Thornton alumni end 2019 with awards nominations
Composition alumni Michael Abels (BM ’84) and Austin Wintory (BM ’07), and USC Thornton Board of Councilors member Thomas Newman, are all ending 2019 with nominations for the 2020 awards season. All three composers are nominated for the inaugural SCL Awards, granted by the Society of Composers & Lyricists: Abels’ “Us” score is nominated for… Continue reading Thornton alumni end 2019 with awards nominations
Laura Karpman “Sitara” score wins Best Music Score at Los Angeles Animation Festival
Emmy-winning composer and Screen Scoring faculty member Laura Karpman’s score of the animated short film “Sitara: Let Girls Dream” won the award for Best Music Score at the Los Angeles Animation Festival on Dec. 8. Directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, the film also won the award for Best Produced Screenplay and the Humanitarian Award. The film’s… Continue reading Laura Karpman “Sitara” score wins Best Music Score at Los Angeles Animation Festival
Austin Wintory interviews Bear McCreary about composing for video games
As a guest host of The Game Maker’s Notebook podcast from the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, Composition alum Austin Wintory (BM ’07) recently interviewed fellow Trojan and video game composer, Screen Scoring alum Bear McCreary (BM ’02). Both composers are widely known for their award-winning video game scores, and even worked together on… Continue reading Austin Wintory interviews Bear McCreary about composing for video games
Angela Little wins AGSC Screen Music Award for Best Music for a Short Film
Screen Scoring alum Angela Little (MM ’19) won an AGSC Screen Music Award in the category of Best Music for a Short Film for her score of the short film “For the Girl in the Coffee Shop.” Little worked collaboratively with director Rebekah Jackson to create a score that expresses the nuances of the film’s… Continue reading Angela Little wins AGSC Screen Music Award for Best Music for a Short Film
Sturdivant Adams nominated for 2019 Hollywood Music in Media Award
Screen Scoring alum Sturdivant Adams (MM ’19) was nominated for a 2019 Hollywood Music in Media Award for his original score for “Between the Shadows,” an animated short he scored during his time at USC Thornton. “Between the Shadows” was directed and created by USC School of Dramatic Arts animation student Chun Chun Chang. Adams… Continue reading Sturdivant Adams nominated for 2019 Hollywood Music in Media Award
Andrew Prahlow earns two award nominations for “Outer Wilds” soundtrack
Screen Scoring alum Andrew Prahlow (GCRT ‘11) was nominated for two awards for his soundtrack for the “Outer Wilds” video game, a “backpacking adventure in space” that tasks players with solving the mystery of a recent disaster before the galaxy is wiped out by a supernova. The score was nominated for a Jerry Goldsmith Award… Continue reading Andrew Prahlow earns two award nominations for “Outer Wilds” soundtrack
Laura Karpman scores two new projects for Netflix and Discovery Channel
Emmy-winning composer and USC Thornton Screen Scoring faculty member Laura Karpman wrote the score for two new projects that explore pressing social issues. The first, an upcoming animated short film called “Sitara: Let Girls Dream,” is set to release on Netflix. The film is directed by two-time Oscar-winning and three-time Emmy winning director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy,… Continue reading Laura Karpman scores two new projects for Netflix and Discovery Channel
Austin Wintory scores new game “John Wick Hex”
Composition alum Austin Wintory (’07) has composed the music of “John Wick Hex,” a new video game based on the popular John Wick movie series. Wintory is best known for his GRAMMY-nominated score for the game “Journey” and his score for “Assassin’s Creed Syndicate.” Lionsgate and game developer Bithell Games made the announcement of Wintory’s… Continue reading Austin Wintory scores new game “John Wick Hex”
Christian Kolo announced as 2019 Pete Carpenter Fellow
Thornton alumnus Christian Kolo (MM ’19, Screen Scoring) was recently announced as the winner of the 2019 Pete Carpenter Fellowship, a residency for aspiring film, television, and video game composers. Kolo is an award-winning composer, and was awarded the fellowship based on his composition, “Hold On!” The award includes a stipend for four to five… Continue reading Christian Kolo announced as 2019 Pete Carpenter Fellow
Christopher Young’s Pet Sematary soundtrack released on vinyl
Christopher Young‘s original soundtrack for the 2019 remake of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary was recently released on vinyl by Waxwork Records. Young is a Golden Globe-nominated composer known for his work on Hellraiser, Drag Me To Hell and Trick or Treat, and an adjunct assistant professor for USC Thornton’s Screen Scoring program. The soundtrack is… Continue reading Christopher Young’s Pet Sematary soundtrack released on vinyl