For composer Jongnic Bontemps, scoring music for film, television or video games is driven by one thing: authenticity. The in-demand composer carefully considers how to create music that is true to the people, communities and cultures represented onscreen, bringing their stories to life. As a classically trained composer, Bontemps studied… Read more...
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This Friday evening, Education Through Music - Los Angeles will be presenting Silent Film Live III, a series of benefit concerts which will bring together highly acclaimed film, television, and visual media composers under the storied baton of award-winning conductor and Education Through Music-Los Angeles Associate Board member Angel Velez… Read more...
BMI is proud to name composer Christopher Lennertz a BMI Icon at the 39th Annual BMI Film, TV and Visual Media Awards on May 10 in Beverly Hills, CA. The GRAMMY award-winning and two-time Emmy nominated composer will be receiving BMI’s highest honor for his significant contributions to the music… Read more...
BMI’s Tracy McKnight, Reema Iqbal, Michael Crepezzi, and Barbie Quinn were on hand to help celebrate BMI’s nominated affiliates for the 2023 Academy Awards at SCL’s pre-Oscar reception. Ludwig Göransson was recognized by the SCL for his Oscar nomination for best original song for “Lift Me Up” from Black Panther:… Read more...
BMI presented its annual Composer Roundtable “Music & Film: The Creative Process” at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on Tuesday, January 24, at The Box in Park City, Utah. Panelists included a curated group of gifted composers who spoke about their projects premiering at the festival, the collaborative dynamic they… Read more...
BMI held a private cocktail party for composers and leading film and music industry tastemakers during the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on Monday, January 23, at The Blind Dog in Park City, Utah. The private event hosted notable composers, filmmakers, artists, talent agents and music supervisors who gathered to celebrate… Read more...
BMI is proud to announce its Composer Roundtable “Music & Film: The Creative Process” at this year’s Sundance Film Festival on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 11: 30 am at The Box at The Ray. The panel features composers with music in films premiering at the festival including Lauren Culjak… Read more...
Based on the book by Adam Makos, director J.D. Dillard’s new movie, Devotion, depicts the experience, based on true events, of two elite U.S. Navy fighter pilots who go above and beyond the call of duty during the Korean War to become two of the Navy’s most celebrated wingmen. But… Read more...
BMI is proud to celebrate the legendary music from the Vince Guaraldi Trio’s A Charlie Brown Christmas. Songs from the timeless TV classic have become a holiday staple for families around the world, and its lead composer, Vince Guaraldi, along with another BMI affiliate, Lee Mendelson, are responsible for composing… Read more...
