Archive for July 2020
72nd Primetime Emmy® SCL Member Nominees
Announced July 28, 2020, below is the list of SCL Members nominated by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for the 72nd Primetime Emmy® Awards. Outstanding Music Composition for…
Read MoreNeighboring Rights Royalties Finally Explained
Moderated by SCL Board Members Hélène Muddiman and Garry Schyman, this seminar dives into the oft-misunderstood topic with industry experts Naomi Asher, Hanna Grzeszczyk, and Dennis Dreith. There are a…
Read MoreSCL & SGA Comments to the DOJ Antitrust Division
In response to an invitation by Department of Justice to submit non-duplicative comments with respect to the Antitrust Consent Decree Review, yesterday the Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) joined the…
Read MoreThe SCL Signs Letter to Congress
The SCL was a signatory to a timely letter to Congress today that addresses the ongoing plight of music creators impacted by COVID-19 restrictions. With no short-term end to the…
Read MoreHomeland with Sean Callery
Actor Mandy Patinkin moderates a conversation with composer Sean Callery of Homeland (Showtime). Carrie Mathison’s body is healing, but her memory remains fractured. While trying to broker peace with the…
Read MoreBehind The Slate: Watchmen
IngleDodd Media and HBO present Behind The Slate featuring the composers of WATCHMEN: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. The conversation is moderated by Chris Willman
Read MoreStar Trek: Picard with Jeff Russo
Composer Jeff Russo chats with Star Trek: Picard (CBS) cast member Isa Briones about scoring the newest addition to the Star Trek universe. STAR TREK: PICARD features Sir Patrick Stewart reprising…
Read MoreSea of Shadows with H. Scott Salinas
Composer H. Scott Salinas speaks on the music for Sea of Shadows (National Geographic); the conversation is moderated by Tim Greiving. A looming disaster in one of the most spectacular environments…
Read More50 States of Fright with Christopher Young
Composer Christopher Young meets with SCL President Ashley Irwin to discuss Young’s music for Quibi’s 50 States of Fright. A horror anthology featuring the scariest stories from every state in…
Read MoreBaskets with Joshua Moshier
Composer Joshua Moshier discusses the music of Baskets (FX) with Editor Mike Giambra. The conversation is moderated by Tim Greiving. Chip Baskets (Zach Galifianakis) has always dreamed of being a classically trained…
Read MoreBecoming with Kamasi Washington
Composer Kamasi Washington alongside director Nadia Hallgren speaks with The Associated Press’s Mesfin Fekadu about the sounds and sights of Becoming (Netflix). Becoming is an intimate look into the life of…
Read MoreScoring for Documentary and Animation
Impact24 Public Relations presents a panel of television composers and songwriters to speak on their experiences writing for documentary and animated series. Composers include Elyssa Samsel, Kate Anderson, Antonio Gambale,…
Read MoreEnnio Morricone
The SCL and the greater film community is today mourning the passing of arguably the finest exponent of the art and craft of film composition: the maestro Ennio Morricone. With his…
Read MoreSolar Opposites with Chris Westlake
Composer Chris Westlake and co-creator/writer Mike McMahan speak about their collaboration on Hulu’s Solar Opposites. Co-created by Justin Roiland and Mike McMahan (Rick and Morty), Solar Opposites centers around a team of…
Read MoreCatherine The Great with Rupert Gregson-Williams
Composer Rupert Gregson-Williams speaks with SCL President Ashley Irwin about scoring HBO’s limited series, Catherine The Great. Helen Mirren stars as Catherine the Great, the tumultuous monarch and politician who ruled…
Read MoreRoyalties with Darren Criss
Songwriter and creator of Royalties, Darren Criss speaks with fellow writer Nick Lang and castmember Mark Hamill about their experience on their Quibi show. The conversation is moderated by Pete Hammond…
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