Daniel Schweiger host of “On the Score” sends word on his latest show… My question is did Horner know the interview was being taped?
Tune in to a new edition of On the Score at Film Music Radio for an in-depth and ultra-rare interview with composer James Horner.
In this extensive, on-demand show, Horner gives a candid [...]

Sir Malcolm Arnold, who composed over 130 film scores in his successful career, including his Oscar-winning effort The Bridge on The River Kwai, has died. He was 84. More at BBC News.

Danny Elfman’s career as a film composer truly is a unique one. Completely self-taught, an instant hit and the scorn of his peers for a decade. Now, over $8 billion in worldwide box-office receipts later, after Grammy, Golden Globe, Emmy and Oscar nominations, Efman has branched from the cult pop-rock of Oingo Boingo, [...]

The Hollywood Reporter/Billboard Film & TV Music Conference will be taking place on November 14 and 15 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. At last year’s conference, leading composer and electronica musician BT and innovative director Rob Cohen discussed their collaborations on such films as Stealth and The Fast and the [...]

Intrada Announces:
Saturn 3Composed and Conducted by Elmer BernsteinIntrada Special Collection Volume 36
The late 70s and early 80s were a renaissance period for the science fiction genre, spurred on by the remarkable success of Star Wars. One such entry was the 1980 film Saturn 3. The remote Saturn 3 botanical research station, named after its [...]

Not much going on with film music these days… Everyone is just waiting to hear wha the next limited Intrada release will be… And buy it before it disappears as fas as Inchon did.
Danny Elfman was featured in last Thursday’s issue of Variety as a “Billion Dollar Composer”. Three articles from the issue are [...]

… Hans Zimmer, who turns 49 today.

Just as soon as Intrada announced their re-issue of Jerry Goldsmith’s Inchon, the title, limited to 1500, has already sold out.
Katie Couric recently debuted at the CBS Evening News anchor desk. James Horner’s theme trumpeted her debut. Read about how Horner landed the gig at the Wall Street Journal.
Mikael Carlsson at Film [...]

Intrada Announces:
InchonComposed and Conducted by Jerry GoldsmithIntrada Special Collection Volume 35
The 1982 epic war opus Inchon chronicles the massive force invasion of Southern Korea led by General Douglas MacArthur. The film had all the right ingredients: a cast that included Ben Gazzara, Jacqueline Bisset, and none other than Sir Laurence Olivier in the role of [...]