Season 9 of American Idol has used Silva Screen’s recording of Ennio Morricone’s alluring theme to The Untouchables. The track features on our Essential Ennio Morricone Film Music Collection.

Alexandre Desplat’s score to The Twilight Saga – New Moon is being eagerly awaited by film music fans. The second film based on the books by Stephanie Meyer is released in UK cinemas on Nov 20th and the film’s artist soundtrack is stationed at number one this week on the soundtrack chart. Silva Screen have re-recorded Desplat’s beautiful piece The Meadow from the film and you can listen to it now on the Silva Masters website

Rick Clark, Silva Screen’s New Media Manager,  gives a detailed account on how he put together The Definitive Horror Music Collection in an interview with Mark Morton at www.examiner.co. Read it at http://www.examiner.com/x-12873-Soundtracks-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Silva-Screen-releases-ultimate-Halloween-soundtrack-box-set–The-Definitive-Horror-Music-Collection

Congratulations to two-time Oscar nominee Alexandre Desplat who was chosen as Film Composer Of The Year and winner of Best Original Film Score Of The Year (The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button) at the 36th Ghent International Film Festival. Silva Screen have released two of his excellent soundtracks, The Luzhin Defence and Birth.

Our Definitive Horror Music Collection is receiving rave reviews from the online community. “The sound quality of the digital recordings shines… it is undeniable that there are almost 5 hours of great music in this set for horror and film music fans to enjoy.” – scoretrack.net.  “Now That’s What I Call Horror Music Volume 1! …a stunning 4-disc set” – zonehorror.tv. “iImpressive four-disc compilation” – moviescoremagazine.com

Vic Mizzy, composer of one of TV’s greatest themes, The Addams Family, has died in Los Angeles. His harpsichord driven music for the 1964-1966 TV series revolving around the spooky inhabitants of 0001 Cemetery Lane has one of the great TV rhyming lyrics, “They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky, they’re altogether ooky, the Addams family”. With it’s finger snapping accompaniment from the cast it provided much wealth for its author who once said, “That’s why I’m living in Bel-Air, two finger snaps and you live in Bel-Air”.

Dr. Who & The Daleks made it’s cinema debut in 1965 and 44 years later Malcolm Lockyer’s music has made the charts. Showing at number 25 this week on the OCC Soundtrack Chart, this first ever release for the film’s score is proving to be a cult hit. Fans of the films worldwide (Bill McGuffie’s score for Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150A.D. is also included) have expressed their delight that this music has been made available at last. It’s been worth the wait!

BAFTA have announced that Afghan Star has been named as the UK’s foreign language Oscar submission, a first for a documentary.  The 82nd Academy Awards take place on March 7th, 2010 at Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre. Silva Screen rep the publishing for the film’s music and release the soundtrack on November 16th.

The Prix Italia is the oldest and most prestigious international competition for radio, TV and web programmes. At the 61st event held recently, Afghan Star picked up the award for TV Documentary – Cultural & General Interest. The soundtrack will be released in the UK by Silva Screen on November 16th.

Silva Screen will be attending MUSEXPO, one of the world’s leading music conferences at The London West Hollywood Hotel in LA from 26th April to 29th April. Silva Screen is one of the conference partners of MUSEXPO 2009. www.musexpo.net.