The Holdovers
Composer MARK ORTON MODERATED BY TIM GREIVING (Film Music Journalist) Tuesday, October 24, 7:00PM PT Please be mindful of the SCL's Code of Conduct. From acclaimed director Alexander Payne, The Holdovers follows a curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti) at a New England prep school who is forced to remain on campus during the holiday break to babysit the handful of…
Barbie
Co-Composers & SongwritersMARK RONSONANDREW WYATTSongwritersCAROLINE AILINDUA LIPAWriter/DirectorGRETA GERWIG MODERATED BY TIM GREIVING (Film Music Journalist) To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you’re a Ken. PG-13 | 114 min *** SCREENING + Q&A INFORMATION ***
American Symphony
ComposerCo-Songwriter & Performer ("It Never Went Away")JON BATISTE MODERATED BY STEVE POND(The Wrap) Early in 2022, multi-instrumentalist Jon Batiste found himself the most celebrated artist of the year with eleven Grammy nominations including Album of the Year. In the midst of that triumph, Jon is immersed in his most ambitious challenge yet: composing "American Symphony",…
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
ComposerDANIEL PEMBERTONSongwriterLELAND TYLER WAYNE(AKA METRO BOOMIN) Writers/ProducersPHIL LORD & CHRIS MILLER MODERATED BY TIM GREIVING (Film Music Journalist) Miles Morales catapults across the Multiverse asSpider-Man in an attempt toreconnect with Gwen and prove himself a capable hero. When a new evil threatens his family, he is forced to decide between doing what is expected and forging his…
Oppenheimer
Composer LUDWIG GÖRANSSON MODERATED BY JIM HEMPHILL (IndieWire) Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that explores the paradox of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it. R | 180 min *** SCREENING + Q&A INFORMATION *** Check-in begins 6:30PM. If you RSVP but are unable to attend, please cancel your reservation…
The Marvels
ComposerLAURA KARPMAN MODERATED BY JAZZ TANGCAY (Variety) Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. But unintended consequences see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, her powers become entangled…
Story Ave
ComposerPIERRE CHARLESMODERATED BY JONGNIC BONTEMPS(Composer) Screening Link available upon RegistrationYouTube Live Stream Q&A Monday, November 13, 5:00PM (PT) South Bronx teen Kadir is a gifted visual artist who loses his way following the death of his younger brother. Overcome with grief and struggling with the pressures of school and family, he escapes into the thrilling yet dangerous world of…
Generative AI for Composers
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 143:00pm PT / 5:00pm CT / 6:00pm ETYouTube Live Stream WITHDirector / Recording Artist / FounderAudio Design DeskGABRIEL COWANMODERATED BY JONATHAN ZALBEN (SCL NY Steering Committee) SoundGen is an AI-powered platform that turns text and audio input into unique musical compositions. Founder Gabriel Cowan will discuss the current state of generative music, its possible dangers, and…
Jacob the Baker
Composer SHARON FARBER Songwriter NOAH benSHAE Performer EDEN KONTESZ MODERATED BY DAN FOLIART (Composer) Screening Link available upon Registration YouTube Live Stream Q&A Tuesday, November 14, 6:30PM (PT) When a young, skeptical reporter is assigned to interview the author of a bestselling book series, she discovers the incredible story of how Jacob, a fictional character, provides help…
Only Murders in the Building
Composer SIDDHARTHA KHOSLA SongwritersBENJ PASEK & JUSTIN PAULMARC SHAIMANModerated By ASHLEY LEE(Los Angeles Times) Season 3 Episode 308:Sitzprobe of Only Murders in the Building finds Charles, Oliver & Mabel (played by Steve Martin, Martin Short, & Selena Gomez) investigating a murder behind the scenes of a Broadway show. Ben Glenroy (Paul Rudd) is a Hollywood action star whose Broadway…
Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
ComposerGORDY HAABMusic ProducerFEI YUDirectorWUERSHAN VFX SupervisorDOUGLAS SMITH MODERATED BY JON BURLINGAME (Variety) The Chinese blockbuster feature Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms is an adaptation of 16th-century fantasy novel "Investiture of the Gods”, and features an original score by composer Gordy Haab with music produced by Fei Yu. The film was just awarded multiple Golden Rooster…
Migration
ComposerJOHN POWELLDirectorBENJAMIN RENNERModerated by JON BURLINGAME (Variety) The Mallard family is in a bit of a rut. While dad Mack is content to keep his family safe paddling around their New England pond forever, mom Pam is eager to shake things up and show their kids—teen son Dax and duckling daughter Gwen—the whole wide world. After a…