Composers Lab News Today

Opera Saratoga announces additional casting and concert series for the company's 62nd annual Summer Festival.

Botswana’s unique sound has received international recognition after Nkashi: Race for the Okavango — the debut feature film from the National Geographic Society’s Impact Story Lab (ISL) won a Jackson Wild Media Award in the “Original Music Score” category.

Nkashi: Race for the Okavango is a new Nat Geo documentary that showcases the wonder and importance of the Okavango Delta and Botswana to the world.

Following the film’s world premiere in Botswana, the documentary Nkashi: Race for the Okavango will premiere on National Geographic Wild

Six composers have been invited to participate in a lab environment prioritizing craft, innovation, and building a community of next generation film music artists. Led by program director Peter Golub with the support of Creative Advisors working in the industry, the fellows will engage in a week-long Intensive celebrating the power of film music.

The movie industry is in mourning with the news that Participant executive and producer Diane Weyermann has passed away.

Diane Weyermann, a champion of the documentary genre through her career with Participant Media, the Sundance Institute and the Open Society Foundation, has passed away at the age of 66 ...