_____________________________________________________

Digital Media Revenues To Exceed Filmed Entertainment


Global revenues from digital media will exceed revenue generated by filmed entertainment - movie theaters and home video combined - for the first time in 2008, according to new research from Strategy Analytics

_____________________________________________________

ASCAP Appoints Kevin Gage to New SVP Strategic Planning and Digital Development Position


ASCAP has announced that Kevin Gage has joined ASCAP as Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning and Digital Development

_____________________________________________________

Harry Fox and Russia Authors Society Enter Reciprocal Licensing Agreement


The Harry Fox Agency, Inc. (HFA), a leading U.S. music rights licensing organization, announced that it has entered a reciprocal agreement with the Russia Authors Society (RAO) for the licensing and collection of music copyright royalties

_____________________________________________________

Alexander Publishing Releases Street Smart Guide to Apple Logic 8


Alexander Publishing has officially launched its new Street Smart Guide series starting with the 330-page Street Smart Guide to Apple Logic 8, a guide organized into five sections with 37 progressive lessons, four-color screen shots detailing procedures step-by-step, and available in a downloadable PDF format.

_____________________________________________________

Audio Impressions Will Demo DVZ Strings 2.0 at NAMM


Audio Impressions has announced they will be demonstrating the first official release version of their patented virtual instrument technology and high definition 70 piece DVZ Strings 2.0 sample library at the NAMM show in January

_____________________________________________________

See more Industry News in the archive


 

COMPOSER SIGNINGS

 

Andrew Hollander To Score “Labor Pains”


Andrew Hollander is doing the music for upcoming Lindsay Lohan comedy Labor Pains, according to his agency, Evolution Music Partner

_____________________________________________________

“The Tortured” Gets Score By Jeff Rona


The Tortured, the upcoming horror film directed by Robert Lieberman, gets an original score composed by Jeff Rona

_____________________________________________________

Jan A.P. Kaczmarek Hired For “The Horsemen”


Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund’s new film, thriller The Horsemen, gets an original score by Polish composer Jan A.P. Kaczmarek

_____________________________________________________

James Newton Howard Will Score “The Last Airbender”


The Gorfaine-Schwartz Agency has added The Last Airbender to James Newton Howard’s filmography

_____________________________________________________

Jim Dooley To Score “Obsessed”


Jim Dooley is doing the music for “Obsessed”, a Fatal Attraction-style thriller directed by Steve Shill for Screen Gems

_____________________________________________________

See more Composer Signings in the archive

Technology

Troubling Trends: Possibly Some Remedies

By Peter Alexander

Peter Alexander looks at accountability in system specs.

Chart Doctor

Conduct Yourself Accordingly, Part 7: Last-Minute Cramming For The Big Exam

By Ron Hess

Ron Hess continues his series with a look at preparing for the scoring stage.

On The Score

AUDIO: On The Score With John Ottman and Bryan Singer

By Daniel Schweiger

Film music journalist Daniel Schweiger interviews composer-editor John Ottman and director Bryan Singer, whose collaboration reaches suspenseful heights with VALKYRIE

Final Note

ASCAP’s Troubling “Friends and Family” Board Election Policy

By Mark Northam

Mark Northam takes a closer look at how ASCAP chooses replacement board members

Opinion

Whither Thou Goest, AFM?

By Ron Hess

Guest editorial by Ron Hess (“The Chart Doctor”), candidate for the Board of Directors, Local 47, AFM (Los Angeles) Candidate for Local 47 delegate to the AFM Convention

Royalty Checks

ASCAP’s MediaGuide: Will It Identify Your Music?

By Mark Holden

Mark Holden and guests take a close look at ASCAP’s multi-million dollar MediaGuide detection system.

CD Reviews

CD Review: Body Double

By Daniel Schweiger

Pino Donaggio’s most voyeuristic score for Brian DePalma finally gets heard in its full, lunatic light

CineRadio

CineRadio Top-20 for June, 2008

By Beth Krakower

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull tops the CineRadio Top-20 film music radio airplay chart for the second month in a row

Featured Video

John Williams Scoring Saving Private Ryan

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

More Videos: