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Acclaimed composer Kevon Cronin has scored everything from tv shows to feature films. Most recently, Kevon scored the Lionsgate action film, King of Killers starring Kevin Grevioux (Underworld franchise), Frank Grillo (Captain America: The Winter Soldier), Alain Moussi (Nobody, Kickboxer: Vengeance), Stephen Dorff (Blade, Old Henry) and Marie Avgeropoulos (The 100, 50/50). The film’s synopsis reads: “When offered a $10 million contract to eliminate the world’s greatest assassin, Marcus travels to Tokyo to meet the client (Frank Grillo), but discovers other professional killers have been invited as well. Now Marcus and the others must confront this deadly, mythical assassin…or die trying.” Kevon’s other recent projects include Hunter Hunter, Elevator Game and Polarized.

George Shaw, the composer for the Dreamworks series Abominable and the Invisible City, recently spoke with us about his work on the series, including how the Universal Composers Initiative led him to this project, bringing authentic Chinese music to the Abominable world, and the importance of representation, especially on a project with a dedicated cast and crew of notable Asian Americans.

Chris Thomas is a versatile composer who has scored everything from feature films (Don’t Look Back) to Halloween attractions (Knott's Scary Farm). After looking at his vast resume, which includes being a TED Speaker, it’s obvious that he has a niche for spooky Halloween music. To celebrate all his work in the genre, he recently released an album titled Purgatio, which contains many of my favorite tracks from the past two years, pulled together from his Halloween theme park shows across the US, Canada, and UK.

If you took a second to close your eyes and think about Star Wars, what comes to mind? What are you hearing? Laser blasters, light sabers, possibly a dramatic score by John Williams? For the major films in pop culture, music plays a major role in developing the themes and tone of the production.

GDC Session with speaker Rod Abernathy, Rednote Audio.Rod Abernethy is known throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas for his cutting-edge approach to music composition for video games, television and film. Credits include: Sound Dead Space, Rage, Wheelman, Alpha protocol, Hobbit, King Arthur and Transformers, Madagascar 3, and more! Rod’s music has also been featured in programming for major networks including ABC, CBS, Discovery Channel, ESPN, Fox, G4, HBO, Nickelodeon, TLC and PBS.

Ezra Reich is a film composer and one half of the electronic duo ROOM8, known for their work on multiple shorts, the feature film Cuck, soundtrack available on Lakeshore Records and the upcoming documentary, Absolute Power, about a scandal involving the Nasdaq.

Composer Christopher Gordon won the 2021 AACTA Award for Best Original Score in Film for his work on June Again. In our latest anatomy of a scene interview, Christopher dives into his favorite scene from the film—including technical challenges he faced and his new album.

In our latest interview, we spoke with Matt Orenstein, the composer of Level 33 Entertainment’s latest horror film, Belle, which was released last month. A reimagining of the story Beauty and the Beast, the film follows Belle, who works on the family farm and cares for her father after he falls severely ill. Desperate to save him, she journeys in search of a mythical rose believed to be a cure. She must surrender herself as a prisoner to a vicious beast as payment for the rose. Battling the beast’s spell and the two toxic relationships in her life, Belle’s true journey is only just beginning.

Award-winning composer and songwriter Cormac Bluestone currently scores Fox's The Cool Kids, executive produced by Charlie Day. Cormac frequently collaborates with Charlie and is best known as the composer for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

In our latest interview, we spoke with award-winning composer and music editor Shie Rozow about his soundtrack of original scores inspired by the SYFY series Resident Alien, for which he music edited the pilot episode. Music for the Screen Vol. 2 was released on August 26 and features 30 original tracks inspired by the hit SYFY series.