Sponsored by BMI and directed by composer Rick Baitz, this New York City-based program selects a small number of emerging film composers and provides a series of workshops, followed by year-round continued consultation and development.
Today’s era of film composition is characterized by diversity: from traditional orchestral scoring to tribal textures to rock songs – and more. In addition, today’s economic climate may demand unusual creative musical solutions. This is an opportunity for nine emerging film composers to participate in a high-level workshop, where this diversity will be examined from several perspectives: historical, psychological, dramatic, cultural, kinesthetic. Using the elegant and comfortable facilities of the BMI Media room, participants will explore a wide range of film sources—composing, recording, reviewing, and sharing work in a supportive environment. For their final project, each participant will compose a cue to a well-known film, which will then be recorded by an ensemble consisting of prominent, top-notch New York recording artists. Students will walk away from the workshop with greater confidence in their skills as film composers, a strong cue for their reel, an increased knowledge of the business of film music and an enhanced understanding of the art of composing for the screen.
During the year following the workshop, regular meetings will be held with the participants, to monitor, advise, and continue their development as film composers.
The program will be open to the emerging film composer who has some experience in film and wants to learn more about it. Free to accepted participants, it will be limited to seven students.
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