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Composer Rolfe Kent to Receive Richard Kirk Award at BMI Film & Television Awards
BMI will present the Richard Kirk Award for outstanding career achievement to prolific composer Rolfe Kent at the organization’s 2012 Film & Television Awards. Held Wednesday, May 16 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, the private event also honors the composers of the past year’s top-grossing films, top-rated primetime network television series and highest-ranking cable network programs. BMI bestows the Richard Kirk Award on composers who have made…
From News, posted 4.11.12
David Arnold, Composing Culture
From the Grammy-winning heroics of Independence Day to the pulse-pounding excitement of the last five James Bond films, the music of English composer David Arnold has helped to propel moviegoers into the 21st century with panache. Arnold -- this year’s recipient of BMI’s Richard Kirk Award for career achievement – may be best-known for his action-adventure scores, but he’s equally at home with contemporary drama, suspense and…
From MusicWorld, posted 5.19.11
David Arnold Receives Richard Kirk Award at BMI Film & TV Awards
BMI staged its annual Film/TV Awards tonight at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. During the invitation-only gala, BMI celebrated 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. Hosted by BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and Doreen Ringer Ross, Vice President, Film/TV Relations, the ceremony also featured the presentation of the Richard…
From News, posted 5.19.11
Composer David Arnold to Receive Richard Kirk Award at BMI Film & Television Awards
Ceremony Slated for May 18 in Los Angeles BMI will present its Richard Kirk Award for outstanding career achievement to David Arnold at the annual BMI Film & Television Awards, slated for Wednesday, May 18 in Los Angeles. Staged at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, the black-tie, invitation-only dinner will salute the composers of the past year's top-grossing films, top-rated prime-time network television series and highest-ranking cable network…
From News, posted 4.18.11
Legendary Composer John Barry Dies
Iconic composer John Barry died Sunday in New York. He was 77 years old. Barry created lush scores for 11 James Bond films, including “From Russia With Love” and “Goldfinger.” His instinct shaped culture and re-imagined the scope of cinematic sounds. The moody musical atmospheres of “Born Free,” “Dances With Wolves,” “Out of Africa,” and “The Lion in Winter” all earned him Academy Awards. In addition to…
From News, posted 2.01.11
BMI Composers Sweep World Soundtrack Awards
BMI composers swept the 10th Annual World Soundtrack Awards, held Saturday, October 23 as the celebratory conclusion of the 37th Ghent International Film Festival. Alexandre Desplat (SACEM) earned the Film Composer of the Year crown thanks to his sublime work on films including Julie & Julia, The Ghost Writer, The Twilight Saga: New Moon and Fantastic Mr. Fox, the last of which also garnered Desplat his second…
From News, posted 10.27.10
Don Black: Sitting at Home, Writing Songs
London’s leafy Green Park means many things to many people, but to lyricist Don Black it will always be the place where he wrote the hit song “Tell Me on a Sunday” to the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. The kitchen in his ’60s home in Mill Hill in Northwest London always comes to mind when he thinks of the Lulu smash hit “To Sir with Love,”…
From MusicWorld, posted 9.29.10
Rachel Portman Receives Richard Kirk Award at BMI Film & TV Music Awards
Terence Blanchard Receives Classic Contribution Award at Ceremony May 19 in Los Angeles BMI staged its annual Film/TV Music Awards tonight at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. During the black-tie, invitation-only gala, BMI saluted 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. Hosted by BMI President & CEO Del…
From News, posted 5.20.10
Composer Rachel Portman to Receive Richard Kirk Award at BMI Film & Television Awards
Terence Blanchard to Receive Classic Contribution Award at Ceremony Slated for May 19 in Los Angeles BMI will present the Richard Kirk Award for outstanding career achievement to Rachel Portman at the annual BMI Film & Television Awards, slated for Wednesday, May 19 in Los Angeles. Portman will make history as she becomes the first woman composer to receive the honor. Staged at the…
From News, posted 4.19.10
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