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IFMCA Awards 2025 – Nominees

Yesterday, Thursday, February 12th, nominees for the 22nd edition (2025) of the IFMCA Awards (International Film Music Critics Association) were announced. Composer Alexandre Desplat leads this year’s field with six nominations, followed by Michael Giacchino with five and Simon Franglen with four. Spanish composers Joseba Beristain and Oscar Martín Leanizbarrutia are nominated for their work on documentaries KANTAURI and […]

Concert ‘40th Anniversary of the Goya Awards’ in Barcelona

On Sunday February 22, the Spanish Film Academy will present a concert in honour of the 40th anniversary of the Goya Awards at L’Auditori in Barcelona; having the awards ceremony held the following week, on February 28 (read more).   The concert will be performed by the Barcelona Symphonic Band (BMB) conducted by José R. […]

John Williams – Concert for Piano and Orchestra – Boston Premiere [📸 Pictures & Video]

El maestro John Williams, de 93 años, asistió al estreno de su concierto para piano y orquesta en Boston el jueves 22 de enero de 2026, dentro del concierto «An All-John Williams Program with Emanuel Ax and Gil Shaham», interpretado por la Boston Symphony Orchestra.   Fotos: https://www.facebook.com/bostonsymphony/posts/pfbid0pzVHbpHuyA4MpyRzAkGE9CQyPoNCdCP7Q215eKSBKCNLnHrvFnkR4KFvoM1Q5Dxel Vídeo: https://www.facebook.com/reel/25614335978177653/   Información de los conciertos: […]

Oscars 98th edition – Nominees

Today, Thursday, January 22, the nominees for this year’s Oscars, now in their 98th edition, have been announced.   A continuación, os dejamos los nominados de las categorías musicales:   All the nominees can be found at the following links: https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2026 https://abc.com/shows/oscars/news/nominations/oscar-nominations-2026-list https://abc.com/news/ad570605-f133-4543-a644-f7b799659c70/category/3590739  

40th Goya Awards – Best Original Music Conference

UPDATE (28/1/2026): Conference postponed – New date Friday, 6/2/2026 (read more)   Next Wednesday, January 28, Friday, February 6, at 18h, the headquarters of the Spanish Film Academy in Madrid will host a conference with the nominees for best soundtrack at the 40th edition of the Goya Awards, with the participation of Carla F. Benedicto […]

Goya Awards 40th edition – Nominations

Today, Tuesday, January 13th, 2026, the nominations to the 40th edition of the Goya Awards, often called the Spanish “Oscars”, have been announced. Organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Spain, they have the purpose of rewarding the best professionals in each of the different specialties of the sector, both technical […]

‘Spain is … Cinema!’ concert with the ROSS in Seville [SPECIAL ARTICLE]

In November 2025, the Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla – ROSS offered two performances of the concert “España es… ¡de Cine! / Spain is … Cinema!”. The first was on Friday, 14/11, at the Gran Teatro Falla in Cádiz as part of the ‘Andalucía Sinfónica. Festival de Música Española de Cádiz’ (Andalusia Symphony. Cádiz Spanish […]

Film Symphony Orchestra – TOON STORY Tour – Valencia – November 2025 [Concert Summary]

The Film Symphony Orchestra (www.filmsymphony.es) conducted by Constantino Martínez-Orts, performed in November in Valencia, Spain, offering one of its many concerts planned within the tour 2025-2026: “Toon Story”.   Our colleague Frederic Torres attended the concert and leaves us a great summary exclusively for SoundTrackFest.   Autumn arrives and the FSO begins its new season […]

FIMUCITÉ 20 – Dates and program preview with the first concerts

FIMUCITÉ announced today at a press conference the dates for its 20th edition, July 3-19, 2026, and also offered a preview of the concerts for its final weekend: the Spanish premiere of “John Williams Reimagined” (Thursday, July 16), the arrival in the Canary Islands of “Star Wars: A New Hope In Concert” conducted by Eimear […]