Father’s Day with the ASA! Join us this Sunday morning, June 18th, at the Autry Museum Theater, as we welcome back acclaimed composer Garry Schyman to talk about his score to the VR game Torn. Torn explores the abandoned mansion of the famed Dr. Lawrence Talbot, who went missing decades earlier. It begins as a […]
Join us as we take a close look at Joe Hisaishi's remarkable score for "Howl's Moving Castle.” As the iconic musical voice behind almost every film to come out of Japan’s famed Studio Ghibli, Hisaishi's collaboration with legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki has birthed some of the most evocative soundtracks in animated film history. We will […]
It's the annual Academy of Scoring Arts Hollywood Bowl Night! Join us on August 24th to see Joe Hisaishi conduct selections from his Studio Ghibli scores and Debussy's La Mer. We reserved a block of seats in section K3 and are happy to offer our members tickets at the group discount price! Meet us at 6pm at […]
We’re proud to partner with Thomas Goss of Orchestration Online on our 2023 Orchestration Challenge! This unique event offers our Los Angeles members the opportunity to have their orchestrations played by live musicians and critiqued by Thomas himself. Composers that wish to enter the challenge will be given a melody that they will orchestrate for […]
The ASA is thrilled to welcome back acclaimed composer Inon Zur, to discuss his recent score to the Bethesda Softworks game “Starfield”. Having worked with Bethesda for over two decades, Inon spent seven years developing this sci-fi score, which can be experienced as an hour-long live orchestral suite performed by the London Symphony Orchestra here. He […]
Fans of Film Music is back for its 14th annual event! The Fans of Film Music Society has partnered with the Academy of Scoring Arts to host this year's event on November 4th at the Mayflower Club in North Hollywood! Join us for another lively panel discussion led by Daniel Schweiger of Film Music Live, followed by an audience […]
Come celebrate the holidays with food, drinks and original music by our members! Our orchestration challenge is back by popular demand, just in time for the holidays! This unique event offers our Los Angeles members the opportunity to have their orchestrations played by live musicians. On December 2nd, we are hosting a holiday party and […]
You may have seen Tim Davies’s recent blog post "Error Code 7,” which featured a deep dive into a plethora of orchestration and notation techniques. Well, here is your opportunity to hear Tim talk about it in person and ask questions. Topics covered will include string writing and bow techniques, orchestration ideas for adding interest […]
The ASA is excited to be joined by composer and orchestrator David Krystal to take a look at Aaron Copland's Rodeo and how he utilized techniques from it in a cue from his brand new album! "Tunes in the Key of Hollywood" is an EP release of classic Hollywood-style film tunes recorded with a 70-piece orchestra […]
Join us as we talk to Nicolas Snyder about his music for the rapidly emerging cult hit Scavenger’s Reign, a breathtaking animated sci-fi series now streaming on Max. Board member Josh Lucan contacted Nicolas only a few minutes into watching the first episode because he found the music so unique and inspiring. Snyder describes himself […]