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The Sammy Film Music Awards (SFMA) are named in honor of the movie lyricist, Sammy Cahn (1913-1993) and have no connection to any other awards (BAFTA, Golden Globes, Oscars). They are based on the overall quality of the soundtrack or compilation release.  How the music is used in the film is also considered but is not the only factor in the final choice.  They are announced each year for the best (and sometimes also the most overrated) film music. The focus is on vintage film scores but new film scores and songs are included.

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The Sammys are the longest running awards devoted exclusively to film music on CDs or downloads.


These awards are chosen each year
by Roger Hall, a film music critic,
author of the book, A GUIDE TO FILM MUSIC,
and Managing Editor of the long-running online magazine,
Film Music Review

There is a special award given for Lifetime Achievement for a past composer or songwriters
for their distinguished achivements in film music scores or movie songs.
To read the names of these Lifetime Achievement Awards -- click here.

Also see the list of Best Album Producers - click here

 

 

A 100th Birthday Tribute CD to Sammy Cahn
recorded live in concert by an outstanding
ensemble of singers with jazz combo accompaniment

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Words By Sammy Cahn

Many of Sammy's popular movie songs are included in
this excellent
collection

The New Sammy Cahn Songbook

Read Sammy's his frank and witty autobiography --

I Should Care: The Sammy Cahn Story

I Should Care: The Sammy Cahn Story

 

Please Help Support The Sammy Awards!

Now available is a special CD featuring Oscar (Academy Awards) and Sammy Award-winning film music.

This CD features film music critic, Roger Hall, as a guest on several radio programs in the Boston, Massachusetts area, and also on his own radio prgram, "In The Mood."

This CD features music by Max Steiner (THE INFORMER), Bernard Herrmann (THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER), Franz Waxman (A PLACE IN THE SUN), John Barry (DANCES WITH WOLVES), and John Williams (THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST, BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY, SCHINDLER'S LIST).

There is also a lively interview with Oscar-winning lyricist, Sammy Cahn, speaking about his movie songs.

To receive the special non-commercial CD, Oscar Meets Sammy: Film Music Awards On Radio,
make a donation of $15 in the USA or $25 in other countries to help support the Sammy Awards.

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The Special 25th Anniversary
Sammy Film Music Awards
for 2012


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The Sammy Film Awards

for

Lifetime Achievement

 

2012 - Jerome Moross, Composer

 

2011 - David Raksin, Composer

 

2010 - John Barry, Composer

 

2009 - Aaron Copland, Composer

 

2008 - Ken Darby, Songwriter and Arranger

 

 

2007 - Jerrold (Jerry) Goldsmith. Composer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006 - Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, Songwriters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

2005 - Elmer Bernstein, Composer

 

 

 

 

 

Best Album Producers

 

 


James Fitzpatrick
6 Sammy Awards = 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 (2 awards), 2012


Anna Bonn, John Morgan, William Stromberg
5 Sammy Awards = 2007, 2008, 2010 (2 awards), 2012

 


Lukas Kendall
4 Sammy Awards = 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012

 

Douglass Fake
3 Sammy Awards = 2008, 2009, 2011

 


Robert Townson

3 Sammy Awards = 2008, 2011, 2012

 



Nick Redman
2 Sammy Awards = 2012

 

 

Previous Sammy Film Music Awards

26th Anniversary Sammys for 2013

25th Anniversary Sammys for 2012

24th Annual Sammys For 2011

23rd Annual Sammys For 2010

22nd Annual Sammy Awards For 2009

21st Annual Sammy Awards For 2008

20th Annual Sammys For 2007

19th Annual Sammy Awards For 2006

18th Annual Sammys For 2005

 

 

The Sammy Film Music Awards

See the complete list

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The Sammy Film Music Awards have been mentioned at these websites:

Cinema Retro

Classic Movies (March 17, 2006)

Elmer Bernstein - The Official Site

Film Score Monthly

Film Score Click track

IMDb

John Williams Fan Network

Mark McKenzie

Tribute Film Classics

Wikipedia (Sammy Cahn)

 


 

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