We're happy to welcome Kevin Kiner as he talks about his fantastic work on Star Wars Clone Wars Season 7! This score was fortunately recorded with a live orchestra and Kevin will be discussing his process of going from mockup to live recording. He will also be providing some scores for the attendees, which we […]
Ginny and Georgia is the breakout hit of the year on Netflix, telling the story of free-spirited young widow Georgia and her two kids, Ginny and Austin, who move to suburban Massachusetts in search of a fresh start and to escape a mysterious past. The genre-spanning show features a score by Lili Haydn and Ben […]
Join us on August 29 at 10am Pacific Time via Zoom for our first look at the music of composer John Powell, as we tackle his 2010 score for the fantasy film How to Train Your Dragon. John’s action score sensibilities shine through every page of this score and there’s much we’ll learn as we deconstruct […]
The Academy of Scoring Arts is proud to present a score study of Bernard Herrmann's ground-breaking classic score, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL. Partnering, once again with Christopher North and Rolando Gori from the Ravel NYC Group, and featuring excerpts from Neumation Music's recently-released full score publication. William Malpede will lead a deep dive into Herrmann's 1951 […]
On Saturday, September 25 at 10am, join Conrad Pope, Angel Velez, and Emelie Bernstein as they dive into the world of conducting and bringing your music to life with live musicians. Bring your baton and join us for this Zoom event as we cover some fundamentals of conducting, give an intro to conducting live-to-picture, discuss […]
Study leaders William V. Malpede and Josh Lucan take us on a deep dive into two episodes from the iconic television series THE TWILIGHT ZONE, each scored by a legend in film music: “Eye of the Beholder” (1960) by Bernard Herrmann and “The Invaders” (1961) by Jerry Goldsmith. We’ll also be joined by Marc Zicree, veteran television […]
Kick off the ASA’s 2022 season with Grammy-nominated Australian composer/conductor Tim Davies as he takes us behind the scenes of Netflix’s animated series Maya and the Three. In his entertaining style, Tim will show us scores from the sessions and give us the chance to see behind the scenes of the composing and recording process. This […]
Join us on February 12 as we crack open one of the classic sci-fi action scores: David Arnold’s 1996 score to Independence Day. We’ll take a look at select cues from the movie and break them down, with the ASA’s mockup team providing us instrument-by-instrument insight into how the score was put together. The score for Independence […]
Join us online on February 26 as we wax on and off with composers Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson about the rebirth of the Karate Kid franchise as they tackle the fourth season of Cobra Kai. They’ll discuss their process of collaboration as they score the show, how they developed the sound and the themes, and the challenges […]
POLYPHONIC JAZZ FROM THE 20’S TO THE 80’S Grammy-nominated Scott Healy returns to continue the Ellington Study Group series. This time, he’ll focus in on polyphonic jazz from its early origins in the 20’s, to the Trad revival in the 40’s and 50’s, and all the way up to the NYC scene in the 80’s […]