More from Jeff Bond
The 20 Best Music Schools in the World
From New York to Northridge, our annual list of the institutions preparing the next generation of composers across all media.
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The World’s Best Music Schools of 2023, Ranked
From Bulgaria to Bloomington, Indiana, and of course L.A., these institutions are preparing the next generation of composers in film, TV, gaming and beyond.
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How Alan Menken Transformed Movie Music
With over 50 years in the business and Disney blockbusters like ‘The Little Mermaid,’ ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and ‘Pocahontas,’ the composer turned the Disney musical into a global institution and wrote "the musical DNA of a generation."
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The World’s Best Music Schools, Ranked
From Columbia College to Juilliard, these institutions can take aspiring composers from the practice room to the scoring stage.
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Ranking the Top 20 Music Schools for Composing for Film and TV in 2021
With a return to in-person learning, these institutions offer aspiring composers the training they’ll need to thrive in Hollywood.
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Top 20 Music Schools for Composing for Film and TV in 2020, Ranked
Despite the disruption of COVID-19, these schools offer aspiring composers the training they'll need, according to a Hollywood Reporter survey of industry professionals.
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Oscars: Two Sets of Composer Brothers Competing With (and Against) Each Other
Rupert Gregson-Williams ('Hacksaw Ridge') and Harry Gregson-Williams ('Live by Night') have yet to collaborate, while Mychael and Jeff Danna ('Storks,' 'Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk') have been working together for 25 years.
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Backlot: Cue the Strings
The composers of 10 Oscar-contending scores weigh in on severed arms, panicked directors and pop influences.
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Stewart Copeland, Trent Reznor Lead the Way For Rockers-Turned-Film Composers
For today's rock stars-turned-film composers, giving up the tour bus for the scoring stage is a natural progression.
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Spring film & TV music
Writing music for the summer blockbuster presents -- well, blockbuster-size hurdles.
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Composers behind this summer’s blockbusters
Five composers discuss the ins and outs of their 2010 blockbuster scores.
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