composing

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Carter received his first nod in 1970 for composing ex-wife Candi Staton’s single “I’d Rather Be an Old Man’s Sweetheart,” which was nominated for the rhythm & blues song category.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

However, after composing himself, Carter won all five of the remaining frames in the session against the four-time champion, although the Scot would eventually prevail 10-7.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

From his first run with the Academy Awards arranging team in 2008, Walden was hooked; the job seamlessly blended his favorite parts about film scoring and classical composing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Quickly composing himself, he says he believes in life’s blessings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Monteverdi brought all the tricks he was learning composing madrigals and sacred choral music into his telling of Orpheus’s descent into the Underworld to rescue his recently lost lover, Euridice.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall