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The 3rd Annual Film. Music. Media Symposium continues with “Auteurs & Comedy”! This panel takes a look at approaching scoring for comedies as well as sub genres. From finding the right tone, creating pacing, what comedic beats to hit or not hit, and more! Featuring Adam Blau (Dead To Me), Kara Talve (The Simpsons), Matt Novak (Miracle Workers: End Times) and Peter Chapman (Wynonna Earp). An Impact...

The 3rd Annual Film. Music. Media Symposium continues with “All About Animation”! It’s animation time! Let’s talk about the wonderful medium of animation and how composers approach scoring animation across all genres! Featuring Esin Aydingoz (Princess Power, Black Barbie), Fabrizio Mancinelli (Mushka), Jared Faber (Teen Titans Go! To The Movies), Matthew Tishler (Fancy Nancy). An Impact 24 PR & Fi...

The 3rd Annual Film. Music. Media Symposium continues with “Composing For The Good, The Bad, And The Scary”! Tune in to hear us talk about establishing an atmosphere through music in tense and dynamic scenes! Featuring Andrew Morgan Smith (The Old Way), Janal Bechthold (Marlene), Johannes Ringen (Troll) and Lindsay Jones (Marvel's Wastelanders)! An Impact 24 PR & Film. Music. Media Production | Pr...

The 3rd Annual Film. Music. Media Symposium continues with a one-on-one conversation with composer Matt Bowen! Go behind the scenes with Matt’s scores for The Binge, It’s A Wonderful Binge, The Boys and more! An Impact 24 PR & Film. Music. Media Production | Presented By Kaya Savas

The 3rd Annual Film. Music. Media Symposium kicks off with a one-on-one conversation with composer Mark Leggett! Go behind the scenes with Mark’s scores for My Name Is Earl, Doctor Who Am I, Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas, Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings and much more! An Impact 24 PR & Film. Music. Media Production | Presented By Kaya Savas

Grammy-winning composer, songwriter, violinist, and vocalist Lili Haydn sits down to discuss her incredibly diverse career as well as focus on her two new scores for Split At The Root and Ginny & Georgia: Season 2 (co-composed with Ben Bromfield). Lili talks about her childhood and how despite music always being part of her life, it was not always the clear career path. Lili talks about her passio...

Animation is fueled by passionate storytellers during all aspects of production. A successful collaboration between the score composer, music department and the animation leaders can make a project sing. Join us for an in-depth panel conversation as these Animation All Stars discuss their journey in the industry, their most beloved projects and how music fits within animation. Featuring Daniel Cav...

Co-composers Graeme Norgate and Grant Kirkhope sit down together to reflect back on scoring GoldenEye 007 for the Nintendo 64! Surprisingly, in nearly 26 years this is the first time that Graeme and Grant have spoken publicly about the score together! Graeme and Grant take us back to the mid 90's where the two of them found themselves working for Rare Limited; a game developer based out in the Eng...

Son Lux joins us to chat about their Oscar nominated score to Everything Everywhere All At Once! Ryan Lott, Rafiq Bhatia, and Ian Chang are the members of Son Lux. Get to know the history of their friendship and collaboration and how Son Lux grew from a solo project that Ryan created to a band that explores anywhere music takes them. We dive into Everything Everywhere All At Once to discuss what i...

Composer Greg Nicolett proved his versatility very early in his career, which has opened the doors to some amazing opportunities where his music and talents as a storyteller shine. For this interview we sit down with Greg to learn more about his path to becoming a composer, and discuss topics such as how a career in the entertainment industry can take a lot longer to achieve certain goals vs other...

Carter Burwell is one of the most iconic auteur composers working today, whose sound is instantly recognizable from the first few notes you hear. Carter's unique voice also attracts unique filmmakers from the Coen brothers, Spike Jonze, and of course Martin McDonagh. For this interview we focus heavily on the work Carter has done with McDonagh with In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths, Three Billboards Ou...

Composer Jason Graves has paved an incredible career path over the years, with a strong focus on scoring games. We take a walk down memory lane as Jason talks about his early years being mentored by composers like Elmer Bernstein, the ins and outs of scoring games, how working on Until Dawn with Supermassive Games led to The Dark Pictures Anthology, and how he approached the latest installment The...

Our friend Dom Lewis is back again to lift our holiday spirits up with not one, but TWO new scores that aim to spread some festive cheer. We dig into his scores to Spirited and Violent Night. One is a musical comedy, the other a violent action flick done in the spirit of Die Hard. For Spirited, Dom scored his first musical and we talk about the composer's role in a musical when it comes to navigat...

Jimmy LaValle (aka The Album Leaf) didn't expect to ever become a film composer, but the type of music he was writing pushed him into the realm of screen music. We talk all about Jimmy's unconventional path to becoming a composer, how The Album Leaf concept started, growing up in the 90's music scene of San Diego, his old days of touring with bands like Sigur Rós, his process for composing scores,...

Orchestrators Jonathan Beard and Henri Wilkinson take us deep into the world of orchestration as we examine how they (along with Ed Trybek) took composer Bear McCreary's massive score and brought it to life. Jonathan, Ed (who could not join due to scheduling) and Henri together are Tutti Music Partners, one of the most prestigious orchestration teams working in the entertainment industry. Jonathan...

Composers Adam Lukas and James Everingham take us into their score for the awe-inspiring Frozen Planet II, which they co-composed with Hans Zimmer for Bleeding Fingers Music. Learn about Adam and James, and how they found their path to composing. Adam and Lukas also discuss what the process is working at Bleeding Fingers Music, and how the duo became a perfect match when paired to co-write the sco...

Composer Ben Lovett joins for an All Access discussion that takes us into his musical world! We chat about how Ben got into music, what the pivot point was to start scoring films, and how he works with directors on projects. We also dive into his score for Hellraiser directed by long-time collaborator David Bruckner. Hear Ben talk about his approach, his respect and research for the original novel...

Oscar-winning composer Steven Price sits down for a brand new All Access interview that takes us into recent projects such as Our Planet Live In Concert's upcoming US Tour, Beast and My Policeman. Steven breaks down his amazing score for Netflix's Our Planet, which focuses on climate change and humanity's impact on the natural world. We discuss how Steven approach the score for the series, how he...

Composer Miriam Cutler's passion and versatility has made her one of the most prominent composers working today, especially in the world of documentaries. It's absolutely wonderful to have Miriam back as a guest on Film. Music. Media. Miriam tells some fascinating stories of her unconventional path to becoming a composer. Hear about her early days in the 70's as a performer when she joined up with...

The score in a project makes a huge impact on the overall project, by either punctuating the plot or moving the story forward to the next scene. In this panel, composers discuss the different ways that the score enhances or reacts to a scene, as well as other functions the music may have in the overall narrative and storytelling approach. Featuring composers Tangelene Bolton (Walt Disney Pictures,...

Get a special all-access look at the musical team behind animated shows like Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Paw Patrol, Total DramaRama, and more! Composers James Chapple, Graeme Cornies, and Brian Pickett sit down to discuss how they co-founded Voodoo Highway Music Group, their process for scoring popular children’s animated shows, and more! Moderated by Film. Music. Media Founder Kaya Savas.

While each project will present its own challenges and opportunities, are there similarities when composing for multiple mediums? Join us as we explore the similarities and differences when scoring for animation or other mediums with composers behind animated projects like Charlotte, Blush, The Boys: Diabolical, and The Loud House Movie. Featuring composers Michelino Bisceglia (Charlotte), Joy Ngi...

Get a special look into the work of Christopher Willis and Elyse Willis! The musical duo is behind many songs and music cues from projects like Schmigadoon!, various Disney’s Mickey Mouse projects, Netflix’s Cat Burglar, and Armando Iannucci’s The Death of Stalin! In this special All Access that is part of our Midsummer Music Matinee series, we get in-depth with Chris and Elyse and how their solo...

Stories often feature characters with prominent characteristics that can inform their unique sound palettes. In this panel, we’ll dive into the creative decisions composers make when working with strong characters, from villains in superhero films to dinosaurs from millions of years ago. Featuring composers Tyler Strickland (Edge of the Earth), George Streicher (Corrective Measures), Amit May Cohe...

Composer Aldo Shllaku sits down for a great conversation about his score to the star-studded comedy The Comeback Trail! We discuss his childhood, his family having to escape communism, planting roots in a new country, finding his passion for music, and how he decided to go into composition. We talk about Aldo's early days of his career, and how he got his foot in the door working with Christopher...