For those of us who thought THE HURT LOCKER a competently made yet rambling, dull, insignificant piece of filmmaking (like me), last night’s Academy Awards was an excruciating affair. And producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman (who, as director of HAIRSPRAY, should know better) should be ashamed...

The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) has just announced the winners for the best in musical scoring in film and television of 2009. Michael Giacchino, Christopher Young, and James Peterson each came away with multiple wins. The 2009 film winners are: FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR - UP,...

As I’m staring out at over a foot of snow in my backyard, I’m pondering on the month that has just passed. It has been a busy one for me personally with a lot of work, and one in which I felt I had neglected this blog a bit. But looking back on it, I think I was able to cram in some posts...

For fans of Hans Zimmer’s SHERLOCK HOLMES score, here’s a treat. )As the last days of Oscar voting wind down (ballots are due March 2), Zimmer has pulled together a music video in a unique attempt to garner votes for his score. (Thanks to the folks at RopeofSilicon.com.) I was alerted to...

For the past 22 years, Roger Hall, film music historian, author of A Guide to Film Music, and editor-in-chief of Film Music Review has handed out annual awards for the best in film music. The Sammy Movie Music Awards are dedicated to legendary lyricist Sammy Cahn, who, in his extraordinary career, was...

Just in time for this year’s competition in Vancouver, Mark Isham provides a free Olympic-theme suite for his fans. This time around it’s a 9-minute suite from the 2004 hockey flick, MIRACLE. Kurt Russell stars as Herb Brooks, the coach who led the legendary 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team...

It’s been a long road of prognosticators and pontificating on the way to this year’s Oscar nominees, myself included. As the years pass, I become less and less interested in all the major categories (though I still talk about them endlessly throughout the course of the year). My fascination...

As I sit here in my cave of an apartment (which STILL has no heat!) enduring a brutally cold weekend here in New York City, I warm myself up with the strides this blog has taken over the past month. The visitor tallies continue to climb and the comments from all of you new and regular readers keeps...

The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) has just announced its sixth annual nominations for the best in musical scoring of 2009. Nominations are taken from films and television from around the world in all genres. Michael Giacchino leads the field with a record nine nominations. Please...

My goal with this site has been to educate, entertain, and always champion film composers and their music. Since I started this site, I have been exposed to the work of numerous composers that I probably would not have found without this online outlet. Record labels and publicists have sent me materials...