21 June 2023, 16:00
Fritz Thyssen Stiftung, Cologne, Germany
In conversation with composer Volker Bertelman about his Academy Award-winning score for All Quiet On the Western Front (Im Westen Nichts Neues)
24 March 2023, 9:00-12:00
Conservatorio di Milano, Italy
Lecture: “Interactive Scoring? Contemporary Approaches to Music in Animation”
28 September 2022, 14:30
NZZ Lounge, Zurich, Switzerland
In conversation with composer David Buckley (The Good Wife, The Good Fight, The Sandman)
29 September 2021, 14:30
NZZ Lounge, Zurich, Switzerland
In conversation with composer Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, The Good Dinosaur)
30 September 2020, 14:30
NZZ Lounge, Zurich, Switzerland
In conversation with composer Antonio Gambale (Unorthodox, Netflix)
30 September 2020, 15:30
SoundTrack_Zurich 1.0
NZZ Lounge, Zurich, Switzerland
In conversation with composer Robin Coudert (Le bureau des légendes)
17 October 2018
World Soundtrack Awards Industry Day
(host) Theaterzaal of Vooruit (Ghent, Belgium)
24 September 2018
Creative Partnerships in Film, Television and Games
(chair of panel discussion)
screenmusic connect, Purcell Room, London, UK
29 August 2018, 12:00
Summerschool für Frauen in der Film-, TV- und Medienmusik 2018
ifs, Cologne, Germany
"How to Talk About Music"
25 August 2018, 12:00
Fritz Thyssen Stiftung, Cologne, Germany
In conversation with composer Eloi Ragot and showrunner Stéphane Bergmans (La Tréve)
24 August 2018, 12:00
Fritz Thyssen Stiftung, Cologne, Germany
In conversation with film composer Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion)
24 August 2018, 10:00
Fritz Thyssen Stiftung, Cologne, Germany
"How to Talk About Music"
26-27 May 2018
Corfu, Greece
2-day Composition for Screen Seminars
DAY 1
Session 1 — Tools and Techniques for Screen Composers
Session 2 — Collaboration
DAY 2:
Session 1 — Originality
Session 2 — Score Review (students to present)
25 October 2017, 15:00
London East Asia Film Festival
Picturehouse Central, London, UK
In conversation with compsoer Bang Sun-seok
25 August 2017, 10:00
Fritz Thyssen Stiftung, Cologne, Germany
In conversation with Academy Award nominee Hauschka
23 May 2017
Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam
Case Study: Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard's The Dark Knight
23 May 2017
Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam
In conversation with Academy Award nominee Hauschka (Volker Bertelman, Lion)
14-15 May 2017
Corfu, Greece
2-day Composition for Screen Lectures and Seminars
DAY 1
Session 1 "The Impact of Emerging Music Technology on Recent Film Music"
Session 2 Review of students' scores, feedback and discussion.
DAY 2:
"Hans Zimmer's and James Newton Howards' The Dark Knight – A Film Score Guide"
Session 1: Historical and Textual Context, Technical and Creative Process of the Composers
Session 2: Score Analysis and Analysis of Music as Part of the Soundscape
8 March 2017, 10:15
'What am I Watching?' Music for Film.
VH explores the process of film music composition and illustrates film composers’ creative strategies in finding inspiration and channelling their ideas to the desired effect.
27 January 2017
Arnhem, The Netherlands
1) The Impact of Emerging Music Technology on Recent Film Music
2) The Impact of Emerging Film Technology on Filmmaking and Resulting Impact on Film Music Composition
25 January 2017
The Impact of Emerging Music Technology on Recent Film Music
Music Department, Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames
17 October 2016, 13:30
World Soundtrack Awards Industry Day
Author Rights in our open source society: a collective or individual matter?
Panel discussion
17 October 2016, 15:45
World Soundtrack Awards Industry Day
Music for TV productions: what about Publishing Rights?
Panel discussion with music supervisor Wim Coryn, composer Jean-Paul Wall and composer John Lunn.
12 October 2016, 18:00
A (Very Brief) Filmmakers' Guide to the Use of Music
St. Paul's Roof Pavilion, Royal Festival Hall, as part of the BFI Academy
in collaboration with the London Philharmonic Orchestra
12 August 2016, 12:00
IHK Merkenssaal, Cologne, Germany
In conversation with composer Reinhold Heil
11 August 2016, 16:30
IHK Merkenssaal, Cologne, Germany
In conversation with composer Gary Yershon
24 June 2016
Star Wars — Wie klingt der Krieg der Sterne?
Panel discussion with Prof. Karim Sebastian Elias and Jun.-Prof. Dr. Peter Moormann
FilmTonArt 2016
Bayrischer Rundfunk, Münchner Funkhaus
Munich, Germany
22 June 2016
Whose Line is it Anyway? – Copyright Clearance in Screen-Music Studies (round-table discussion)
Music for Audio-Visual Media II Conference
University of Leeds, School of Music
26 May 2016
Total Soundtrack Composition (new ed.)
Pałac Krzysztofory
Krakow, Poland
5 February 2016
Hans Zimmer's and James Newton Howard's The Dark Knight
2-part lecture presentation
Arnhem, The Netherlands
13-14 Feburary 2016
2-day Composition for Screen Workshop
Corfu, Greece
7 October 2015
Composing for Screen
An insight into the world of film music and the challenges faced by composers within the industry.
Panel discussion and workshops.
A London Film Festival event, NFT3, BFI Southbank
11 August 2015
SoundTrack_Cologne 12
Forum VHS at the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum, Cologne, Germany
In conversation with composer Joe Kraemer
27 May 2015
Production Music Libraries – Challenges and Opportunities for Media Composers
Małopolski Ogród Sztuki (MOS), Kraków, Poland
20 May 2015
Centre for Film and Television Music Research
Beijing Normal University, Beijing
Introduction to Narrative Film Music
20 May 2015
Writing Film Music – The Film Scoring Process
Centre for Film and Television Music Research
Beijing Normal University, Beijing
21 May 2015
Total Soundtrack Composition (ext. edition)
Centre for Film and Television Music Research
Beijing Normal University, Beijing
21 November 2014
SoundTrack_Cologne 11
Fritz Thyssen Stiftung, Cologne, Germany
In conversation with Canadian songwriter Owen Pallett
21 November 2014
SoundTrack_Cologne 11
Fritz Thyssen Stiftung, Cologne, Germany
In conversation with composer John Ottmann
22 November 2014
SoundTrack_Cologne 11
Fritz Thyssen Stiftung, Cologne, Germany
Total Soundtrack Composition (ext. edition)
30 September 2014
Royal College of Music, Belle Shenkman Studio, London, UK
Masterclass with Korean film composer Cho Young Wuk
In association with the Korean Cultural Centre, UK
6 September 2014
Leeds University, School of Music, Music for Audio-Visual Media Conference
Harder, Better, Faster – Film music composition in the age of digital filmmaking
1 June 2014
Music and the Moving Image Conference
New York University, Steinhardt School of Music, New York City, NY, U.S.A.
Total Soundtrack Composition
2 March 2014
‘Sounds Classical’ – BBC Radio Ulster
Interview with host John Toal: The best score nominees at the 86th Academy Awards
22 November 2013
SoundTrack_Cologne 10
Fritz Thyssen Stiftung, Cologne, Germany
Keynote interview with Academy Award winner Rachel Portman
4 November 2013
International Conference for Film and Television Music Research
Beijing Normal University
Industry-facing Education: Training Film Composers in a Collaborative Environment
31 October 2013
Centre for Film and Television Music Research
Beijing Normal University, Beijing
Production Music Libraries - Opportunities and Challenges for Media Composers
31 October 2013
Centre for Film and Television Music Research
Beijing Normal University, Beijing
Minimalism in Film Music - Compositional Approach, Expressive Means and Audience Impact
30 October 2013
Centre for Film and Television Music Research
Beijing Normal University, Beijing
Everything Changes: New Film Scoring Techniques and Strategies
29 October 2013
Centre for Film and Television Music Research
Beijing Normal University, Beijing
Recent Developments in Music Technology and their Impact on Hollywood Film Music Composition and Production
29 October 2013
Centre for Film and Television Music Research
Beijing Normal University, Beijing
Collaboration in Hollywood Film Music Research
28 October 2013
Centre for Film and Television Music Research
Beijing Normal University, Beijing
Understanding Contextual Agents in Recent Hollywood Film Music Practice
9 August 2013
Transatlantyk International Film Festival 2013
Poznan, Poland
SONY/AT panel discussion on production music publishing
5 August 2013
Transatlantyk International Film Festival 2013
Poznan, Poland
Talk: Everything Changes: New Film Scoring Techniques & Strategies
3 August 2013
Transatlantyk International Film Festival 2013
Poznan, Poland
Talk: Production Music Libraries — Opportunities and Challenges for Media Composers
31 May 2013
New York University, Steinhardt School of Music
Music and the Moving Image Conference
Conference paper: Workload Distribution Among Hollywood Composers
24 February 2013
‘Sounds Classical’ – BBC Radio Ulster
Interview with host John Toal: The best score nominees at the 85th Academy Awards
16 November 2012
SoundTrack_Cologne 9.0
Cologne, Germany
Made in Germany: Composing for American Indies (on-stage interview with composer Andreas Weidinger)
18 August 2012
Transatlantyk International Film Festival 2012, Poznan, Poland
Talk: Industry-facing Education: Training Film Composers in a Collaborative Environment
4 November 2011
SoundTrack_Cologne 8.0
Cologne, Germany
Music editor Mike Higham (on-stage interview)
25 November 2010
Grove Forum, Royal College of Music, London
Lecture: Music at an Exposition 3: Hannover 2000 – “Moment of Glory”
25 January 2010
Teaching Composition - Engaging Students: A Big Conversation
University of Huddersfield, Department of Music
Conference paper: Mixed Messages – mentoring screen composition students on collaborative film / music projects
20 November 2009
SoundTrack_Cologne 6.0, Cologne, Germany
Why Bother with Composers? The Challenges of Collaboration for Film-makers and Composers
(with Prof. David Burnand)
12 November 2009
Grove Forum, Royal College of Music, London
Lecture: Music and Emotion III: Crying on Cue (in association with the RCM Centre for Music and Multimedia)
6 November 2009
Leeds University, School of Music, Film Music Conference
Conference paper: The Changing Morphology of Leitmotifs in Recent Hollywood Film Music
6 November 2008
Grove Forum, Royal College of Music, London
Lecture: The Use of Serial and Aleatoric Techniques in Film Music (in association with the RCM Centre for Music and Multimedia)