The Academy of Scoring Arts is proud to present a score study of Bernard Herrmann's ground-breaking classic score, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL. Partnering, once again with Christopher North and Rolando Gori from the Ravel NYC Group, and featuring excerpts from Neumation Music's recently-released full score publication. William Malpede will lead a deep dive into Herrmann's 1951 […]
Study leaders William V. Malpede and Josh Lucan take us on a deep dive into two episodes from the iconic television series THE TWILIGHT ZONE, each scored by a legend in film music: “Eye of the Beholder” (1960) by Bernard Herrmann and “The Invaders” (1961) by Jerry Goldsmith. We’ll also be joined by Marc Zicree, veteran television […]
Kick off the ASA’s 2022 season with Grammy-nominated Australian composer/conductor Tim Davies as he takes us behind the scenes of Netflix’s animated series Maya and the Three. In his entertaining style, Tim will show us scores from the sessions and give us the chance to see behind the scenes of the composing and recording process. This […]
Join us on February 12 as we crack open one of the classic sci-fi action scores: David Arnold’s 1996 score to Independence Day. We’ll take a look at select cues from the movie and break them down, with the ASA’s mockup team providing us instrument-by-instrument insight into how the score was put together. The score for Independence […]
Join us online on February 26 as we wax on and off with composers Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson about the rebirth of the Karate Kid franchise as they tackle the fourth season of Cobra Kai. They’ll discuss their process of collaboration as they score the show, how they developed the sound and the themes, and the challenges […]
POLYPHONIC JAZZ FROM THE 20’S TO THE 80’S Grammy-nominated Scott Healy returns to continue the Ellington Study Group series. This time, he’ll focus in on polyphonic jazz from its early origins in the 20’s, to the Trad revival in the 40’s and 50’s, and all the way up to the NYC scene in the 80’s […]
Back by popular demand! Join us on Zoom on March 19th as we continue to look at select cues from the classic sci-fi action scores: David Arnold’s 1996 score to Independence Day. This is a continuation of our score study on Feb. 12th, but all ASA members are invited to attend! The ASA’s mockup team […]
Back by popular demand! Join us on Zoom on April 30th as we continue to look at select cues from the classic sci-fi action scores: David Arnold’s 1996 score to Independence Day. This is a continuation of our score study on March 19th, but all ASA members are invited to attend! The ASA’s mockup team […]
We’re thrilled to take our second look at the music of Danny Elfman, as we crack open his classic 1989 superhero score to Batman. Directed by Tim Burton and based on the DC Comics character, it’s the first movie the long-running series. We’ll be taking a detailed look at a selection of representative cues from the […]
Join us online on Saturday, August 27 at 10am PT for our latest score study, a deep dive into James Horner’s remarkable 1986 score for Aliens. It was Horner’s first Oscar nomination, and a unique one in that much of the score did not make it to the final edit of the movie. We’ll discuss the tension […]