This year’s Oscars have set a new record for the largest number of entries ever in the Best Original Song category, but the 105 eligible songs do not include Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ “(If Only You Could) Save Me,” a 1930s-style big band song from “Mank” that was recently nominated for the second annual Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards.
The song is heard briefly coming from a radio in the background of one scene and plays for only about 40 seconds. Academy rules require “a clearly audible, intelligible, substantive rendition of both lyric and melody,” and the song was judged to not fulfill that requirement.
Other songs that didn’t make the list, although they were thought to be in the running, include “Uh Oh” from “Promising Young Woman” and “Boss Bitch” from “Birds of Prey.” Even without those, the list of eligible songs tops 100 for the first time...
The song is heard briefly coming from a radio in the background of one scene and plays for only about 40 seconds. Academy rules require “a clearly audible, intelligible, substantive rendition of both lyric and melody,” and the song was judged to not fulfill that requirement.
Other songs that didn’t make the list, although they were thought to be in the running, include “Uh Oh” from “Promising Young Woman” and “Boss Bitch” from “Birds of Prey.” Even without those, the list of eligible songs tops 100 for the first time...
- 2/5/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The pandemic may have cancelled live performances and moviegoing for most of 2020, but for film-music buffs, that just meant more time at home listening to their favorite music, including many releases of music never before heard outside their original cinematic contexts.
“There is still an unquenchable thirst for classic scores, both previously unreleased and reissues of scores that are expanded, re-mastered, or both,” says Matt Verboys, co-owner of L.A. label LA-La Land Records. “As technology keeps advancing, many previous releases can now get a sonic upgrade that makes the music well worth a revisit.”
The business challenges remain unchanged, however, he says: “Who holds the rights to a given score and can those rights be obtained? Do the music elements even exist and if so, can they be rounded up? Once obtained, is the audio good enough to release, or does massive restoration work need to be done?”
Perennial favorite composers Bernard Herrmann,...
“There is still an unquenchable thirst for classic scores, both previously unreleased and reissues of scores that are expanded, re-mastered, or both,” says Matt Verboys, co-owner of L.A. label LA-La Land Records. “As technology keeps advancing, many previous releases can now get a sonic upgrade that makes the music well worth a revisit.”
The business challenges remain unchanged, however, he says: “Who holds the rights to a given score and can those rights be obtained? Do the music elements even exist and if so, can they be rounded up? Once obtained, is the audio good enough to release, or does massive restoration work need to be done?”
Perennial favorite composers Bernard Herrmann,...
- 12/31/2020
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
So you thought compact discs were a dead format? Not to soundtrack collectors. Film music labels continue to thrive, turning from current scores to, increasingly, limited-edition expansions and even new recordings of classic scores from the past.
Many film studios have (as they did in the 1950s and ’60s) formed their own in-house music labels and frequently release digital-only albums of their movie and TV soundtracks. So the traditional soundtrack labels are focusing more on older, classic material, often expanding the old 30-to-40 minute albums to CD length of 75 minutes or more. They’re also tracking down and licensing previously unreleased soundtracks of interest to collectors.
It’s a business model that seems to be working for more than a dozen labels in the U.S. and Europe that are devoted to releasing music from movies and TV. Here then, alphabetically, are our choices for the best classic film music...
Many film studios have (as they did in the 1950s and ’60s) formed their own in-house music labels and frequently release digital-only albums of their movie and TV soundtracks. So the traditional soundtrack labels are focusing more on older, classic material, often expanding the old 30-to-40 minute albums to CD length of 75 minutes or more. They’re also tracking down and licensing previously unreleased soundtracks of interest to collectors.
It’s a business model that seems to be working for more than a dozen labels in the U.S. and Europe that are devoted to releasing music from movies and TV. Here then, alphabetically, are our choices for the best classic film music...
- 12/31/2019
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Cinema Retro has received the following press release:
The World’s leading James Bond tribute band, Q The Music, are set to broadcast their next major public event across the world; streamed on the web in November 2016. They are crowd-funding the project by selling advanced copies of the stream, as well as DVDs and CDs of the show.
On 27th November, the show returns to The Harlington Theatre in Fleet, Hampshire (UK) – following a sell- out show last year. Ramping things up this year, the show have added a live String section to the performance and will be using Nic Raine’s String arrangements. Musical Director Warren Ringham explained: “Nic Raine is widely regarded as the leading arranger and orchestrator of Bond music – and after all, he was John Barry’s orchestrator, working on A View To A Kill and The Living Daylights – so this is a really exciting for...
The World’s leading James Bond tribute band, Q The Music, are set to broadcast their next major public event across the world; streamed on the web in November 2016. They are crowd-funding the project by selling advanced copies of the stream, as well as DVDs and CDs of the show.
On 27th November, the show returns to The Harlington Theatre in Fleet, Hampshire (UK) – following a sell- out show last year. Ramping things up this year, the show have added a live String section to the performance and will be using Nic Raine’s String arrangements. Musical Director Warren Ringham explained: “Nic Raine is widely regarded as the leading arranger and orchestrator of Bond music – and after all, he was John Barry’s orchestrator, working on A View To A Kill and The Living Daylights – so this is a really exciting for...
- 9/3/2016
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
By Darren Allison
Is Paris Burning? Composed by Maurice Jarre, The 50th Anniversary Recording of the Complete Score. A Special Collectors 2 CD Edition featuring a brand new recording by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Nic Raine. Released by Tadlow Music, Price: £16.95 TADLOW023, Date: August 25th 2016 Anniversary of the Liberation of Paris.
It’s always exciting to receive the latest release from Tadlow music. When award winning producer James Fitzpatrick and respected conductor Nic Raine join forces and combine their talents, you know the result is always going to be good. Maurice Jarre’s music is, of course, nothing new to the long standing partnership. Together in recent years, they have overseen triumphant new recordings of Jarre’s Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and Villa Rides (1968).
Is Paris Burning? (1966) is their latest collaboration and features the complete 69 minute film score including previously unrecorded cues. A great deal of Jarre’s patriotic score is heavily militaristic,...
Is Paris Burning? Composed by Maurice Jarre, The 50th Anniversary Recording of the Complete Score. A Special Collectors 2 CD Edition featuring a brand new recording by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Nic Raine. Released by Tadlow Music, Price: £16.95 TADLOW023, Date: August 25th 2016 Anniversary of the Liberation of Paris.
It’s always exciting to receive the latest release from Tadlow music. When award winning producer James Fitzpatrick and respected conductor Nic Raine join forces and combine their talents, you know the result is always going to be good. Maurice Jarre’s music is, of course, nothing new to the long standing partnership. Together in recent years, they have overseen triumphant new recordings of Jarre’s Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and Villa Rides (1968).
Is Paris Burning? (1966) is their latest collaboration and features the complete 69 minute film score including previously unrecorded cues. A great deal of Jarre’s patriotic score is heavily militaristic,...
- 7/25/2016
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Composer: John Williams, Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Hooper, Alexandre Desplat
Performed by: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by: James Fitzpatrick, Nic Raine, Evan Jolly
Release Date: 2012
Format: Audio CD
Number of Discs: 2 (approx. 1 hour, 56 minutes)
Label: Silva Screen Records
In the top 20 list of the biggest ever grossing films worldwide, six are Harry Potter titles. The music for the film series has featured the work of the cream of film composers including John Williams (who received Academy Award nominations for two films in the series), Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Hooper and Alexandre Desplat. This unique collection of new recordings by The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra brings together the music from all eight films for the very first time.
Let me emphasize what is set forth above, that this is not a collection of tracks from previously released soundtracks, but rather is a new recording, both a digest and expansion of each of the themes.
Performed by: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by: James Fitzpatrick, Nic Raine, Evan Jolly
Release Date: 2012
Format: Audio CD
Number of Discs: 2 (approx. 1 hour, 56 minutes)
Label: Silva Screen Records
In the top 20 list of the biggest ever grossing films worldwide, six are Harry Potter titles. The music for the film series has featured the work of the cream of film composers including John Williams (who received Academy Award nominations for two films in the series), Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Hooper and Alexandre Desplat. This unique collection of new recordings by The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra brings together the music from all eight films for the very first time.
Let me emphasize what is set forth above, that this is not a collection of tracks from previously released soundtracks, but rather is a new recording, both a digest and expansion of each of the themes.
- 6/21/2012
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Prometheus Records has released a 3 CD tribute to composer Dimitri Tiomkin's magnificent score for John Wayne's epic The Alamo. The new set is performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Nic Raine. The set will feature performances of Tiomkin's complete score, including previously unreleased material. There is also an abundance of bonus extras. For more info and sample audio tracks click here...
- 5/16/2010
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
By Lee Pfeiffer
The esteemed New York Pops will celebrate the legacy of James Bond movie soundtracks on Friday with a major concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City. The orchestra will be conducted by Carl Davis, who will be joined by vocalists Mary Carewe and Simon Bowman, who are both making their Carnegie Hall debuts. The concert will include the themes from all of the Bond films through Casino Royale. Refreshingly, the Pops concert will also pay tribute to the "renegade" 1967 version of Casino Royale by including the Oscar-nominated Burt Bacharach song The Look of Love. Your humble editor-in-chief will be on hand to cover the event, along with legions of Cinema Retro readers and subscribers. Several years ago, I attended a muscial tribute to John Barry's score for The Lion in Winter at Carnegie Hall, and it was an evening to remember, highlighted by spending time with Barry himself.
The esteemed New York Pops will celebrate the legacy of James Bond movie soundtracks on Friday with a major concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City. The orchestra will be conducted by Carl Davis, who will be joined by vocalists Mary Carewe and Simon Bowman, who are both making their Carnegie Hall debuts. The concert will include the themes from all of the Bond films through Casino Royale. Refreshingly, the Pops concert will also pay tribute to the "renegade" 1967 version of Casino Royale by including the Oscar-nominated Burt Bacharach song The Look of Love. Your humble editor-in-chief will be on hand to cover the event, along with legions of Cinema Retro readers and subscribers. Several years ago, I attended a muscial tribute to John Barry's score for The Lion in Winter at Carnegie Hall, and it was an evening to remember, highlighted by spending time with Barry himself.
- 3/4/2009
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
I don't believe I have ever reported the nominees for the International Film Music Critics Association before, but in the spirit of covering more award season news than is probably necessary I figured, "What the hell?" The nominees listed below make up the fifth annual International Film Music Critics Association Awards for Excellence with Wall-e receiving the most nominations including Film Score of the Year, Best Score for an Animated Film, Best Film Composition (for "Define Dancing") and Composer of the Year for Thomas Newman. The other big nominee is Danny Elfman who received the most individual nominations this year with seven: Composer of the Year; Film Score of the Year and Best Documentary Score for Standard Operating Procedure; Best Drama Score for Milk; Best Action/Adventure Score and Best Individual Cue for Wanted ("Success Montage"); and Best Fantasy/Science Fiction Score for Hellboy II: The Golden Army. The International...
- 1/17/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
I have always had a soft spot for silent film scores as the structure of this particular genre allows more space for the music to breath. Not to mention that over the years, most popular silent films received several scores, allowing for a very diverse variety of interpretations. This is not the case with The Battle of the Somme, a war documentary which was the best-selling picture of Great Britain with over 20,000,000 confirmed ticket sales – a feat that wasn’t repeated until Star Wars. Yet since its initial run during World War I, this 80 minute epic was only occasionally dusted and unlike Harold Lloyd or Charlie Chaplin classics, it didn’t have a long home video run. The restored version of the picture only premiered on its 90th anniversary with a new score written by Laura Rossi. This score was played live against the screen as it was the norm in the silent era,...
- 1/1/2009
- Daily Film Music Blog
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