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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

Clint Mansell Wins Two World Soundtrack Honors

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The 34th edition of the Ghent Film Festival held October 9 -20 in Belgium and themed "The Impact of Music on Film," included the 7th edition of the World Soundtrack Awards, which honored BMI composer Clint Mansell with its Best Original Score and the Public Choice Award for The Fountain. Composer David Arnold  won Best Original Song for “You Know My Name” from Casino…


From News, posted 10.28.07

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 Thomas Newman (Finding Nemo, American Beauty, Erin Brockovich) at the Director's Guild of America Atrium (7920 Sunset Blvd.) from…


From News, posted 6.03.04

BMI Honors Top UK, European Writers and Publishers at London Awards

BMI tonight (9/16) saluted the top UK and European songwriters and publishers in the pop, urban, country, dance, college and film/TV music genres at its 2003 London Awards. The gala dinner and awards ceremony, which honors the most performed songs on US radio and television written by members of its sister performing rights organizations, was hosted by BMI President & CEO Frances W. Preston along with BMI Senior Vice President…


From News, posted 9.15.03

David Arnold’s Scores Boost Bond Films

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British composer David Arnold, whose music adorns the new James Bond film Die Another Day, counts himself among the luckiest musicians in the world: Every two years, he gets to score the exploits of the world's most famous spy. The trouble is, it gets more and more difficult. "I felt that I did everything I wanted to on Tomorrow Never Dies," he says at the end of…


From MusicWorld, posted 12.16.02

Summer on the Silver Screen: Sounds Like a Hit

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Going to the movies this summer? Of course you are. A good deal of the music you'll be hearing has been written and recorded by BMI composers. Leading the pack are two veterans, Danny Elfman and John Williams, who, between them, have scored four of what are expected to be the biggest-grossing movies of the season. Elfman, this year's Richard Kirk Award winner for career achievement…


From MusicWorld, posted 5.31.02

BMI Honors Bee Gees, Beatles, Bond at Annual Awards Ceremony in London

David Arnold, Lulu, Don Black, Barbara Broccoli, Michael Wilson, and BMI's Frances Preston Sting, The Bee Gees and Queen were among the songwriters honored tonight by BMI, the US performing rights organization. The awards are given annually to the BMI songs from the


From News, posted 10.30.00

McCartney Takes Top Honor at Ivor Novello Awards

Sir Paul McCartney led the list of BMI UK songwriters honored at the recent Ivor Novello Awards, Britain's highest honors given to songwriters. McCartney received the Fellowship of the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters, the first the academy has given. McCartney was cited as "a true giant of the world of songwriters and composers." Singer/songwriter Fran Healy of the band Travis was named Songwriter of the Year and picked…


From News, posted 5.31.00

BMI Honors Top Film and TV Composers

Thomas Newman Named Richard Kirk Award Recipient for Outstanding Career Achievement  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…


From News, posted 5.15.00

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…


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