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Scroll over, Beethoven! Music-lover David Hockney uses iPad to create this eye-catching tribute to legendary composer David Hockney painted Ludwig van Beethoven to celebrate his 250th birthday His drew the panting with a stylus on his iPad screen at his home in France A time-lapse video shows his technique of building up layers of colour and … Read more
Composer, 49, behind the Who Wants to be a Millionaire? theme music is charged with arson after blaze at his £1m west London home Composer Matthew Strachan is accused of setting fire to his west London home Strachan appeared at magistrates court where he was given unconditional bail Case was referred to the crown court … Read more
The live-music leg of the BBC Proms kicked off with a composition ‘exploring themes of identity’ by a renowned Black British composer. The world premiere of Hannah Kendall’s five-minute Tuxedo: Vasco ‘de’ Gama opened the programme on BBC Two tonight at the Royal Albert Hall. Kendall sat in the audience as her spine-tingling Basquiat-inspired composition … Read more
EastEnders theme tune composer Simon May SLAMS show bosses for shortening the track at the end of each episode The composer said the theme has been shortened from 80 seconds to just 28 seconds at the end of each episode, with the announcers talking over it He told The Sun: ‘TV companies are paranoid about somebody … Read more
The Hollywood composer who wrote music for the classic film The Good, The Bad and The Ugly has died at the age of 91. Ennio Morricone, whose scores for movies such as ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’, ‘The Mission’ and ‘Cinema Paradiso’ made him one of the world’s most famous and prolific screen … Read more
Chic star Nile Rodgers and James Bond composer David Arnold are among five artists who will mentor musicians as part of the Ivor Novello Awards new scheme. Five British and Irish songwriters and composers have been shortlisted for the Rising Star award, with each winning a spot on the year-long programme with Apple Music. David, 58, … Read more
The Lion King composer Hans Zimmer files for divorce from wife Suzanne in Los Angeles By Paul Chavez For Dailymail.com Published: 03:23 BST, 7 April 2020 | Updated: 03:23 BST, 7 April 2020 Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer has filed for divorce from his wife Suzanne Zimmer. The 62-year-old German composer filed court documents Friday seeking … Read more
Film and TV composer recreates jet pack sequence from James Bond film Thunderball using LEGO with his two children during coronavirus lockdown Jon Opstad made the video of Sean Connery’s 007 with children Ollie and Alice He said it was part of their homeschooling during the UK’s coronavirus lockdown The 36-year-old composer’s James Bond escapes … Read more