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BMI proudly partnered once again with the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) on September 20 to sponsor a panel discussion entitled “How Music Makes the Doc,” featuring directors Rachel Boynton and Kristi Jacobson, and BMI composers T. Griffin and Nathan Larson. Moderated by BMI’s Vice President of Film, TV & Visual…
Sundance Composer Spotlight: Nathan Larson
Sundance 2015 Film: A Walk in the Woods Premiere: Friday, January 23 11:30 AM Nathan Larson is a NYC-based producer, performer and writer of music and prose. He cut his teeth on punk rock, and in the ‘90s was the guitarist for math-rockers Shudder to Think. Larson has…
Sundance Back Story: Craig Wedren on Composing ‘The Kids Are All Right’
Holy moly. So fast. A month ago there was zero score for The Kids Are All Right, and I wasn’t even slated to work on the film. Now, literally overnight, it’s the “Big Buzz Sundance Sensation of 2010” (deservedly, in my opinion). It all went down in an interesting and…
Alexandre Desplat Named Film Composer of the Year at World Soundtrack Awards
The 9th World Soundtrack Awards were the capstone of the 36th Ghent International Film Festival, held October 6-17 in Belgium. Alexandre Desplat (SACEM) was named Film Composer of the Year, thanks to his stunning original scores for motion pictures including Coco Avant Chanel, Largo Winch, Chéri, and The Curious Case…
Craig Wedren and Nathan Larson Score in Rock and Film
The punk rock of Shudder To Think and the film and TV scores that band members Craig Wedren and Nathan Larson have created since the band parted ways in 1999 may seem like totally different creative and musical universes. But as Wedren points out from his experiences scoring films like…
Movie Music Discussed at BMI IFP Panel
BMI sponsored a panel discussion, “Making Your First Feature: Music Makes The Movie,” at the 4th annual IFP Filmmaker Conference, held September 14-19 in New York. The panel, which took place at the Haft Auditorium September 14, was moderated by Doreen Ringer-Ross, BMI VP of Film/TV Relations. Panelists included composer…
BMI Causes Commotion Over Film Music
Commotion Records President Tracy McKnight and CEO Walter Yetnikoff, along with BMI Los Angeles, hosted a cocktail party at Mirabelle to celebrate the release of BMI composer Nathan Larson's new CD entitled Filmmusik.
BMI Sponsors 2004 Woodstock Film Festival
BMI was once again a sponsor at this year's Woodstock Film Festival, held October 13-17 in Woodstock, NY and the neighboring towns of Rhinebeck and Hunter. BMI's Doreen Ringer Ross, Vice President of Film/TV Relations, moderated a film music panel at the fifth annual event, where panelists discussed…
BMI Music is Hot at Sundance
BMI, a proud sponsor and supporter of the Sundance Film Festival for more than 15 years, once again made music in film the hot topic at this year's event. Held in Park City, UT from January 15-25, BMI hosted a number of special events throughout the…
Nathan Larson
Nathan Larson may not be a household name - yet - but chances are pretty good that you've heard his music. Formerly the guitarist for critically acclaimed hard-rock outfit Shudder To Think, Larson, in the wake of that band's demise, has turned his attention to film scoring, with a…