Patrick Kirst
Born and raised in Germany, Patrick Kirst first fell in love with the fascinating art of film music growing up with Spielberg and Williams. Classics such as E.T., Close Encounters, Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park and Schindler’s List, primarily written for full orchestra and created with the newest synthesizer technologies of… Continue reading Patrick Kirst
Siobhán Dougall
Siobhán Dougall is a California native software developer and composer. She started her undergraduate pursuits with a double major in oboe performance and electrical and computer engineering at Northwestern University, finished them with a B.A. in music composition at Carleton College in 2002, and followed them up with a graduate certificate in Scoring for Motion… Continue reading Siobhán Dougall
Jon Burlingame
Jon Burlingame is the nation’s leading writer on the subject of music for films and television. He writes regularly for Variety and has written on the topic for such other publications as The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, Newsday, Emmy, Premiere and The Hollywood Reporter. He is the author of four books: the best-selling The Music of James Bond (Oxford University Press, 2012),… Continue reading Jon Burlingame
Garry Schyman Interviewed by GameTrailers.com
Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television faculty Garry Schyman recently provided the score for the highly-anticipated and recently released videogame, BioShock Infinite. Read the article.
Jonathan Sadoff Profiled by the Sioux City Journal
Thornton alumnus Jonathan Sadoff highlighted his beginnings and career as a film composer. He most recently scored the entire soundtrack to Beautiful Creatures, which opened in theaters on Valentine’s Day. Read the article.
Andrew Shulman Featured in The Beach Reporter’s Preview of Commemorative Concert for Legendary British Composer
To celebrate what would have been Benjamin Britten’s 100th birthday, Shulman collaborated with TV and film composer Bruce Broughton and pianist Robert Edward Thies to create a centennial concert. Read the article.
Christopher Lennertz and Timothy Wynn, Celebrate Grand Opening of Sonic Fuel Studios
The Beach Reporter featured the Thornton alumni, who put $2 million into the eco-friendly studio that was designed specifically for film, TV and video game composers. Read the article.
Daniel Carlin to Judge CINE’s New Film Scoring Competition
Broadway World reported that SMPTV faculty Daniel Carlin will be one of the judges for CINE’s inaugural Film Scoring Competition. Read the article.
Jon Burlingame’s Book Reviewed by The Washington Post
The Washington Post ran a positive review of SMPTV faculty Jon Burlingame’s The Music of James Bond. Read the article.
SMPTV Faculty Jon Burlingame Referenced in the Wall Street Journal
Jon Burlingame’s book, The Music of James Bond, was referenced in a Wall Street Journal article that analyzed the 007 theme’s effect on the male psyche. Read the article.