Killers of the Flower Moon
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The British Academy of Film and Television has announced the 5 final nominations for the 2024 EE British Academy Film Awards in the music category.

2024 BAFTA Nominations

The British Academy of Film and Television has announced the 5 final nominations for the 2024 EE British Academy Film Awards in the music category.

Poor Things – Jerskin Fendrix
Saltburn – Anthony Willis
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Daniel Pemberton
Killers of the Flower Moon – Robbie Robertson
Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson

The winners will be announced at the EE British Academy Film Awards ceremony on Sunday February 18, 2024 at London's Royal Festival Hall.

More info at: Official Web Site BAFTA

The nominations for the 81st Golden Globe Awards were announced december 11, 2023.

81st Golden Globe Awards

The nominations for the 81st Golden Globe Awards were announced december 11, 2023.

Here are the nominations in the film category:

Best Original Song:

Addicted to Romance – She Came to Me (Bruce Springsteen)
Dance The Night– Barbie (Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Dua Lipa, Caroline Ailin)
I’m Just Ken – Barbie (Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt)
Peaches – The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Jack Black, Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Eric Osmond, John Spiker)
Road to Freedom – Rustin (Lenny Kravitz)
What Was I Made For – Barbie (Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell)

Best Original Score:

Killers of the Flower Moon – Robbie Robertson
Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson
Poor Things – Jerskin Fendrix
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Daniel Pemberton
The Boy and the Heron – Joe Hisaishi
The Zone of Interest – Mica Levi

CBS is hosting the Golden Globes live on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024.

More info at: Official Web Site Golden Globe Awards

Sony Music Masterworks today releases Killers Of The Flower Moon (Soundtrack From The Apple Original Film), an album of music from the Martin Scorsese film by legendary guitarist and composer Robbie Robertson.

Sony Music Masterworks today releases Killers Of The Flower Moon (Soundtrack From The Apple Original Film), an album of music from the Martin Scorsese film by legendary guitarist and composer Robbie Robertson.

Available everywhere , the soundtrack features an original score crafted by the late musician for Scorsese’s western crime drama as well as 6 additional tracks heard throughout the film that are authentic to the 1920s Oklahoma setting.
The project marks the 11th collaboration between Scorsese and Robertson and is the final chapter in a celebrated creative partnership between the two that lasted over 40 years.
A deeply personal project for Robertson, who spent much of his childhood on the Six Nations Reserve as part of his mother’s Mohawk community, the soundtrack is an inimitable sonic companion to the film rooted in authenticity and the deep emotionality of the storyline.
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon is now playing in theaters around the world, including IMAX theatres.

Of the project, composer Robbie Robertson says, “I feel that the score is unexpected in many ways and authentic to the heart of the story.
For me, it’s kind of perfection to be able to go all the way around this big circle. Starting at Six Nations when music comes along in my life, and then to my history with Martin Scorsese and all the movies leading up to Killers of the Flower Moon.
The fact that we’re getting to do a Western in our own way, you really couldn’t have written this. We’re in awe ourselves that our brotherhood has outlasted everything.
We’ve been there, we’ve been through it. I am so proud of both our friendship and our work. They have been a gift in my life.”

First hearing from Scorsese about the film when it was little more than an idea in the director’s head, Robertson immediately began a research process that would first return the musician back to his roots.
“I was gathering pictures in my head of music I heard as a child at the Six Nations Indian Reserve,” he recalls, continuing, “My relatives are all sitting around with their instruments, and one guy would start a rhythm, and then somebody would start singing a melody to that, and it was just haunting.
The feeling of the music beside you like that, humming and droning – the groove and the feel of it got under my skin and it lives there forever.”
It was through this process, which also involved Robertson spending time in Oklahoma studying the music of the Osage Nation and researching popular music of the 1920s, that the musician was able to create what he describes as a “jukebox of music selections” to begin working through with Scorsese as the director was putting together the film.

“Two days after Marty returned from Oklahoma and filming had wrapped, he was ready to get started with the music,” recalls Robertson, who says of the process, “digging into my imagination and seeing where it leads me helps build what I do with him. Sometimes, it’s a small build, but this was a really big one.
A lot of music was involved with this.”
As Robertson explored the story sonically, he began imagining what he describes as a “swarm of guitars,” elaborating, “I wanted to build an orchestra of guitar sounds with different variations of the instrument. I kept building and building the orchestra and then I tore it down and tried to keep its soul.”
Robertson built a foundation for his score utilizing everything from acoustic to steel strings, dobro, bowed and electric guitars, then added native instrumentation and drums for an authentic sound. The result is a masterpiece score that acts as a steady heartbeat to the onscreen action and mirrors the deep emotionality at the core of the story.

About Killers Of The Flower Moon

Killers of the Flower Moon is an epic western crime saga, where real love crosses paths with unspeakable betrayal. Based on a true story and told through the improbable romance of Ernest Burkhart (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Mollie Kyle (Lily Gladstone), Killers of the Flower Moon tracks the suspicious murders of members of the Osage Nation, who became some of the richest people in the world overnight after oil was discovered underneath their land.
Killers of the Flower Moon also stars Robert De Niro and Jesse Plemons, and is directed by Academy Award winner Martin Scorsese from a screenplay by Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese, based on David Grann’s best-selling book.

Hailing from Apple Studios, Killers of the Flower Moon was produced alongside Imperative Entertainment, Sikelia Productions and Appian Way. Producers are Martin Scorsese, Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas and Daniel Lupi, with Leonardo DiCaprio, Rick Yorn, Adam Sommer, Marianne Bower, Lisa Frechette, John Atwood, Shea Kammer and Niels Juul serving as executive producers.  

About Robbie Robertson

Robbie Robertson was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1943, with roots in both the Mohawk community at the Six Nations Reserve and the Jewish enclave of the city’s downtown.
At age 10, he began playing guitar, and at 16, he joined rockabilly star Ronnie Hawkins’ band the Hawks alongside drummer Levon Helm.
He received his rock ‘n’ roll education in the Hawks which would include future bandmates Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, and Garth Hudson. Robertson’s guitar style on songs like “Who Do You Love” ushered in bluesy rock and influenced numerous musicians.

The Hawks went on to play with Bob Dylan on his legendary “Going Electric” tours in 1965 and 1966. Moving to Woodstock in 1967, Robertson and his bandmates recorded the seminal “basement tapes” with Dylan before changing their name to The Band and releasing Music from Big Pink album in 1968.
The album marked a watershed in rock history, boasting the Robertson-penned classic “The Weight.”

The Band performed at the Woodstock Festival before releasing an eponymous album that included the Robertson-composed “Up On Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.” Other releases include Stage Fright (1970), Cahoots (1971), the double live set Rock Of Ages (1972), Moondog Matinee (1974), and Before the Flood (1975).
They performed before the largest rock concert audience in history in 1973 (an estimated 650,000 people), became the first rock band to be featured on the cover of TIME magazine, and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.

The Band’s last live performance in 1976, “The Last Waltz,” featured icons Dylan, Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, Van Morrison, Neil Young and Joni Mitchell.
The concert film, directed by Martin Scorsese, and the three-record box set were released in 1978 and are considered landmarks in each medium.

Long fascinated with film, Robertson was one of the first rock ‘n’ rollers to engage movie music with Carny (1979), and later collaborated with directors including include Barry Levinson (Jimmy Hollywood), Sam Mendes (American Beauty), and Oliver Stone (Any Given Sunday).
Ultimately, his work with long-time collaborator Martin Scorsese on films including Raging Bull (1980), King Of Comedy (1983),
The Color Of Money (1986), Casino (1995), Gangs Of New York (2002), The Departed (2006), Shutter Island (2009), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Silence (2016), and The Irishman (2019) would become a celebrated partnership and lifelong friendship.

Robertson’s solo albums include his Grammy®-nominated self-titled album in 1987 and the Grammy-nominated Contact From The Underworld Of Redboy (1998), which inspired the PBS documentary Robbie Robertson: Making A Noise.
The film took viewers on his journey back to the Six Nations Reservation, where his mother was born and raised and where Robertson spent his summers learning to play guitar.

In addition to his solo albums and career in film music, Robertson penned the New York Times bestseller, Testimony (2016).
A documentary based on the book, Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson And The Band, made its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it was selected to open the event.

( - Sony Music Masterworks - )

More info at: Official Web Site Paramount Pictures

Sony Masterworks presents the soundtrack for the western Killers of the Flower Moon. The album contains the music composed by Robbie Robertson.

Sony Masterworks presents the soundtrack for the western Killers of the Flower Moon. The album contains the music composed by Robbie Robertson.

The soundtrack is available to download on all digital music services since October 20, 2023
A CD version is set to come out on December 8 and vinyl edition the following week, December 15!

Killers of the Flower Moon is directed by Martin Scorsese with Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons, John Lithgow, Tantoo Cardinal, Brendan Fraser, JaNae Collins, Cara Jade Myers, Jillian Dion, Jason Isbell and Sturgill Simpson.
The movie based on David Grann’s best-selling book of the same name is set in 1920s

Oklahoma ; At the turn of the 20th century, oil brought a fortune to the Osage Nation, who became some of the richest people in the world overnight.
The wealth of these Native Americans immediately attracted white interlopers, who manipulated, extorted, and stole as much Osage money as they could before resorting to murder. Based on a true story and told through the improbable romance of Ernest Burkhart (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Mollie Kyle (Lily Gladstone).

More info at: Official Web Site Sony Pictures

Soundtrack now everywhere digitally available!

Sony Music Masterworks has released for Killers of the Flower Moon, an album of music from the Martin Scorsese film by legendary guitarist and composer Robbie Robertson. Available everywhere now, the soundtrack features an original score crafted by the late musician for Scorsese’s western crime drama as well as 6 additional tracks heard throughout the film that are authentic to the 1920s Oklahoma setting. The project marks the 11th collaboration between Scorsese and Robertson and is the final chapter in a celebrated creative partnership between the two that lasted over 40 years. A deeply personal project for Robertson, who spent much of his childhood on the Six Nations Reserve as part of his mother’s Mohawk community, the soundtrack is an inimitable sonic companion to the film rooted in authenticity and the deep emotionality of the storyline. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon is now playing in theaters around the world, including IMAX theatres.

Of the project, composer Robbie Robertson says, “I feel that the score is unexpected in many ways and authentic to the heart of the story. For me, it’s kind of perfection to be able to go all the way around this big circle. Starting at Six Nations when music comes along in my life, and then to my history with Martin Scorsese and all the movies leading up to Killers of the Flower Moon. The fact that we’re getting to do a Western in our own way, you really couldn’t have written this. We’re in awe ourselves that our brotherhood has outlasted everything. We’ve been there, we’ve been through it. I am so proud of both our friendship and our work. They have been a gift in my life.”

First hearing from Scorsese about the film when it was little more than an idea in the director’s head, Robertson immediately began a research process that would first return the musician back to his roots. “I was gathering pictures in my head of music I heard as a child at the Six Nations Indian Reserve,” he recalls, continuing, “My relatives are all sitting around with their instruments, and one guy would start a rhythm, and then somebody would start singing a melody to that, and it was just haunting. The feeling of the music beside you like that, humming and droning – the groove and the feel of it got under my skin and it lives there forever.” It was through this process, which also involved Robertson spending time in Oklahoma studying the music of the Osage Nation and researching popular music of the 1920s, that the musician was able to create what he describes as a “jukebox of music selections” to begin working through with Scorsese as the director was putting together the film.

“Two days after Marty returned from Oklahoma and filming had wrapped, he was ready to get started with the music,” recalls Robertson, who says of the process, “digging into my imagination and seeing where it leads me helps build what I do with him. Sometimes, it’s a small build, but this was a really big one. A lot of music was involved with this.” As Robertson explored the story sonically, he began imagining what he describes as a “swarm of guitars,” elaborating, “I wanted to build an orchestra of guitar sounds with different variations of the instrument. I kept building and building the orchestra and then I tore it down and tried to keep its soul.” Robertson built a foundation for his score utilizing everything from acoustic to steel strings, dobro, bowed and electric guitars, then added native instrumentation and drums for an authentic sound. The result is a masterpiece score that acts as a steady heartbeat to the onscreen action and mirrors the deep emotionality at the core of the story.