More from Jeff Bond
The World’s Best Music Schools of 2023, Ranked
Even music schools aren’t immune to the impact of Hollywood’s labor disputes. The WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes have led to the delay of some apprenticeship programs at the USC Thornton School of Music over the summer. A major element of those strikes — artificial intelligence — has also been on the minds of students and […]
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How Alan Menken Transformed Movie Music
Walt Disney never quite had a “court composer” for his movies, although legends like Leigh Harline, Frank Churchill and Paul J. Smith contributed iconic scores and song melodies to Disney classics from Snow White and Pinocchio to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. But for the past three decades, the music in Walt Disney features — […]
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The World’s Best Music Schools, Ranked
The aftermath of COVID-19 continues to be felt in the world of academia, and its impact has extended to The Hollywood Reporter‘s annual list of the world’s best music schools. Some programs, like the Sundance Institute Film Scoring Program, have shut down, while others have managed to launch and survive during the pandemic. The Film […]
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Ranking the Top 20 Music Schools for Composing for Film and TV in 2021
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Top 20 Music Schools for Composing for Film and TV in 2020, Ranked
Despite the disruption of COVID-19, these schools offer aspiring composers the training they'll need, according to a Hollywood Reporter survey of industry professionals.
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Oscars: Two Sets of Composer Brothers Competing With (and Against) Each Other
Rupert Gregson-Williams ('Hacksaw Ridge') and Harry Gregson-Williams ('Live by Night') have yet to collaborate, while Mychael and Jeff Danna ('Storks,' 'Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk') have been working together for 25 years.
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Backlot: Cue the Strings
The composers of 10 Oscar-contending scores weigh in on severed arms, panicked directors and pop influences.
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Stewart Copeland, Trent Reznor Lead the Way For Rockers-Turned-Film Composers
For today's rock stars-turned-film composers, giving up the tour bus for the scoring stage is a natural progression.
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Spring film & TV music
Writing music for the summer blockbuster presents -- well, blockbuster-size hurdles.
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Composers behind this summer’s blockbusters
Five composers discuss the ins and outs of their 2010 blockbuster scores.
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Awards Watch: Song & Score III
Will Michael Giacchino's "Up" sail away with a best original score Oscar?
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