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Recent Christopher Young News

Film Noir Composers Get Colorful Reception

BMI co-sponsored the grand opening reception for the exhibit, "Film Noir: The Music That Sets The Tone" at the Hollywood Entertainment Museum. The exhibit displays works from the Film Noir genre and features BMI composers Don Davis and Christopher Young, along with dozens of other classic and contemporary composers.


From News, posted 4.29.04

BMI Announces Film Scoring Scholarship Winner at Berklee

Stephen Neale-Oestreicher, a film scoring major from St. Louis, has been named the 2003 BMI Film Scoring Scholarship recipient at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Christopher Young, Stephen Neale-Oestreicher and BMI's Doreen Ringer-Ross The BMI Film Scoring Scholarship at Berklee is a yearly…


From News, posted 3.06.03

Top Film, TV, Cable Composers Honored at BMI’s Annual Film/TV Awards

BMI honored the composers and songwriters of the music to the top-grossing films, the top-rated prime-time network television shows and the highest ranking cable television shows of the year at its annual Film & Television Awards dinner. Held at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills on May 15, the black tie gala was hosted by BMI President and CEO Frances W. Preston. More than…


From News, posted 5.14.02

Christopher Young

BMI composer Christopher Young (center) is congratulated by BMI's Ray Yee and Ivanne Deneroff during a recent Golden Globes reception held to honor his score for "The Shipping News," nominated for Best Original Score - Motion Picture by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Young is also an advisor to the BMI-sponsored Sundance Composers Lab, which is held in Utah in July and August. …


From News, posted 1.27.02

2001 Sundance Composers Lab

By Jon Burlingame Film-scoring programs and workshops have become commonplace around the nation, but there is still only one place where emerging composers and young filmmakers join together to explore the possibilities of music and movies: The Sundance Composers Lab, which was held again this summer at Utah's Sundance Institute.


From News, posted 11.30.01

BMI Honors Top Film and TV Composers

Thomas Newman Named Richard Kirk Award Recipient for Outstanding Career Achievement  BMI last night honored the composers and songwriters of the music in the top-grossing films of the year and the top-rated prime-time network television shows at its annual Film & Television Awards dinner. Held at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, the black…


From News, posted 5.15.00

BMI Experiences the Hurricane

BMI recently hosted a dinner and screening in honor of composer Christopher Young's original score for "The Hurricane." "The Hurricane" is based on the story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter and stars Denzil Washington. "The Hurricane" was directed by Norman Jewison and is being released by Universal Pictures. Shown at the dinner are (left to right): Rich Jacobellis and Lyn Benjamin, agents, Kraft/Benjamin/Engel; composer Christopher Young; BMI's Doreen…


From News, posted 12.21.99

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