Scoring Americana and the Hollywood Western Sound
First Baptist Church of Glendale 209 NORTH LOUISE STREET, Glendale, CA, United StatesThe 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…
Music of Scavenger’s Reign with Nicolas Snyder
Lyric Hyperion 2106 HYPERION AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CA, United StatesJoin 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…
Kevin Kiner and the Music of Ahsoka
Laemmle Theater 5240 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA, United StatesJoin 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 and the Music of Masters of the Air
First Baptist Church of Glendale 209 NORTH LOUISE STREET, Glendale, CA, United StatesBlake 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…
Igor Stravinsky’s Firebird Online Score Study Part IV
Livestream , United StatesOn 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…
Jeff Toyne and the Music of Palm Royale
Bandrika Studios 6120 Yolanda Ave, Tarzana, CA, United StatesThe 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 Return of Ron Jones
First Baptist Church of Glendale 209 NORTH LOUISE STREET, Glendale, CA, United StatesThe 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…
Igor Stravinsky’s Firebird Online Score Study Part V
Livestream , United StatesSaturday, 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…
ASA Hollywood Bowl Night! Stravinsky’s Firebird & Khachaturian
Hollywood Bowl 2301 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesIt'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…
A Conversation with Christophe Beck
First Baptist Church of Glendale 209 NORTH LOUISE STREET, Glendale, CA, United StatesThe Academy of Scoring Arts is excited to welcome Christophe Beck as our guest this Saturday morning, August 3rd! He and his orchestrator, ASA board member Tim Davies, will talk about his process, and how he works in collaboration with his team. Beck has a long rich history of shepherding people on his team from…