Film & TV

On February 19th, Fox TV will broadcast the 500^th episode of The Simpsons, the longest-running prime time animated series in television history. The show is a major milestone for Alf Clausen whose ingenious scores have graced nearly every episode.

In this video interview, Bret McKenzie speaks with us about his Oscar-nominated music from The Muppets, his lifelong affection for the music of ASCAP president Paul Williams, and how his toughest critic - his daughter - reacted to his work.

Terence Etc. gives insight on the making of his debut film of which he took the lead role, directed, and produced. He also scored the film and gave us a preview of his work at the Sundance ASCAP Music Café.

In honor of Valentine's Day, we asked the ASCAP writers behind love songs "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life," "We Danced" and "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time" why they think listeners continue to fall in love to their music.

When ASCAP members Daniel McMahon and Miles Nielsen were asked to score the football documentary Undefeated, they had no idea it would be picked up by a major distributor, nominated for an Oscar and get backed by P. Diddy. McMahon tells us how he and Nielsen grappled with this career-changing opportunity.

As a producer, conductor and arranger for film, TV, records and games, Ryan Shore's many talents have allowed him to embrace a great diversity of musical projects. Now he's embracing a Grammy nom for his score to The Shrine

Licensing. Scoring. Session work. For many music makers, seeking out new opportunities and income streams has become a requirement. We talked to Guy Erez, Judith Owen and Lance Hayes, three ASCAP members who have found success - and creative satisfaction - through diversifying their careers.

Ronen Landa, who scored the music to this year’s Sundance horror flick, The Pact, was the lucky winner of the grand raffle prize at ASCAP’s Composer-Filmmaker Cocktail Party – AVID Pro Tools 10

Oscar-winning ASCAP composer Michael Giacchino went back to elementary school, joining the 4th and 5th graders at Burbank's Providencia Elementary School to discuss his career and inspire young music students to follow their dreams, whatever they may be.

As the 2012 Sundance Film Festival headed into its second weekend, filmmakers, festival goers and all-around music fans continued to pack the house at the Sundance ASCAP Music Café on Main Street in Park City.

In this unique workshop, top Columbia University filmmakers hire ASCAP composers to score their films. Alex Steyermark (dir. One Last Thing; music sup. for Ang Lee & Spike Lee) will lead workshop participants through the creative process to the scoring stage at Avatar Studios. Steyermark commented "This may be our strongest group of participants ever!"

ASCAP composer Ron Jones (Family Guy, American Dad) hosts a regular study session of classical masterworks. ASCAP songwriter Jeff Silbar stopped by the most recent one, an exploration of Stravinsksy's The Rite of Spring.