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:
www.americanmusicpreservation.com/sammys2010.htm