Composers Howard Shore and Bear McCreary will be two of the honorees at the International Film Music Festival of the Province of Córdoba, which is being held July 19th through 26th in Córdoba, Spain.
For two nights, Shore’s music will be highlighted with live performances. One night will focus entirely on his music for the Lord Of The Rings films while a second night will focus on his career, paying particular attention to his scores for films with directors Martin Scorsese and David Cronenberg (The Fly, Scanners). A new award will be created at the festival named after Shore that will recognize the contributions of an up-and-coming Berklee College Of Music alumnus.
Festival founder David Doncel comments:
“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. 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.
In addition to these performances, composer Bear McCreary will be receiving the third annual Elmer Bernstein Award. His music will be performed over two nights, pulling from the scores of shows such as “The Walking Dead“, “Da Vinci’s Demons“, “Black Sails“, and more.
