2000 ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop with Richard Bellis



Where will the next generation of film music greats like Henry Mancini, Elmer Bernstein and James Newton Howard come from? Some of those future Oscar winning composers may well have been participants at the annual ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop, which took place in Los Angeles earlier this summer. The Workshop program was initiated in 1988 and has gained international recognition through the years.

A jury of leading film composers selected the participants, choosing among applicants from across the country and from as far away as Japan, Australia, Israel, Italy and Russia. The ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop, an intensive month-long program featuring prestigious guest speakers from the highest levels of the film and television music industry, is widely known as a major educational and networking opportunity for aspiring film music creators. For the third consecutive year, ASCAP composer Richard Bellis served as mentor, moderator and lecturer for the 15 participants.

Other leading professionals taking part in the Workshop included: composers John Debney, Dan Foliart, Jim Latham and Jeff Rona; Randy Spendlove (President Music, Miramax Films); David Grossman (VP Music, Paramount Television ); Ron Broitman (VP, BMG Music Publishing); Dan Carlin (CEO, Segue Music); music editor Michael Ryan (Segue Music); orchestra contractor Sandy DeCrescent (Sabron Inc.); Mike Horner (Business Affairs, Soundtrack Music Associates) and composer agent Cathy Schleussner (Soundtrack Music Associates).