Alexandre Desplat Best Film Composer of the year at the 14th World Soundtrack Awards
Best Original Film Score of the Year also goes to Alexandre Desplat’s music for 'The Grand Budapest Hotel'
The World Soundtrack Academy announced the winners of the 14th World Soundtrack Awards, the closing event of the 41st Film Fest Gent, on the evening of Saturday 25 October at Kuipke in Ghent.
This year’s Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film is ‘Happy’ from ‘Despicable Me 2’, written and performed by Pharrell Williams. Discovery of the Year 2014 is Daniel Pemberton for ‘Cuban Fury’ and ‘The Counselor’. Michelino Bisceglia’s music for ‘Marina’ won the Spotify Public Choice Award.
After the annual presentation of the prestigious film music prizes, Brussels Philharmonic, conducted by Dirk Brossé, played a striking selection from the extensive oeuvre of the guest of honour, Cliff Martinez. Jef Neve's music for the television series ‘In Flanders Fields’ was also given a well-deserved place in the concert, as was the music of Lifetime Achievement Award winner Francis Lai and Discovery of 2013 Dan Romer.
LIST OF AWARDS:
Film Composer of the Year
Alexandre Desplat
Best Original Film Score of the Year
'The Grand Budapest Hotel' (by Alexandre Desplat)
Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film
‘Happy’ from ‘Despicable Me 2’
music & lyrics by Pharrell Williams
performed by Pharrell Williams
Discovery of the Year
Daniel Pemberton for ‘Cuban Fury’ & ‘The Counselor’
Lifetime Achievement Award
Francis Lai
Spotify Public Choice
Marina (by Michelino Bisceglia)
Sabam Award for Best Young European Composer
Cyril Molesti
The 15th World Soundtrack Awards will take place on the 24th of October 2015.
The 80s Kung Fu Classic returns to UK audiences in its old school English dubbed incarnation.
Starring Alexander Lo Rei – Wu Tang vs Ninja, Shaolin vs Ninja, Shaolin vs Lama, Shaolin Dolemite, Mafia vs Ninja, Ninja in the USA.
Eagle Han Yin – The 36th Chamber: The Final Encounter, Revenge of the Drunken Master
Synopsis:
A troop of monks from the Shaolin Temple embark on a mission to get the Golden Sutra to Tibet after the Shaolin Abbot is killed by their traitorous teacher. They are joined on their quest by a beautiful female warrior, out to avenge her father's death. They traverse forests and mountains on their mission, all the while fighting off deadly ninja assassins, vicious gangsters and even the undead.
HERO OF SHAOLIN is directed by CHEUNG Kei and DAI Che. It stars Taiwan Tae Kwon Do champion Alexander Lo Rei. The film will come to DVD in UK 10 November.
Genre: Martial Arts
Certificate: 15
Country: Taiwan
Language: English dubbed
Year: 1984
Original Title: Wu Seng – Also known as: Guards of Shaolin, Ninja vs Shaolin Guard
Running time: 87 min appprox
Out on November 28 is the brand new album "Forever And Ever" by Frankfurt am Main based act Chandeen. The album will be released digitally and physically (CD and vinyl edition). At the moment, mastering engineer Emily Lazar (Goldfrapp, Vampire Weekend, Morrissey, Foo Fighters...) is putting the final touches on the songs. There will also be a single release beforehand. More news when we get it confirmed. Sure is too that Chandeen anno 2014 is still the duo Julia Beyer & Harald Löwy.
Chandeen was founded in 1990 by Harald Löwy and Oliver Henkel and rose to fame in the dark wave scene in the first half of the 1990s. From the middle of the 1990s, the band's style changed to a more pop-oriented sound with influences from rock and trip hop.
First limited edition in 6-panel Digipak with special cover-print in ‘glow in the dark’ ink, 2 exclusive Bonus-Tracks and special 28 page booklet! Beyond the edge of the world In 1992, a newly founded band project swept the moldy dust layers off the medieval music scene forever with only one club hit. “Ad Mortem Festinamus“ of the Llibre Vermell de Montserrat, a collection of late medieval songs from the 14th century, amazed the audience not by an authentic performance on historical instruments, but with an innovative reinterpretation using electronic sound spheres.
Powerful beats and impellent synthesizer pads in harmonic interplay with the engaging mezzo-soprano Sigrid „Syrah“ Hausen captivated dance floor enthusiasts as well as discriminating music lovers. Early music has never been more vivid and is being defined in a completely new way by the trio Qntal. The year 2014 though marks the beginning of a new creative period for Qntal. So far, Sarah "Mariko" Newman supported the band only at live performances, but as of now will be integral part of the line-up. New electronic magus will be Leon Rodt, substituting Philipp “Fil” Groth from now on at the keys and supporting the band as empathetic producer. Furthermore, for the first time in the history of the group, Michael Popp will appear as singer. The seventh studio album – again simply entitled „Qntal VII“ – is ushering in the third era for Qntal and, despite all changes, still remains true to the original virtues. Sensitivity and expertise guide these musicians on their approach to centuries-old lyrics and melodies.
Transformed into modern arrangements, lyrics and melodies alike are reanimated virtuousically. Gracious artistry connects with danceable, catchy sounds, always committed to the historical momentousness of the original piece. Alongside medieval sources such as the song manuscript Carmina Burana, the theologian Meister Eckhart, the minnesinger Heinrich von Morungen or the ars nova composer Guillaume de Machaut, Qntal now also advance as far as to the 17th, 18th and 19th century. For instance, the enchanting poem „By The Light Of The Moon“ by the British poet Lord Byron is just as well transformed into a dignified piece of musical art as the “Tyger” by the nature mystic William Blake. Romanticism thus is not only soundwise an integral part of the album, but also pervades with melancholic dreaminess its lyrics.
With the title “Schnee” [“Snow”] the album “VII” dares even to enter the present: fantasy author Markus Heitz, known for his Dwarves and Alfa novels, excogitated this ode to the “eternal night”. But regardless of which century the lines originate from, either 12th or 21st, Qntal always succeeds to let the essence resound in their songs – multifaceted, formidable and touching. No wonder that these unique avant-gardists play at classical events, such as the cloister concerts at the Walkenried Abbey, the “Landshuter Hofmusiktagen” [court music festival] or the European Church Music Festival as well as at medieval festivals or independent events such as the Amphi-Festival or the renowned Wave-Gotik-Treffen [Wave-Gothic-Meeting] at Leipzig. The opuses of Qntal are universal and timeless, permitting a glance beyond the edge of the world.
Click here for tickets to see Qntal in Belgium at Black Easter Festival.
