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In place of this year’s prestigious Krakow Film Music Festival, which has been a cornerstone event for visual media composers throughout the world, KFMF is presenting online videos of past performances from their festivals, with the work of several BMI composers front and center. Featured in the videos…
BMI Supports Several Award-Winning Composers at LA Comic Con
Los Angeles Comic Con was the place to be to hear behind the scenes insights from BMI affiliates on many fan favorites, including Batman and Space Station Earth, as well as horror, thrillers, and to even things out, box office smash musicals that took the stage at The Hollywood Bowl.…
“America in Space” Takes Flight With Works by BMI Composers
On August 15, BMI composer Penka Kouneva’s dream of celebrating U.S. trips to space took flight when her out-of-this-world music, as well as that of several other composers, was featured during “America in Space” at the Hollywood Bowl. Performed by the LA Philharmonic and conducted by BMI composer/conductor David Newman,…
Golden Globe-Winner Justin Hurwitz Shares his Creative Process for Scoring “First Man”
It takes extraordinary bravery to travel into space, much less be the first person to walk on the moon. It also takes extraordinary talent to compose a score that captures the excitement of such a harrowing journey in a movie. But Justin Hurwitz’s music to First Man does just that.…
BMI Affiliates Sweep 2019 Golden Globes
BMI is proud to congratulate Justin Hurwitz, Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt on their prestigious wins last night at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton hotel in California. The star-studded evening celebrated Hurwitz’s third Globe win, this time for Best Original Score for…
BMI Congratulates its 2019 Golden Globe Nominees
The Golden Globe nods are in and the compelling music of several BMI songwriters and composers was recognized in films spanning sci-fi, action, drama, animation and more. The 76th annual ceremony, which will take place at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA, will air live on NBC on Sunday,…
Composer Justin Hurwitz Gives Out of This World Q&A to Benefit Education Through Music
Oscar-winning composer Justin Hurwitz (La La Land) has again teamed up with director Damien Chezell for the film First Man, which was recently screened at the Griffith Observatory in LA for the benefit of Education Through Music. The new movie, which is about astronaut Neil Armstrong, was a fitting tie-in…
BMI Composer Justin Hurwitz Provides Musical Insights into “First Man”
BMI’s Philip Shrut and Evelyn Rascon were part of an eager audience during a private screening of the Universal Pictures film First Man starring Ryan Gosling, at the Linwood Dunn theatre in Hollywood over the weekend. Hosted by The Society of Composers & Lyricists, the screening was followed by an…
BMI Congratulates its 2018 GRAMMY Winners
The 60th GRAMMY Awards returned to New York City, last night, for the first time since 2003, for a special anniversary celebration on the hallowed stage of Madison Square Garden. BMI songwriters from across the genre spectrum were on hand to claim their well-earned accolades for some of the year’s…
BMI Congratulates its 2018 GRAMMY Nominees
BMI is very proud to congratulate our many talented affiliates on their prestigious GRAMMY nominations, which were announced this morning by the Recording Academy. The 60th GRAMMY Awards, to be held in Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday, January 28, 2018, will salute a wide array of…