Monday Link Round Up: February 27, 2017

by | Feb 27, 2017

News to start your week! The Oscars happened Sunday night – and Mica Levi was nominated for best film score for Jackie.  In recognition of her nomination, The New Yorker has a profile of the musician and composer. Also in The New Yorker, Alex Ross explores Kate...

Monday Link Round Up: January 30, 2017

by | Jan 30, 2017

News to start your week: BBC Radio 3 has commissioned a new work from composer Kate Whitley.  The project, which is set to be premiered on International Women’s Day, will set the text of Malala Yousafzai’s 2013 UN speech to music.  Learn more about this...
Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

by | Oct 30, 2015

It’s the spookiest time of year – and even beyond the costumes and candy, Halloween has become a reason to indulge in horror movies.  There are plenty of examples of classical music being used as film scores to some of the scariest films ever made (WQXR...
Mica Levi wins major Film Award

Mica Levi wins major Film Award

by | Jan 2, 2015

Composer Mica Levi has been awarded the European Film Award for best composer, for her music to Under The Skin, a steamy Sci-Fi horror thriller, starring Scarlett Johansson.  Levi had no prior film experience, but the film’s music producer had heard a...