Archive for October 2025
A Celebration of Peggy Lee with Holly Foster Wells
SCL SongArts committee members Elizabeth Rose and John DeFaria talk with Holly Foster Wells about her grandmother Peggy Lee’s legacy and work as a singer and songwriter for media.
Read MoreSong Sung Blue with Scott Bomar
IndieWire’s Marcus Jones interviews composer and executive music producer Scott Bomar about the music of Song Sung Blue.
Read MoreBugonia with Jerskin Fendrix
Composer Jerskin Fendrix speaks with IndieWire‘s Jim Hemphill about scoring Yorgos Lanthimos’s Bugonia.
Read MoreDiane Warren: Relentless with Diane Warren and Bess Kargman
Variety‘s Chris Willman interviews songwriter Diane Warren and director/producer Bess Kargman about putting together the documentary, Diane Warren: Relentless.
Read MoreSongwriters Night in NYC: October 2025
SCL members Siobhan Esposito, Freddy Hall, Gil Holland, Stephen Kohler, Tatyana Richaud, and Michael Vince Perticone perform original songs at New York City’s The Bitter End at the October 2025…
Read MoreSCL Included in Amicus Brief for Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment
The Society of Composers & Lyricists was included in the amici curiae in support of upholding the Fourth Circuit Court decision to hold Cox Communications secondarily liable for the actions…
Read MoreHamnet with Max Richter and Chloé Zhao
Hamnet composer Max Richter and writer/director Chloé Zhao speak about their work together on the film.
Read MoreResynator with Chris Ruggierio and Alison Tavel
Resynator composer Chris Ruggierio and director Alison Tavel discuss the music and story of Tavel’s documentary in an conversation moderated by Grammy®-winning producer Jimmy Jam.
Read MoreSword of the Sea with Austin Wintory
Sword of the Sea composer Austin Wintory plays through the game while highlighting moments in the score alongside composer and songwriter Darren Korb.
Read MoreCaptain America: Brave New World with Laura Karpman
Music editor Anele Onyekwere speaks with composer Laura Karpman about scoring the newest installment of Captain America in Captain America: Brave New World.
Read MoreAmerica from West Side Story with Janet Robin, Markus Illko, and Steve Schnur
Composer Starr Parodi moderates a discussion on The String Revolution and Lakecia Benjamin’s rendition of “America” from West Side Story with musicians Janet Robin and Markus Illko, and producer Steve…
Read MoreLet the White House Know that IP is Innovation, and Artists Who Create IP Have Rights Too
SCL Leadership Authors OpEd on AI Published in St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Society of Composers & Lyricists President, Ashley Irwin, and Vice President, David Das, have written an opinion piece titled, “Congress must protect intellectual property from AI theft,” published Thursday, October…
Read MoreNo Film Required: Making Music in a Parallel Universe
Composer Christopher Farrell moderates a panel discussion featuring composers David Das, Cindy O’Connor, Jay Weigel, and Chris Wirsig on the topics of creating, publishing, and finding musical fulfillment outside of…
Read More2025 SCL Annual Membership Meeting
SCL President Ashley Irwin and board members give updates on the organization and the industry in which it exists. The updates are followed by a panel discussion, moderated by composer…
Read MoreLeague of Legends: Welcome to Noxus with J.D. Spears and Bill Hemstapat
IGN’s Nick Maillet interviews composer J.D. Spears and music designer Bill Hemstapat about their work on the Welcome to Noxus cinematic for Riot Games’ Leage of Legends.
Read MoreSCL Joins DCC in Letter to Newly-Confirmed U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director
The Society of Composers & Lyricists, along with many other creator organizations of the Digital Creators Coalition, wrote to Director John Squires of the US Patent and Trademark about the…
Read MoreDune: Awakening with Knut Avenstroup Haugen
Composer Knut Avenstroup Haugen talks about scoring the open-world survival game Dune: Awakening alongside composer John Robert Matz.
Read MoreKPop Demon Hunters with EJAE and Mark Sonnenblick
Variety‘s Jon Burlingame speaks with the songwriters behind Netflix’s hit animated movie-musical KPop Demon Hunters, Mark Sonnenblick and EJAE, the latter of whom also performed as the character Rumi in…
Read MoreBridging the Gap with Carlos Rafael Rivera
Composers and SCL New York Steering Committee Members Jose Luis Revelo and Danny Gray discuss the evolution of a media music career alongside composer Carlos Rafael Rivera.
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