Congratulations to Cybraphon! Monday, 9 November 2009
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We were at the BAFTA Scotland awards last night. It was a fabulously glittery evening and a great party. The bad news for us was that The Lost Book didn’t win the Interactive category – but the good news is that the award went to the lovely Cybraphon. Here we are with Cybraphon’s human representatives (who explained that Cybraphon couldn’t make it there due to a lack of casters!) and their BAFTA:
Other good news: Mick Cooke (our soundtrack competition guest judge) and Gili Dolev picked up the Animated Short award for the brilliant The Happy Duckling. Well done Mick and Gili!
Soundtrack competition winners Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Posted by The Lost Book in Soundtrack competition.Tags: belle and sebastian, composer, mick cooke, Music, scottish chamber orchestra, soundtrack
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We’re delighted to announce the winners in our soundtrack competition, run by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and judged by Belle and Sebastian band member Mick Cooke and professional composer Alexis Bennett.
Submissions came from the UK, Spain, the Netherlands, Iran and the USA. Two American composers came out on top. mike_bohn won the adult category, with cobra151 winning in the 16 to 18-year-old section. SPegg also received a “highly commended” mention in the adult category. (more…)
Soundtrack competition closed Tuesday, 30 June 2009
Posted by Helen in Soundtrack competition.Tags: belle and sebastian, composer, mick cooke, Music, scottish chamber orchestra, soundtrack
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Entries to the Scottish Chamber Orchestra‘s soundtrack competition closed on Friday. We have entries from composers in Germany, Iran, The Netherlands, Spain, the UK and the USA.
Each entrant has taken on the challenge of writing new music for episode 1 of The Lost Book – and they’ve all done a brilliant job. Well done and congratulations to each of you. I don’t envy our judges (composers Mick Cooke, of Belle and Sebastian, and Alexis Bennett) the task of selecting a winner.
Links to all the entries can be found on the soundtrack competition page.
Soundtrack competition – deadline tomorrow! Thursday, 25 June 2009
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Are you thinking of entering the Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s soundtrack competition? The challenge is to write your own music for episode 1 of The Lost Book. Entries need to be submitted by 5pm GMT tomorrow, Friday 26th June.
Check out the soundtrack competition pages for information, help and the rules. The judges are Mick Cooke of Belle and Sebastian, and Alexis Bennett, official composer for episode 1.
Good luck!
Soundtrack competition – 1 week left! Friday, 19 June 2009
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Thinking of entering the Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s Lost Book soundtrack competition? The deadline’s next Friday, 26th June 2009.
• Check out the soundtrack competition pages for information, help and the rules.
• The challenge is to write new music for episode 1 of The Lost Book.
• Anyone of any age, anywhere in the world can enter.
• Judges are Mick Cooke of Belle and Sebastian and Alexis Bennett, official composer for episode 1.
So, what are you waiting for?! Get composing!
Storytelling in music – soundtrack comp. Thursday, 18 June 2009
Posted by Helen in Soundtrack competition.Tags: belle and sebastian, composer, mick cooke, Music, scottish chamber orchestra, soundtrack
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Wow! I’ve got exciting news for you: the Scottish Chamber Orchestra has today announced the judges for their Lost Book soundtrack competition. They are… drumroll…
Mick Cooke of Belle and Sebastian and our very own Alexis Bennett.
Mick has been a member of Belle and Sebastian (one of my favourite bands) since 1998. The band won a Brit in 1999 and has been nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and an Ivor Novello Award. Their music has featured on film soundtracks including the Oscar-winning Juno, and they composed the soundtrack for Todd Solondz’s Storytelling.
As a composer, Mick writes music for film and TV – particularly animation. In 2008 he completed the music for The Happy Duckling which is currently winning awards around the world (the photo shows Mick collecting the prize for Best Children’s Film at Stuttgart International Animation Film Festival last month). The Happy Duckling is screening at the Edinburgh film festival this Sunday as part of the Maclaren Animation 2 programme of short films.
Mick says:
“It’s an honour to be judging this exciting competition. Scoring for animation, particularly when it is so well made, is such a rewarding job. There are so many talented composers out there, discovered and undiscovered. I’m looking forward to hearing some great scores.”
Alexis you already know. He’s the multi-talented composer who wrote the music for episode 1 of The Lost Book; he’ll be returning in episode 6. Recently he’s been involved with an opera in IKEA, performances with his group The Early Music Experiment, a new composition as part of a Bartok event, and much more.
The soundtrack competition invites composers of any age, all around the world, to write new music for episode 1 of The Lost Book. The deadline is fast approaching. We’ve had the first entries already – you need to get yours in before next Friday, 26 June 2009.
Take a look at the soundtrack competition pages for all the details.
The Lost Book is an animated web series where you wrote the plot.
