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| Chandler Poling, Anne Cecere Heather McIntosh, Michael Kramer, , Tree Adams, Greg Edmonson, Andrew Lockington |
BMI ( Broadcast Music Inc.), a global leader in music rights management, and White Bear PR, returned to WonderCon to present Scoring the Future: Writing Music for Sci-Fi. The panel featured composers Greg Edmonson (Firefly), Andrew Lockington (The Space Between Us), Heather McIntosh (Z for Zachariah), Tree Adams (The 100) and and Michael Kramer (LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures.)
The Scoring the Future: Writing Music for Sci-Fi panel was co-moderated by BMI’s Senior Director of Film, TV & Visual Media, Anne Cecere, and Chandler Poling of White Bear PR. The panel discussed how soundtracks are created for movies and TV shows and how each create music for projects and the future. The panel was followed by a Q&A which allowed the audience a chance to receive giveaways.
Kramer is a recent Emmy-nominated composer for his work on the animated series. He discussed his work using themes from the original Star Wars films by John Williams and how he makes the series his own.
BMI’s composers, such as the legendary John Williams and Mike Post, contribute to billions of dollars in box office receipts, with film scores in many of the year’s top films as well as highest rated TV series. In fact, BMI composers, craft the theme and/or background music for nearly three-quarters of all primetime network programs. In addition to WonderCon, BMI partners with other events to enhance the role of music in film, television and video games.
Celebrating over 76 years of service to songwriters, composers, music publishers and businesses, Broadcast Music, Inc, serves as an advocate for the value of music. BMI represents the public performance rights in nearly 12 million musical works created and owned by more than 750,000 songwriters, composers, and music publishers.
