US composer Elliot Goldenthal will obtain a lifetime achievement award on the upcoming twenty fourth World Soundtrack Awards (WSA), Movie Fest Gent’s annual movie music awards ceremony.
Goldenthal is most famed for his Oscar, Golden Globe and WSA-winning rating for Frida, in addition to scoring Interview With The Vampire, Warmth, Batman Without end, Michael Collins, Titus and Throughout The Universe throughout his completed profession.
He will probably be offered together with his award on October 16 on the WSA ceremony and live performance in Ghent, through which a number of Goldenthal’s work will probably be carried out by the Brussels Philharmonic performed by Dirk Brossé.
Goldenthal, who turns 70 this yr, was raised in New York Metropolis, the place he was uncovered to a various array of musical cultures and genres, fostering his love for music. He studied on the Manhattan College of Music, the place composers John Corigliano and Aaron Copland have been his mentors. His scores are recognised for his fusion of orchestral, jazz, rock and digital components.
Extra just lately he labored on the Netflix movie Our Souls At Night time, Julie Taymor’s The Glorias and the theatrical manufacturing M. Butterfly starring Clive Owen.
“It’s a nice honour to obtain the 2024 World Soundtrack Awards Lifetime Achievement Award,” mentioned Goldenthal. “I’ve an extended affiliation with each the awards and with maestro Dirk Brossé. Each have been preeminent forces in preservation and the celebration of movie music and its historical past. To see the listing of previous recipients, of many composers that I’ve esteemed within the realm of movie music, is a good tribute to the artwork kind. Any composer could be honoured to be counted amongst them.”
