Film & TV

ASCAP composer Earl Rose debutes his film score for the American Masters documentary Johnny Carson: King of Late Night to a national audience on May 14th at 9 p.m. (EST)

Award-winning ASCAP members Dave Berg and Alonzo "Zo" Lee performed songs they wrote with St. Louis students at the event, which benefited America SCORES St. Louis. ASCAP's Sue Devine was honored with the organization's Legacy Award.

ASCAP composers and songwriters soundtracked 16 out of 20 musical works nominated for the 39th annual Daytime Emmy Awards. The nominees include six-time Emmy winners Jack Allocco and David Kurtz, who received four nods for their music to The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless.

On May 4th, ASCAP composer Cyril Morin hosted a reception and screening of his new film The Application Cafe. Morin wrote, directed and scored the film, about a mysterious man who enters a cafe in the middle of nowhere and changes the lives of everyone inside it.

The ASCAP Foundation presented "ASCAP Day" @ Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, providing Film Scoring and Songwriting students an opportunity to talk to composer and musician Pat Irwin as well as ASCAP staff about information on current trends in the industry.

Spanish composer Lucas Vidal is the youngest Berklee student ever to record the score to a feature film with a full orchestra. He's making good on his auspicious beginnings with his music for upcoming features The Cold Light of Day and The Raven. We spoke to Vidal about his path to scoring success.

Two new documentaries provided film composer Hajian with an opportunity to display his musical skills in unique ways. Here he talks about scoring these docs – both of which were recent hits on the festival circuit.

As the UK hosts its first Sundance Film and Music Festival in late April, the ASCAP London office will debut its Music Café, showcasing artists and bands from an array of backgrounds and styles.

There's still time to apply for this once-in-a-lifetime workshop! 12 selected composers get to record with a 60-piece orchestra on a major studio scoring stage. Participants also receive coaching from A-list Hollywood professionals.

There's still time to apply for the 2012 NYU/ASCAP Foundation Film Scoring Workshop in Memory of Buddy Baker! The Workshop presents the traditions of Hollywood film scoring, with sessions dedicated to the creative process, conducting, MIDI mockups and more. It culminates in a recording session with New York City's top studio musicians.

ASCAP and The Society of Composers and Lyricists recently hosted the panel “Taking Stock of Music Production: Where It Is Now and Where It’s Going” in New York. The panel was dedicated to exploring the business of production music and how to get involved.

The 2012 ASCAP/Columbia University Film Scoring Workshop is underway! Congrats to Nicholas Brittel, Lucas Lechowski, Elizabeth Lim, Jourdan Urbach and Lev “Ljova” Zhurbin, who were selected from 30 composers to score short films by Columbia grad school filmmakers. The composer pool is now available for all interested filmmakers!