Bruce Broughton, our next guest

The BSOSprit Society is proud to announce that composer Bruce Broughton will be joining composers David Arnold, John Powell, Javier Navarrete, Pascal Gaigne and John Debney at the Third International Film Music Conference in the City of Úbeda.

Selections from Broughton's repertoire will be featured during the large orchestral concert that takes place at the conference, along with music from some of the other participating composers. One of the most versatile composers working today, Broughton has written for film, television, video games, the concert stage, and even theme-park rides. On the big screen, Broughton has delighted fans with his scores to the westerns Silverado and Tombstone and the Steven Spielberg produced adventures Young Sherlock Holmes and Harry and the Hendersons.

German film music magazine "Cinema Musica" awards Score of the Year 2006

In the beginning of 2007 a jury composed of eight members from the "Cinema Musica" editorial staff (Mike Beilfuss, David Serong, Stefan Schlegel, Jürgen Himmelmann, Bernd Klotzke, Erwin Maidl, Philippe Blumenthal and Andreas Süess) came together to award the Score of the Year 2006.

In addition to the principal jury, five guest jury members were invited to join the decision on the Score of the Year 2006. Amongst them German film composer and winner of the German television award Dieter Schleip, Sound Designer of the Foreign Language Oscar 2007 winning production The Life of Others Christoph von Schönburg, the initiator of Germany's most successful bulletin board about film music in the internet www.filmmusik-info.de, Marcus Ströhr, Swiss film music expert Basil Böhni as well as film journalist S. Ilona Rieke (e.g. Ray, Cinema Musica).

Each member of the jury had to propose five nominees for the Score of the Year 2006 and rate them with points. (7 points for the best, 5, 3, 2, 1 for the worst). The score with the most points became Score of the Year 2006.
The nominees were: J. Ottman (Superman Returns), Klimek/Heil/Tykwer (Das Parfum), Ph. Glass (Notes on a Scandal), P. Doyle (Eragon), C. Petit (Aurore), Y. Ueno (Hiisaki Yusha-Tachi: Gamera), C. Mansell (The Fountain), J. N. Howard (Lady in the Water), T. Iwashiro (Nippon Chinbotsu), A. Desplat (The Queen), L. Llach (Salvador Puig Antich), J. Navarrete (Pan's Labyrinth), K. Badelt (The Promise), A. Illarramendi (Los Borgia), T. Terashima (Tales from the Earthsea), P. Donaggio (Antonio Guerro di Pio), F. Talgorn (Les Aiguilles Rouges) as well as R. Koroku (Komyo Ga Tsuji).

The final results were:
5th place: The Promise by Klaus Badelt
4th place: Pan's Labyrinth by Javier Navarrete
3rd place: Les Aiguilles Rouges by Frédéric Talgorn
2nd place: The Fountain by Clint Mansell

...and the winner of the Score of the Year 2006 is:
Philip Glass with his musical interpretation to the film Notes on a Scandal.

The Cinema Musica editorial staff congratulates all winners and is looking forward to a thrilling film music year 2007.

For more Information: www.cinemamusica.de

Boston Video Game Scoring Seminar Apr 28 with Tom Salta

FMI TOM SALTA VIDEO GAME SCORING SEMINAR COMES TO BOSTON APRIL 28

Film Music Institute announces the latest Video Game Scoring seminar with veteran game composer Tom Salta in Boston on Saturday, April 28, 2007

Participants will get up close and personal with one of the top score composers in the video game industry as he describes the business and creative processes that are critical for success as a video game composer today.

THE ART, CRAFT AND BUSINESS OF SCORING VIDEO GAMES
Instructor: TOM SALTA
April 28, 2007 - Boston, MA

The Hilton Boston Back Bay
Maverick Room
40 Dalton Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02115-3123
Tel: 1-617-236-1100

Course Fee: $95.00 for the all-day seminar including course materials

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COURSE AGENDA

I. Brief Introduction and Background

II. The Art and Craft of Scoring Video Games

• How video games differ from TV shows and Films
• Elements of a typical video game
• The role of in-game music vs. cinematics
• Composing modular music and planning on loops
• The role of sound design vs. composing in video games
• Competing with the Sound FX
• Audio/Video Demonstrations of game scoring techniques
• The transition: how trained film composers can adapt their skills to become proficient game composers
• Q & A

III. The Business of Scoring Video Games

• Strategies on building a career as a video game composer
• The players: who are the players in the business side of video games
• Formulating an overall business strategy as a video game composer
• Developing a specific focus and set of goals for developing game scoring jobs
• Your demo: effective ways to present you, your business and your music
• To bundle or not to bundle: offering sound design and other related work
• Networking within the industry - what works, what doesn't
• Getting hired: Pitching your music and the game score selection process
• Contract terms, fee ranges, and other deal points
• Q & A

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Tom Salta writes and produces emotionally charged electronic and orchestral music for film, television and video games. Renowned for his versatility and prolific writing styles, his game scoring credits include the original soundtracks for RED STEEL (Winner of IGN's Best Original Score for the Nintendo Wii), TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: ADVANCED WARFIGHTER 1 & 2 (GRAW nominated for Best Video Game Score at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards), COLD FEAR and NEED FOR SPEED UNDERGROUND 2.

His orchestral music is also featured in several motion picture trailers including HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX and THE LAST MIMSY. Recording under the artist name Atlas Plug, Salta's high-energy mix of electronica, orchestral, breakbeat and rock grooves grace many television shows, movie trailers and video games including THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT, PROJECT GOTHAM RACING 3 and RALLISPORT CHALLENGE 2. For more information visit: www.tomsalta.com.

Source: Film Music News

Second Annual GoldSpirit Awards/Jerry Goldsmith Award Competition for Young Film and Audiovisual Composers

As part of its ongoing effort to encourage and support young film composers, the BSOSpirit Society in Spain is proud to announce its Second Annual GoldSpirit Awards/Jerry Goldsmith Award Competition for Young Film and Audiovisual Composers.

Broken into four categories (Feature Length Production, Short Length Production, Project in Development/Free Creations, Best Young Composer Award), the competition is open to any composer, and you can submit more than one work if you so choose, as long as all the works submitted were finished between January 2006 and May 2007. All submissions must be received by May 31, 2007.

The winners will be picked based on the effectiveness of the music in how it relates to the pictures it has been composed for, as well as the originality and novelty of the music. A panel of judges will pick five finalists in late June 2007, with the winners being announced at the III International Film Music Conference in Ubeda, Spain, in July 2007.

Winners in the first three categories will receive a commemorative plaque for their efforts, as well as the opportunity to have their work showcased at a special microsite affiliated with www.bsospirit.com. The winner of the Best Young Composer Award will be formally invited to take part as a speaker on the "Emerging Talents Panel" at the next International Film Music Conference in the City of Ubeda.

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Second Annual GoldSpirit Awards/Jerry Goldsmith Award Competition for Young Film and Audiovisual Composers

As part of its ongoing effort to encourage and support young film composers, the BSOSpirit Society in Spain is proud to announce its Second Annual GoldSpirit Awards/Jerry Goldsmith Award Competition for Young Film and Audiovisual Composers.

Broken into four categories (Feature Length Production, Short Length Production, Project in Development/Free Creations, Best Young Composer Award), the competition is open to any composer, and you can submit more than one work if you so choose, as long as all the works submitted were finished between January 2006 and May 2007. All submissions must be received by May 31, 2007.

The winners will be picked based on the effectiveness of the music in how it relates to the pictures it has been composed for, as well as the originality and novelty of the music. A panel of judges will pick five finalists in late June 2007, with the winners being announced at the III International Film Music Conference in Ubeda, Spain, in July 2007.

Winners in the first three categories will receive a commemorative plaque for their efforts, as well as the opportunity to have their work showcased at a special microsite affiliated with www.bsospirit.com. The winner of the Best Young Composer Award will be formally invited to take part as a speaker on the "Emerging Talents Panel" at the next International Film Music Conference in the City of Ubeda.