Entries by STF

World Soundtrack Awards 2026 – Winners

On October 10, at the 26th World Soundtrack Awards Ceremony & Concert, the annual highlight of Film Fest Gent and one of the world’s most prestigious events for film music, the winners for this year’s edition were announced. This jubilee edition not only celebrated established names but also gave the stage to emerging talent.   British composer Daniel Pemberton was […]

Film Music Prague 2026 – Music of Hollywood: Jerry Goldsmith & Basil Poledouris – SUMMARY

On 4 October 2026, festival Film Music Prague festival returned to celebrate a very special concert dedicated to the works of two geniuses: Jerry Goldsmith & Basil Poledouris, with music from Total Recall, Basic Instinct, RoboCop or Starship Troopers, among many others.   Our colleague Tim Segler attended the concert and has left us a summary article for SoundTrackFest.   On […]

Seth McFarlane commissions new fanfares by Williams, Göransson, McNeely, Newman, Newton Howard, and Powel for LACO

Seth MacFarlane is bringing together the most celebrated film composers of our time in a landmark new commissioning initiative for Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO).   New fanfares by film composers John Williams, Ludwig Göransson, Joel McNeely, Thomas Newman, James Newton Howard, and John Powell will premiere in LACO’s 2027/28 season.   The initiative reflects […]

Film Music Concert at the San Sebastián Festival 2026 – SUMMARY

Last weekend the 13th edition of the traditional annual event ‘Concert & Screening’, was held as part of the 74th edition of the San Sebastián Festival – Donostia Zinemaldia, performed by the Euskadiko Orkestra conducted by Juanjo Ocón, with the participation of the Orfeón Donostiarra and the tenor Andoni Martínez Barañano, and the presence of […]

Camille Awards 2026 – Winners

Last night, Tuesday, September 22nd, took place the ceremony of the Camille Awards (European Film Composer Awards), at the MuTh Theatre in Vienna, Austria, organized by ECSA – European Composer and Songwriter Alliance, in collaboration with its member organisation Austrian Composers Association (ACOM), and with the support of Creative Europe and AKM.   The winners […]

Special appearance by John Williams at the Hollywood Bowl last weekend

John Williams made a special appearance on Sept 4 & 5 at the concerts ‘John Williams Maestro of the Movies’ held at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and led by David Newman. Maestro Williams even took the baton and conducted ‘The Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme)’ as an […]

9th edition of the Musimagen Awards – ‘Spanish Audiovisual Music Awards’ – Nominees and Honorary Award

MUSIMAGEN (Asociación de Compositores de Música para Audiovisual – Association of Music Composers for the Audiovisual) has announced the nominees of the 9th edition of the Musimagen Awards (Premios de la Música para el Audiovisual – Spanish Audiovisual Music Awards).  The announcement included this year’s Honorary Award, which will be presented to Eva Gancedo.   […]

San Sebastián Festival 2026 – SGAE Award for Best Original Music

The SGAE Foundation and the San Sebastián Festival announce the new SGAE Award for Best Original Music going to the score of one of the 17 competing films included in the Festival’s Official Selection. The accolade, to join the San Sebastián Festival’s Other Official Awards, will be decided by a jury made up of three […]