Recent Lalo Schifrin News
BMI Film/TV Awards to Honor ‘Narnia’ Composer Harry Gregson-Williams
BMI composer Harry Gregson-Williams will receive the 2006 Richard Kirk Award for Outstanding Career Achievement at the performing right organization's Film & Television Awards slated for Wednesday, May 17 at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. The black-tie, invitation-only dinner will also honor the composers of the past year's top-grossing films, top-rated prime-time network television series and highest-ranking cable network programs. The award…
BMI Honors Composers of Top Movies, TV Shows and Cable Programs at 2005 Film/TV Awards
Composer Graeme Revell Receives Richard Kirk Award For Outstanding Career Achievement BMI honored the composers and songwriters of the music from this year's top-grossing films, top-rated prime-time network television series and highest-ranking cable network television series at its annual Film & Television Awards dinner. Held May 18 at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, the black-tie gala was hosted by BMI President and CEO Del R.…
Graeme Revell to Receive Richard Kirk Award for Outstanding Career Achievement at BMI Film/TV Dinner
Composer Graeme Revell will be honored as the Richard Kirk Award recipient at the 2005 BMI Film/TV Awards to be held Wednesday, May 18 at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. The award is given annually to a composer for his outstanding work and contributions in motion picture and television music. The black-tie, invitation-only dinner will also honor the composers…
BMI Hands Out Over 100 Awards at Annual Film/TV Gala
Mark Mothersbaugh Honored for Outstanding Career Achievement BMI honored the composers and songwriters of the music from the past year's top-grossing films, top-rated prime-time network television series and highest-ranking cable television shows at its annual Film & Television Awards dinner on May 12. Held at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, the black-tie gala was hosted by BMI President and CEO Frances W. Preston.…
BMI to Honor Mark Mothersbaugh at Film/TV Awards May 12
Composer and artist Mark Mothersbaugh will receive the 2004 Richard Kirk Award for Outstanding Career Achievement at the BMI Film & TV Awards to be held May 12 at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. The black-tie event will be hosted by BMI President & CEO Frances W. Preston and will honor the composers of the past year's top-grossing…
Randy Edelman, Merv Griffin, Eminem Among Honorees at BMI Film/TV Awards
BMI honored the composers and songwriters of the music from this year's top-grossing films, top-rated prime-time network television series and highest-ranking cable television shows at its annual Film & Television Awards dinner. Held at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, the black tie gala was hosted by BMI President and CEO Frances W. Preston along with BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations Doreen Ringer Ross, who…
Randy Edelman, Merv Griffin To Be Honored at BMI Film/TV Awards May 14
Composer and songwriter Randy Edelman will receive the 2003 Richard Kirk Award for Outstanding Career Achievement at the BMI Film & TV Awards May 14 at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. In addition, composer, songwriter and television executive Merv Griffin will be presented with the BMI President's Award at the black-tie event hosted by BMI's President and CEO Frances W. Preston.…
Top Film, TV, Cable Composers Honored at BMI’s Annual Film/TV Awards
BMI honored the composers and songwriters of the music to the top-grossing films, the top-rated prime-time network television shows and the highest ranking cable television shows of the year at its annual Film & Television Awards dinner. Held at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills on May 15, the black tie gala was hosted by BMI President and CEO Frances W. Preston. More than…
Composer Danny Elfman to Be Honored for Outstanding Career Achievement at BMI Film/TV Awards
BMI composer Danny Elfman will be this year's recipient of the Outstanding Career Achievement Award, which will be presented during the performing rights organization’s annual Film & Television Awards. The black-tie, invitation-only dinner and awards ceremony will be held at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 15. The prestigious award, named in honor of pioneering BMI Vice President Richard Kirk, will be…
David Holmes

David Holmes's first album of trip-hop dance music was entitled This Film's Crap, Let's Slash the Seats, inspired by a friend's comment while watching a bad movie in a seedy Amsterdam hotel room. This might give a timorous film producer seeking to hire someone to score their own movie a moments pause. Fortunately, Jersey Films had no such qualms, and Holmes's soundtrack for Steven Soderberg's Out…
TV and Film Composers Score at BMI Awards
BMI last night honored the composers and songwriters of the music in the top-grossing films of the year and the top-rated prime-time network television shows at its annual Film & Television Awards dinner. Held at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, the black tie gala was hosted by BMI President and CEO Frances W.…
Emilio Estefan Tops Latin Grammy Noms List
BMI songwriter/producer Emilio Estefan, Jr. topped the nomination list with six nods for this year's First Annual Latin Grammy Awards, which will take place on September 13, 2000 in Los Angeles. His nominations include two for Tropical Song of the Year - one for the Marc Anthony hit "Da La Vuelta," co-written with Kike Santander, and the other…
Jazz Bassist Rufus Reid Wins 1st Annual BMI Foundation/Charlie Parker Jazz Composition
Jazz bassist Rufus Reid has been named the winner of the first annual BMI Foundation/Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Prize for his piece, "Skies Over Emilia." The $3000 award, given to the writer of the best new work composed in the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop, was presented during the Workshop's annual Showcase Concert at Merkin Hall on…
Ben Vaughn

Ben Vaughn wears many hats: A talented television and film composer, instrumental musician, solo artist and producer, he's known for his surf-inspired guitar theme for the hit TV series 3rd Rock from the Sun. A fan of '50s music, Vaughn got hooked on rock & roll after hearing an album by legendary guitarist Duane Eddy. Additional influences included Chuck Berry and…
BMI Film/TV Awards: 1999
Richard Kirk Award John Williams BMI Film Music Awards David Arnold Godzilla Chris Boardman Payback Don Davis The Matrix Randy Edelman Six Days, Seven Nights George Fenton You’ve Got Mail Richard Gibbs Dr. Doolittle Jerry Goldsmith Mulan Michael Kamen Lethal Weapon 4 Mark Mothersbaugh The Rugrats Movie Thomas Newman The Horse Whisperer Alan Pasqua The Waterboy…
