Great songwriting duos – think Lennon/McCartney, Goffin/King, Bacharach/David, or Leiber/Stoller – are extremely rare. Anyone who’s tried to write a song with another person can attest that chemistry is one thing you can’t force – you just hope to be fortunate enough to find it. But for musical theater writing… Read more...
Oscar-winning composer Alexandre Desplat received yet another accolade at this year’s Krakow Film and Music Festival, where he was awarded the prestigious Kilar Prize for his significant contributions to film music. His brilliant scores for Roman Polanski’s most recent films, Venus In Fur, Carnage and The Ghost Writer, were all… Read more...
The married couple and mega-talented songwriting team, who met at the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop in 1998, discuss the making of their Oscar- and GRAMMY-winning blockbuster song “Let It Go” from the hit film Frozen in this exclusive video. They also offer their expert advice on writing and… Read more...
BMI’s tight-knit musical theatre family had plenty to celebrate Sunday night as BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop alumnus Robert Lopez and veteran BMI composer Larry Hochman took home statuettes in every music category at the 65th Annual Tony Awards. Lopez earned Best Original Score and Best Book of a… Read more...
The 10th Annual BMI Foundation Jerry Harrington Awards for Creative Excellence were given at a ceremony held on June 8 at the BMI New York offices. These awards, funded by BMI Assistant Vice President and BMI Foundation board member Evelyn Buckstein in honor of her colleague, the late Jerry Harrington,… Read more...
David Newman Honored for Outstanding Career Achievement; Mike Post Receives Classic Contribution Award BMI honored the composers of music featured in the past year’s top-grossing films, top-rated prime-time network television series, and highest ranking cable network programs tonight at its annual Film & Television Awards. Held at the Beverly Wilshire… Read more...
The 9th BMI Foundation Jerry Harrington Awards for Creative Excellence were given at a ceremony held on June 9 at the BMI New York offices. These awards, funded by BMI Assistant Vice President and BMI Foundation board member Evelyn Buckstein in honor of her colleague, the late Jerry Harrington, who… Read more...
The 8th BMI Foundation Jerry Harrington Awards for Creative Excellence were given at a ceremony held on June 11 at the BMI New York offices. These awards, funded by BMI Assistant Vice President and BMI Foundation board member Evelyn Buckstein in honor of her colleague, the late Jerry Harrington, who… Read more...
by Frank Evans Broadway producers, members of the New York Press as well as BMI officers and writers packed the BMI New York Media Room for a celebratory evening of songs inaugurating the 40th Anniversary of the BMI/Lehman Engel Musical Theatre… Read more...
BMI's Musical Theatre department held a cocktail party on June 5 honoring the winners of the 2001 Kleban Award including BMI writer Pat Cook (3rd from left), moderator of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop's First Year Class. The Kleban Award for Musical Theatre is given annually by the… Read more...
Captured at A Conversation with Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez
