NASHVILLE -- Internationally known film composer, arranger,
orchestrator and music professor Chris
Boardman will provide insights on composing music for film during the
Nashville Composers Association's annual Score-Com Symposium from June 17-18
(Saturday-Sunday) in Nashville.
"Assembling The Ultimate Film Composers Toolbox"
is expected to draw 50 emerging and professional composers to Ocean Way Studios
on Music Row for two full days of training. Attendees will learn aspects
including counterpoint, orchestration, compositional techniques, and balancing
(rhythmic intensity, dissonance/consonance, and dynamics/articulations). Classic
score analyses will occur for the films "Vertigo" (Herman),
"What Lies Beneath" (Silvestri), "Out of Africa" (Barry),
and "Legally Blonde" (Kent). Boardman will also analyze a scene from
the movie "No Country for Old Men."
The Symposium will occur from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on Saturday
and Sunday. It will cover both creative
and business challenges unique to film and media composers, giving attendees
the opportunity to write a cue with Chris' guidance.
All Score-Com Symposium attendees will receive a
complimentary Film-Com laminate with the opportunity to attend film industry business
seminars, a VIP kick-off reception, and a special networking event on Sunday
night.
"We are thrilled to have the legendary Chris Boardman
as our workshop leader for the annual Score-Com' Symposium," said Geoff
Koch, president of the Nashville Composers Association. "Attendees will
gain access to Chris' decades of professional scoring experience, from the man
known in Hollywood as 'the guy who can write anything.'"
Tuition for Score-Com's two-day symposium is $55 for NCA
members and $85 for non-members. Individuals must register by June 7 to receive
a free Film-Com conference laminate. Ocean Way Studios is located at 1200 17th Avenue
South.
To register, visit http://nashvillecomposers.org/events/score-com2018/.
To learn more about the Nashville Composers Association, visit
http://www.NashvilleComposers.org.
Beginning his career in the film,
television and recording industry in 1974, Chris Boardman has consistently
worked at the top echelon of the entertainment industry. He has received an
Academy Award nomination for “The Color Purple," six Emmy Awards, 13 Emmy
nominations, ASCAP and BMI film awards, and multiple platinum records for his
work with such iconic artists as Quincy Jones, David Foster, Steven Speilberg,
Julie Andrews, Shirley MacLaine, Barbara Streisand, Marvin Hamlisch and Josh
Groban.
Well known in
Hollywood circles as one of a handful of musicians who can write anything,
Boardman’s credits span both industry and genre. Whether it be conducting David
Foster’s “World Children’s Day” for television, composing the '70s-inspired
score for Mel Gibson’s “Payback,” arranging period dance music for “Swing Kids”
and “Meet Joe Black,” orchestrating Anthony Newley’s “Chaplin” for Broadway, or
leasing and producing solo recordings as an artist, Boardman embraces these
challenges with characteristic integrity and passion. He is one of the most
uniquely versatile and highly respected musicians in the industry. Always
looking for new challenges, Boardman is the founded successful social media
content consulting practice and is at the forefront of the fast-moving online
media space.
Boardman enthusiastically began his teaching
career in 2012 at the acclaimed Frost School Of Music at The University of
Miami as an Assistant Professor of Practice and director of the Media Writing
and Production program. As a testament to his continual quest for
excellence, Boardman recently received his second-consecutive “Mentor of the
Year" nomination awarded by the graduate school of the University of
Miami. His latest project involves reconfiguring the courses he developed
at the University of Miami into an online format under the banner of The Chris
Boardman Media Group.
