Danny Elfman visited the KCRW studios in Santa Monica this morning to chat with Morning Becomes Eclectic host Jason Bentley. Elfman shared insight and music from his Oscar-nominated film score Milk and songs that inspire him. (Realplayer req’d).
Link: KCRW.com

Howard Shore
In 2010 the Olympic Winter Games will be held February 12-28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. To promote their TV coverage of the games, Canadian network CTV is airing a series of spots dubbed “Believe”, featuring home country athletes. Keeping it Canadian, the spots are narrated by actor Donald Sutherland and [...]

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Alexandre Desplat
Defiance, James Newton Howard
Milk, Danny Elfman
Slumdog Millionaire, A.R. Rahman
WALL-E, Thomas Newman
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
WALL-E, “Down to Earth” – Music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, Lyric by Peter Gabriel
Slumdog Millionaire, “Jai Ho” – Music by [...]

The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its 2008 nominees for scoring excellence.
Thomas Newman’s WALL*E leads the field with 4 nominations.
WALL*E, the Pixar movie about a lone robot left on Earth, garnered the most nominations for the fifth annual International Film Music Critics Association Awards for Excellence. The animated film was nominated for [...]