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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Join us for the first ASA event of 2024, as we open the pages of Michael Kamen’s masterful 1999 score for The Iron Giant. This animated sci-fi film was based on a novel from 1968 and was brilliantly brought to life by Brad Bird (in his directorial debut) and Michael Kamen (in his first score […]
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 […]
Join us on Zoom for our Annual meeting! We'll be discussing this past year and planning for upcoming events. Anyone is invited to join our meeting! We'd love your input. Zoom link will be posted here the day before the meeting.
On Saturday, February 17th, we’ll be continuing our journey into one of the 20th century’s greatest works, Igor Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. This upcoming study will focus on the Infernal Dance in Movement V. Written for Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes company in 1910, it was the first of several momentous collaborations between the two men, and […]
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 […]