by SAGindie | Jan 24, 2020 | Around L.A., Education, Music
You want the music for your film to be a perfect fit. It should set the right tone – heighten the emotion – all without distracting from the dialogue and the action onscreen. But the composer is the one member of the team you can’t meet in film school. How... 
by SAGindie | Aug 8, 2019 | Interviews, Music
Excelling at the job of music supervisor takes more than just the ability to curate a killer playlist. As music supervisor MIKE TURNER could attest, it takes research, bargaining, and liaising between directors, producers, and editors, as well as record labels,... 
by SAGindie | May 3, 2019 | Around NYC, Event Coverage, Music
SAGindie Movies & Music and SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s The Business program came together in New York to present She Shoots, She Scores: Director-Composer Collaboration, taking place April 30, 2019. If you were unable to join us, SAG-AFTRA Foundation was... 
by SAGindie | Feb 21, 2019 | Interviews, Music
Los Angeles-based composer GREGORY REEVES has created original music for possibly every brand you’ve ever heard of: Google, Target, Coca-Cola, Nike, Toyota, MTV, American Airlines, Sony… just to name a few. But advertising campaigns aren’t the only... 
by SAGindie | Dec 19, 2018 | Music
2018 saw the launch of the SAGindie Movies & Music program, dedicated to bridging the divide between filmmakers and music professionals. Finally, the SAGindie staff could learn to appreciate two aspects of the arts: Movies and Music! So with end-of-year nostalgia... 
by SAGindie | Sep 21, 2018 | Interviews, Music
DARA TAYLOR is a composer for film and television based in Los Angeles. Taylor graduated from Cornell University, where she studied classical voice under Judith Kellock and studied composition independently with Zachary Wadsworth and Pulitzer Prize-winner Steven...