Oscar(R)-Winning Composer Hans Zimmer and Blue Ribbon Panel to Select Grand-Prize Winner of TCM's 8th Annual Young Film Composer
May 31 2007 - 5:45PM
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Five Finalists Vie for $15,000 and Opportunity to Score
Feature-Length Film for Premiere on TCM ATLANTA, May 31
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oscar(R)-winning composer Hans Zimmer,
whose numerous scores include The Lion King, The Da Vinci Code and
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, will lead a blue-ribbon
panel of judges in selecting the grand-prize winner of Turner
Classic Movies' (TCM) 8th Annual Young Film Composers Competition
on Monday, July 23, in Los Angeles. The five finalists were
announced today from more than 800 aspiring film composers who
submitted entries from the United States, the United Kingdom,
Canada, France and Spain for the competition this year. In the
running for the grand prize are Jaebon Hwang from New York City;
Jeremy Schrepple from Los Angeles; Garth Neustadter from Appleton,
Wisc.; James Schafer from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; and Edward
White from London, England. Each will score a new 90-second clip
from the silent classic Beau Brummel (1924), starring John
Barrymore and Mary Astor, for the final round of judging. They will
travel to Los Angeles for The Composer Expo, presented by TCM and
Film Music Magazine, and a tour of the Warner Bros. lot, including
the music department where the original scores of such great films
as Casablanca are housed. For two days, the young composers will
have an inside look at the competitive world of film and TV scoring
and an opportunity to meet some of the key players in the industry.
Runners up will also receive prizes, including Apple laptops and
Logic Pro Software. Talent competing in TCM's 8th Annual Young Film
Composers Competition were challenged to score a brief clip from
Beau Brummel, matinee idol Barrymore's portrayal of the arrogant
19th-century style mogul who enjoyed life among England's upper
class until he insulted his good friend, the Prince of Wales. The
competition, which ran from Jan. 1, 2007 - March 31, 2007, was
opened this year for the first time to participants from not only
the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada but also France
and Spain. The one-of-a-kind Composer Expo, which will be held in
Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 25 at the Skirball Cultural Center,
will serve as the platform for announcing the winner of this year's
competition. Artistry and technical craftsmanship of film,
television and multimedia music will take center stage at the
12-hour symposium of seminars, panel discussions, networking and
learning opportunities, bringing together the best and brightest
composers, music supervisors and other industry professionals. The
highlight of the event will be a keynote panel featuring industry
leaders Mark Mothersbaugh (Big Love), Mychael Danna (The Sweet
Hereafter), Teddy Castellucci (Wild Hogs) and Bear McCreary
(Battlestar Galactica). Those interested in attending The Composer
Expo can sign up at http://www.tcmcomposerexpo.com/. Registration
is $125 and includes the full-day Composer Expo, three meals, the
cocktail reception, awards ceremony and parking. Additional
information is available by calling 1-800-774-3700 or 310-645-9000
ext. 702. The Composer Expo will be followed by a reception and a
keynote address by Oscar(R)-winning composer Hans Zimmer (The Da
Vinci Code, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, The Simpsons
Movie) during a ceremony announcing the winner of TCM's 2007 Young
Composers Competition, for which Zimmer serves for the third year
as the head of the blue ribbon panel of judges. Zimmer brings to
the role more than two decades of experience in film scoring, a
host of awards and a passion for nurturing young composers. Once
the 2007 winner is named, Zimmer will mentor them through the
process of scoring the silent classic Beau Brummel, by offering
guidance on everything from developing musical themes to working
with live musicians in a professional sound recording stage. Turner
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Warner company. TCM presents the greatest motion pictures of all
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commercial-free and without interruption. The network also offers
critically acclaimed original documentaries and specials, including
the Emmy-winning Stardust: The Bette Davis Story, Brando and Steve
McQueen: The Essence of Cool. Please visit tcm.com for more
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