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BMI Film & Television Awards Tout Composers of Year’s Top Film, Television, & Cable Music

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David Newman Honored for Outstanding Career Achievement; Mike Post Receives Classic Contribution Award BMI honored the composers of music featured in the past year’s top-grossing films, top-rated prime-time network television series, and highest ranking cable network programs tonight at its annual Film & Television Awards. Held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel and hosted by BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and Film/TV Relations Vice President Doreen Ringer Ross, the black-tie…


From News, posted 5.21.09

A.R. Rahman and the Bollywood Breakthrough

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This would seem to be A.R. Rahman’s moment. The 43-year-old composer recently became the first Indian musician to win a Golden Globe Award, and his work on the soundtrack to Danny Boyle’s surprise hit film Slumdog Millionaire has also earned him three Oscar nominations and two Oscar wins: “Jai Ho,” featuring music by Rahman and lyrics by Gulzar, claimed original song honors and he also walked away…


From MusicWorld, posted 3.09.09

A.R. Rahman Sweeps Oscars

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Composer A. R. Rahman swept the fields honoring musical contributions to the year’s best in film at the 81st Annual Academy Awards, staged Sunday, February 22 in Los Angeles. Rahman’s composition for Slumdog Millionaire earned the statuette for Original Score, while the film’s “Jai Ho,” featuring music by Rahman and lyrics by Gulzar, claimed Original Song honors. Slumdog Millionaire’s creative hive…


From News, posted 2.23.09

Academy Award Nominations Dominated by BMI Composers

BMI composers overwhelmingly dominate the list of nominees for the 81st annual Academy Awards. Sweeping the Original Song category and garnering four out of five nods in the Original Score field, BMI composers helped create the foundations for many of the most critically acclaimed films of the year. Alexandre Desplat's contribution to leading Oscar contender The Curious Case of Benjamin Button garnered a nod for Original Score,…


From News, posted 1.25.09

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