Chicago Film Critics:The Fountain – Clint Mansell
Phoenix Film Critics (“Best Use of Music”):Dreamgirls – Various
San Diego Film Critics:Babel – Gustavo Santaolalla
Las Vegas Film Critics:The Good German – Thomas Newman
The Black Reel Awards:Best Original ScoreAkeelah and the Bee – Aaron ZigmanDreamgirls – Harvey Mason, Jr. and Damon ThomasIdlewild – Antwan Andre PattonInside Man – Terrence [...]

“Clef Notes”, an interesting article from The Hollywood Reporter (appearing way back in November) on this year’s scores predicted to get an Oscar push. Read more…
More good reading… “Movie and music: It’s a package deal”, Director Tom Tykwer knows the score — because he wrote it. His latest film is “Perfume.” By Richard Knight [...]

“Clef Notes”, an interesting article from The Hollywood Reporter (appearing way back in November) on this year’s scores predicted to get an Oscar push. Read more…

Based on the epic graphic novel by Frank Miller, 300 is a ferocious retelling of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae in which King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 free Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes and his massive Persian slave army. Facing impossible odds, their valor and sacrifice ultimately inspired all of Greece to [...]

Based on the epic graphic novel by Frank Miller, 300 is a ferocious retelling of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae in which King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 free Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes and his massive Persian slave army. Facing impossible odds, their valor and sacrifice ultimately inspired all of Greece to [...]

Intrada Signature Edition: BlizzardMusic by Mark McKenzie
Katie wanted only one thing: to ice-skate. While practicing on an outdoor rink, Katie is befriended by former Olympic skating champion Otto Brewer, who offers to teach her “proper skating.” Under Brewer’s tutelage, Katie blossoms into a magnificent skater. When Katie’s family is forced to move to the big [...]

From The Associated Press… Italian movie composer Ennio Morricone, famed for his work on such “spaghetti westerns” as The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and A Fistful of Dollars will receive an honorary Oscar during the Academy Awards ceremony next February, organizers said on Wednesday.
Morricone, 78, has composed more than 300 motion picture scores [...]

From The Associate Press…
Italian composer Morricone to get honorary OscarWednesday December 13 9:11 PM ET
Italian movie composer Ennio Morricone, famed for his work on such “spaghetti westerns” as “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” and “A Fistful of Dollars” will receive an honorary Oscar during the Academy Awards ceremony next February, organizers said on [...]

Cinematic Sound is presenting a 3-hour tribute to Shirley Walker, in honor of her career. Including The Black Stallion, The Flash, Memoirs of An Invisible Man, Batman: Mask of The Phantasm, Space: Above and Beyond, Willard and more. View the playlist.
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Composer Hans Zimmer is the latest guest of On The Score at [...]