Rest In Power, Ennio Morricone
The Academy of Scoring Arts wishes to express its condolences, deep respect and gratitude to the artistry of Maestro Ennio Morricone (1928 – 2020). We join the community in mourning…
Read MoreCOVID-19: What We’re Doing
[updated July 8, 2020] The ASA community has always been exactly that: a community. Our events have thrived on the gathering of fellow music professionals and aspiring professionals. As the…
Read MoreIn Memory: Emil Richards (1932-2019)
The ASA remembers the life and career of veteran Hollywood percussionist Emil Richards, who died in Los Angeles on December 13, 2019 at the age of 87. Richards started playing…
Read MoreOur Biggest Announcement To Date!
When Ron Jones founded the Academy of Scoring Arts, it was an informal way to get friends together, study some music, and enjoy a meal. The organization has grown immensely…
Read MoreLA Live Score Film Festival 2019
The Los Angeles Live Score Film Festival features short films with original scores performed live-to-picture. The 2019 festival on Saturday, July 20th at the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre is presented by Helix…
Read MoreASA Congratulates 2019 Emmy Nominees!
The ASA team would like to congratulate all of this year’s Emmy nominee’s including past guests Siddhartha Khosla, Kris Bowers and Derek Waters! Here are all of the nominees in…
Read MoreMany New Additions to the Library
Since our last update, we have been very busy adding a good number of new videos to our online library. These videos are available in full to our members, while…
Read MoreNew to the Library: Carlo Siliotto and Debussy’s La Mer
Our online library now has two new additions: an interview with Italian composer Carlo Siliotto, and our first installment of our ongoing long-form study of Claude Debussy’s La Mer. We…
Read MoreConducting Workshop in Collaboration with LAFCI
The Academy of Scoring Arts presented The Art of Conducting to Picture led by Los Angeles Film Conducting Intensive faculty Jorge Mester and Angel Velez on September 1st, 2018! This…
Read MoreNew to the Library: Joe Kraemer, Mission Impossible, and Pines of Rome
As we work to expand our online Library, we are pleased to announce the addition of two events from May 19, 2018, as we featured special guest, composer Joe Kraemer…
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