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 […]
After our 2020 study on Apollo 13, we’re ready for our next James Horner study. Join us on April 9 for a look at Horner’s 1992 score to the crime comedy Sneakers. We’ll take a deep look into a selection of cues from the movie and analyze them compositionally, orchestrationally, and to picture. Omni Music publishes the official […]
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 […]
Wow! Our first in-person hang in two years! If you're local to Los Angeles, come join us at the Village Idiot on Melrose for a casual hang. Feel free to order drinks and food! We're excited to connect with all of you in person. Come join us in the back room! RSVP using this link: […]
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 on May 14th for a follow-up look at Horner’s 1992 score to the crime comedy Sneakers. We’ll take a deep look into a selection of cues from the movie and analyze them compositionally, orchestrationally, and to picture. This is the second part to our score study on April 9th, but anyone is invited to […]
We're honored to be joined by special guest Nami Melumad for an in-person event on July 8th, 2022! She will be talking about her career path and the road leading to Star Trek: Strange New Worlds! We are also ecstatic to return to in-person events in a new venue! Mimoda Studio is a multi-purpose creative events space in the heart of […]
Join us on July 24th as special guest Maclaine Diemer takes us behind his music for the hit game Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons! End of Dragons is the third expansion for Guild Wars 2, and one that presented a special challenge: how to revisit a fan favorite area from earlier iterations of the […]
Come join us at the Hollywood Bowl for Back to the Future in Concert! We reserved a block of seats in the M1 section and we are happy to offer our members tickets at the group discount price! We will also meet at a picnic area prior to the concert (exact location TBD). $34 each […]
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 […]