SCL Screening + Q&A: SEA OF SHADOWS w/H. Scott Salinas

Composer

H. SCOTT SALINAS

MODERATED BY TIM GREIVING

Film Music Journalist

Screening Link Available Upon Registration

YouTube Live Stream Q&A :

Wednesday, July 8, 6:30pm (PDT)

A looming disaster in one of the most spectacular environments on Earth sparks a rescue mission unlike any other in SEA OF SHADOWS, a riveting new documentary with the intensity of a Hollywood thriller from National Geographic Documentary Films and winner of the Sundance audience award. When Mexican drug cartels and Chinese traffickers join forces to poach the rare totoaba fish in the Sea of Cortez, their deadly methods threaten virtually all marine life in the region, including the most elusive and endangered whale species on Earth, the vaquita porpoise. SEA OF SHADOWS follows a team of dedicated scientists, high-tech conservationists, investigative journalists, and courageous undercover agents as well as the Mexican Navy as they put their lives on the line to save the last remaining vaquitas and bring the vicious international crime syndicate to justice. PG-13 | 1hour 45min

Award-winning composer H. Scott Salinas has contributed towards an impressive variety of notable projects including Birth of the Dragon, The Newsroom, Warrior, and Academy Award-nominated documentary film Cartel Land.From composing the brooding hybrid orchestral score to Zipper to his original song Jamie Smiles written for the cult comedy classic Just Friends to acting as the instrumental mouthpiece behind the Old Spice whistle, Scott’s ability to create a meaningful impact for a wide spectrum is showcased through his work. His latest projects include The Banker, a 1960 civil rights, heist, thriller, with a jazz and orchestra score and Baghdad Central, a film noir detective thriller set in Baghdad during the U.S. occupation in the early 2000s.

In 2002, Scott became the youngest Grand Prize recipient of the Turner Classic Movies Young Film Composers Competition and along with accolades such as the prestigious Cannes Lion, Clio, and BMI awards, Scott’s accomplishments have earned him esteem and recognition as a highly versatile yet specialized talent.

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FREE for current SCL members (click HERE to check membership status).

Attendees will be emailed a Screening Link upon Registration and a Q&A YouTube Live Stream link on Wednesday, July 8, 10 minutes before Q&A start.

Attendees can ask questions on YouTube chat, and the SCL Host will pass them on to the Moderator. The SCL Member Code of Conduct applies to online Q&As.