Danny Elfman’s Batman Score Study with Tim Rodier
ZoomWe’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…
James Horner’s Sneakers Score Study Part II
ZoomJoin 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…
The Music of Nami Melumad
Mimoda 5774 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWe'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…
The Music of Guild Wars 2 with Maclaine Diemer
Vitello's Restaurant 4349 Tujunga Avenue, Studio City, CA, United StatesJoin 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…
Back to the Future at the Hollywood Bowl – Group Discount!
Hollywood Bowl 2301 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesCome 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…
James Horner Aliens Score Study – Virtual Event
ZoomJoin 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…
PREPARING FOR THE PODIUM with Booker White & Angel Velez
Vitello's Restaurant 4349 Tujunga Avenue, Studio City, CA, United StatesSpend the morning with Booker White (head of music preparation for Walt Disney Studios) and Angel Velez (co-founder of the Los Angeles Film Conducting Intensive) as they dive into the process of preparing for the podium and addressing the needs of the modern media composer. They will discuss the do's and don'ts of score and…
James Horner’s Aliens Score Study Part II
Livestream , United StatesJoin us on ZOOM on September 17th at 10am PT as for part two of our score study of James Horner's Aliens! No worries if you missed our first session - we invite everyone to jump right in! Our mockup teams will once again prepare excerpts from the score, so we can play back isolated…
AUSTIN WINTORY’S TRAVELER: A JOURNEY SYMPHONY
Vitello's Restaurant 4349 Tujunga Avenue, Studio City, CA, United StatesJoin us in person in Los Angeles on Saturday, October 8 for a very special event featuring composer Austin Wintory as we dive into his Traveler: A Journey Symphony. Adapted from his score to the video game Journey, the symphony was recently recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra and London Voices Choir and features cello…
Unlocking Unique Percussion Textures in Film Scoring
Vitello's Restaurant 4349 Tujunga Avenue, Studio City, CA, United StatesThe ASA is pleased to welcome Abby Savell from LA Percussion Rentals for an in-person workshop on Sunday, October 30th. This hybrid workshop will explore the possibilities of acoustic percussion instruments and how to develop a unique palette of sounds to be used for recording. We are fortunate that Abby will be bringing several instruments…