For Immediate Release:
Winners of ColonneSonore.net Award, the prize
awarded by the readers of ColonneSonore.net, announced!
ColonneSonore.net is proud to announce the
winners of ColonneSonore.net Awards 2012, the
first edition of a special prize to the best music written for film and
television voted by the readers of our website. The public survey has
encountered the enthusiastic participation of both our loyal readers and
workers of the Italian film/TV music industry.
Online voting began on February 2nd and closed on February 28th, seeing the
participation of more than 1,000 film score enthusiasts submitting their own
preferences over selections spread over six categories. The nominations were
submitted by ColonneSonore.net staff editors, who chose names and titles
through internal votes and ballots among the overall eligible works released
through year 2012. The goal was to represent at best the eclectic and
high-quality work in film and television music by both Italian and foreign composers.
Here are the results of the public survey:
In the category "Best Music for an Italian Film", composer Paolo
Vivaldi won for
the captivating score Maternity Blues, written for the intense
melodramatic film directed by Fabrizio Cattani.
Young talent Andrea Farri has been recognized both as
"Best Italian Composer of the Year" (thanks to his outstanding work
in films like Gli sfiorati and 10 regole per fare innamorare) and for
"Best Music for Italian TV Fiction" for the score of the acclaimed series Squadra
Antimafia: Palermo Oggi 4, broadcasted successfully on Mediaset
channels.
A surprising tie resulted in the category "Best Original Song for an
Italian Film": young and talented singer-songwriter Thony won for
"Time Speaks" (written for the film Tutti i santi giorni, directed by Paolo
Virzì), and Elisa and Andrea Guerra got recognized for "Love is
Requited", the main theme song of Roberto Faenza's Un
giorno questo dolore ti sarà utile (Someday This Pain Will Be Useful).
A win tie is also found in the category "Best Music for a Foreign Language
Film": Howard Shore won for his monumental score to The
Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey, while the legendary John
Williams got
recognized for his poignant musical score for Steven Spielberg's Lincoln.
John Williams was also elected "Best Foreign
Composer of the Year", thanks to his exceptional work on the Steven
Spielberg film.
All winners will receive a certificated plaque.
You can see the results of the public survey to the following link:
We hope this is only the beginning of a long and lasting tradition aimed to
recognize the art of applied music both in our country and all over the world.
Thanks to everyone who participated and voted and made this possible!
The full list of winners of the
ColonneSonore.net Awards - 2012 Edition
Best Music for an Italian Film Music
PAOLO VIVALDI, Maternity Blues
Best Italian Composer of the Year
ANDREA FARRI
Best Original Song for an Italian Film
tie:
ELISA and ANDREA GUERRA, "Love is requited" - from the film Un
giorno questo dolore ti sarà utile (Someday This Pain Will Be Useful)
THONY, "Time Speaks" - from the film Tutti
i santi giorni
Best Music for Italian TV Fiction
ANDREA FARRI, Squadra Antimafia: Palermo Oggi 4
Best Music for a Foreign Language Film
tie:
JOHN WILLIAMS, Lincoln
HOWARD SHORE, The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey
Best Foreign Composer of the Year
JOHN WILLIAMS
