Francis Lai to receive lifetime award at soundtrack event

The king of chabada, Francis Lai
The king of chabada, Francis Lai

Frenchman Francis Lai, the cult soundtrack composer who gave a distinctive feel to films such as Claude Lelouch’s “A Man and a Woman/Un homme et une femme”), “Bilitis and “Love Story” will receive a lifetime award at the upcoming World Soundtrack Awards in Ghent, Belgium in October 2014.

UPDATE: Francis Lai died at the age of 86 on November 7, 2018. Continue reading Francis Lai to receive lifetime award at soundtrack event

Cliff Martinez to host concert at World Soundtrack Awards

Cliff Martinez InterView (LakeShore) from APLUSFILMZ on Vimeo.

Former Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Cliff Martinez will be featured at a special concert during the World Soundtrack Awards, held during the Ghent Film Festival October 25, 2014. The concert will focus on his long-standing collaboration with director Steven Soderbergh, for whom he composed on “Sex, Lies and Videotape”, “Traffic”, “Kafka”, “Contagion”, “The Limey” and “Solaris”.

UPDATE: scroll down to download his album with the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra. Continue reading Cliff Martinez to host concert at World Soundtrack Awards