onsidering its important role in the magic of cinema, it’s surprising to learn that film music and the composers who create it are only honoured in a major way at three festivals in Europe: the Tenerife International Film Music Festival, the Krakow Film Music Festival in Poland, and the World Soundtrack Awards in Ghent, Belgium. Perhaps this explains why, when I attended the latter event in October of this year, the people I meet there are so enthusiastic and open
