reboot of the franchise based on the characters created by Tom Clancy is directed by Kenneth Branagh and stars Chris Pine in the title role as an ex-Marine who works as a successful financial analyst in Moscow and discovers a plot by his employer to finance a terrorist attack designed to collapse the U.S. economy, and must race against time to save America and his wife. Keira Knightley, Kevin Costner and Branagh himself are co-starring. Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers series, Red, Salt) is producing the project with Mace Neufeld (The Hunt for Red October, Invictus) and David Barron (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Hamlet).
Live to Projection Concerts of Michael Giacchino’s ‘Star Trek’ Score Announced
The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra has announced a concert featuring the world premiere performance of Academy Award-winning composer Michael Giacchino‘s original score for J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek performed live to projection. The orchestra has collaborated with Giacchino and Paramount Pictures to arrange the score from the 2009 hit sci-fi film for a concert version performed live to picture. The music will be performed by the 21st Century Symphony Orchestra and the 21st Century Choir under the baton of Ludwig Wicki. Giacchino is expected to attend the concerts in person. The concerts will be held on three consecutive nights on April 12, 13 and 14, 2013 at the KKL Luzern Concert Hall in Lucerne, Switzerland. The orchestra and Wicki have previously worked together with composer Howard Shore for live to projection concerts of the scores for The Lord of the Rings trilogy, which world premiered in Lucerne back in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Awards Contenders in Conversation
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 race (Argo, Zero Dark Thirty and Rise of the Guardians), as well as Thomas Newman who is joined by director John Madden of The Best Exotic Marigold and also has his music for Skyfall in contention. Check out all three full interviews after the jump.
Patrick Doyle on Pixar’s ‘Brave’
David Poland from Movie City News has published a 30-minutes video interview with composer Patrick Doyle in his DP/30 series. During the interview, Doyle discusses his work on Brave and how he got involved in his first project for Pixar. The composer also talks about how he got started in the industry (both as an actor and composer), his early film scores and some of his frequent collaborators including Kenneth Branagh and Regis Wargnier. Also discussed is his only collaboration with Garry Marshall on the 1994 film Exit to Eden. Check out the full video interview after the jump. Brave opened in theaters yesterday and Doyle’s soundtrack is available on Walt Disney Records.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 22, 2012)
Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is Pixar’s 13th full length animated feature Brave directed by Mark Andrews and featuring the voice talent of Kelly MacDonald, Emma Thompson, Craig Ferguson, Robbie Coltrane and Billy Connolly. The film’s score is composed by Patrick Doyle. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs from Scottish Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis and a collaboration between folk rock band Mumford and Sons who penned Learn Me Right sung by Birdy. Visit our previous article to check out the full track list. Also check out video interviews with Doyle about his work on the film on ASCAP, Trailer Addict (from the film’s red carpet premiere in Hollywood) and Movieweb. Also visit Film Music Magazine for another interview with the composer.
Also opening wide is the supernatural action film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter directed by Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted) and starring Benjamin Walker, Anthony Mackie, Dominic Cooper, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jimmi Simpson, Rufus Sewell and Alan Tudyk. Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class) has composed the film’s original score. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. The album is available digitally now and is set for a physical release on July 3, 2012. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full details.