Howard Shore, Murray Gold, Bear McCreary headline 11th Film Music Festival of Córdoba

INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC FESTIVAL OF CÓRDOBA ANNOUNCES LINE-UP FOR THE 11TH EDITION Special Guests To Include Howard Shore, Kenji Kawai, David Shire Honorary President Murray Gold And Third Elmer Bernstein Award Recipient Bear McCreary

(June 4, 2015 – Córdoba, Spain) The International Film Music Festival of the Province of Córdoba is proud to announce the lineup for their 11th edition, to be held from July 19 to 26 in Córdoba, Spain.

Legendary composer Howard Shore will be special guest of the festival, which will feature two nights of Shore’s music, one featuring music from THE LORD OF THE RINGS Trilogy and one which will be more of a career retrospective, featuring music from Shore’s long-standing collaborations with directors Martin Scorsese and David Cronenberg.“

Over 10 years ago, one of the best film music composers in history, allowed us to greet him at the door of his dressing room after a LORD OF THE RINGS concert in Seville. Maestro Howard Shore created then the germ of our Festival,” said festival founder David Doncel. “The fact that Maestro Howard Shore leads our guest roster this year, only makes it clear that the Festival has achieved its goal. That of being not only one of the most important festivals in the film music scene and create a special atmosphere in which fans, composers and organizers are involved as a single family. We are proud to have in attendance an outstanding composer whose legacy is timeless and that is already part of the global collective mythology.”

Elmer Bernstein protégé and EMMY® Award-winning composer Bear McCreary (OUTLANDER, THE WALKING DEAD, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA) will receive the third annual Elmer Bernstein Award. The festival will feature two nights of music from McCreary, both at one of the orchestral concerts and a chamber concert on Sunday night. The Calder Quartet, who perform for many of McCreary’s compositions will join Bear performing the music from his repertoire, including MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D., THE WALKING DEAD, DA VINCI’S DEMONS, BLACK SAILS and OUTLANDER.

In conjunction with the Berklee College of Music, Valencia, The International Film Music Festival of the Province of Córdoba will be creating a new award, named after Howard Shore to recognize the contributions of an up-and-coming Berklee alumnus.

Also being celebrated this year are composers David Shire and Kenji Kawai. David Shire, an Academy Award and two-time Grammy winner and multiple Tony and Emmy nominee, has composed prolifically for the theatre, films, television and recordings. His credits include NORMA RAE, ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN, THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1-2-3, RETURN TO OZ, and ZODIAC. Kenji Kawai (川井 憲次 Kawai Kenji) is known for his work on UMECHAN SENSEI (2012), IP MAN (2008) and GHOST IN THE SHELL (1995)

Murray Gold (DOCTOR WHO) was previously named the Honorary President for the 11th Edition.

“I am especially proud and honored to be able to share music and life experiences with geniuses such as Bear McCreary, Murray Gold or Maestros like David Shire, giant Asian sound creators as Kenji Kawai or living legends as Maestro Howard Shore,” said Doncel. “No doubt this is one of our most outstanding years in terms of guest line-up. I want to thank all who made this possible.”