By Erin V. Score soundtracks are a niche market of sorts, but there is a demand for them. On August 3rd, 2010 (in Canada), three months after the release of Iron Man 2, the score has been released. Click here for a picture of the reverse of the CD, which includes the track list – which… Read More The Music of Iron Man 2… Now Available in Stores
From July 14th to 18th, 2010 the 6th International Film Music Festival is happening in the City of Ubeda, Spain. But those music lovers unable to attend in person don’t need to feel left out. Tomorrow afternoon, (July 14th, 2010) at 4:30 pm PT (1:30 am Spain time) you can join a live chat by… Read More Live chat with composers tomorrow on Film Music Live, from the International Film Music Festival
By Erin V. Last year, five remarkable scores were nominated at the Academy Awards. Avatar, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Hurt Locker, Sherlock Holmes, and Up. Four of those got a CD release. One did not. Last year, Disney made the [unfortunate] decision to release the score from Up to digital download only. In all the… Read More What is ‘Up’ with digital download only releases? Pixar’s Toy Story 3 deserves better
For the first time ever, a film composer is to be honoured for environmental contribution. For work on such films as Winged Migration, Microcosmos, and most recently, Oceans, Bruno Coulais will receive the Fimucité Green Award from Al Gore’s Climate Project Foundation and the Tenerife International Film Music Festival (Fimucité) on July 9th. The Tenerife… Read More Composer Bruno Coulais to Receive Fimucité Green Award Next Month
By Erin V. Michael Giacchino, who won the IFMCA’s first ever Best Score of the Year for The Incredibles back in 2004, wins 4 of his 9 nominations. These are Film Score of the Year for Up, Film Composer of the Year, Best Score for Sci-Fi (Star Trek), and Best Score for Animation (Up).… Read More IFMCA 2009 Winners Announced
By Erin V. Back on February 5th, we reviewed the film Dear John, which is based on the Nicholas Sparks novel of the same name. Below is a short interview about the scoring process for the film, with composer Deborah Lurie. Enjoy! ___________________________________ When did you find out that you would be doing… Read More Interview: Deborah Lurie, composer of the music for ‘Dear John’
With the Grammy’s tonight, many people are thinking about music. But the Grammy’s are for all kinds of music – not just film. For those with an interest in film music in particular, you might be interested in this: The IFMCA (International Film Music Critics Association) announced their nominees on Friday. You can read… Read More IFMCA Announces its Nominees
Since there are so many award categories, many of the Grammy Award winners were announced online earlier today in the pre-televised portion – the broadcasted awards are running right now on CBS. Read below if you would like to know what the film winners are now! (Winners are in bold) For: Field 20 – Film/TV/Visual Media:… Read More Announcement – Grammy Award Winners for Film
By Erin V. The music of last year’s animated masterpiece, Coraline was one of the elements that really helped make the film work as well as it did. I had the pleasure of speaking with the composer of the music, Bruno Coulais, just over a week ago. The music ofCoraline is nominated for Best Score… Read More Interview: “Coraline” Composer Bruno Coulais
By Erin V. With the Golden Globes tomorrow, here is an interview with one of the five nominees in the Best Original Score category, Marvin Hamlisch. The interview includes a question about the song in the film, ‘Trust Me’, as well, a question which was answered by both Marvin Hamlisch, as well as the… Read More Interview: The music from The Informant!
Crazy Heart – A Fox Searchlight Release http://www.foxsearchlight.com/crazyheart/ Release Date: January 15th, 2009 Rated 14A for coarse language and substance abuse Running time: 111 minutes Scott Cooper (dir.) Scott Cooper (writer) Thomas Cobb (novel) Stephen Bruton (music) T-Bone Burnett (music) Jeff Bridges as Bad Blake James Kean as Manager Ryan Bingham as Tony Maggie Gyllenhaal… Read More Movie Review: Crazy Heart
The Grammy Award nominations were announced – the following are the film related ones that I could find on the list. Here is the list for: Field 20 – Film/TV/Visual Media: Category 81 – Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media Cadillac Records Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds Slumdog… Read More 52nd Annual Grammy Award Nominations Announced
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