Archive for December 2023
Leo with Geoff Zanelli and Robert Smigel
Leo writer/director (and songwriter) Robert Smigel and composer Geoff Zanelli discuss their work together on the animated musical comedy with Jim Hemphill of IndieWire.
Read MoreTheater Camp
Mark Sonnenblick, Ben Platt, Molly Gordon, and Nick Lieberman talk with Variety Senior Artisans Editor Jazz Tangcay about the creation of Theater Camp.
Read MoreMarcelo Zarvos and Wayne Kirkpatrick Named Ambassadors of the Society of Composers & Lyricists
Composer Marcelo Zarvos and songwriter Wayne Kirkpatrick were honored as SCL Ambassadors on Monday, December 11th at the SCL New York Holiday Party. The evening consisted of career retrospective conversations,…
Read MoreThe Color Purple
The musical team behind The Color Purple, composer Kris Bowers and songwriters Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant, Denisia “Blu” Andrews (of Nova Wav), and Brittany “Chi” Coney (of Nova Wav) speak with…
Read MoreWayne Kirkpatrick
Songwriter Wayne Kirkpatrick was honored as an SCL Ambassador on December 11th, 2023 at the annual SCL New York Holiday Party at The Cutting Room. Wayne Kirkpatrick is best known for his 1996…
Read MoreMarcelo Zarvos
Composer Marcelo Zarvos was honored as an SCL Ambassador on December 11th, 2023 at the annual SCL New York Holiday Party at The Cutting Room. Marcelo Zarvos has scored more than…
Read MoreNew York Holiday Party 2023
The New York Holiday Party, held on December 11th at the Cutting Room in New York City, gave SCL members an opportunity to mix and mingle, and also honored songwriter…
Read MoreThe Last Repair Shop
Journalist Mark Harris moderates a discussion with creators behind The Last Repair Shop: composer/co-director Kris Bowers, composer Katya Richardson, and co-director Ben Proudfoot.
Read MorePreliminary Voting Round Opens for 5th SCL Awards
The preliminary voting round is now open for the 5th SCL Awards. All voting-eligible members may vote in all categories. Associate members may vote in the David Raksin Award for…
Read MorePoor Things with Jerskin Fendrix
Composer Jerskin Fendrix and film music journalist Tim Greiving discuss Fendrix’s score for Yorgos Lanthimos’s Poor Things.
Read MoreCassandro with Marcelo Zarvos
Composer Marcelo Zarvos chats with Ron Sadoff of the SCL New York Steering Committee about scoring the biographical drama, Cassandro.
Read MoreOrigin with Stan Walker
Songwriter Stan Walker speaks with songwriter Jojo about writing the song “I Am” from Ava DuVernay’s Origin.
Read MoreThe Iron Claw
Composer/songwriter Richard Reed Parry and songwriter Laurel Sprengelmeyer speak about their collaboration on The Iron Claw with moderator Mark Smythe.
Read MoreForza Motorsport with Kaveh Cohen and Michael Nielsen
Composers Kaveh Cohen and Michael Nielsen talk about their work on the all new Forza Motorsport with White Bear PR’s Chandler Poling.
Read MoreRustin with Lenny Kravitz
Songwriter/performer Lenny Kravitz chats with Variety Senior Artisans Editor Jazz Tangcay about writing the song “Road to Freedom” from Rustin.
Read MoreApple TV+ Composer Panel
Deadline’s Ryan Fleming moderates a discussion with composers Michael Andrews, Avawaves, Trevor Gureckis, Atli Örvarsson, Carlos Rafael Rivera, Leopold Ross, Jeff Russo, and Paul Doucette about their work on Apple…
Read MoreA Haunting in Venice with Hildur Guðnadóttir
Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir speaks with film music journalist Tim Greiving about scoring Kenneth Branagh’s mystery, A Haunting in Venice.
Read MoreThe SCL Joins in Comments to US Copyright Office on Generative AI
The Society of Composers & Lyricists has joined with the Songwriters Guild of America and Music Creators North America to submit comments to the US Copyright Office regarding generative artificial…
Read MorePast Lives
Composers Christopher Bear and Daniel Rossen are joined by songwriters Sharon Van Etten and Zachary Dawes for a conversation with Song Exploder host Hrishikesh Hirway about the music of Past…
Read MoreMonster with Kore-eda Hirokazu
Director Kore-eda Hirokazu and Deadline‘s Anthony D’Alessandro talk about the music of Monster, composed by the late Ryuichi Sakamoto.
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