Archive for May 2020
Defining Buyouts and Other Copyright Transactions
At last year’s conference of the International Council of Music Creators (CIAM) a screen composers’ working group was formed and tasked with creating a document to define the most common…
Read MoreYellowstone with Brian Tyler
Legendary film music journalist Jon Burlingame talks with composer Brian Tyler about scoring the second season of Paramount Network’s Yellowstone. _ Yellowstone stars world-renowned actor and Academy Award + Emmy winner…
Read MoreDefending Jacob with Atli Örvarsson
Chandler Poling of White Bear PR sits with Atli Örvarsson to go in-depth into the score of Apple TV+’s Defending Jacob. _ A gripping, character-driven thriller based on the 2012 New…
Read MoreHome with Amanda Jones
Deadline Hollywood‘s Matt Grobar speaks with composer Amanda Jones about her latest project, Apple TV+’s Home before witnessing a special live performance. _ Home is a new documentary series that offers…
Read MoreSGA-SCL Letters to the U.S. Copyright Office
Below are comments filed today, May 22, 2020 by the Songwriters Guild of America and the Society of Composers & Lyricists with the U.S. Copyright Office, concerning the ongoing Music…
Read MoreLittle Fires Everywhere with Mark Isham and Isabella Summers
Deadline‘s Anthony D’alessandro discusses Hulu’s Little Fires Everywhere with composers Mark Isham and Isabella Summers alongside music supervisor Mary Ramos. Based on Celeste Ng’s 2017 bestseller, Little Fires Everywhere follows the intertwined fates…
Read MoreThe Witcher with Sonya Belousova & Giona Ostinelli
Cellist and composer Tina Guo talks on Netflix’s The Witcher with composers and songwriters Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli. They are also joined by writer and lyricist Jenny Klein. _…
Read MoreStranger Things with Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein
Variety’s Jazz Tangcay talks through the music of Stranger Things’s third season with composers Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein. _ It’s 1985 in Hawkins, Indiana, and summer’s heating up. School’s…
Read MoreLetter to Congress: Copyright Alliance
On May 13, 2020, a letter from the Copyright Alliance was addressed to Congress, outlining inherent concerns regarding certain groups trying to weaken the copyright protections afforded to creators of…
Read MoreProdigal Son with Nathaniel Blume
Actor and musician Dermot Mulroney speaks with composer Nathaniel Blume on his work for FOX’s Prodigal Son. They are joined by showrunners Chris Fedak and Sam Sklaver. Criminal psychologist Malcolm Bright…
Read MoreBad Education with Michael Abels
Film music journalist Tim Greiving discusses HBO’s Bad Education with composer Michael Abels and director Cory Finley. Inspired by true events, HBO’s Bad Education stars Academy Award nominee Hugh Jackman and Academy…
Read MoreSubmissions Open for the 1st SCL Global Song-demic
SCL SongArts welcomes SCL members to join its first global collaboration exercise in songwriting for TV. In North America, most of our SCL members live in or near LA and…
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Read MoreThe Boys with Christopher Lennertz
Byron Burton (Hollywood Reporter) meets up with composer Christopher Lennertz and showrunner Eric Kripke regarding their work together on Amazon’s The Boys. The Boys is an irreverent take on what…
Read MoreThe Great with Nathan Barr
Film music journalist Tim Greiving moderates this discussion between composer Nathan Barr and music supervisor Maggie Phillips regarding their work in the new Hulu hit, The Great. The Great is a…
Read MorePennyworth with David Russo
From Warner Horizon Scripted Television, DC origin story Pennyworth is a ten-episode, one-hour drama series based on DC characters created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger. It follows Bruce Wayne’s…
Read MoreWhere’s My Money?
The Society of Composers & Lyricists in New York presents a panel on music licensing royalties targeted at media composers. Current issues are examined from the perspectives of performing rights…
Read MoreCopyright in the Age of AI: Video Available
On February 5, 2020, the Copyright Office and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held a symposium that took an in-depth look at how the creative community currently is using…
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