Brian Tyler, composer of the “Fast and Furious” franchise, “The Avengers: Age of Ultron” and “Crazy Rich Asians,” was named a BMI Icon at Wednesday night’s 38th annual Broadcast Music Inc. Film, TV and Visual Media Awards in Beverly Hills.
Tyler is among the top 10 highest-grossing film composers of all time. His other films have included “Iron Man 3,” “Thor: The Dark World,” “Rambo,” “Charlie’s Angels” and the recent reboot of “Scream.” His TV credits include “Yellowstone,” “1883,” “Hawaii Five-0,” “Sleepy Hollow” and “Transformers: Prime.” He also wrote the Formula One racing theme and, as his alter ego Madsonik, has written and produced several songs with a contemporary edge.
“It’s just mind-blowing to now be included in that pantheon of talent,” Tyler told Variety, referring to the many previous recipients of the performing-rights organization’s highest accolade, including John Williams, Alan Silvestri, James Newton Howard, Alexandre Desplat and Terence Blanchard.
Tyler is among the top 10 highest-grossing film composers of all time. His other films have included “Iron Man 3,” “Thor: The Dark World,” “Rambo,” “Charlie’s Angels” and the recent reboot of “Scream.” His TV credits include “Yellowstone,” “1883,” “Hawaii Five-0,” “Sleepy Hollow” and “Transformers: Prime.” He also wrote the Formula One racing theme and, as his alter ego Madsonik, has written and produced several songs with a contemporary edge.
“It’s just mind-blowing to now be included in that pantheon of talent,” Tyler told Variety, referring to the many previous recipients of the performing-rights organization’s highest accolade, including John Williams, Alan Silvestri, James Newton Howard, Alexandre Desplat and Terence Blanchard.
- 5/12/2022
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Composer Brian Tyler is set to receive BMI’s top honor, the Icon Award, as the BMI Film, TV and Visual Media Awards resume the tradition of in-person ceremonies with a dinner in May in Beverly Hills.
Also being bestowed as part of the 38th annual awards will be a BMI Impact Award given out to six female composers and lyricists — Amy Andersson, Isolde Fair, Lolita Ritmanis, Miriam Cutler, Penka Kouneva and Starr Parodi — who collectively scored “Women Warriors: The Voices of Change,” a project about women activists.
The honorary awards are in addition to dozens of competitive medallions, whose winners will be announced on the night of May 11.
The resumption of BMI’s screen awards will take place in Beverly Hills one night after the BMI Pop Awards,. Earlier this week, the performing rights organization announced that Mike Stoller and Carole Bayer Sager will be receiving Icon Awards on...
Also being bestowed as part of the 38th annual awards will be a BMI Impact Award given out to six female composers and lyricists — Amy Andersson, Isolde Fair, Lolita Ritmanis, Miriam Cutler, Penka Kouneva and Starr Parodi — who collectively scored “Women Warriors: The Voices of Change,” a project about women activists.
The honorary awards are in addition to dozens of competitive medallions, whose winners will be announced on the night of May 11.
The resumption of BMI’s screen awards will take place in Beverly Hills one night after the BMI Pop Awards,. Earlier this week, the performing rights organization announced that Mike Stoller and Carole Bayer Sager will be receiving Icon Awards on...
- 4/14/2022
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
Surprises dotted the visual media categories at Tuesday morning’s Grammy Awards nomination announcements, with television dominating the original-score category but new movies ruling the compilation-soundtrack list.
As expected, H.E.R. was nominated for best song written for visual media for “Fight for You” from “Judas and the Black Messiah,” which won the Oscar earlier this year. Her fellow Oscar nominee, Leslie Odom Jr.’s “Speak Now” from “One Night in Miami,” was also nominated.
H.E.R. and her fellow “Fight for You” songwriters Dernst Emile II (aka D’Mile) and Tiara Thomas also notched a song of the year nomination, and H.E.R. earned a nod in the traditional R&b performance category for that song.
Three of the six song nominees were from television projects: the Emmy-winning “Agatha All Along” from “WandaVision,” “All Eyes on Me” from “Inside Bo Burnham” and “All I Know So Far” from the Pink documentary by that title.
As expected, H.E.R. was nominated for best song written for visual media for “Fight for You” from “Judas and the Black Messiah,” which won the Oscar earlier this year. Her fellow Oscar nominee, Leslie Odom Jr.’s “Speak Now” from “One Night in Miami,” was also nominated.
H.E.R. and her fellow “Fight for You” songwriters Dernst Emile II (aka D’Mile) and Tiara Thomas also notched a song of the year nomination, and H.E.R. earned a nod in the traditional R&b performance category for that song.
Three of the six song nominees were from television projects: the Emmy-winning “Agatha All Along” from “WandaVision,” “All Eyes on Me” from “Inside Bo Burnham” and “All I Know So Far” from the Pink documentary by that title.
- 11/23/2021
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Comic-Con International has released the full schedule for Wednesday, July 18th and Thursday, July 19th. If you're going to the epic geek event this year, now you can start planning out your days. As always there's going to be plenty of cool stuff to see and do! Some of the big things include panels for The Predator, 2001: A Space Odyssey 50th anniversary, Better Call Saul, the Breaking Bad 10 year anniversary, and Mr. Mercedes Season 2.
You can check out the full schedule here and below I've provided the panels and events that we’ll be looking forward to checking out.
Schedule For Wednesday, July 18th:
Manifest World Premiere and Special Sneak Peek Screenings
Comic-Con and Warner Bros. Television proudly continue their annual Preview Night tradition with the exclusive world premiere screening of new series Manifest as well as sneak peeks at fan favorites The 100 and Gotham. Plus, brand-new episodes of Freedom Fighters: The Ray.
You can check out the full schedule here and below I've provided the panels and events that we’ll be looking forward to checking out.
Schedule For Wednesday, July 18th:
Manifest World Premiere and Special Sneak Peek Screenings
Comic-Con and Warner Bros. Television proudly continue their annual Preview Night tradition with the exclusive world premiere screening of new series Manifest as well as sneak peeks at fan favorites The 100 and Gotham. Plus, brand-new episodes of Freedom Fighters: The Ray.
- 7/5/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Never play with the devil’s box.
From director/producer Adam Ripp, he carefully crafted a supernatural horror movie, Devil’s Whisper, that was acquired by Vega Baby Releasing ahead of its premiere at the Dances with Films festival last week in Hollywood.
Devil’s Whisper is a unique indie horror that will be released in a multi-platform through Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
The film is inspired by true events, Devil’s Whisper tells the story of a 15-year-old boy who aspires to be a Catholic priest. When he discovers a mysterious box passed down from his grandparents, he unwittingly unleashes a demonic spirit bent on possessing him--and must find a way to defeat the demon, which has been tormenting children since the dawn of man, before it destroys him and everyone he loves.
The cast includes Luca Oriel, Tessie Santiago, Marcos Ferraez, Rick Ravanello, Alison Fernandez, Coy Stewart, Jasper Polish,...
From director/producer Adam Ripp, he carefully crafted a supernatural horror movie, Devil’s Whisper, that was acquired by Vega Baby Releasing ahead of its premiere at the Dances with Films festival last week in Hollywood.
Devil’s Whisper is a unique indie horror that will be released in a multi-platform through Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
The film is inspired by true events, Devil’s Whisper tells the story of a 15-year-old boy who aspires to be a Catholic priest. When he discovers a mysterious box passed down from his grandparents, he unwittingly unleashes a demonic spirit bent on possessing him--and must find a way to defeat the demon, which has been tormenting children since the dawn of man, before it destroys him and everyone he loves.
The cast includes Luca Oriel, Tessie Santiago, Marcos Ferraez, Rick Ravanello, Alison Fernandez, Coy Stewart, Jasper Polish,...
- 6/12/2017
- by Gig Patta
- LRMonline.com
It has feasted on fear for centuries, but the demonic spirit in the new film Devil's Whisper may have met its match with Alex, a 15-year-old determined to stop the possessive force from consuming his soul. Adam Ripp's spiritual showdown will have its world premiere at the Dances With Films 2017 festival in Los Angeles this Saturday, and we've been provided with five tickets and signed posters to give away to lucky Daily Dead readers.
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Prize Details: (5) Winners will receive:
(1) ticket to the Dances With Films world premiere screening of Devil's Whisper on Saturday, June 10th at 9:30pm Pt at the Tcl Chinese Theater in Los Angeles (6925 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90028). (1) Devil's Whisper poster autographed by the cast and crew (1) CD of highlights from composer Penka Kouneva's score for Devil's Whisper
How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject...
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Prize Details: (5) Winners will receive:
(1) ticket to the Dances With Films world premiere screening of Devil's Whisper on Saturday, June 10th at 9:30pm Pt at the Tcl Chinese Theater in Los Angeles (6925 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90028). (1) Devil's Whisper poster autographed by the cast and crew (1) CD of highlights from composer Penka Kouneva's score for Devil's Whisper
How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject...
- 6/7/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Music is an integral part of filmmaking, moving the story and touching the audience. Where would iconic movies such as Star Wars, Avatar, The Godfather, or Gone with the Wind be without its music? Would Downton Abbey, Dexter, or House of Cards be the same and have audiences glued to their TVs without music? Would gamers immerse into Final Fantasy or Legend of Zelda if they were silent? Movie music has moved us all to cheer, cry, and fall in love for more than 100 years. Yet the vast majority of composers hired to create this vital part of Hollywood’s cultural landscape have been men. Well, that musical glass ceiling is about to crack!
Grand Performances, the “Best Free Outdoor Summer Concert Series” in Los Angeles and the Alliance for Women Film Composers team up celebrate the music of women composers in film, television, video games and interactive media at...
Grand Performances, the “Best Free Outdoor Summer Concert Series” in Los Angeles and the Alliance for Women Film Composers team up celebrate the music of women composers in film, television, video games and interactive media at...
- 8/3/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Last year I posed the question, “Where are all the female composers?” The answer was not as dire as the question may have suggested. Yes – it may now be a year later and the majority of well-known composers are still male, but female composers such as Rachel Portman, Anne Dudley, and Miriam Cutler are pushing their way through, creating the music for films such as Never Let Me Go, The Full Monty, and Ethel. So why has it been nearly two decades since a woman was the lead orchestrator for a major studio release? First, it’s important to clarify just what the differences are between a composer and an orchestrator. Composers write the score for a film, but do not always have the time to break down the specific instrumentation for the orchestra, leaving that job to the orchestrator. Understandably enough, composers don’t usually trust this job to just anyone and often turn to someone...
- 9/5/2013
- by Allison Loring
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Penka Kouneva is a rising Hollywood film composer who blends her native Eastern European influences with modern orchestra, medieval chant, rock, and electronica. Recently, she composed additional score for the video games like "Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands" (Xbox360/PS3/PC) and "Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen" working alongside Transformers composer Steve Jablonsky.
The history making Composer was the first person to ever receive a Doctorate in Composition from Duke University. Penka has since been honored with WorldFest’s Platinum Remi for Best Score, the Aaron Copland Award, the Sundance Institute Composer Lab Fellowship and Meet the Composer Award.
Iae: Can you please tell us where you’re from and what inspired you to pursue a career in entertainment?
Pk: I was born and raised in Sofia, Bulgaria. I began piano lessons at age 6 and when I was a teenager I started composing at a theatre for children; that...
The history making Composer was the first person to ever receive a Doctorate in Composition from Duke University. Penka has since been honored with WorldFest’s Platinum Remi for Best Score, the Aaron Copland Award, the Sundance Institute Composer Lab Fellowship and Meet the Composer Award.
Iae: Can you please tell us where you’re from and what inspired you to pursue a career in entertainment?
Pk: I was born and raised in Sofia, Bulgaria. I began piano lessons at age 6 and when I was a teenager I started composing at a theatre for children; that...
- 8/30/2010
- I Am Entertainment Magazine
Howlin' Wolf Records is releasing the film score of "Midnight Movie" today ! The supernatural horror/thriller is about a maniacal filmmaker who breaks the barrier between celluloid and reality to stalk attendees at a midnight screening of his black and white cult horror classic "The Dark Beneath". "Midnight Movie", premiered in 2008 at the Chicago Horror Film Festival winning "Best Feature Film." It is currently available on both Blu-ray and DVD from Bigfoot Entertainment. To score this film, composer Penka Kouneva was presented with the challenge of providing scores for both the vintage film and the modern film, which beautifully blend and intersect seamlessly throughout the storyline. This is the first film score release for Kouneva, a prominent Hollywood orchestrator and rising...
- 8/13/2010
- www.ohmygore.com/
My previous discussion with orchestrator/composer Penka Kouneva originally ended with a lengthy answer to a relatively simple question, namely what were the most important steps you had to make in order to get a foothold in Hollywood. Since the answer is very detailed and should be helpful for all aspiring composers, I present Penka's recipe for success in a separate post below:
First, the pre-requisites. Musically, one should have a sense for musical drama and natural gift for understanding characters, situations, story arc. One should be aware of vast number of styles, historical periods and musical practices. But the most important thing to get noticed is to have a very personal, distinctive musical style and soul. For the composers who tend to imitate older composers: I would encourage them to really focus and find who they are, and find that unique, singular voice that is their "style." In other words,...
First, the pre-requisites. Musically, one should have a sense for musical drama and natural gift for understanding characters, situations, story arc. One should be aware of vast number of styles, historical periods and musical practices. But the most important thing to get noticed is to have a very personal, distinctive musical style and soul. For the composers who tend to imitate older composers: I would encourage them to really focus and find who they are, and find that unique, singular voice that is their "style." In other words,...
- 4/2/2009
- Daily Film Music Blog
Penka Kouneva was born in Bulgaria, but she's been living in the United States since 1990. During this time, she estabilished herself as one of the most reliable orchestrators in the business. She worked extensively with Patrick Williams and now she's one of the regular orchestrators of Cliff Eidelman, Alfons Conde and Steve Jablonsky. Apart from orchestrating, Penka also started a film scoring career which currently includes titles like Chupacabra Terror, The Third Nail and most recently Midnight Movie.
What could you tell us about your musical education?
My mother was a professor of music theory and analysis at the Bulgarian Conservatory of music. I went to a High School of Music, then to the Bulgarian Conservatory (with a degree in Theory). In 1990, I received Mary Duke Biddle Fellowship for Master's degree in composition at Duke.
I got Masters and Doctorate at Duke University where my teacher Stephen Jaffe was exceptonally supportive and encouraging.
What could you tell us about your musical education?
My mother was a professor of music theory and analysis at the Bulgarian Conservatory of music. I went to a High School of Music, then to the Bulgarian Conservatory (with a degree in Theory). In 1990, I received Mary Duke Biddle Fellowship for Master's degree in composition at Duke.
I got Masters and Doctorate at Duke University where my teacher Stephen Jaffe was exceptonally supportive and encouraging.
- 4/1/2009
- Daily Film Music Blog
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