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BAFTA 70th edition – Winners

13 February 2017 in , /by

Yesterday, Sunday February 12th, BAFTA winners were announced at the Royal Albert Hall in London, where the film La La Land won in 5 of the 11 categories that was nominated, being its composer Justin Hurwitz the winner in the category Best Original Music.     The BAFTA awards are given by the British Academy of […]

Grammy Awards 59th edition – Winners

13 February 2017 in , /by

Yesterday, Sunday February 12th, the Grammy Awards were held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles (California), which are already in their 59th edition, and that are held annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences granting excellence in recording achievements.   John Williams won his 23rd Grammy in the Best Score Soundtrack for […]

Concert ‘Movie Band: Ben-Hur’ in Barcelona

12 February 2017 in , /by

  Next Sunday, April 9th at 6:00 p.m., a concert will be held by the Barcelona Municipal Band conducted by Salvador Brotons at L’Auditori of Barcelona, which will feature music from the film Ben-Hur among others.   According to the official program: “If we close our eyes and open our ears, music will transport us in […]

Film music week in Fuenlabrada (Madrid)

12 February 2017 in , , /by

Next week begins the 26th edition of the Music Week – Dionisio Aguado (named after the classical Spanish composer and guitarist) in Fuenlabrada (Madrid), which this year will be centered around film music and will be held from Monday 13th to Friday 17th.   Thus, throughout the week, you can enjoy the following FREE events […]

FIMUCITÉ 11 – New guests

11 February 2017 in , , /by

New guests will join the 11th Tenerife International Film Music Festival (FIMUCITÉ), that will be will be held from September 22nd to 30th – 2017, with the award winning Irish composer and conductor Eimear Noone, and the composers Daniel Pemberton, from the United Kingdom; Atli Örvarsson, from Iceland; and Craig Stuart Garfinkle, from the United […]

IFMCA Awards 13th edition – Nominees

11 February 2017 in , /by

Last Thursday, February 9th, nominations for the 13th edition of the IFMCA Awards (International Film Music Critics Association) were presented.   IFMCA, founded in 1990 by Mikael Carlsson, is an association of online, print and radio journalists who specialize in writing about original film and television music, that has grown to comprise over 65 members […]

Concert with Nobuo Uematsu in London

10 February 2017 in , , /by

Acclaimed video-game music composer, Nobuo Uematsu, mainly known for his work for the Final Fantasy saga from Square Enix, will be the guest of honor in a homage concert at the Barbican Center in London next Tuesday 20th of June at 8 pm, called “Symphonic Odysseys London“.   The concert will be performed by the London Symphony […]

‘The Best of John Barry’ concert series

9 February 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 February 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 February 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 February 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 February 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 […]