Entries by STF

‘The Best of John Barry’ concert series

9 de February de 2017 in , /by

Tomorrow, Friday February 10th, the first concert of a series of three, named “The Best of John Barry: From Bond to Born Free” will be performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra under the baton of Nicholas Dodd. These concerts, will be be held between February and March in the concert halls of Cantebury, Leicester and Basingstoke (UK). […]

John Williams – Homage Concert – 85 years

8 de February de 2017 in , /by

Next April, Friday 7th and Saturday 8th at 8 pm, a homage concert to John Williams will be held at the Symphony Hall in Boston (Massachusetts – USA), to celebrate he has just turned 85 years.   These concerts, which are a special event prior to the official season of the Boston Pops orchestra, and […]

Annie Awards 44th edition – Winners

6 de February de 2017 in , /by

Last Saturday, February 4th, coinciding with the Goya Awards ceremony in Spain (read article), the gala of the prestigious Annie Awards was held in Los Angeles (California – USA), which is already in its 44th edition, and is organized by the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA – Hollywood.   Hans Zimmer, Richard Harvey and Camille […]

Fernando Velázquez winner in the Goya Awards

5 de February de 2017 in , /by

Basque composer Fernando Velázquez was last night winner of the Goya Award in the Best Original Music category, getting finally that award that had been unavailable to him on three previous occasions, when he was nominated by The Orphanage (2007), The Impossible (2012) and Spanish Affair (2014).    Curiously, in the first two nominations he had […]

David Arnold – Fans of Music From the Movies

4 de February de 2017 in , /by

The second edition of the Fans of Music From the Movies, which was already discussed in the following news (follow link), and which will take place on September 9th, 2017 from 1 pm to 5 pm at Angel Studios – Islington (London), has just announced its third guest.   Thus, to the names of Frank […]

Grand Scores Awards 4th Edition – Winners

3 de February de 2017 in , /by

As we informed in the following news (read article), yesterday, Thursday at night, the ceremony of the 4th edition of the Grand Scores Awards was celebrated in Berlin, where Spanish composers Federico Jusid and Victor Reyes opted to the awards in two of the four available categories.   The ceremony, attended by a total of 250 guests, […]

New guests in Krakow Film Music Festival 2017

2 de February de 2017 in , /by

Prestigious European festival ‘Krakow Film Music Festival’, held in Krakow (Poland), that this year celebrates its tenth anniversary, has just announced new guest composers to their already long guest list.   That way, the names of Trevor Morris, Sean Callery and Jeff Russo are added today to the guests already confirmed the day of the presentation of […]

Victor Reyes and Federico Jusid finalists in the ‘Grand Scores Awards’

2 de February de 2017 in , /by

The Grand Scores Awards, also known as Moët & Chandon Grand Scores Awards due to their sponsorship of the famous champagne brand, are already in their 4th edition and are given by ECSA (European Composer & Songwriter Alliance) to the best scores created by European composers.   The main characteristic of these awards is that […]

‘Spielberg at 70’ – Tribute concert in London

2 de February de 2017 in , /by

Next Sunday February 5th – 7:30 pm, a concert tribute to Steven Spielberg, who turned 70 on December 17, 2016, will be held at the Royal Festival Hall of London.   The concert will be performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Anthony Weeden, and will be presented by Iain Johnstone as host of the evening.   The […]

Greg Sims – Interview

1 de February de 2017 in , /by

The documentary John G. Avildsen: King of Underdogs, directed by Derek Wayne Johnson, will premiere next Saturday, February 4th – 7:00 p.m., at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (California), telling the story behind classic movies like Rocky and Karate Kid, that emerged from the hand of John G. Avildsen. The premiere will have the […]

César Awards 42nd Edition – Nominees

31 de January de 2017 in , /by

Last week the nominees for this year’s French César Awards were announced, which are already in their 42nd edition, where the films Elle and Frantz lead the list of favorites having both 11 nominations.   The César Awards are given by the Academy of French Cinema (L’Academy d’Arts et Techniques du Cinema), for films, actors, actresses […]