Razzmatazz

Two films that our clients worked on last year have been nominated for an award by one of the least anticipated award shows in Hollywood (especially by those who've been nominated). The Razzie Awards have been dishonoring the very worst to come out of Hollywood year after year since 1980. Among the contenders for the Worst Picture are The Love Guru (music by George S. Clinton) and Meet the Spartans (music by Christopher Lennertz). While the film Meet the Spartans is being nominated for a Razzie, Christopher Lennertz’s score to the film made Rob Daniels' (Visions In Sound) top 10 list of soundtrack selections from 2008, coming in at number two.

Stepping Out with Elizabeth Russo and Flat Stanley

This week Costa Communications’ very own Elizabeth Russo ventured off to a filming of The Tonight Show to meet Jay Leno, with her friend Flat Stanley. Flat Stanley is Elizabeth’s flat friend (made from paper), given to her by her seven year old cousin Riley, to take on adventures in Los Angeles. “Flat Stanley” is a project that all the children in Riley’s class are participating in, and in February the children will gather pictures of where their “Flat Stanley” has visited (with a friend or relative) to present to the class. Riley, who lives in Northern California, is sure to be surprised and envious of the adventures her Flat Stanly has been on with Elizabeth. Rumor has it that Riley’s Flat Stanley made an appearance on the red carpet for the premiere of DreamWorks and Nickeloden Movies’ Hotel for Dogs. Flat Stanley is a HUGE fan of composer John Debney and makes it a point to see all the films scored by one of Hollywood’s most versatile film composers. He was thrilled to hear that Debney will score Hannah Montana: The Movie, (in theaters April 10).

Elizabeth Russo, Jay Leno and Flat Stanley pose for a photo before a filming of The Tonight Show



Flat Stanley and the Rosso Twins at premiere of Hotel for Dogs

Kevin Kiner Receives Annie Nomination

The force prevailed as the Annie Award nominations were announced and composer Kevin Kiner (CSI: Miami) received a nomination for his inventive score to Star Wars: The Clone Wars. When the TV series premiered on Cartoon Network, the first two episodes were the 27th and 30th most watched cable shows of the week of their premiere, (making them the top non-sports, non-news shows, according to Nielsen). Kiner created the score for both the series and the film of the same name. The Annie Awards will be held on January 30th.

Check out the below link to hear an interview with Kevin Kiner on LA Talk Radio.

http://www.latalkradio.com/Jeff.php

SUNDANCE SUCCESS

This week the president and founder of Costa Coummunications, Ray Costa, travels to Sundance with Emmy nominated composer Christopher Lennertz and the winner of "Best New Composer" at the Hollywood Music Awards, Austin Wintory.

Composer Christopher Lennertz scores Adam, the romantic dramedy, directed and written by Max Mayer (BETTER LIVING). The film is a unique love story about a young man named Adam who is affected by Asperger’s, (a high functioning form of autism). Adam made its debut as part of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at Sundance and was purchased by Fox Searchlight. Congratulations to everyone who worked on the film!

Composer Austin Wintory returned to Sundance with his score for the psychological thriller Grace, the feature film debut of writer/director Paul Solet. Wintory is currently receiving critical acclaim for his score to Captain Abu Raed, which won the Audience Award at Sundance last year. Grace debuted as part of the Park City at Midnight series at Sundance.

We are honored to be working with these two talented composers.