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How Does One Get Into Film Composing?
Paul Chihara
Paul Chihara is Professor of Music Theory and Composition and Chair of the Composition Area at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is also an accomplished composer for both the concert hall and for films, who studied with Nadia Boulanger, Ernst Pepping, and Gunther Schuller. His compositions have won numerous awards and have been played by notable ensembles around the world, and he has also written several groundbreaking ballets including Shin-ju and The Tempest. In addition, he has composed scores for nearly 100 feature films, including films by Sidney Lumet, Louis Malle, and Hayao Miyazaki.
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Description: Paul Chihara, Professor of Composition at UCLA, discusses some ways that interested people can start a career in film scoring. He especially underscores the need for film composers to take on assistants, and tells us how to use the assistant system to break into the field.
Shoot Date: November 2007 |
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