Hollywood in Vienna

Hollywood in Vienna is an annual film music gala honouring music composers whose work has left a lasting mark on film music, held at the Vienna Concert Hall.

Since its inception, Hollywood in Vienna has honoured many composers, including Max Steiner, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Arnold Schoenberg and others.

Plus, the Hollywood in Vienna gala commemorates composers who emigrated from Vienna in the 20th century to establish the classic Hollywood sound.

The Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award is given at the annual Hollywood in Vienna gala.

John Barry earned the first Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award in 2009, while Howard Shore earned the second Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award in 2010.

Alan Silvestri earned the third Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award and Lalo Schifrin won the fourth Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award, both in the early-2010's period.

James Horner, Randy Newman, James Newton Howard and Alexandre Desplat respectively earned the Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Awards in the mid-2010's period.

Plus, Danny Elfman, Hans Zimmer and Gabriel Yared respectively earned the Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Awards in the late-2010's.

The most recent Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award, originally to be presented in 2020, but delayed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, went to Alan Menken. 

Incidentally, Randy Newman won the Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award in 2014, with his cousin and fellow film music composer David Newman as conductor.

David Newman's father Alfred Newman was Max Steiner's colleague.

Plus, the Newman family comes from Eastern Europe (Russia, to be precise), which makes Austria a gateway to Eastern Europe.