composer: Last News

Burt Bacharach has died at the age of 94.

Burt Bacharach, the massively influential composer of dozens of hits like “Walk on By,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose,” Alfie,” “I Say a Little Prayer” and “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,” died of natural causes Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 94.

Taking a backseat? After making waves on season 9 of Vanderpump Rules, Scheana Shay’s husband, Brock Davies, wasn’t featured in the Wednesday, February 8, premiere of season 10.

A Broadway musical take of the six-time Oscar-winning, $472 million worldwide-grossing movie La La Land is in development, Emmy- and Tony-winning producer Marc Platt said Tuesday.

Comedian and Grammy presenter Randy Rainbow has heard all the Valhalla jokes.

Dutch-born filmmaker Malou Reymann picked up the Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film at the Göteborg Film Festival Saturday evening with her second feature Unruly.

Spanish-born fashion designer Paco Rabanne, who was best known for his metallic space-age outfits, has died in France at the age of 88 years old.

Forward-thinking Melker Hallberg is relishing playing further up the park – and plans to build on his composed finish against Motherwell on Wednesday night.

Wild Bunch International (WBI) and Japan’s Gaga Corporation have announced that the two companies will again collaborate on international sales on Monster, directed by award-winning filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda.

Kilmarnock delivered the goods in a must-win clash at Rugby Park.

EXCLUSIVE: Academy Award and 3x Emmy winner Bill Conti (The Right Stuff) has been tapped to pen the score for Roselli’s Way, a new biopic on Italian American pop singer Jimmy Roselli.

Steven Spielberg has said the final scene in Schindler’s List, where holocaust survivors visit the grave of Oskar Schindler, was a late addition to the pic and was his way of making sure audiences knew the film’s story was based on real-life facts.

Chatting away to Sally Hawkins, as you do, in the fabled Abbey Road Studios in posh North London neighborhood of St. John’s Wood, she tells me ”I feel fine” when I inquire after her well-being.

Newly Oscar-nominated composer M.M. Keeravani can now put on his dancing shoes after securing a spot in Best Original Song for his popular song “Naatu Naatu” from the Indian action-comedy film RRR. In speaking with Deadline on Tuesday about his nomination, Keeravani revealed that he was working—and definitely not dancing—at his recording studio on an upcoming film when he asked the director to put a momentary pause on their activities. And it was for good reason.

also include some history-making firsts worthy of celebration. While Michelle Yeoh and Angela Bassett are breaking ground in the acting categories, RRR is bringing Indian representation to a stacked list of contenders for best original song.Michelle Yeoh is the first Asian-identifying woman to be nominated in the best actress category for her starring role in Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Steven Spielberg’s autobiographical feature The Fabelmans earned a number of Oscar nominations this morning, including one for Spielberg’s longtime collaborator, composer John Williams, and one for veteran actor Judd Hirsch, who plays Boris, a fictionalized version of Spielberg’s great uncle in the movie.

Onyx Collective has landed a pair of documentaries including Questlove’s upcoming Sly Stone film.

Cue the menacing tuba. And the Imperial March. And the rousing Indiana Jones theme. Five-time Oscar-winning composer John Williams is getting the feature documentary treatment, and his half-century collaborator is among those wielding the baton.

David Foster admitted that he is still adjusting to the challenge of raising a toddler at 73, following the birth of his and wife Katharine McPhee's son, Rennie, in early 2021. While reflecting on life as a new dad again, the legendary composer described how parenting his little boy has differed from rearing daughters Allison, 52, Amy, 49, Sara, 41, Erin, 40, and Jordan, 36, from previous relationships.'I had all daughters until my son and I love all my daughters immeasurably, but having a son is a little bit different,' he told People.  Honest: David Foster admitted that he is still adjusting to the challenge of raising a toddler at 73, following the birth of his and wife Katharine McPhee's son, Rennie, in 2021; seen in 2018The 16-time Grammy winner - who married Katherine in 2019 - continued: 'At this point in my life, it's different again.' 'Not better or worse, just different. I still work, I'm still gone a lot, but maybe the time is a little more precious to me because I got more runway behind me than I have ahead of me now,' he reflected.Foster went on to explain that he is also determined to pass his 'wisdom' onto his son.

After a lengthy wait for the deal to be confirmed, Garang Kuol made his Hearts debut in their 1-0 win over St Mirren.

Ally McCoist was in tears of laughter as he revealed how Roy Keane gave him a characteristically cold response in the Qatar sun during the World Cup.