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BMI will once again partner with the Sundance Institute to present the 18th annual “Music & Film: The Creative Process” Composer/Director Roundtable and 14th annual Snowball showcase during the 2016 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The roundtable will take place on Monday, January 25, from 2:30 p.m. to…
A Conversation With Michael Penn
Broadcast Music, Inc. composer Michael Penn is a busy man, composing for two of cable TV’s biggest hits, Showtime’s Masters of Sex and HBO’s Girls, creating emotional music that pulls viewers further into the action of these revolutionary series. Before breaking into composing, Penn was a dedicated singer-songwriter, snagging an…
BMI Hosts ‘The Blurred Line Between Film and TV Panel’ at Billboard + Hollywood Reporter Conference
Broadcast Music, Inc. recently hosted the panel, “The Blurred Line Between Film and Television,” at the 2014 Billboard + The Hollywood Reporter Film and TV Music Conference on Wednesday, November 5, at The Globe Theatre, Universal Studios, Universal City, Calif. Moderated by BMI Vice President Film/TV Relations, Doreen Ringer-Ross, the…
BMI Presents “Music & Film” Roundtable and Snowball Showcase at Sundance
BMI’s 15th annual Composer/Director Roundtable and 11th annual Snowball showcase will take place Wednesday, January 23, during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Entitled “Music & Film: The Creative Process,” the roundtable will begin at 11 a.m. and run until 1 p.m. at the Sundance House. The…
BMI’s “Coffee Talk” with Composers Enriches LA Film Fest
BMI staged its annual “Coffee Talk” panel at the Los Angeles Film Festival on Sunday, June 17. The in-depth discussion was moderated by Doreen Ringer Ross, Vice President, Film/TV Relations for BMI, and featured composers Rolfe Kent (Up in the Air, Sideways, Mean Girls), Michael Penn (Skateland, Sunshine Cleaning, Boogie…
2010 Sundance Roundtable Video: Music & Film, The Creative Process
2010 Sundance Roundtable: Music & Film, The Creative Process BMI and the Sundance Film Festival presented the twelfth annual composer/director roundtable, entitled “Music & Film: The Creative Process,” on Wednesday, January 27 at the Sundance House at the Kimball Art Center. Moderated by Doreen Ringer Ross, Vice President, Film/TV Relations…
Sundance Video Blog: Michael Penn Discusses ‘Skateland’
Composer and singer/songwriter Michael Penn took time out of a hectic Sundance schedule to discuss his compositional process for his score for Skateland, the directorial debut of Anthony Burns which is being screened at the festival. Watch and listen to Penn’s reflections here:
Sundance Profile: Michael Penn
Composer: Skateland, Boogie Nights Michael Penn isn’t afraid of new artistic challenges. He has composed original music for films including Hard Eight, Boogie Nights, The Last Kiss, Melvin Goes to Dinner, The Anniversary Party, American Teen, That Evening Sun and past Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize award-nominee Sunshine…
BMI and Sundance Film Festival to Present 12th Annual Composer/Director Roundtable
BMI and the Sundance Film Festival will present the twelfth annual composer/director roundtable, entitled “Music & Film: The Creative Process,” on Wednesday, January 27 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sundance House at the Kimball Art Center (638 Park Avenue). This event is open to festival badge holders,…
Michael Penn on Collaboration, CDs, and Counting Film Composition Blessings
For anyone trying to make it in the music business, success has always been subject to the vagaries of timing and fate, but for Michael Penn, today’s marketplace is downright inscrutable. “It’s a really weird time,” the veteran singer-songwriter says. “People who I respect say things that I think are…