 2009-07-12
Fests sing praises of film composers
Ubeda, Tenerife events celebrate movie music
"...The spirit of composer Jerry Goldsmith, who would have turned 80 this year, hovers over back-to-back festivals this summer that focus on music for film. The Intl. Film Music Festival in Ubeda, Spain, running July 16-19, will hand out a number of "Jerrys," the fest's award named after the late composer, who died in 2004. Immediately following, July 20-26 at Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, film music fest Fimucite will screen such Goldsmith classics as "Chinatown" and "Papillon," and a closing-night gala concert will feature Joel McNeely conducting numerous Goldsmith film suites including "The Omen," "Planet of the Apes" and "The Sum of All Fears." The two events, which boast attractive European locales, join a growing roster of film fests dedicated to the art and craft of movie music, including the granddaddy of such celebrations, Belgium's Ghent Intl. Film Festival (Oct. 6-17), marking its 36th edition, and Austria's "Hollywood in Vienna," which stages its second go-round Oct. 9-14..." ~ Read the entire news article here. |