Entries by STF

ISFMF 2019 festival – Dates confirmed

25 de February de 2019 in , /by

The Croatian International Sound & Film Music Festival (ISFMF) has confirmed dates for this year’s edition: from Saturday 19th to Monday 21st of October 2019, just after the World Soundtrack Awards (read news), something very appropriate and convenient, as it will be easier for participants and guests to attend both festivals in a row.   […]

Oscar 91st edition – Winners

25 de February de 2019 in , /by

Yesterday, Sunday, February 24, 2019, the winners of the 91st edition of the Oscars were announced in a ceremony held at the Dolby Theater of Hollywood & Highland Center (Los Angeles, California).   Green Book won the award for best film, Alfonso Cuarón won the award for best director with ‘Roma’, Olivia Colman got the […]

Gavin Greenaway – ‘Woven’ album premiere concert – London 2019

24 de February de 2019 in , /by

Last Friday, February 22nd, British pianist, composer, and orchestra conductor Gavin Greenaway, performed the piano in an intimate concert in Lauderdale House, Highgate Hill (London, UK), to present his latest album: ‘Woven’.   Stella Lungu, new collaborator in SoundTrackFest, was there and has written this article, including some pictures and videos, to show us how was that night. […]

Robert Townson starts a new journey producing live concerts, after 30 years heading Varèse Sarabande

24 de February de 2019 in , /by

The well-known record label Varèse Sarabande, specialized in publishing soundtracks, and which was acquired in early 2018 by Concorde Music (read news), decided last month to eliminate the position of vice-president of the company, occupied by Robert Townson, effective date January 31, 2019.   Thus, the veteran soundtracks producer Robert Townson, widely recognized and respected […]

IFMCA Awards 15th edition – Winners

21 de February de 2019 in , /by

Today, Thursday, February 21st, winners for the 15th edition of the IFMCA Awards (International Film Music Critics Association) have been presented.   Founded in 1990 by Mikael Carlsson, IFMCA is an association of online, print, and radio journalists who specialize in writing about original film, video game, and television music, which has grown to comprise over […]

Movie Music UK Awards 2018 – Winners

21 de February de 2019 in , /by

The prestigious website Movie Music UK, commanded by Jon Broxton, which has been doing reviews of film / TV / video games soundtracks since 1997, published recently the list for the best soundtracks of 2018; the ‘Movie Music UK Awards 2018’.   The soundtrack ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ by Marc Shaiman was chosen as best soundtrack […]

RADIO – 2019-02-20 – Hiri Gorrian (Euskadi Irratia) – SoundTrackFest – Gorka Oteiza – Joseba Beristain

21 de February de 2019 in /by

Yesterday afternoon, SoundTrackFest was the special guest of Hiri Gorrian radio program of Euskadi Irratia (Basque National Radio). There, Gorka Oteiza talked about the website and film music concerts, and following, composer Joseba Beristain spoke about other uses of music created for movies.   Here you have the audio of their intervention, as well as […]

Composer Preview: Nathaniel Méchaly

18 de February de 2019 in /by

French composer Nathaniel Méchaly, winner of several BMI Awards for his music for action movie saga Taken, opened a few days ago the doors of his studio in Paris (France) for Gorka Oteiza of SoundTrackFest.   While the interview is being prepared, here you have some photos of that visit, where Nathaniel spoke about his […]

Joe Hisaishi – Paris 2019 – Concert Summary

17 de February de 2019 in , /by

Last week Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi offered 3 concerts at the Philharmonie de Paris. Gorka Oteiza (SoundTrackFest) attended the first of these concerts and leaves us a summary of that evening in this article.   On Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 20:30h, the first of the three concerts that the Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi was […]

Woody Allen on tour in Spain in June 2019

17 de February de 2019 in , , /by

The famous director, actor and screenwriter Woody Allen, who also plays the clarinet every Monday with his band The Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band at the Café Carlyle in New York, will tour Europe this summer, visiting Spain in June of 2019, specifically for three cities: Bilbao (16/6), Barcelona (18/6) and Madrid (20/6).   […]

Nominees for the 17th edition of the Mestre Mateo Awards

17 de February de 2019 in , /by

UPADTE: 3/03/2019 – Winners available (read news).   Last Thursday, February 7, the nominees of the 17th edition of the Mestre Mateo awards were announced.   The Mestre Mateo Awards are given by the Galician Academy of Audiovisual in Spain, which reward the excellence of the audiovisual productions of Galicia. The name of these awards comes from Maestro Mateo, who […]