ColonneSonore.net Awards 2013: Winners Announced!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
WINNERS OF THE 2nd EDITION OF COLONNESONORE.NET AWARDS ANNOUNCED!
Ennio Morricone and John Williams elected Best Composers of the Year
Umberto Scipione and Carlo Siliotto win as Best Music of the Year
MILANO, MARCH 3, 2014 - Online voting for the Second Edition of ColonneSonore.net Awards, the prize of ColonneSonore.net voted by readers and followers of the website, closed yesterday and winners are now being announced. As it happened last year, the public poll was met with great enthusiasm both by our readers and film & tv professionals in the Italian industry, with more than 2,000 votes in all six categories.
Once again, the variety of choices is the most striking aspect that emerged from this year's online voting, thanks to a selection of winners that includes all-time great maestros, highly acclaimed composers and up-and-coming new talents.
Ennio Morricone was awarded as “Best Italian Composer of the Year”, mainly thanks to his great score to Giuseppe Tornatore's The Best Offer, but also for his high-quality writing for several television series and his intense concert touring around the world.
American Maestro John Williams was elected “Best Foreign Composer of the Year”. The highly emotional score for the film The Book Thief struck a deep chord in the audience. Williams won 2 awards last year and this is his third ColonneSonore.net Award.
In the category “Best Music for an Italian Film”, composer Umberto Scipione wins the award thanks to his charming score for the highly successful comedy Il principe abusivo (The Unauthorized Prince), starring popular Italian comedian Alessandro Siani (who also directed the picture).
In an unexpected twist, an Italian composer wins also in the “Best Music for a Foreign Film” category: Carlo Siliotto was awarded by our readers for his moving score to No se aceptan devoluciones (Instructions Not Included), the Mexican comedy drama directed by Eugenio Derbez, which is now the most successful Spanish-language film ever released in the United States.
Highly acclaimed scoring duo Pivio and Aldo De Scalzi wins in the category “Best Original Song for an Italian Film” with the song “La vita possibile” (performed by Francesco Renga), written for Alessandro Gassman's film Razzabastarda (Bastard Breed).
Emanuele Bossi was awarded in the category “Best Music for Italian Television Series” (a.k.a “Fiction”) for his scoring on the series Benvenuti a Tavola 2 – Nord vs. Sud, the popular tv series set in the world of Italian cuisine currently airing on Mediaset channels.
All winners will be honoured with a certified plaque. You can see the final results of the public poll at the following link: http://www.colonnesonore.net/sondaggi/
ColonneSonore.net staff members congratulate to all the winners and also to all the nominees of the Second Edition of ColonneSonore.net Awards. Thanks to all the people who voted and participated to our public poll, for making all of this possibile and for honoring the work of many great artists.
The full list of winners:
Best Italian Composer of the Year 2013
ENNIO MORRICONE
Best Foreign Composer of the Year 2013
JOHN WILLIAMS
Best Music for an Italian Film 2013
UMBERTO SCIPIONE Il principe abusivo (The Unauthorized Prince)
Best Music for a Foreign Film 2013
CARLO SILIOTTO No se aceptan devoluciones (Instructions Not Included)
Best Song for an Italian Film 2013
PIVIO and ALDO DE SCALZI, “La vita possibile”, performed by FRANCESCO RENGA – from
the film Razzabastarda (Bastard Breed)
Best Music for an Italian Television Series (a.k.a “Fiction”) 2013
EMANUELE BOSSI Benvenuti a tavola 2 – Nord vs. Sud
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