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Once again we return with a new edition of the GoldSpirit Awards, which BSOSpirit concedes since the creation of the website in 2001. And we are just at a year that seems more open than ever. In 2007 harvest has not been excellent at the eyes of the fans and no score excels above others to make a sure bet on the winner. Well, that is what you are going to decide. In this seventh edition there

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2007 AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED BY INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION Dario Marianelli's Atonement named Best Score of 2007 February 15, 2008. The members of the International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) have announced the winners of the 4th Annual IFMCA Awards, honoring achievements in film and television music in 2007. The Score of the Year award goes to Italian composer

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The CD of "Highlander 'The Source' -The Original Score-" is now available. It's an exciting modern large orchestral film score composed by George Kallis for 'The Source'; the 5th film in the Highlander dynasty which will be released internationally on DVD in January and February. The CD also included the End Title song 'The Sun is Gonna Shine' performed by John Sloman (ex Uriah Heep) and

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NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 4th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDSJanuary 18, 2008. The International Film Music Critics Association announces their 2007 nominees for excellence in scoring for film and other visual media. Alexandre Desplat leads the nominations with seven, including two for Best Score of 2007: Ang Lee's romance drama LUST, CAUTION, and the fantasy

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COMPOSING MUSIC FOR FILM By Jack Smalley (176 pages)Top USC film scoring professor Jack Smalley has combined his over forty years of experience arranging, composing and orchestrating for film and teaching into one crystal clear book – Composing Music for Film. With his years of experience and his modern, up to date teaching methods he’s consolidated the information he’s given to thousands of

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FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE SCORING STAGE: The College Student's Guide to Landing a Job in the Film Scoring Business ($19.95 - 77 pages, Downloadable) ** Download Your Copy Now At: http://www.gmdgstore.com/view-FMW1116.html Author Sean McMahon has created a unique and valuable resource for anyone looking to gain experience working with a film composer. The book has a singular goal: to get the

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New online service allows composers, songwriters and musicians worldwide to get their music heard and reviewed by industry professionals. Global Media Development Group announces the launch of DemoCheck.com (http://www.democheck.com/) a new online service where composers, songwriters, musicians and others can have their music professionally critiqued by professional industry reviewers. The new

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Global Media Development Group has announced the release of MUSE411, a new online directory where people working in the music industry can create and update their contact information, music demo link, bio/credits, and much more. Basic listings are available at no cost to anyone in the music industry worldwide at http://www.muse411.com/ The MUSE411 directory provides contact and descriptive

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Join the Film & TV Music Academy and Make Your Voice Heard in the Industry's First Peer Awards Program Nominations are now open for the 2007 Film & TV Music Awards. To nominate people for the awards, visit http://www.filmtvmusicawards.com/ and join the Film & TV Music Academy if you're not already a member. Members can login to the site and make nominations using the site's custom nomination and

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As composer Tyler Bates said in the interview published at ShockTillYouDrop.com, he will soon begin to score the long-time awaited film adaptation of "Watchmen", one of the greatest hits in comic-books, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. This way, the composer collaborates again with director Zack Snyder, after "Dawn of the Dead" and "300". Let us see if, contrary to that last experience together,

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Soundtracks.pl is happy to announce a new on-line release of Polish film music. This time we are presenting a score from a drama "Far from the Window", composed by Michal Lorenc. This is the first and exclusive release of this music, prepared in cooperation with the composer, awarded by the Film magazine with a Golden Duck statue, and also with a "Jancio Wodnik" statue at a Polish film festival

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Brazil will hold its 1st International Meeting of Music in the Cinema in May. "Music in Scene", which takes place in Rio de Janeiro from May 5-13, puts together music and cinema in an important event in Brazil. Brazil is going to host an unprecedented event in the country, joining two segments that have always and greatly attracted and touched audiences all over the world: music and cinema. The

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The BSOSprit Society is proud to announce composer Roque Baños' attendance at the Third International Film Music Conference in the City of Úbeda, Spain, from July 19-22, 2007. He will be joined by composers Bruce Broughton, David Arnold, John Powell, Javier Navarrete, Pascal Gaigne, and John Debney. One of Spain's most prolific film composers, Baños is an internationally recognized talent, with

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The BSOSprit Society is proud to announce that composer Bruce Broughton will be joining composers David Arnold, John Powell, Javier Navarrete, Pascal Gaigne and John Debney at the Third International Film Music Conference in the City of Úbeda. Selections from Broughton's repertoire will be featured during the large orchestral concert that takes place at the conference, along with music from some

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In the beginning of 2007 a jury composed of eight members from the "Cinema Musica" editorial staff (Mike Beilfuss, David Serong, Stefan Schlegel, Jürgen Himmelmann, Bernd Klotzke, Erwin Maidl, Philippe Blumenthal and Andreas Süess) came together to award the Score of the Year 2006. In addition to the principal jury, five guest jury members were invited to join the decision on the Score of the

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FMI TOM SALTA VIDEO GAME SCORING SEMINAR COMES TO BOSTON APRIL 28 Film Music Institute announces the latest Video Game Scoring seminar with veteran game composer Tom Salta in Boston on Saturday, April 28, 2007 Participants will get up close and personal with one of the top score composers in the video game industry as he describes the business and creative processes that are critical for

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As part of its ongoing effort to encourage and support young film composers, the BSOSpirit Society in Spain is proud to announce its Second Annual GoldSpirit Awards/Jerry Goldsmith Award Competition for Young Film and Audiovisual Composers.Broken into four categories (Feature Length Production, Short Length Production, Project in Development/Free Creations, Best Young Composer Award), the

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As part of its ongoing effort to encourage and support young film composers, the BSOSpirit Society in Spain is proud to announce its Second Annual GoldSpirit Awards/Jerry Goldsmith Award Competition for Young Film and Audiovisual Composers.Broken into four categories (Feature Length Production, Short Length Production, Project in Development/Free Creations, Best Young Composer Award), the

Torkemadanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771651.post-69959015466479165932007-02-28T00:22:00.000+01:002007-02-28T00:36:52.271+01:00

For the fifth time Soundtracks.pl has prepared an on-line release with Polish film music. This time it's "300 Miles to Heaven", composed by Michal Lorenc. This digitally remastered from original master tapes score is among Polish film music classics. It was nominated to European Film Award and awarded with Stanislaw Wyspianski Award. Previously it was only available on analog LPs and MCs. Michal

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James Newton Howard's "Lady In The Water" Receives 2006 Best Score Honors From The International Film Critics Association February 23, 2007. The members of the International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) have announced the winners of the 3rd Annual IFMCA Awards, honoring achievements in film and television music in 2006. Leading the pack with the most wins is James Newton Howard, for

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NEW MAGAZINE: FILM MUSIC WEEKLY LAUNCHED ** New weekly electronic magazine includes film and television industry and soundtrack news, articles, CD and technology reviews and more. Film Music Magazine announces the launch today of Film Music Weekly (http://www.filmmusicweekly.com), a new weekly electronic magazine about the world of music for film, television and video games. Film Music Weekly

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Seven times ASCAP award winner and 2007 BAFTA nominee John Powell has further announced his intention to attend this year’s International Film Music Conference "City of Úbeda". Born in London in 1968, John Powell is best known for his outstanding scores to some of the biggest Hollywood box office hits in the last decade. His scores for films like Shrek, Antz and Chicken Run are nowadays a unique

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INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES ITS NOMINEES FOR THE BEST FILM SCORES OF 2006 2 February 2007. The members of the International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) have announced their nominees for the 3rd IFMCA Awards, honoring achievements in film and television music in 2006. The nominees are: A - FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR The Black Dahlia (Mark Isham)The Da Vinci Code

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Javier Navarrete, fresh off his first nomination for the Academy Awards for his impressive score to Pan's Labyrinth, has confirmed that he will attend the III International Film Music Conference - City of Úbeda. With a career spanning over 20 years, he has already provided music to around 30 major motion pictures, further establishing a long-lasting relationship with several renowned filmmakers

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Soundtracks.pl released its fourth on-line music album. It contains music from three, still very popular, Polish-German family TV series: "Urchins from the mills valley", "Klemens und Klementinchen" and "Janna". It is a richly orchestrated score, binding all three series with its style and themes. The digitally remastered music is being releases for the first time. Andrzej Korzynski is one of

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