The NCA is off to a rockin' fall. During the weekend of July 21st, many composers were involved in scoring competitive films for the 48 Hour Film Project. This weekend always stretches your nerves and your resourcefulness as teams deliver the films to composers late, or in very rough form, or gear stops working, or your great aunt decides to visit on that weekend at the last minute, or...well, you get the idea. Kudos to all who participated and lived to tell the tale. Screenings for the films will begin the first week in August at the Belcourt Theater.
July 23rd a group of musicians met to screen a movie (Star Trek 1, music by Jerry Goldsmith) and talk about the music. It was a great opportunity to hear what others thought of the music and how it affected them. Along with Goldsmith, other composers mentioned and talked about were: Danny Elfman, John Williams, James Horner, and a few others. This event will definitely be held again with a whole new film.
