January 26, 2016
BMI and Sundance Highlight the Importance of Music in Film at Composer/Director Roundtable
Global music rights leader Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) hosted its 18th annual Sundance Film Festival composer/director roundtable, entitled Music & Film: The Creative Process, on Monday, January 25 at the Samsung Studio in Park City, UT. Focusing on the relationship between composer and director, the panel is a cornerstone discussion at the festival on the role of music in film. Topics discussed included the relationship between composer and director, what goes into creating a successful film score, the ingredients of an effective composer/director relationship, the Sundance Film Festival experience, and more.
Panelists included Director of Sundance Institute’s Film Music Program Peter Golub, Sundance Institute Film Music Composers Lab advisors George S. Clinton, Miriam Cutler and Blake Neely; composer Kris Bowers and director Heidi Ewing (Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You), composer T. Griffin and director Roger Ross Williams (Life, Animated), composer Fil Eisler and director Kim A. Snyder (Newtown), composer Walter Werzowa and director Jeff Feuerzeig (Author: The JT LeRoy Story), composer Keegan Dewitt and director Chad Hartigan (Morris from America), composer/director Gingger Shankar (Nari), composer Jongnic Bontemps and director Steven Caple (The Land), composer Mark Suozzo and director Whit Stillman (Love and Friendship), and composer Atli Orvarsson and director Grimur Hakonarson (Rams). The discussion was moderated by Doreen Ringer Ross, Vice President, Film/TV Relations, BMI.
Pictured (L-R) at BMI’s 18th annual Sundance Film Festival composer/director roundtable on Monday, January 25 are: “Newtown” composer Fil Eisler; Doreen Ringer-Ross, Vice President, Film/TV Relations, BMI; and “Newtown” director Kim A. Snyder.
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Pictured (L-R) at BMI’s 18th annual Sundance Film Festival composer/director roundtable on Monday, January 25 are: “Morris from America” director Chad Hartigan; Doreen Ringer-Ross, Vice President, Film/TV Relations, BMI; and “Morris from America” composer Keegan Dewitt.
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Pictured (L-R) at BMI’s 18th annual Sundance Film Festival composer/director roundtable on Monday, January 25 are: “The Land” composer Jongnic Bontemps; Doreen Ringer-Ross, Vice President, Film/TV Relations, BMI; and “The Land” director Steven Caple Jr.
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Pictured (L-R) at BMI’s 18th annual Sundance Film Festival composer/director roundtable on Monday, January 25 are (front row): composer Atli Orvarsson, composer Walter Werzowa, and director Jeff Feuerzeig. (middle row) director Roger Ross-Williams, composer Miriam Cutler, composer T. Griffin, director Steven Caple, Jr., composer Jongnic Bontemps, composer Kris Bowers, director Heidi Ewing, BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations, Doreen Ringer-Ross, composer/director Gingger Shankar, composer Mark Suozzo, director Whit Stillman, and composer Peter Golub. (back row) director Chad Hartigan, composer Keegan DeWitt, composer Fil Eisler, composer Blake Neely, composer George S. Clinton and director Grimur Hakonarson
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Pictured(L-R) at BMI’s 18th annual Sundance Film Festival composer/director roundtable on Monday, January 25 are: “Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You” composer Kris Bowers; Doreen Ringer-Ross, Vice President, Film/TV Relations, BMI; and “Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You” director Heidi Ewing.
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Pictured (L-R) at BMI’s 18th annual Sundance Film Festival composer/director roundtable on Monday, January 25 are: “Life, Animated” composer T. Griffin; Doreen Ringer-Ross, Vice President, Film/TV Relations, BMI; and “Life, Animated” director Roger Ross Williams.
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Pictured (L-R) at BMI’s 18th annual Sundance Film Festival composer/director roundtable on Monday, January 25 are: “Author: The JT LeRoy Story” director Jeff Feuerzeig; Doreen Ringer-Ross, Vice President, Film/TV Relations, BMI; and “Author: The JT LeRoy Story” composer Walter Werzowa.
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Pictured (L-R) at BMI’s 18th annual Sundance Film Festival composer/director roundtable on Monday, January 25 are: “Love and Friendship” director Whit Stillman; Doreen Ringer-Ross, Vice President, Film/TV Relations, BMI; and “Love and Friendship” composer Mark Suozzo.
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Pictured (L-R) at BMI’s 18th annual Sundance Film Festival composer/director roundtable on Monday, January 25 are: “Rams” composer Atli Orvarsson; Doreen Ringer-Ross, Vice President, Film/TV Relations, BMI; and “Rams” director Grimur Hakonarson.
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Pictured (L-R) at BMI’s 18th annual Sundance Film Festival composer/director roundtable on Monday, January 25 are: Sundance Institute Film Music Composers Lab advisor George S. Clinton, Sundance Institute Film Music Composers Lab advisor Blake Neely, BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations Doreen Ringer-Ross, Sundance Institute Film Music Program Director Peter Golub, and Sundance Institute Film Music Composers Lab advisor Miriam Cutler
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Pictured (L-R) at BMI’s 18th annual Sundance Film Festival composer/director roundtable on Monday, January 25 are: “Newtown” composers George S. Clinton and Fil Eisler, BMI’s Doreen Ringer-Ross, Blake Neely, Miriam Cutler, and Gingger Shankar.
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Pictured (L-R) at BMI’s 18th annual Sundance Film Festival composer/director roundtable on Monday, January 25 are: “Rams” composer Atli Orvarsson; “Rams” director Grimur Hakonarson; “Life, Animated” composer T. Griffin; “Life, Animated” director Roger Ross Williams; Sundance Institute Film Music Composers Lab advisor Blake Neely; “Nari” composer/director Gingger Shankar; Sundance Institute Film Music Composers Lab advisors Miriam Cutler and George S. Clinton; BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations Doreen Ringer-Ross; Sundance Institute Film Music Program Director Peter Golub; “Newtown” composer Fil Eisler; “Newtown” director Kim A. Snyder; “Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You” composer Kris Bowers; “The Land” composer Jongnic Bontemps; “The Land” director Steven Caple Jr.; and “Love and Friendship” composer Mark Suozzo.
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