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Finding the right music for a film involves a creative journey taken together by the director and composer. What makes for a successful collaboration? Join composer and Director of the Sundance Film Music Program Peter Golub and several guests in a three-hour Master Class to investigate the creative process of music and film. This is an essential Master Class for any composer, director or producer seeking best practices and shared language for collaborating to serve the story’s soundscape.


Topics presented will include:


  • How composers “read a film” and make specific choices as to tone. Examples are shown and discussed that highlight different approaches and styles.
  • Discussion with a guest composer to take a deep look at the process.
  • Steps in the life of a film score; discussion with a music editor.
  • The use of sound beyond the music; discussion with a sound designer to uncover the many ways in which sound tells the story of a film.

Resources:

Download the list of resources from Peter Golub and Sundance Collab

Instructor
Peter Golub is the composer of numerous works for film, the concert hall, theatre and dance. His film scores include: FROZEN RIVER (directed by Courtney Hunt and nominated for 2 Academy Awards); THE LARAMIE PROJECT (for HBO); THE GREAT DEBATERS (directed by Denzel Washington and co-composed with James Newton Howard); WORDPLAY; COUNTDOWN TO ZERO; SOUND OF A DREAM; and SONGS MY BROTHER TAUGHT ME (dir. by Chloe Zhao). more...
Panelist
Adam Smalley, a native Californian, has produced, supervised and edited the music on over 100 films, including The Lion King, Gladiator, Mission Impossible, How to Train your Dragon, Kung Fu Panda, and the Twilight Saga. Adam has partnered with composers Hans Zimmer, Carter Burwell, Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell, Mychael Danna and many more. Adam's upcoming projects are Missing Link, and animated film with Carter Burwell and The Meg, with Harry Gregson-Williams. more...
Panelist
Carter Burwell has composed the music for a number of feature films, including BLOOD SIMPLE, RAISING ARIZONA, MILLER'S CROSSING, BARTON FINK, ROB ROY, FARGO, THE SPANISH PRISONER, GODS AND MONSTERS, VELVET GOLDMINE, BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, BEFORE NIGHT FALLS, ADAPTATION, IN BRUGES, TWILIGHT, TRUE GRIT, ANOMALISA, CAROL, and THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI. more...
Moderator | Director, Collab Courses & Events
Patty West is a producer and educator based in California. She led the Directing Workshop for Women and the Thesis Program at the American Film Institute prior to joining the Sundance Institute. She came to Sundance Collab in December of 2019 and now serves as the Director of Courses & Events. West is a Chicago native and holds a B.S. from Northwestern University, an M.F.A. from the AFI Conservatory and an Executive M.B.A. from Quantic School of Business & Technology. She is a member of the Producer's Council of the Producers Guild of America. more...

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