Composer John Williams BMI Film & TV Honoree

Composer John Williams BMI Film & TV Honoree

Composer John Williams’ acceptance of an inaugural BMI award named in his honor was the high note in an evening of historic proportions as BMI celebrated 79 years of service at the 34th Annual BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards. The event drew about 500 attendees to the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills Wednesday […]

Music Industry Raises Voice in Support of Senate MMA

Music Industry Raises Voice in Support of Senate MMA

The introduction of the Music Modernization Act (S. 2823) in the Senate was indeed music to the record industry’s ears, raising a chorus of support. Among those to lend positive comments: Steve Bogard, Nashville Songwriters Association International President “The Music Modernization Act, Classics Act and AMP Act will together create the most comprehensive and important copyright […]

Prodigy Performs with National Children’s Chorus

Prodigy Performs with National Children’s Chorus

Eleven-year-old music prodigy Olivia Amiri presents the concert Prism with the National Children’s Chorus Thursday, May 17th, at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Musical selections of the evening will chant the praises of diversity from across the globe in a season finale as the National Children’s Choir prepares for its 4th International Tour to Berlin, Prague, Vienna […]

Music Modernization Hatched in Senate

Music Modernization Hatched in Senate

Continuing the music law reform momentum started in the House last month, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) introduced the Music Modernization Act in the Senate today. Realizing the hopes of the recording industry, the Senate bill, S.2823, was identical to that passed by a 415-0 vote in the House last month, which should greatly streamline it’s passage. […]

Zimmer Roars Into ‘Lion King’

Zimmer Roars Into ‘Lion King’

Hans Zimmer is the king of the musical jungle, according to director Jon Favreau, who has tapped Hollywood’s busiest composer to do the honors for Walt Disney Pictures’ live-action/CGI  re-imagining of The Lion King.  Zimmer picked up the Oscar for best original score for his work on the 1994 animated version — one of a […]

Balfe Back for ‘Genius’ Season Two

Balfe Back for ‘Genius’ Season Two

Emmy-nominated composer Lorne Balfe is once again channeling Genius for National Geographic, which has brought him back for season two of its popular historical drama. The sophomore effort focuses on Spanish painter Pablo Picasso (played by Antonio Banderas, and in early years by Alex Rich). In addition to writing the score for the premiere season Genius, examining Albert […]

Junkie XL Tackles ‘Alita’

Junkie XL Tackles ‘Alita’

Tom Holkenborg, the Dutch composer and DJ better known as Junkie XL, is scoring the December release Alita: Battle Angel, based on the Japanese manga series Gunnm by Yukito Kishiro The Twentieth Century Fox release is directed by Robert Rodriguez and produced by James Cameron and Jon Landau. It stars Rosa Salazar in the mostly animated role […]

Organic Yet Otherworldly

Organic Yet Otherworldly

Organs have had a storied role in Hollywood film scores, “From Phantom of the Opera to The Tree of Life, the organ has a distinguished history in film, not only in musical scores but on the screen itself. Whatever its role, be it as a musical instrument or as a prop, its presence lends an […]

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