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Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross win Oscar for ‘The Social Network’

February 27, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Academy Awards, Atticus Ross, Oscars, Randy Newman, The Social Network, Toy Story 3, Trent Reznor, We Belong Together

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have won the Oscar for their original score for David Fincher’s The Social Network. The award marks the first Oscar win for both composers, who both have been nominated for the first time. The score beat out Alexandre Desplat’s The King’s Speech, Hans Zimmer’s Incpetion, John Powell’s How to Train Your Dragon and A.R. Rahman’s 127 Hours.

In the Best Song category, Randy Newman won the Oscar for his original song We Belong Together from Toy Story 3.

All nominated composers were spotted in attendance at the Academy Award ceremony.

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Composers react to Academy Award nominations

January 25, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: 127 Hours, A.R. Rahman, Academy Awards, Alan Menken, Alexandre Desplat, Hans Zimmer, How To Train Your Dragon, Inception, John Powell, Nominations, Oscars, Randy Newman, Tangled, The King's Speech, The Social Network, Toy Story 3, Trent Reznor

Following the announcement of the nominations for this year’s Academy Awards, reactions from all nominated composers have appeared online.

John Powell on How to Train Your Dragon:

Visit Movieline for a short interview with Powell on his very first Oscar nomination and also check out Variety and The Hollywood Reporter for a short reaction from the composer.

Alexandre Desplat on The King’s Speech:

Check out a short quote in Variety and The Wrap on his fourth (and third consecutive) nomination for Tom Hooper’s movie which received the most nominations for any film today.

Hans Zimmer on Inception:

Check out this interview on Movieline for Zimmer’s reaction on his ninth nomination and the lack of nomination for Inception’s director Christopher Nolan.

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Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross win Critic’s Choice Award

January 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Atticus Ross, Critics Choice Awards, Hans Zimmer, The Dark Knight Rises, The Social Network, Trent Reznor

Last night, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross won the Critic’s Choice Award for their score for David Fincher’s The Social Network. The movie was also awarded the best picture, best director and best adapted screenplay prize. The score beat out the scores for Black Swan (Clint Mansell), Inception (Hans Zimmer), The King’s Speech (Alexandre Desplat) and True Grit (Carter Burwell). The ‘Best Song’ award went to A.R. Rahman, Dido Armstrong and Rollo Armstrong for the song If I Rise for Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours.

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