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Category Archives: Krakow Film Music Festival
KFMF marks Elliot Goldenthal’s 70th with his ‘Symphony No. 3’
By Ray Bennett American composer Elliot Goldenthal’s affinity with Poland and that nation’s cultural icons reached another pinnacle with his ‘Symphony No. 3’, which will be performed as part of the Krakow Film Music Festival’s ‘Traces of Memory’ evening at … Continue reading
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Tagged Elliot Goldenthal, Krakow Film Music Festival, Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra, Krzysztof Penderecki
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There are film composers and then there’s Elliot … Goldenthal
By Ray Bennett Oscar-winning American composer Elliot Goldenthal, who turns 70 today, said that the first time he saw the sheet music for Krzysztof Penderecki’s ‘Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima for 52 Strings’ when he was 17, he turned … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Interviews, Krakow Film Music Festival, Memory Lane, Music, News, Recalling ...
Tagged Elliot Goldenthal, Hans Zimmer, Julie Taymor, Krakow Film Music Festival, Krzysztof Penderecki, World Soundtrack Awards
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KFMF18: From video games to James Bond
By Ray Bennett KRAKÓW – David Arnold and his music for the James Bond film “Casino Royale” made sure the 11th Kraków Film Music Festival ended on a high note Sunday night as he played the iconic 007 guitar theme … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Krakow Film Music Festival, Music, News
Tagged 'Casino Royale', 'Lion', 'The Witcher', Angela Bermudez, Austin Wintory, Beethoven Academy Orchestra, CD PROJEKT RED, Christopher Drake, Cinematic Piano, Daniel Licht, David Arnold, Dustin O’Halloran, Eímear Noone, Elliot Goldenthal, FMF Ambassador Award, FMF Young Talent Award, Gavin Greenaway, Hauschka (Volker Bertelmann), ICE Krakow, Jesper Kyd, Jóhann Jóhannsson, KFMF18, Krakow Film Music Festival, Krzysztof Penderecki Hall, Ludwig Wiki, Marco Valerio Antonini, Michael Giacchino, Norman Kim, Pro Musica Mundi Choir, Przemysław Sokół, Richard Jacques, Sara Andon, Sinfonietta Cracovia, Tauron Arena, Tina Guo, Varese Sarabande, Video Games Music Gala
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KFMF18: Celtic, Nordic and Hispanic funk and folk fill the night
By Ray Bennett KRAKÓW – Music and songs from Icelandic film and television composer Atli Örvarsson’s band Torrek and the movies of Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar enlivened the night on June 1 in a funk and funk concert called Dance2Cinema: … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Krakow Film Music Festival, Music, News
Tagged 'Beauty and the Beast', 'Chicago Fire', 'Chicago PD', Alan Menken, All About Almodóvar | Funk & Folk, Atli Örvarsson, Beethoven Academy Orchestra, Carlos Perdomo, Eoghan Neff, Erik Ochsner, Esther Ovejero, Flaithrí Neff, FMF4kids, Francis Hernández, Hilda Örvarsdóttir, Howard Ashman, Hubert Zapiór, International Children’s Day, KFMF18, Krakow Film Music Festival, Museum of Municipal Engineering, Pancho Delgado, Pedro Almodovar, Polish Radio Choir, Roberto Amor, Satnam Ramgotra, Sylwia Banasik, Tim Rice, Torrek
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KFMF18: The sound of music, Polish style
By Ray Bennett KRAKÓW – Often in minor chords and melancholy but then again rousing, lush and hopeful, the music of Polish cinema filled the newly named Krzysztof Penderecki Hall at ICE Kraków Thursday night as the Film Music Festival … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Krakow Film Music Festival, Music, News
Tagged Agnieszka Holland, Andrzej Święs., Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz, AUKSO Chamber Orchestra, Clint Mansell, Cracow Singers, Daniel Popiałkiewicz, Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman, ICE Krakow, Igor Falecki, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, Jeff Beal, Jimek, Jose Manuel Alban Juarez, KFMF18, Krakow Film Music Festival, Krzysztof Penderecki Hall, Marek Moś, Mateusz Kołakowski, Monika Szulińska, Piotr Wrombel, Radzimir Dębski, Sandro di Stefano, Sara Andon, Tomer Moked, Wojtek Kowalewski, Zbigniew Preisner
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KFMF18: Penderecki, Goldenthal make spines tingle
By Ray Bennett KRAKÓW – Krzysztof Penderecki does not make music for movies, directors make films for his music. That, at least, is how it appeared at the Kraków Film Music Festival’s Penderecki2Cinema concert Wednesday evening. The legendary Polish composer … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Krakow Film Music Festival, Music, News
Tagged 'Concerto for Trumpet and Strings', Dirk Brosse, Elliot Goldenthal, ICE Kraków Auditorium Hall, KFMF18, Krakow Film Music Festival, Krakow Mayor Jacek Majchrowski, Krzysztof Penderecki, Krzysztof Penderecki Hall, Michael Nyman, National Polish Radio Orchestra, Penderecki2Cinema, Robert Townson, Tadeusz Kościuszko
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KFMF18: Elliot Goldenthal on the ability to inspire
By Ray Bennett KRAKÓW – American composer Elliot Goldenthal paid tribute to two Polish heroes at a media conference to open the 11th annual Krakow Film Music Festival today. Oscar-winner for “Frida” and recipient of the festival’s first Wojciech Kilar … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Krakow Film Music Festival, Music, News
Tagged Agnieszka Holland, Eímear Noone, Elliot Goldenthal, ICE Krakow Congress Centre, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, KFMF18, Krakow Film Music Festival, Krzysztof Penderecki, Magda Miska-Jackowska, NOSPR Concert Hall, Pawel Pawlik, RMF Classic, Robert Piaskowski, Tadeusz Kościuszko, Wojciech Kilar Award
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KFMF18: Michael Nyman: Music that defines a world
By Ray Bennett KRAKOW – When Michael Nyman asked director Jane Campion why she chose him to write the music for her 1996 film “The Piano”, she said something that pleased the iconic British composer very much. “You’re the only … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Krakow Film Music Festival, Music, News
Tagged 'Concerto for Trumpet and Strings', Dirk Brosse, Elliot Goldenthal, Holly Hunter, Jane Campion, Krakow Film Music Festival, Krzysztof Penderecki, Michael Nyman; KFMF18, Nikiforos Chrysoloras, Peter Greenaway, Polish National Radio Orchestra, Tadeusz Kościuszko, Wojciech Kilar Award
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Memories of KFMF’s brilliant 2017 birthday party
By Ray Bennett LONDON – Most big film shindigs including Festival de Cannes and events from Berlin to Venice are like being in a bubble. When you’re there, nothing else matters. As soon as it’s over, you forget about it. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Agata Grabowiecka, Andrea Marlowe, Christine Russell, Doreen Ringer-Ross, Eleni Mitsiaki, Gary Marlowe, Gorka Oteisa, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, Jean-Michel Bernard, Joanna Broniec, Jon Broxton, KFMF, Krakow Film Music Festival, Martin Tillman, Michael Todd, Peter Ebbinghaus, Ray Costa, Restauracja Destino, Richard Bellis, Robert Piaskowski, Robert Townson, Sara Andon, Shaun LeMone, Trevor Morris, Valerie Dobbelaere, Zoe Morris
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KFMF: Adventure and tears as orchestra plays ‘Titanic Live’
By Ray Bennett KRAKOW – The Krakow Film Music Festival raised James Cameron’s “Titanic” to new heights as it screened to a live performance of James Horner’s Oscar-winning score to mark the film’s 20th anniversary. The festival had planned to … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Krakow Film Music Festival, Music, Reviews
Tagged 'Titanic Live', 'Titanic', Boys Choir of the Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra, Edyta Górniak, Eric Rigler, James Horner, Karolina Gorgol-Zaborniak, KFMF, Krakow Film Music Festival, Ludwig Wicki, Sinfonietta Cracovia, Tauron Arena, Will Jennings
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