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> <channel><title>Alt Film Guide &#187; Composers</title> <atom:link href="http://www.altfg.com/blog/tag/composers/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog</link> <description>The Oscars, film awards, new releases, Los Angeles screenings, movie classics, gay movies, film festivals, box office, foreign and independent films</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:29:41 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>Johnny Mercer Tribute Photos</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/johnny-mercer-tribute-photos-123/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/johnny-mercer-tribute-photos-123/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:47:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=18768</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented &#34;A Centennial Tribute to Johnny Mercer,&#34; on Thursday, November 5, 2009. Pictured above at the reception preceding the event (left to right): satirist Stan Freberg, veteran actress Rose Marie, singer/host Michael Feinstein, Ginny Mancini, widow of Henry Mancini, who was a frequent Johnny Mercer collaborator, Oscar-nominated songwriter Arthur Hamilton, and singer Monica Mancini, daughter of Henry [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/johnny-mercer-tribute-photos-123/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Alan &amp; Marilyn Bergman Tribute</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/composers/alan-bergman-marilyn-bergman-tribute/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/composers/alan-bergman-marilyn-bergman-tribute/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 00:12:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=11423</guid> <description><![CDATA[Songwriters Alan and Marilyn Bergman, among whose compositions are &#34;The Way We Were&#34; and the song score for Yentl, will be the recipients of an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tribute on Friday, May 29, at 8 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The evening will be hosted by music producer and composer Quincy Jones, and will feature film clips, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/composers/alan-bergman-marilyn-bergman-tribute/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Maurice Jarre</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/composers/maurice-jarre/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/composers/maurice-jarre/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:02:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=9636</guid> <description><![CDATA[Maurice Jarre, best known for his Oscar-winning association with David Lean in films such as Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965) and A Passage to India (1984), died in his sleep on March 28 at his home in Malibu after a brief illness. Some reports claimed that Jarre had cancer. He was 84. Throughout his five-decade career in film and on television Jarre was [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/composers/maurice-jarre/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Sylvia Miles, John Barry at MIDNIGHT COWBOY Screening</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/sylvia-miles-john-barry-midnight-cowboy/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/sylvia-miles-john-barry-midnight-cowboy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 05:50:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=9477</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented the 1969 Best Picture winner Midnight Cowboy as part of the &#34;Monday Nights with Oscar&#34; series on Monday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the Directors Guild of America Theatre in New York City. Pictured above (from left to right): composer John Barry, costume designer Ann Roth, cinematographer Adam Holender, Oscar-nominated actress Sylvia Miles, former United [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/sylvia-miles-john-barry-midnight-cowboy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Film Music Awards 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/film-music-awards-2009/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/film-music-awards-2009/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:55:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=7205</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 International Film Music Critics Association Awards 2009 International Film Music Critics Association Award nominations: Jan. 16, 2009 2009 International Film Music Critics Association Award winners: Feb. 18, 2009 ("*" denotes the winner in each category) &#160; &#160; FILM CATEGORIES FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR * The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, music by Alexandre Desplat The Dark Knight, music by James Newton Howard and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/film-music-awards-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009: Best Song Longlist</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-best-song-longlist/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-best-song-longlist/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:43:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=7121</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#34;Jai Ho&#34; sound clip. Posted by Marycarmenrod. In December, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that forty-nine songs are contending for a spot in the 2009 Academy Awards' Best Original Song category. Three to five songs will receive a nomination. A maximum of two songs may be nominated per film. If more than two songs from a film end up in contention, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-best-song-longlist/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Berlin 2009: Maurice Jarre to Receive Honorary Golden Bear</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/maurice-jarre-honorary-golden-bear-2009/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/maurice-jarre-honorary-golden-bear-2009/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:09:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Massimo David</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=5866</guid> <description><![CDATA[The 59th Berlin International Film Festival's Homage will be dedicated to Maurice Jarre, 84, who will receive the Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement on February 12, 2009. Among Jarre's screen credits are the David Lean epics and sub-epics Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, Ryan's Daughter, and A Passage to India, plus Les Yeux sans visage / Eyes Without a Face, The Collector, Grand Prix, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/maurice-jarre-honorary-golden-bear-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Bruce Broughton, Mark Isham, Mychael Danna, and Rolfe Kent at Academy Film Music Forum</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/composers/broughton-danna-isham-kent-music-forum/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/composers/broughton-danna-isham-kent-music-forum/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:37:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/composers-film-music/film-score-forum-at-the-academy/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' three-evening series &#34;The Music Soundtrack: A Composers' Forum of Contemporary Scoring Technique,&#34; will focus on the creation of music scores for motion pictures.&#34; Sessions will be held on September 20, September 27, and October 4 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Academy's Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. According to the Academy's press release, &#34;'The Music Soundtrack' [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/composers/film-score-forum-at-the-academy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Miklós Rózsa Centennial</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/miklos-rozsa-centennial-salute/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/miklos-rozsa-centennial-salute/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:07:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/miklos-rozsa-centennial-salute/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a weekend-long centennial salute to 17-time Oscar-nominated Hungarian composer Miklós Rózsa beginning on Friday, August 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The opening evening will be hosted by music critic and historian Jon Burlingame, and will feature an overview of Rózsa's film career, including clips Jungle Book (1942), Spellbound [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/miklos-rozsa-centennial-salute/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2007: Ennio Morricone to Receive Honorary Academy Award</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/ennio-morricone-to-receive-honorary-academy-award/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/ennio-morricone-to-receive-honorary-academy-award/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 07:26:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/12/14/ennio-morricone-to-receive-honorary-academy-award/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Over his 45-year career, prolific composer-conductor Ennio Morricone has created more than 500 scores for both films and television &#8212; including my all-time favorite movie score, the Once Upon a Time in the West ballad. He will finally be given his Oscar due on February 25, 2007, when he'll be picking up an Honorary Academy Award for his contributions to film art. More than a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/ennio-morricone-to-receive-honorary-academy-award/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ramon Novarro Sings Love Song from the South Seas</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/early-love-songs-from-the-south-seas/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/early-love-songs-from-the-south-seas/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:03:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/11/14/early-love-songs-from-the-south-seas/</guid> <description><![CDATA[At Vitaphone Varieties, Jeff Cohen discusses early talking pictures with a South Seas setting in the article &#34;Melody Native.&#34; A brief quote: &#34;The Pagan, an MGM feature released in April of 1929, hit the mark with escapist minded audiences and devout fans of it's [sic] star, Ramon Novarro, alike. Although a silent film with a synchronized music, vocal and sound effects score, The Pagan had [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/early-love-songs-from-the-south-seas/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Malcolm Arnold</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/malcolm-arnold/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/malcolm-arnold/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 24 Sep 2006 06:54:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
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