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Lucas Richman
Lucas Richman (born January 31, 1964) is an American composer and conductor. He has conducted several film score soundtracks, including: ''As Good as It Gets'', '' Se7en'', '' The Manchurian Candidate'', and '' The Village''. In addition to his recording and film work, Richman has been serving, since 2010, as the music director of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra in Bangor, Maine. His niece is actress Julia Lester. Life and career Richman is the son of American actors Peter Mark Richman and Helen (Landess) Richman. He received his master of music degree in conducting from the University of Southern California. Richman earned a Dramalogue Award for conducting Leonard Bernstein’s ''Candide'' in 2005. As conductor, Richman was music director for the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra from 2003 to 2015. Richman has been current music director for the Bangor Symphony Orchestra since 2010. In 2011, Richman and his collaborators on the Christopher Tin album ''Calling All Dawns'' received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
53rd Annual Grammy Awards
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2011, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. They were broadcast on CBS with a rating of 26.6 million viewers. Barbra Streisand was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year two nights prior to the telecast on February 11. Nominations were announced on December 1, 2010 and a total of 108 awards were presented. Most of the awards were presented during the pre-telecast, which took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center next to the Staples Center, where the main telecast took place. The eligibility period was October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010. For the third year, nominations were announced on prime-time television as part of "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown to Music's Biggest Night" a one-hour special broadcast live on CBS from Club Nokia at L.A. Live. Arcade Fire won Album of the Year for '' The Suburbs'' becoming the first indie act to do so, and surprising many viewers and critics. Baba Yet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An American Girl
American Girl is a line of dolls, books, and accessories. American Girl(s) may also refer to: Film * ''American Girl'' (film series) * ''American Girl'' (2002 film), an American comedy-drama * ''American Girl'' (2021 film), a Taiwanese drama * ''American Girls'' (film), a 1918 Dutch silent film * '' Kit Kittredge: An American Girl'', a 2008 American film Literature * ''American Girl'' (magazine), a magazine published by the American Girl company * ''American Girl'', a magazine published by the Girl Scouts of the US from 1920 to 1979 * ''American Girl'' (book series) * '' The American Girl'', a 2005 novel by Monika Fagerholm Music * American Girls (band), a 1980s all-female music group * "American Girl" (Tom Petty song), 1976 * "Last of the American Girls", a song by Green Day from 21st Century Breakdown ''21st Century Breakdown'' is the eighth studio album by the American rock band Green Day, released on May 15, 2009, through Reprise Records. Green Day commenced wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finding Neverland (soundtrack)
''Finding Neverland'' is the original soundtrack album, on the Decca label, of the 2004 film '' Finding Neverland'' starring Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Radha Mitchell, and Dustin Hoffman. The original score and songs were composed and produced by Jan A. P. Kaczmarek. Featured soloists on the recording include Polish jazz pianist, producer and film composer Leszek Możdżer, who performed the piano parts. Track listing # "Where Is Mr. Barrie?" – 3:32 # "The Park" – 1:07 # "Dancing with the Bear" – 2:03 # "The Kite" – 1:37 # "The Chess" – 1:07 # "Neverland – Piano Variation in Blue" – 4:29 # "The Spoon on the Nose" – 1:28 # "The Pirates" – 2:11 # "The Marriage" – 2:40 # "Children Arrive" – 3:15 # "Drive to the Cottage" – 1:04 # "The Peter Pan Overture" – 1:17 # "Peter" – 2:20 # "The Park on Piano" – 5:23 # "The Stairs" – 2:14 # "Impossible Opening" – 3:26 # "The Rehearsal" – 1:20 # "Neverland – Minor Piano Variatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award For Best Original Score
The Academy Award for Best Original Score is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer. Some pre-existing music is allowed, though, but a contending film must include a minimum of original music. This minimum since 2021 is established as 35% of the music, which is raised to 80% for sequels and franchise films. Fifteen scores are shortlisted before nominations are announced. History The Academy began awarding movies for their scores in 1935. The category was originally called Best Scoring. At the time, winners and nominees were a mix of original scores and adaptations of pre-existing material. Following the controversial win of Charles Previn for '' One Hundred Men and a Girl'' in 1938, a film without a credited composer that featured pre-existing classical music, the Academy added a Best Original S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Borrowers (1997 Film)
''The Borrowers'' is a 1997 fantasy comedy film directed by Peter Hewitt (director), Peter Hewitt and starring John Goodman, Jim Broadbent, Celia Imrie, Mark Williams (actor), Mark Williams, Hugh Laurie and Bradley Pierce. It is loosely based on the 1952 The Borrowers, children's novel of the same name by author Mary Norton (author), Mary Norton. When the film was released in the United Kingdom, it opened at No. 2, behind ''Alien Resurrection''. The next week, the film retained the position, though under ''Tomorrow Never Dies''. The film received generally positive reviews from critics upon its release, with praise geared towards the visuals and performances, although there was some criticism towards the changes to the story. In 1998, the film was nominated for Best British Film in the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards, but lost to Gary Oldman's film ''Nil by Mouth (film), Nil by Mouth''. Plot Young Pete Lender sets up traps throughout his home, explaini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anastasia (1997 Film)
''Anastasia'' is a 1997 American animated Musical film, musical historical fantasy film produced and directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman from a screenplay by the writing teams of Susan Gauthier and Bruce Graham, and Bob Tzudiker and Noni White, and based on a story adaptation by Eric Tuchman. It features songs written by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens and a Film score, musical score composed and conducted by David Newman (composer), David Newman. The film stars the voices of Meg Ryan, John Cusack, Kelsey Grammer, Christopher Lloyd, Hank Azaria, Bernadette Peters, Kirsten Dunst, and Angela Lansbury. Set in an alternate 1926, an Amnesia, amnesiac Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, Anastasia Romanov goes on a journey to discover her past. ''Anastasia'' was the first 20th Century Fox animated feature to be produced by its own animation division, 20th Century Fox Animation, through its subsidiary Fox Animation Studios. The film premiered at the Ziegfeld Theatre (1969), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Face/Off
''Face/Off'' is a 1997 American science fiction action film directed by John Woo, from a screenplay by Mike Werb and Michael Colleary. It stars John Travolta as an FBI agent and Nicolas Cage as a terrorist, who undergo an experimental surgery to swap their faces and identities. The film co-stars Joan Allen, Gina Gershon, and Alessandro Nivola, and features Dominique Swain, Nick Cassavetes, Harve Presnell, Colm Feore, CCH Pounder, and Thomas Jane in supporting roles. Principal photography began on January 4, 1997 in Los Angeles, and wrapped on April 1. The film score was composed by John Powell. ''Face/Off'' was the first Hollywood film in which Woo was given major creative control. It earned critical acclaim for the performances by Cage and Travolta and its stylized action sequences. The film earned $245 million worldwide, making it the 11th highest-grossing film of 1997, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Sound Effects Editing ( Mark Stoeckinger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mindwarp
''Mindwarp'' is the second serial of the larger narrative known as '' The Trial of a Time Lord'' which encompasses the whole of the 23rd season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 4 to 25 October 1986. The title ''Mindwarp'' is not used on screen and appears only on the serial's scripts with the four episodes that comprise the story being transmitted as '' The Trial of a Time Lord'' Parts Five to Eight. This story marks the final appearance of Nicola Bryant as Peri Brown. In the serial, the alien time traveller the Sixth Doctor (Colin Baker) is put on trial by his people, the Time Lords, and is accused of meddling in the affairs of the planet Thoros Beta in the 24th century. Much of the story consists of a video testimony presented by the prosecutor – the Valeyard (Michael Jayston) – of The Doctor discovering the alien arms dealer Sil ( Nabil Shaban) is looking for a way to prolong the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rome
Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2,746,984 residents in , Rome is the list of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, third most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. The Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, with a population of 4,223,885 residents, is the most populous metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan city in Italy. Rome metropolitan area, Its metropolitan area is the third-most populous within Italy. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber Valley. Vatican City (the smallest country in the world and headquarters of the worldwide Catholic Church under the governance of the Holy See) is an independent country inside the city boun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tribute To John F
A tribute (; from Latin ''tributum'', "contribution") is wealth, often in kind, that a party gives to another as a sign of submission, allegiance or respect. Various ancient states exacted tribute from the rulers of lands which the state conquered. In the case of alliances, lesser parties may pay tribute to more powerful parties as a sign of allegiance. Tributes are different from taxes, as they are not collected in the same regularly routine manner that taxes are. Further, with tributes, a recognition of political submission by the payer to the payee is uniquely required. Overview The Aztec Empire is another example, as it received tribute from the various city-states and provinces that it conquered. Ancient China received tribute from various states such as Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Borneo, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar and Central Asia. Aztec Empire Tributes as a form of government The Aztecs used tributes as a means for maintaining control over conq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is an American orchestra based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The orchestra is resident at Heinz Hall, located in Pittsburgh's Cultural District. Since 2008, the orchestra's music director is Manfred Honeck. The orchestra's current president and CEO is Melia Tourangeau. History 1895–1910: Founding and early history The orchestra was founded by the Pittsburgh Arts Society with conductor Frederic Archer in 1895, who brought with him a number of musicians from the Boston Symphony Orchestra and led the PSO in its first concert the following year. In 1898, Victor Herbert was chosen to lead the orchestra. The orchestra traveled at a more frequent rate under Herbert's tenure, performing in Boston, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Canada. Its personnel included such musicians as Luigi von Kunits (later the first conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra) as concertmaster, first violinist Frederick William Stahlberg, second violinist J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
