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John Williams Nominated For Grammy For The Book Thief

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It's that time of year again where we start to get the major awards nominations.  The Grammys have announced their nominees via Twitter and John Williams is amongst them for his work on The Book Thief.  The category is BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION.   Here's the category nominees:

The Book Thief

John Williams, composer (John Williams)
Track from: The Book Thief Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Sony Classical, Fox Music; Publisher: Fox Film Music Corp.

Last Train To Sanity

Stanley Clarke, composer (The Stanley Clarke Band)
Track from: Up
Label: Mack Avenue Records; Publisher: Roxboro Music Publishing

Life In The Bubble

Gordon Goodwin, composer (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
Track from: Life In The Bubble
Label: Telarc International; Publisher: Wingood Music Productions, Inc.

Recognition

Rufus Reid, composer (Rufus Reid)
Track from: Quiet Pride: The Elizabeth Catlett Project
Label: Motema Music; Publisher: Myriad Ltd.

Here's the nominees for best soundtrack:

Frozen

Christophe Beck, composer
Label: Walt Disney Records

Gone Girl

Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
Label: Columbia Records

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Alexandre Desplat, composer
Label: Abkco Music & Records

Gravity

Steven Price, composer
Label: WaterTower Music

Saving Mr. Banks

Thomas Newman, composer
Label: Walt Disney Records
See the full list here.  The Grammys take place on February 8th 2015.

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