Songs eligible for Oscar nods revealed Dec 16, 2005, 15:28 GMT LOS ANGELES, CA, United States -- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Thursday certified 42 songs as eligible for consideration for the upcoming Academy Awards. ....more

48th Annual Grammy Awards: Soundtrack Nominations Dec 14, 2005, 21:42 GMT The nominations for the 48th Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced recently by The Recording Academy. The nominations for the Soundtrack related awards were ....more

Robbie Williams hotly-tipped to sing Bond theme Dec 14, 2005, 15:53 GMT Robbie Williams has been hotly-tipped to sing the theme tune to the next James Bond movie. ....more

Age Of Empires III: Soundtrack Details Dec 5, 2005, 21:03 GMT The Age Of Empires III Original Soundtrack features an original musical score composed by long-time Ensemble Studios musicians Stephen Rippy and Kevin McMullan ....more

Singer/songwriters contribute tracks to `Narnia` Dec 3, 2005, 12:58 GMT Singer/songwriters Alanis Morissette, Tim Finn, Imogen Heap and Lisbeth Scott have contributed songs for the soundtrack to 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.' ....more

Composer Rick Rhodes dead at 54 Dec 1, 2005, 1:52 GMT OAK PARK, CA, United States -- Six-time Emmy award winning composer and producer Rick Rhodes has died of brain cancer at the age of 54. ....more

Soundtrack Review: King Kong Dec 21, 2005, 11:24 GMT It was a bold move for Peter Jackson, lord of the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy, to update the classic 'King Kong'. However, the three-hour plus spectacle, while not really offering anything new to the story besides dazzling state-of-the-art effects, is quite the success.  So is James Newton Howard’s score. ....more

Soundtrack Review: The Punisher Dec 14, 2005, 19:43 GMT The adage may say “All good things to those who wait,” but in the case of the long-delayed release of Dennis Dreith’s soundtrack to The Punisher, “so-so things to those who wait” seems somewhat more appropriate. ....more

Interview: Cameron Crowe on 'Elizabethtown' soundtrack Oct 25, 2005, 5:32 GMT Cameron Crowe was on tour with his wife, musician Nancy Wilson. He gazed out of the bus window at the Kentucky landscape and thought of his father; he had not been back to Kentucky since his dad`s funeral many years earlier. ....more

Interview With SIN CITY Composer Graeme Revell May 10, 2005, 21:35 GMT "That's right.  I am an old man.", jokes film composer Graeme Revell when I ask how he feels about revceiving the BMI Richard Kirk Award for Career Achievement. Nothing could be further from the truth, even though Revell has amassed a resume that is on par with such venerable composers as Jerry Goldsmith, John Barry and John Williams ....more

Interview: Tyler Bates Composer on Rob Zombie's The Devil's Rejects May 5, 2005, 15:57 GMT "I have done comedies.", composer Tyler Bates reminds me as I'm coming down from the driving terror beats of his upcoming score for THE DEVIL'S REJECTS.  ....more

Interview with Elektra and Buffy Composer Christophe Beck Jan 19, 2005, 1:56 GMT With over 40 film scores to his credit, Christophe Beck has definitely joined the ranks of our most prolific composers, his most recent being for Elektra. M & C recently talked with Beck about this process and his musical pursuits. ....more