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Jan 06, 2011 BMI composer and past BMI Richard Kirk Award recipient Patrick Williams was named an SCL Ambassador at the Society of Composers and Lyricists (The SCL) annual holiday gala in December. Williams was inducted along with Alan and Marilyn Bergman, and he joins BMI composers Charles Fox, Dave Gruisin, Earle Hagen, Lalo Schifrin, The Sherman Brothers, David Shire, and many others… View Photo

Dec 15, 2010 BMI composer Atticus Ross and his collaborator Trent Reznor were toasted during a recent lunch hosted by Lia Vollack, President, Worldwide Music, Sony Pictures Entertainment. In addition to earning a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Score, the pair’s music for The Social Network was recently awarded the Best Use of Music trophy at the LA Film Critics Awards. Pictured… View Photo

Dec 08, 2010 BMI and The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) presented a screening of Summit Entertainment’s and producers Alain Sarde’s and Robert Benmussa’s film The Ghost Writer on Thursday, December 2 at the Clarity Theatre in Beverly Hills. The screening was preceded by a Q&A with the film’s composer Alexandre Desplat. Moderated by SCL President Dan Foliart, the discussion delved into… View Photo

Dec 02, 2010 Shown at the recent screening for “Never Let Me Go,” which features an original score by BMI composer Rachel Portman, are Brian King, Director, Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television, Flora L. Thornton School of Music, USC; composer Dan Foliart, President of the Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL); BMI’s Chad Irvin; Portman; and BMI’s Michael Crepezzi and Hanna Pantle. View Photo

Nov 17, 2010 The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) recently hosted an exclusive screening of For Colored Girls, followed by a Q&A with the film’s BMI Award-winning composer Aaron Zigman. Pictured at the event are Q&A moderator Christopher Farrell, Zigman, BMI’s Anne Cecere, SCL President Dan Foliart, and SCL Executive Director Laura Dunn. View Photo

Nov 15, 2010 BMI multi-award winning composer Blake Neely invited BMI’s Anne Cecere and Michael Crepezzi to a scoring session for ABC’s new series No Ordinary Family. Held at the historic Eastwood Scoring Stage on the Warner Bros. lot, the live session included 38 top Los Angeles studio musicians. Pictured at the session are Neely, Cecere and Crepezzi. View Photo

Nov 12, 2010 Nine emerging film music students were selected to participate in BMI’s “Composing for the Screen 2010: A Film Scoring Mentorship Program,” directed by composer Rick Baitz. Held from September 16 through October 20 in Manhattan, NY, the participants were involved in weekly sessions that examined film music from many perspectives - from historical and psychological to dramatic, stylistic and more.… View Photo

Nov 02, 2010 Oscar-winning film composer A.R. Rahman (PRS/IPRS) recently visited the London offices of BMI, where he was presented with his latest BMI Film Award Crystal. The award celebrates his score for the comedy Couples Retreat. Joining Rahman was his legal representative Simon Long from the firm Collins Long. Shown are Simon Aldridge, Senior Executive, Writer/Publisher Relations, Europe, BMI; Rahman; and Long View Photo

Nov 02, 2010 Doreen Ringer Ross, BMI Vice President of Film/TV Relations and composer Thomas Newman pause for a photo during the Billboard/Hollywood Reporter Conference. View Photo

Nov 02, 2010 BMI presented the “From Rock Star to Composer: Creating a Career in Film/TV Music” panel on Wednesday, October 27 during the 2010 Billboard/Hollywood Reporter Film/TV Music Conference. Doreen Ringer Ross, BMI Vice President of Film/TV Relations, led the discussion, which was fueled by leading film and TV composers/musicians Charlie Clouser, Stewart Copeland (The Police), Lyle Workman and The Angel. The… View Photo