A.R. Rahman dominated the music categories at last night’s 81st Academy Awards ceremony. Rahman won “Best Original Score” for Slumdog Millionaire and “Best Song” for “Jai Ho”, which he performed live during the ceremony. On his win for “Best Score”, Rahman said:
Before coming, I was excited and terrified. The last time I felt [...]

The Pacific Symphony will debut a new original work by composer James Newton Howard, titled “I Will Plant A Tree” as part of their American Composers Festival, which kicks off this Thursday in Orange County, California.
Howard reflected on the commission recently while seated at a keyboard in his Santa Monica studio. “This is a soul-cleansing [...]