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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 Celebrates its Composers at 10th Annual Kraków Film Music Festival
BMI Vice President, Film, TV & Visual Media Relations, Doreen Ringer-Ross, was a special guest representing BMI’s partnership in this year’s renowned Kraków Film Music Festival, held May 17-23 in Poland. The Festival, which is now revered as one of the largest and most prestigious film music festivals in the…
BMI Congratulates its 2017 BAFTA Nominees
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has honored several BMI composers with Best Original Music nominations to recognize their excellence in supporting films. In fact, BMI-affiliated composers created or co-created the music for four out of the five films up for the award. The prestigious ceremony will take…
Abel Korzeniowski’s Music to “Nocturnal Animals” Lights up the Night at SCL Screening
The audience at the Society of Composer and Lyricists’ screening of writer/director Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals heard firsthand Tuesday night why Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated BMI composer Abel Korzeniowski’s critically acclaimed score adds just the right sonic mix to every gripping scene of the haunting romantic thriller. The film, which…
BMI and SCL Honor Creative Arts Emmy Nominees at Pre-Award Reception
On Thursday, September 8, the Society of Composers & Lyricists celebrated its Creative Arts Emmy nominees at the Montage Beverly Hills, where BMI executives were on hand to honor our BMI nominated composers. This year, the BMI nominees included Mac Quayle, who won Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original…
How to Terrify an Audience in 3 Not-So-Easy Steps
‘Tis the season to be scary and what better way to spend Halloween than to celebrate the sinister sounds lurking in the background of our favorite thrillers. BMI composers Mac Quayle, Abel Korzeniowski and Charlie Clouser are famous for helping to keep audiences on the edge of their seats in…
BMI and Society of Composers & Lyricists Celebrate 2015 Emmy Nominees
BMI proudly attended the Society of Composers & Lyricists’ (SCL) Emmy nominee reception on September 10, 2015, at the Montage in Beverly Hills, to celebrate the BMI composers nominated for a 2015 Emmy in several Outstanding Music categories. Attendees included Abel Korzeniowski (Penny Dreadful), Duncan Thum (Chef’s Table), William Ross…
BMI Supports Composer Abel Korzeniowski at SCL Screening of ‘Penny Dreadful’ Episode
With this year’s double Emmy nomination and BAFTA win for his music on Showtime’s Penny Dreadful, the audience at the Society of Composers and Lyricists’ August 18 screening of the hit show’s episode “Closer Than Sisters” was eager to hear Abel Korzeniowski talk about his work. Moderated by Steve Chagollan,…
BMI Congratulates its 2015 Emmy Nominees
The 67th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award nominations were announced yesterday with nods going to several BMI composers including multiple nominees Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Abel Korzeniowski, and Jeff and Mychael Danna. The highly anticipated annual ceremony will be held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on September…
BMI Composers Attend 10th Anniversary of International Film Music Festival in Spain
Film and television composers and music industry executives converged in Cordoba, Spain, for the International Film Music Festival. The week-long event, from July 20–27, 2014, included Q&A sessions, film screenings, workshops, concerts, the Elmer Bernstein Gala, the Jerry Goldsmith Awards and GoldSpirit Awards Gala. BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations, Doreen…
Recent Abel Korzeniowski events
Abel Korzeniowski: Abel Korzeniowski at the 2010 BMI Film Conducting Workshop
Captured at 2010 Conducting for the Film Composer workshop