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Elliot Goldenthal to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 24th World Soundtrack Awards We are thrilled to share some exciting news with you! American composer Elliot Goldenthal will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 24th edition of the World Soundtrack Awards on 16 October 2024. Known for his fusion of orchestral, jazz, rock and electronic music, the composer has been lauded numerous times by the Academy Awards, Golden Globes and the World Soundtrack Awards. This is not the first time Goldenthal will be visiting the festival. In 2000 he attended the premiere of Titus (1999) and three years later he received the WSAward for ‘Soundtrack Composer of the Year’ and ‘Best Soundtrack of the Year’ for Frida (2002), in 2011 his score for Alien 3 (1992) was performed at the World Soundtrack Awards Ceremony & Concert. Elliot Goldenthal will join Guest of Honour Philippe Rombi and returning Discovery of the Year winner Simon Franglen as WSA2024’s official musical guests. Article

And very nice it is too!

Looking forward to giving it a spin!

Never heard of it. But I know you and your descriptions.

Hah, I remember this!

Just got back. It was rather good! Despite a full orchestra involved (slightly under-appreciated), the emphasis was fully on the soloists - all of whom were superb. Highlights: A brief but intense suite from The Rock - didn’t expect that to turn up but it was fun A glorious - and very lengthy - suite from The Prince Of Egypt. This was utterly superb. Parts from the burning bush and chariot sequences, punctuated by some fantastic live vocals. Gladiator - this was great due to the presence of Lisa Gerrard. The Gladiator Waltz, the wheat stuff… all covered Lot’s of other enjoyable smatters. Bit drunk.

Would be nice if it's true; Disneynature has yielded some quality scores. I'll certainly take more Indian-flavoured Newman!

Fuck Görannson. Given my reputation in Ghent, I'm seeking some awards myself.

https://www.worldsoundtrackawards.com/news/film-fest-gent-presents-james-horner-tribute-concert Couldn't pass on this. I'm already booked in. Tom's coming too. Thor?

Well, this confirms my long-awaited return to Gent!

First listen of the expansion... and I'm having a whale of a time. This is excellent.

I don't care who they hire. I will still watch the films and I will still listen to the scores from them. Doesn't mean I'm eager. Just curious.

The company I work for has just given everyone a £150 voucher to use at Resorts World in Birmingham. This World Of Hans Zimmer thing is there in April so I just got myself and a friend a ticket for it. Best thing on the menu.

While I prefer Casino Royale as a complete work, there is no question that this should be considered his best 007 score - simply for the reason that he proved himself so utterly for the job, and the legacy proves that. All of his Bond scores have several singular superb moments in them and I place this score as a very close second. 'White Knight' is not only my favourite Arnold Bond cue... it's also not only my favourite Arnold cue entire... it's one of my favourite cues of all time! (Hearing it played live at Birmingham Symphony Hall back in 2016 was one of my absolute captivating live music experiences to date). The tension build in the first third of this cue is fucking sublime. Those bass marimbas! The expansion is fantastic by the way!