Hollywood in Vienna

Film Music Festival

The annual film music festival honours world class composers with a tribute concert. Each year one famed composer is highlighted with his or her works and presented with the Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award by the City of Vienna. The televised concert airs in over 35 countries and is produced in collaboration with various Oscar-, Golden Globe- or Grammy winners such as Alan Menken, John Barry, Howard Shore, Alan Silvestri, Lalo Schifrin, James Horner, Randy Newman, David Newman, James Newton Howard, Alexandre Desplat, Danny Elfman, Hans Zimmer, Gabriel Yared.

Michael Balgavy is creative director and co-producer of the internationally renowned annual film music festival »Hollywood in Vienna«. His works includes video editing and animation, set design, light design, graphic design, writing and music & sound editing.

The latest concert honored 8-times Academy award winner and Disney legend Alan Menken. In corporation with Walt Disney Animations this tribute including world premieres of his best film scores and songs such as “The Little Mermaid”, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” or “Beauty and the Beast”. Renowned singers from Broadway and Westend were performing including a seducing Drew Sarich as a drag version of sea witch Ursula. 

Contributors and performers included Michael Kosarin, Christine Allado, Celinde Schoenmaker, Adam Jacobs, Trevor Dion Nicholas, Patricia Meeden, Aisata Blackman, Kristina Love, Maximilian Vogel, Randy Kerber, Susan Egan, Bongiwe Malunga, Cantus Novus Wien, Drew Sarich, Eleanor Grant, John Powell, Brian McKnight, Deborah Cox, Richard Bellis, Steve Bramson, Al Jarreau, Keith Lockhart, Steven Gätjen, Gedeon Burkhard and many more.

produced with tomeK productions, echo medienhaus
 

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