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News ArticleThe Composer Expo and TCM Young Film ComposersCompetition in Hollywood
Release Date:(08/07/2006)
On Friday August 4, Turner Classic Movies and Film Music Magazineheld "The Composer Expo" at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood. Open tothe public (for a registration fee), numerous panel discussions wereheld on a variety of topics. From the creative side (with composersJohn Frizzell, Christophe Beck, Aaron Zigman, Hummie Mann, Bill Brownand Mark Waters), the business side (with Entertainment attorneyNeville Johnson, former agent Stan Milander, Warner Bros. studio musicexecutive Keith Zajic and composers Hummie Mann, Geoff Levin andMark Holden) and the technological side (with Michael Stern, RichardAsh, Nick Phoenix, and John Rodd). Video games were also discussed,on a panel featuring composers Lennie Moore, Cris Velasco, JasonHayes, Shawn Clement and Garry Schyman.
Panorama of the panel discussions. (Click to enlarge)
The highlight of the conference was the Keynote Panel discussion,moderated by John Frizzell, which featured Hans Zimmer, Brian Tyler,Ron Jones, David Newman, Mark Isham and John Ottman. Thediscussion was rather energetic and free flowing, with topics rangingfrom demo reels, to their personal lives. After the panel ended, many ofthe composers stayed around to talk to the conference attendees.
Ron Jones, Brian Tyler, Hans Zimmer, John Frizzell, DavidNewman, Mark Isham and John Ottman chat at the Keynote
Panel.
Following the panels, there was a cocktail reception, and then theannual awards ceremony for the 7th Annual TCM Young Film
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03/14/2007 04:38 PMSoundtrackNet : News : The Composer Expo and TCM Young Film Composers Competition in Hollywood
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Alberto Iglesias Wins the World Soundtrack Award for"Best Composer 2006" (10/14/2006) Composers Competition. Over 650 people entered the competition,
which involved them scoring a scene from a silent film. The five finalistswere present for the awards ceremony, and would soon find out theirfate. Introduced by Tom Karsch, the Executive Vice President andGeneral Manager of Turner Classic Movies, the event featured a veryquick speech by Hans Zimmer, and then an address by noted filmhistorian and critic Leonard Maltin.
Hans Zimmer addresses the audience at the TCM Young FilmComposers Competition
Leonard Maltin gives the keynote address at the TCM YoungFilm Composers Competition
The awards were handed out, with each contestant's composition (allfor the same clip) being shown. The winner this year was composerDarryl Raby - who was actually the first runner-up last year, and hadmade it into the Top 10 two years ago. It just goes to show thatperseverance and determination can indeed pay off! As the winner,Raby received a $10,000 grand prize, and the opportunity to score the1927 silent film, The Show. He will be mentored by Hans Zimmer, andwill record his score at Todd-AO.
Tom Karsch, Darryl Raby, Hans Zimmer and Mark Northam
For more information on The Composer Expo, visitwww.tcmcomposerexpo.com. Audio from the panels will soon be online.For more details on the TCM Young Film Composers Competition, visittheir website.
Photos by Dan Goldwasser and Eric Charbonneau/Wireimage.com
Dan Goldwasser - ([email protected])
