Cinema Retro has received the following press release:
The Sammy Awards (or Sammys) 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. 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.†All four songs were recorded by Frank Sinatra, a big fan of Sammy’s lyrics. Now in their twenty-third (23rd) year, the Sammys are the longest running awards for film music recordings.
The Sammys 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 editor of the long-running online magazine, Film Music Review – www.americanmusicpreservation.com/fmr.htm
Here are the Sammys for film music CDs of 2010:
Best New Film Score CD: THE KING’S SPEECH – Music by Alexandre Desplat
(Decca)
Best Overlooked Film Score CD: THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF
THE DAWN TREADER – Music by David Arnold (Sony Classical)
Most Overrated New Film Score CD: INCEPTION – music by Hans Zimmer
(Water Tower Music)
Best Golden Age Film Score CD: CITIZEN KANE and HANGOVER SQUARE -
music by Bernard Herrmann (Chandos CD)
Best Silver Age Film Score CD: THE ALAMO (Complete Score) -
music by Dimitri Tiomkin (Prometheus 3 CD Box Set)
Best Bronze Age Film Score CD: PATTON –
music by Jerry Goldsmith (Intrada 2 CDs)
Best Vintage Compilation CD: THE SEA HAWK – music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold (RCA CD)
Best Newly Recorded Vintage Score CD: LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (Complete Score) – music by Maurice Jarre (Tadlow 2 CDs)
Special Preservation Award - Best Album Producer: Robert Townson for SPARTACUS (6 CDs, 1 DVD with illustrated book)
Lifetime Achievement Award: John Barry (1933-2011) – 5 Oscars
To read about these awards, go to:
http://www.americanmusicpreservation.com/sammys2011.htm