Alexandre Desplat, John Williams, Howard Shore, Alberto Iglesias and Cliff Martinez were all double nominees for the World Soundtrack Awards, the culmination of the Ghent Intl. Film Festival in October. The five are vying for both film composer of the…
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John Williams at the 2012 BMI Awards (Picture Gallery, Interview & Video)
‘Tintin’ and ‘War Horse’ Scores Nominated for the Saturn Awards
John Williams’ scores for The Adventures of Tintin and War Horse have been nominated for the Saturn Awards, along with Michael Giacchino’s Super 8 & Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, and Howard Shore’s Hugo. The Saturn Award is the official honor…
‘The Artist’ and ‘The Muppets’ Score Oscar Music Gold
Composer Ludovic Bource acknowledged his fellow nominees not just with mentions during his acceptance speech but actually stopping to embrace them or shake hands en route to the podium. On Saturday, John Williams expressed his thanks to the music branch…
John Williams Wins 5 Awards from the International Film Music Critics
For Immediate Release JOHN WILLIAMS WINS FIVE AWARDS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS INCLUDING SCORE OF THE YEAR FOR “WAR HORSE” FEBRUARY 23, 2012 – The International Film Music Critics Association announces the winners of its eighth annual awards…
Williams Receives 7 Nominations from International Film Music Critics
PRESS RELEASE: JOHN WILLIAMS RECEIVES 7 INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS AWARD NOMINATIONS, INCLUDING TWO FOR FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR The International Film Music Critics Association announces its list of nominees for excellence in musical scoring in 2011 with veteran…
John Williams Named for a Sammy Award
24th Annual Sammy Film Music Awards Announced The Sammy Awards have been announced for 2011 and the award for Best New Film Score goes to John Williams for WAR HORSE. This is the 11th Sammy Award for John Williams since 1988,…
‘Tintin’ Score Wins Annie Award
John Williams’ The Adventures of Tintin has won an Annie Award in the ‘Music for a Feature’ category, beating out Henry Jackman’s scores for Puss in Boots & Winnie The Pooh, and John Powell’s Rio. ‘Tintin’ also received the award for…
Williams Surpasses Alfred Newman’s Record
Film music history was made as John Williams surpassed Alfred Newman’s all-time music-nominations record when the 84th annual Oscar nominations were announced today by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. – Full article at The Film Music Society
2012 Academy Awards: John Williams Nominated for ‘War Horse’ and ‘Tintin’!
John Williams’ War Horse and The Adventures of Tintin have been nominated for the 84th Academy Awards in the Original Score category, along with Ludovic Bource’s The Artist, Howard Shore’s Hugo and Alberto Iglesias’ Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. These are Mr.…