Musical Storytelling: From the Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
Group Listening Sessions Monday, October 28, 20243:00 - 5:00pm PT Tuesday, October 29, 20243:00 - 5:00pm PT SCL SongArts invites all SCL members to join our upcoming collaborative event, "Musical Storytelling". As our members are spread over five continents, this unlocks vast reach and diversity through musical collaboration. We will be pairing songwriters according to their application responses. The…
Songwriters Night in NYC
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 20246:00-9:00 PM ETDoors open at 5:30 PM ETLivestream available via venue website Chosen songwriters will be invited to perform live on-stageSound Check: 4:30pm ETDoors: 5:30pm ETShow: 6:00 - 9:00pm ET In collaboration with the Songwriters Guild of America and the New York Songwriters Collective, we're thrilled to present the fifth Songwriters Night in NYC! Songwriters from each organization will…
Game Changers Series: Halloween Special
ComposersALISTAIR KERLEY & FRANKIE HARPER(A.K.A. BOXED APE)(The Casting of Frank Stone)HOLLY AMBER CHURCH(Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities)TREVOR GURECKIS(Dead Space)MODERATED BY TESSA SMITH(Mama's Geeky) Prepare yourself for a thrilling adventure into the frightful world of scoring for horror. These spooktacular creators will dive into the scary challenges and reaping rewards of scoring for horror video…
Deadline Sound & Screen Film Concert
The SCL is proud to support DEADLINE Sound & Screen's Composer Showcase of Original Music for Television FEATURED COMPOSERS TO BE ANNOUNCED 5:00pm: Pre-reception begins 6:30pm: Show Begins *** PERFORMANCE + Q&A INFORMATION *** Check-in begins 5:00 PM. If you RSVP but are unable to attend, please cancel your reservation by 10:00AM on Friday, November…
Nickel Boys
ComposersSCOTT ALARIOALEX SOMERSMODERATED BY TIM GREIVING (Journalist) Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead and inspired by real-life events, Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two Black teenagers who become wards of a juvenile reformatory in Florida. In breakout performances that cut to the bone, Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson play Elwood…
Music To Get Elected By
WITH Educator &Esteemed Performer - Early Classical WoodwindsWAYNE HANKIN Like jazz, campaign music is an American invention with origins derived from Europe and Asia making their way to colonial America. Unlike today, songwriting was the principle force that could make or break an election. Still used today to establish or unintentionally destroy a candidate’s identity,…
Batman: Caped Crusader
ComposerFREDERIK WIEDMANN MODERATED BY OWEN DANOFF (Screenrant) Welcome to Gotham City, where the corrupt outnumber the good, criminals run rampant, and law-abiding citizens live in a constant state of fear. Forged in the fire of tragedy, wealthy socialite Bruce Wayne becomes something both more and less than human—the BATMAN. His one-man crusade attracts unexpected allies…
Twisters
SongwriterLAINEY WILSONComposerBENJAMIN WALLFISCHDirectorLEE ISAAC CHUNGMODERATED BY GERARD HALL(Entertainment Weekly) Haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado, Kate Cooper gets lured back to the open plains by her friend, Javi, to test a groundbreaking new tracking system. She soon crosses paths with Tyler Owens, a charming but reckless social-media superstar who thrives on posting his…
The Six Triple Eight
SongwriterDIANE WARRENOriginal Song - "The Journey"ComposerAARON ZIGMANMODERATED BY JON BURLINGAME (Variety) The Six Triple Eight is inspired by the first and only Women’s Army Corps unit of color to serve overseas in WWII. Despite facing racism and sexism - and grueling working conditions - they were committed to serving their country with honor and distinction.…
Will & Harper
SongwriterSEAN DOUGLASSongwriter & PerformerKRISTEN WIIGMODERATED BY STEVE POND(The Wrap) Two years ago, Will Ferrell was filming a movie when he received a most surprising email: his dear friend of nearly 30 years was coming out to him as a trans woman. That friend was Harper Steele, a writer he met on his first day at…
The Outrun
ComposersJOHN GÜRTLERJAN MISERREMODERATED BY CHRIS HADLEY(Film Score Monthly) A vivid and unflinching adaptation of Amy Liptrot's wrenching personal memoir of addiction, powered by an extraordinary central performance from Saoirse Ronan. Addicted to hedonism, drink, and drugs, a young woman must wrestle with recovery in the remote islands of Orkney whilst reckoning with her complex family…
Inside Out 2
ComposerANDREA DATZMANMODERATED BY JON BURLINGAME (Variety) Inside Out 2 returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new emotions! Joy, sadness, anger, fear and disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to…