Cinema Retro has received the following press release:
These awards are named after movie lyricist
Sammy Cahn (1913-1993), who received 4 Oscars for his songs, and was nominated more than any other
songwriter, 26 times in all.Â
Cahn said he was “flattered and honored†to
have these movie music awards named after him. His Oscar-winning songs are:
“Three Coins in the Fountainâ€; “All the Wayâ€; “High Hopesâ€; and “Call Me
Irresponsible.â€Â All four songs were
recorded by Frank Sinatra, a big fan of Sammy’s lyrics.Â
Now in their twenty-second
(22nd) year, the Sammys are the longest
running awards for film music on CDs. Â
They
are chosen each year by Roger Hall, a film music historian, member of the
International Film Music Critics Association, author of the book, A Guide to Film Music – Songs and Scores,
and also editor of the long-running online magazine, Film Music Review – www.americanmusicpreservation.com/fmr.htm
Now without any long speeches or tricky envelopes to open, here are the…
22nd Annual Sammy Film Music Awards for
2009
Best New
Film Score: UP Music by Michael
Giacchino (Disney Pixar)
Best
Overlooked New Film Score: CAPTAIN ABU RAED Music
by Austin
Wintory (BSX Records
CD)
Most
Overrated New Film Score: AVATAR Â Music by James Horner (Fox Music/ Atlantic
CD)
Best
Golden Age Film Score (1930s-1950s):Â
THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE (1936) Music by Max Steiner (Tribute Film Classics
CD)
Best
Silver Age Film Score (1960s-1970s):Â
TIME AFTER TIME (1979)
Music by
Miklos
Rozsa (Film Score Monthly
CD)
Best
Bronze Age Film Score CD (1980s-1990s): TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE
(1983)
Music by
Jerry Goldsmith (Film Score Monthly CD)
Best
Vintage Compilation: A JOHNNY MANDEL TRIO (THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY, THE SANDPIPER, DRUMS OF AFRICA) Music by Johnny Mandel (Film Score Monthly 3 CD Box
Set)
Best
Newly Recorded Vintage Film Score: EXODUS (1960) Music by Ernest Gold (Tadlow
CD)
Preservation Award – Best Album Producers: Anna Bonn, John Morgan,
William
Stromberg (Tribute Film
Classics)
Lifetime Achievement Award:
Aaron Copland (1900-1990) – 1 Oscar (1949)
More
information about these awards and review links are available at this
link:
It’s
always hard to break into the movie business. For each of the lucky few who
make it, there are 1000s that struggle to get their voice heard, their script
read, or their film taken notice of.
So
it’s fantastic to see that a few of the industries finest have banded together
to give their name and their time to a brilliant new initiative called Openfilm.
Industry
heavyweights James Caan, Robert Duvall, as well as director Mark Rydell and
actor Scott Caan form the advisory board to a company that will showcase the
brightest and best in emerging new film-makers.Â
Taking
advantage of the massive interest of online digital distribution trends, Openfilm
will provide a platform for new films to be shared, commented on and have
personal feedback from industry legends.
Openfilms’
video content delivery system is one of the industry’s finest and most robust,
offering viewers unparalleled viewing clarity, even when opting for standard
definition.
With
over 4500 short films already loaded on the site, there’s no shortage of
incredible material to view and comment on, with more to come – all vetted for
quality before they are uploaded.
Chairman
of the board James Caan is justly proud of the initiative, “At Openfilm, we’re
here to mentor the undiscovered talent who will carry forth our passion to
entertain and inspire through the powerful medium of film. So please join us
for an entertaining and fruitful journey.â€