Due to a medical issue, the 83-year-old composer had to withdraw from scoring Steven Spielberg’s “Bridge of Spies.” Thomas Newman will replace him.
Hard to believe: John Williams is not scoring Steven Spielberg's 'Bridge of Spies'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:39 am · March 18th, 2015
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Jeremy Renner, 'Skyfall,' David Fincher: Hollywood's 2014 Grammys presence
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:59 pm · January 26th, 2014
Adele, Pharrell Williams and David Fincher were among the list of current and former Oscar nominees to win Grammys Sunday night.
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Roundup: Does 'Mary Poppins' still fly?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:05 am · December 24th, 2013
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, with “Mary Poppins” back in the spotlight, a critic wonders if it really deserves its classic status. Meanwhile, Italian distributors have blundered with their “12 Years a Slave” poster campaign.
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Roundup: Schoonmaker's NSFW moments in editing 'Wolf of Wall Street'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:51 am · December 10th, 2013
In today’s roundup of online news and views, Thelma Schoonmaker discusses the fun, difficulty and occasional blush-inducing embarrassment of editing “The Wolf of Wall Street,” while a LAFCA critic gives an inside perspective on Sunday’s tie-heavy voting.
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Tech Support: Thomas Newman on 'Skyfall' and the everyday challenges of a film composer
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:05 am · February 16th, 2013
Film music composer Thomas Newman landed his 11th Oscar nomination to date last month, for his original contributions to “Skyfall.” It’s the latest in a long line of Academy mentions both in the song and score categories for two decades. But despite the strong showing, Newman has yet to wrangle one of the trophies for himself.
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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Music – Original Score
Posted by gerardkennedy · 2:21 pm · February 4th, 2013
Best Original Score, are you ever predictable. This year’s nominees are not diverse in terms of being films not cited in other categories – Best Picture nominees took three of the spots, while the other two contenders are from films that have nine nominations between them. Also predictably, only one first-time nominee is in the mix. Diversity was nonetheless made up for in the nationalities of the composers (four countries represented) and the locales of the nominated films – the nominees are set on three different continents and the movies’ themes resulted in Russian, Indian and Persian influences, among others, on the music.
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Roundup: Bigelow responds to the 'Zero Dark Thirty' debate
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:00 am · January 16th, 2013
Also: Picturehouse rises from the ashes, and why the ‘Skyfall’ score should win
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Roundup: Is the foreign-language category still broken?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:15 am · January 7th, 2013
Also: Haneke out of home awards, and an Oscar for the director of ‘Contraband?’
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'The Mission' tops Variety composers' poll of the all-time greatest film scores
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:56 pm · November 14th, 2012
40 composers, from Michael Giacchino to Cliff Martinez, were surveyed.
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Tech Support: How an 0-34 trio of Oscar nominees helped make 'Skyfall' a sensation
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:28 pm · November 10th, 2012
Sound mixer Greg P. Russell, DP Roger Deakins and composer Thomas Newman are all eyeing their first win at the Oscars.
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Roundup: Marion Cotillard to be honored at Gotham Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:06 am · October 10th, 2012
Also: 59 world premieres at Rome, and a taste of the ‘Skyfall’ score
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Round-up: Oscar's doc rule change favors theatrical visibility
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:50 am · January 9th, 2012
Also: ‘The Iron Lady”s composer switch and the craftsmen of ‘War Horse’
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'Drive,' 'A Better Life' and 'Attack the Block' among scores not eligible for Oscar this year
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:03 pm · December 22nd, 2011
The Academy has announced a list of 97 film scores eligible for consideration in the Best Original Score category this year. Typically, it’s this announcement that brings the bad news of this or that score either not being submitted or being ruled ineligible for whatever reason.
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Tech Support: John Williams charges back to lead the field of Best Original Score hopefuls
Posted by gerardkennedy · 8:07 am · November 24th, 2011
In this week’s installment of Tech Support, we turn our gaze toward Best Original Score. Those in the hunt include John Williams, Alexandre Desplat, Howard Shore and Alberto Iglesias.
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