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BMI proudly presented its 22nd annual Composer/Director Roundtable, “Music & Film: The Creative Process,” at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival on Sunday, January 26, at the Kimball Arts Center in Park City, Utah. A curated group of highly esteemed directors and composers spoke on the process of developing film scores…
BMI Celebrates its 2019 Creative Arts Emmy Winners and Nominees
This past weekend was a hugely significant one for many of BMI’s affiliates in the Film, TV and Visual Media community, as ceremonies for the 71st Annual Creative Arts Emmys were held over two nights at the Microsoft Theater at LA Live in Los Angeles. Additionally, two events were organized…
Composer Ed Shearmur’s Music Stuns in “Escape at Dannemora”
Having premiered on Showtime last November, Escape at Dannemora is based on the true story of the escape and manhunt for two convicted killers who are aided by a female employee of the Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate New York. The plot of the seven-episode series would be compelling enough…
BMI and Composer Thomas Newman Present Film Scoring Scholarship During BMI Day at Berklee
BMI Vice President of Film, TV & Visual Media Relations, Doreen Ringer-Ross, and award-winning BMI composer Thomas Newman proudly presented this year’s film scoring scholarship to Berklee College of Music student Kara Talve on November 13. The BMI-sponsored scholarship is presented each year to a film scoring student selected by…
BMI Day at Berklee Features Women Composers Lolita Ritmanis and Miriam Cutler
BMI composers Lolita Ritmanis and Miriam Cutler completed a full day of giving expert first-hand advice to Berklee College of Music students during BMI Day at Berklee on November 14. The curriculum for the highly anticipated day included a master class taught by the award-winning composers, as well as a…
BMI Continues to Support the Sundance Institute Film Music Program
BMI is proud to continue its support of the Sundance Institute Film Music Program, which is collaborating for the fourth year with Skywalker Sound to host the Sundance Institute Music and Sound Design Labs at Skywalker Sound. The first 2016 session of the Lab, which begins July 7 at Skywalker…
Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation Marks 20 Years of Keeping Music in Schools
To celebrate their 20 year anniversary, The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation hosted a gathering at the home of MHOF Board member and producer of the original film Mr. Holland’s Opus, Robert Cort. The Foundation, which was founded by composer Michael Kamen and manager Robert Urband, donates musical instruments…
BMI Helps Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation Celebrate 20 Years of Keeping Music in Schools
BMI proudly hosted a Board meeting and celebration of the 20 year anniversary of The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation, which keeps music alive in schools by donating musical instruments to under-funded music programs. The foundation, founded by composer Michael Kamen and manager Robert Urband, helps provide young people…
BMI Awards Film Scoring Scholarship to Berklee College of Music Student for 17th Consecutive Year
BMI is pleased to announce that Nathan Drube, a Berklee College of Music film scoring and composition dual major, has been awarded the 2015 BMI Film Scoring Scholarship, which was presented to him by BMI composer Christopher Lennertz and BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations, Doreen Ringer-Ross. Drube, whose principle instrument…
Acclaimed BMI Composer George S. Clinton Named Chair of Berklee College of Music’s Film Scoring Dept.
Berklee College of Music has named noted BMI composer George S. Clinton Chair of the college’s Film Scoring Department. Clinton will build on the 32-year legacy of the department and ensure that graduates have the skills to thrive in a field that is undergoing continual transformation. Berklee offers the world’s…
Ed Shearmur: Ed Shearmur Interview - The 2007 BMI Film/TV Awards
Captured at BMI Film TV Awards 2007