Embark on an exploration of Leith Stevens' remarkable score to the 1953 science fiction classic, "War of the Worlds." Despite not being widely recognized now, Stevens was a towering figure in his day. In the 1930s he worked at CBS radio, alongside Bernard Herrmann, before moving on to compose for Hollywood films in the 1940s. […]
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 […]
Join us on Sunday, April 14th at Laemmle North Hollywood as we welcome back Kevin Kiner to discuss his score to the recent hit show “Ahsoka” on Disney+! This is Kevin’s first foray into live action Star Wars, but hardly the beginning of his involvement in the Star Wars Universe, having previously scored over 200 […]
Blake Neely will be joining us in person at First Baptist Church in Glendale on May 18th to talk about his majestic score to Masters of the Air, the latest epic WWII mini-series produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg following the legendary Band of Brothers and The Pacific. The show focuses on the US […]
On Sunday, June 2nd, we’ll be continuing our journey into one of the 20th century’s greatest works, Igor Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. Written for Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes company in 1910, Firebird was the first of several momentous collaborations between the two men, and interestingly, was before Stravinsky rose to fame. This will be the penultimate […]
The ASA is excited to head over to Bandrika Studio to host a discussion featuring composer Jeff Toyne and his music for Apple TV+’s Palm Royale! Jeff created a unique musical style for Palm Royale that fuses Henry Mancini and Bernard Herrmann with a Latin twist. The use of specific instruments like Chromatic Harmonica and […]
The Academy of Scoring Arts is thrilled to welcome founder Ron Jones back on a visit to Los Angeles for an open conversation about music, life, and his current favorite sample libraries and plugins. Well, maybe not the latter, but definitely a lot of the former! Ron will fill us in on what he’s been […]
Saturday, July 27th will be our last installment of our Firebird Score study series! Written for Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes company in 1910, Firebird was the first of several momentous collaborations between the two men, and interestingly, was before Stravinsky rose to fame. This final study will focus on the Berceuse and the Finale. We […]
It's the annual Academy of Scoring Arts Hollywood Bowl Night! Join us on July 30th to see the Los Angeles Philharmonic perform Stravinsky's Firebird and Khachaturian's Violin Concerto and Spartacus Suite No. 2. We reserved a block of seats in section F2 and are happy to offer our members tickets at the group discount price! Meet […]