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Earle Hagen will become the first composer ever to enter the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame when he is posthumously inducted Thursday, January 20 in Beverly Hills. He will be honored alongside Diahann Carroll, Tom Freston, Susan Harris, Gloris Leachman, Peter Jennings, and Bill Todman. The…
Legendary Emmy-Winning Composer Earle Hagen Dead at 88
Earle H. Hagen, Emmy-winning composer of some of the most memorable musical themes in television history, died of natural causes Monday at his home in Rancho Mirage, California. He was 88. Hagen wrote the popular themes for The Andy Griffith Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Danny Thomas Show,…
Dave Grusin Named SCL Ambassador
BMI Composer Dave Grusin was honored as a Society of Composers & Lyricist (SCL) Ambassador at the organizations holiday party in Los Angeles on Dec. 13. Burt Bachrach was also named a 2007 ambassador. The SCL Ambassador Program was created to recognize and acknowledge a select group of composers and…
BMI Celebrates ‘Another Opening’
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) pulled out all the stops to host “Another Opening, Another Show: A Celebration of Television Theme Music.” The event, held October 11 in the Leonard H. Goldman Theater at ATAS, paid tribute to such television musical legends as Earle Hagan (The Dick…
BMI Film & Television Awards Salute Composers of Top Movie, TV, Cable Music
'Narnia' Composer Harry Gregson-Williams Honored for Outstanding Career Achievement; Classic Contribution Award Goes to Earle Hagen 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 network programs at its annual Film & Television Awards. Held…
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…
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…
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…
Shania Twain, Toby Keith, Casey Beathard Lead Winners at 2004 BMI Country Awards
BMI saluted the premier country music songwriters, artists and publishers at its 2004 Country Awards, staged last night (11/8) at the BMI offices on Music Row in Nashville. Kitty Wells, Casey Beathard; Toby Keith, Loretta Lynn; Universal Music Senior VP/GM Pat Higdon; BMI President Emeritus
BMI Hosts Composer ‘Coffee Talk’ at LA Film Fest
BMI's Vice President of Film/TV Relations, Doreen Ringer Ross, will moderate a composer "Coffee Talk" at the Los Angeles Film Festival on Sunday, June 20. The "Coffee Talk" will feature BMI composers Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Men in Black) and