SCREENS AND SCORES

ASCAP Celebrates the Work of Composers with Scores in Acclaimed New Films

THE INCREDIBLES ASCAP, SCL SCREEN DISNEY/PIXAR FILM AND PRESENT Q&A WITH MICHAEL GIACCHINO On November 4, the evening before its release nationwide, the Society of Composers and Lyricists hosted a private screening in Hollywood of the new Disney/Pixar hit film The Incredibles. Following the film, ASCAP composer Ron Grant interviewd the film's composer, Michael Giacchino, who is a new ASCAP member. Pictured (l-r) are ASCAP composer and SCL President Dan Foliart; ASCAP's Mike Todd and Nancy Knutsen, Michael Giacchino, and his agent Maria Machado of the Gorfaine-Schwartz Agency. ASCAP is an ongoing sponsor of these screenings and other SCL activities.

The Incredibles

Finding Neverland

FINDING NEVERLAND ASCAP FETES COMPOSER JAN A.P. KACZMAREK IN HOLLYWOOD ASCAP recently hosted a private cocktail reception and screening of the Miramax film Finding Neverland in honor of the film's composer, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, who was nominated for both a Golden Globe and Academy Award for his score. The event was held at the Directors Guild of America in Hollywood and was attended by fellow composers, music supervisors, studio and record label executives, and other friends and fans. The film, which stars Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet and Julie Christie, was released in mid-November. Jan is also the founder of the Instytut Rozbitek in western Poland, a new center inspired by the Sundance Institute, which will serve as a center for the development of new works for film, theater and music. Programs are expected to be launched next year and will be open to participants from around the globe. Pictured (l-r) Jan Kaczmarek, Nancy Knutsen, and Jan's friend and countryman, composer Stanislas Syrewicz.

FESTIVAL DE MUSIQUE ET CINEMA AWARD WINNER COMPOSER CYRIL MORIN (SACEM) HONORED FOR THE SYRIAN BRIDE One of the acclaimed films at the 2004 Flanders International Film Festival in Belgium was The Syrian Bride, directed and co-written by Eran Riklis of Israel. Riklis received the coveted Audience Award and another for Best Screenplay. The film has also been recognized at several other major film festivals, including the Montreal World Film Festival, where Riklis received the Grand Prix des Ameriques, People's Choice, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and the Federation Internationale de la Presse Cinematographique Awards. New ASCAP and SACEM composer Cyril Morin received an award for his score to the film at the Festival de Musique et Cinema in Auxerre, France. Pictured (l-r) at a reception at the home of the Governor of Flanders in Ghent, Belgium are Riklis, Morin and Nancy Knutsen.

The Syrian Bride

Spongebob

SPONGEBOB COMPOSER COMPOSER GREGOR NARHOLZ RECIEVES NOMINATION The 32nd Annual Annie Awards recently nominated film composer Gregor Narholz for Best Music in an Animated Feature and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie for Best Animated Feature. Pictured (l-r) at the 2004 Billboard/Hollywood Reporter Film and Television Conference are ASCAP's Charlyn Bernal, composer Gregor Narholz and music editor Jay Richardson.

ROGER NEILL AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL Composer Roger Neill recently performed with cult rock bands Stereolab and headliner Air at the Hollywood Bowl. Air was also joined onstage by Beck for their encore. Neill provided arrangements and conducted a 60-piece orchestra featuring musicians from the Los Angeles Philharmonic and members of Air.

Roger Neill

HEAVENLY MUSIC ASCAP's Charlyn Bernal and Diana Szyszkiewicz dropped in at a recent recording session of Seventh Heaven, composed and conducted by Dan Foliart. Pictured (front row, l-r) are Bernal, engineer Avi Kipper, Szyszkiewicz; and (back row, ( l-r) Gary Herbig (sax and woodwinds), Domenic Genova (bass), Michael Jochum (drums), Jim Cox (piano), Dan Foliart, Laurence Juber (guitar), and Alan Lee Silva (programmer).