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Tuesday, November 3rd 2015 - Edition 571
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Hollywood sings Among winners of this year’s Princess of Asturias Awards is American film director Francis Ford Coppola who has a long list of popular films to his name with The Godfather films to the fore. But he has others that won many awards including Finian’s Rainbow, Patton, American Graffiti, Great Gatsby, Cotton Club, The Rainmaker and Apocalypse Now. One thing they all have in common is that their musical scores have all been wonderful as he is aware that people will carry music in their hearts. Shani Ormiston has graced the front page of The Coastrider before and I'm sure it won't be the last time. She is one of the many composers who are looking to the annual Hollywood Media Music Awards held this month. This is a celebration of music in film, TV, video games, commercials and trailers and has become one of the better predictors of the best original score and best original song Golden Globe and Oscar categories. Strong competition. Songs by Sam Smith, Jennifer Lopez, Brian Wilson, Lady Gaga and Diane Warren and scores by Carter Burwell, Danny Elfman and the still-Oscarless Thomas Newman are among the nominees for the sixth annual Hollywood Music in Media Awards, the only awards show
specifically devoted to the celebration of music in visual media - film, TV, video games, commercials and trailers. Winners will be revealed during a ceremony at The Fonda Theatre in Hollywood on November 11th. The five nominees for song (feature film) are "I'll See You in My Dreams," written and preformed by Keegan DeWitt for the film of the same name; "One Kind of Love," Wilson's original song for the film about his life, Love & Mercy; "See You Again," Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's chart-topping number from Furious 7 that was written by Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Cameron Thomaz and Puth; "Take Care of You," No Escape's tune by Jim James; and "Writing on the Wall," which Smith wrote
with Newman and performs in the upcoming Bond film, Spectre. So it is top class contenders in this years HMMA listings. An advisory board and selection committee including journalists, music executives, songwriters and composers determines HMMA nominees. Selected members of the Society of Composers & Lyricists, the TV Academy, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ music branch, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and
performing-rights organizations, as well as filmmusic journalists and music executives choose winners. So for many individual artists and composers there is anticipation that one of their compositions will be a winner and attract the attention of film producers like Coppola. Two of the Oscar nominees for Best Original Song, "Lost Stars" (Begin Again) written by Gregg Alexander & Danielle Brisebois and "Everything is Awesome" (The Lego Movie) written by Shawn Patterson, had both been won at the previous Hollywood Music In Media Awards. Although the majority of nominees are from U.S.A. among the nominations are many from Spain, including Shani Ormiston of Torrevieja. In the past a winning instrumental composition was by a friend of Shani’s, Jaime Helios, who accompanied her at the Torrevieja Municipal Theatre when she presented one of her own CD’ s. Since then Jaime has gone on to provide music for short films. Shani’s nomination of her
song “Brave” this year is not the first time that it has attracted the attention of the judges and she was surprised to see it once again in the list of nominees. Shani is one of those Indie performers who are not tied down by a recording company or agent, preferring to do her own thing. This has its advantages and disadvantages, but for most Indie performers they prefer the ability to do what they want and when they want, without the pressure of outside agencies. Music falls into a variety of categories including genres such as Contemporary, classical, instrumental, jazz, pop and world. Shani’s song this year “Brave” in Adult Contemporary has already won accolades and features in her latest English CD “Once Upon a Time” in its original English version with an extra track of it in Spanish. It is a positive theme of the need to pick oneself up and get on with life and be courageous and brave. Here is wishing Shani lots of luck with this terrific bit of music and song.
5,000 visitors and 500 vehicles on display Hats Off to the organisers of the III Solidarity Exhibition of Classic Cars, Exotic Sports Cars, Motorcycles and Trucks that was held on Sunday, 25th October, 2015 in Almoradi. In a word, 'Impressive'. It was an impressive display of not only cars, bikes and trucks but especially of solidarity and no other one day show in the region attracts such a cross section of the community for an automotive event. The aim of the meeting was to raise funds for Nadia, a young woman suffering from a rare disease that requires very expensive treatment and requires her travelling abroad every year to try and improve her condition. Nadia arrived at the show around 11.00 and was escorted through the streets accompanied by a Vega Baja Band, clapping and cheering from everyone at the event, as she was pushed towards the staging area, to take pride and place at the head of the event. The exhibition grows every year. The first
edition had 1,500 visitors, the second about 2,800 and this year it exceeded all expectations with over 5,000 visitors, judging by those who participated in the displays, bought food and drink and supported the event n many other ways. The event was organized by three companies: Talleres Virauto, Amix Talleres Virauto, Amix and Desguaces Mora scrap yards.