The awards process for the 60th Annual Grammy Awards begins today with 22,030 entries received by the Recording Academy consideration, with nominations to be announced Nov. 28. The total marks an increase from last year’s 21,719 submissions. Entries were due Aug. 23 and have since undergone a vetting process to verify eligibility in preparation for […]
The Film Fest Gent at its World Soundtrack Awards takes place this week, paying tribute to 100 years of jazz with Terence Blanchard as special guest. Blanchard, one of the most prolific jazz composers to write music for film, is one of several musicians being honored at the Oct. 18-19 event, which is dedicated to the influence […]
David Israelite is president and CEO of the National Music Publishers Association, a trade group representing American music publishers and songwriters. Read the complete text of his keynote address at the Production Music Conference here. The NMPA‘s stated mission is “to protect, promote, and advance the interests of music’s creators” by safeguarding members’ property rights on […]
The Disney Pixar release Coco is poised to capitalize on the trend for crossover Latin pop evidenced by Luis Fonsi and “Despacito” this past summer. The soundtrack features an original score from Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino, a song by Oscar winners Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, and additional songs co-written by Germaine Franco and co-director and […]
Roy Orbison is getting a heightened profile in Hollywood, with a new book about his life and a movie in the works and a special event at the Grammy Museum in downtown L.A. to celebrate the singer’s life on Oct. 17. The singer who died 29 years ago, wielded much musical influence during his lifetime […]
Two-time Grammy-winning composer-producer Marcus Miller sets the score for Marshall, the story of the early career of Thurgood Marshall, the 96th Supreme Court Justice and the first African American on the nation’s highest court, serving from October 1967 through October 1991. Reginald Hudlin directs Chadwick Boseman as the young attorney destined to change the history of […]
“Freedom ’90” by George Michael gets creative cover treatment in this trailer for Pitch Perfect 3. A cappella songbirds the Bellas are back for one last competition on an overseas USO tour for Pitch Perfect 3. This time they’re up against arch-rivals that use instruments as well as vocals. Hailee Steinfeld, Anna Kendrick, Ruby Rose […]
Though the film score is by Carter Burwell, the trailer — produced for Fox Searchlight Pictures by Aspect Ratio — features music from two production libraries: Scorebird supplied the light piano music for the opening, which segues to orchestral swells Elephant Music. “We were looking for emotional, beautiful music that had a build and could carry […]
Composer Michael Giacchino and songwriters Alan and Marilyn Bergman are among those who will be on hand to help celebrate the 85th birthday of legendary scoremaster Lalo Schifren, Oct. 7 at the historic Alex Theatre in downtown Glendale. The special event is the first in what is to become an annual tribute by the American […]
Born with a condition that left her virtually deaf Andie Aviv can now hear nearly everything anyone else can, thanks to the surgical addition of a Cochlear Nucleus Implant System the 12-year-old received as an infant. Although one of Andie’s biggest advantages is sport, the technology holds obvious promise for those whose circumstances impede the experience of music. The […]
