Scoring for Motion Picture and Television chair Daniel Carlin, faculty Garry Schyman present at Krakow Film Music Festival
Scoring for Motion Picture and Television (SMPTV) chair Daniel Carlin moderated and presented 11 masterclasses at the 7th annual Krakow Film Music Festival, which took place from September 25 through 28, 2014. Carlin also co-led a sequence of recording/scoring workshops for finalists in the FMF Young Talent Award competition with SMPTV faculty and USC Thornton… Continue reading Scoring for Motion Picture and Television chair Daniel Carlin, faculty Garry Schyman present at Krakow Film Music Festival
Garry Schyman wins British Academy of Film and Television Arts award
Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television faculty Garry Schyman won the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award for his work on the video game Bioshock Infinite. Schyman has also received the D.I.C.E. award for “Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition” from the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences in addition to the… Continue reading Garry Schyman wins British Academy of Film and Television Arts award
Garry Schyman wins D.I.C.E. Award for Best Original Score
Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television faculty and USC Thornton alumnus Garry Schyman won the D.I.C.E. award for “Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition” from the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. The award recognizes Schyman’s work on the video game “Bioshock Infinite.” This marks the second time Schyman’s compositions have been honored by the Academy.… Continue reading Garry Schyman wins D.I.C.E. Award for Best Original Score
Garry Schyman nominated for D.I.C.E. Award
Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television faculty Garry Schyman was recently nominated for an Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences D.I.C.E award in the category of “Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition” for his work on the video game “Bioshock Infinite.” The D.I.C.E Awards are the video game industry’s premiere event and recognize achievement in… Continue reading Garry Schyman nominated for D.I.C.E. Award
USC Thornton ranks among top music schools in the nation
The Hollywood Reporter listed the USC Thornton School of Music as one of the top music schools in the country, and a “springboard to the industry.” The story noted that Elton John performed twice with Thornton students in September, including on stage at the Emmys. “USC has the finest film/TV music program in the country,”… Continue reading USC Thornton ranks among top music schools in the nation
Alumnus wins Emmy Award
Thornton alumnus Bear McCreary won an Emmy in the “Best Theme for a Dramatic Series” category for Da Vinci’s Demons, which is currently available on DVD. McCreary’s next project brings him to network TV to write music for ABC’s Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Garry Schyman Interviewed by Forbes
Scoring for motion picture and television faculty Garry Schyman was recently interviewed on scoring the soundrack to the videogame Bioshock: Infinite. Read the article.
Christopher Young
One of the foremost talents in film music today, Golden Globe-nominated composer Christopher Young has scored an impressive number of features in virtually every genre. The spine-tingling Hellraiser showcases the composer’s seminal upbringing in horror; the new, techno sound of Swordfish displays his versatility; the resonant, genuine Celtic sounds of The Shipping News display his attention to detail; the heart-pounding rhythms… Continue reading Christopher Young
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
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