By Staff Report on May 11, 2018
BMI, John Williams
News
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 […]
By Staff Report on December 7, 2016
Alva Noto, Carsten Nicolai, Ennio Morricone, Gabe Hilfer, Grammy, John Williams, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Season Kent, Suicide Squad, Thomas Newman
Awards, News
The Warner Bros. summer blockbuster Suicide Squad is killin’ it at the Grammys, with five nominations, the most of any visual media project. Music supervisors Gabe Hilfer and Season Kent were the tune team behind the Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media nomination for Suicide Squad (Collector’s Edition). In addition, the song “Heathens” received three nominations: one […]
By Staff Report on November 23, 2015
John Williams, Star Wars The Force Awakens
Blogroll
It’s a testament to the global power of the Star Wars franchise that ArabNews.com features a glowing profile of composer John Williams and his cross-cultural influence (okay, it was in its “offbeat news” section, but still, they couldn’t resist!). The piece spotlights conductors from the Ohio and Atlanta symphony orchestras, who have or will be […]