Archive for February 2025
SCL Supports Reintroduction of HITS Act to US Congress
Representatives Ron Estes (R-Kansas) and Linda Sánchez (D-California) as well as Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) have reintroduced the Help Independent Tracks Succeed (HITS) Act –…
Read MoreThe 6th Annual SCL Awards®
The 6th Annual SCL Awards® were held on Wednesday, February 12th in Los Angeles, California. In addition to the winners of competitive categories, the ceremony also honored the filmmaker-composer team…
Read MoreKris Bowers’ Score for The Wild Robot Wins Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film at 6th SCL Awards
Kris Bowers’ score for Universal Pictures’s The Wild Robot earned the composer the award for Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film at the 6th SCL Awards®. Bowers’ score for…
Read MoreDiane Warren Wins Outstanding Original Song for a Drama or Documentary at 6th SCL Awards
Diane Warren’s song “The Journey” from Netflix’s The Six Triple Eight won the SCL Award for Outstanding Original Song for a Drama or Documentary Visual Media Production at the 6th…
Read More“Compress/Repress” from Challengers Earns Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Luca Guadagnino SCL Award for Outstanding Original Song from a Comedy or Musical
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Luca Guadagnino’s song “Compress/Repress” from Amazon MGM Studios’s Challengers won Oustanding Original Song for a Comedy or Music Visual Media Production at the 6th SCL…
Read MoreAndrea Datzman Wins 2025 David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent at 6th SCL Awards
Andrea Datzman’s score for Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2 won the David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent at the 6th SCL Awards®. The award was presented by last year’s winner, Catherine…
Read MoreAtticus Ross, Leopold Ross, and Nick Chuba’s Shōgun Score Wins SCL Award for Outstanding Original Score for a Television Production
Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross, and Nick Chuba have won the SCL Award for Outstanding Original Score for a Television Production for their work on FX’s Shōgun, presented by composer Gordy…
Read MoreJeff Toyne Wins Outstanding Original Title Sequence for a Television Production
Jeff Toyne’s main title theme for Apple TV+’s Palm Royale won the category of Outstanding Original Title Sequence for a Television Production at the 6th SCL Awards, presented by actor/singer…
Read MoreWinifred Phillips Wins SCL Award for Outstanding Original Score for Interactive Media
Winifred Phillip’s score for Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord won Outstanding Original Score for Interactive Media at the 6th SCL Awards® and was presented the trophy by composer…
Read MoreDaniel Blumberg’s Score for The Brutalist Wins SCL Award for Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film
The first award of the 6th SCL Awards® went to Daniel Blumberg’s score for The Brutalist and was presented by SCL Vice President David Das. This is the first SCL…
Read MoreThe Making of the Album “Impossible Dream”
Singer Aaron Lazar is joined by album producers Kitt Wakeley and David Das to discuss the creation of the album “Impossible Dream”, moderated by SCL seminar chair Jack D. Elliot.
Read MoreGame Changers: Boss Beats
Tessa Smith speaks with game composers Gareth Coker, Richard Jacques, and Cris Velasco about creating the types of music to present to a player when confronting the biggest challenges.
Read MoreBroken Bird with Emily Rice
Composer Emily Rice speaks with Broken Bird director Joanne Mitchell about scoring the horror-thriller.
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