Last August, the multi award-winning and ASCAP-nominated composer Jon Everist took to the world-renowned Abbey Road Studio 1 to record the soundtrack for the new video game, The Lamplighters League. With a rich tapestry of musical elements, Everist’s score promises to be a thrilling accompaniment to the game’s pulp adventure narrative.  We’re thrilled to share photos from the scoring sessions with our readers! For the full gallery of photos, click here! Conductor Anthony Parnther at the podium with the 52-person string section Principle violinist Everton Nelson solos with his string sec ..read more

Last fall, composer Simon Franglen scored the highly anticipated sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water. Directed by James Cameron, the film’s music was recorded at the Newman Scoring Stage at Fox Studios, and 20th Century Studios has provided us with photos from the sessions for a gallery to share with our readers! For the full gallery of photos, click here! Composer Simon Franglen was enlisted by James Cameron to create a new musical voice for Avatar while paying homage to the legacy the late composer James Horner established for the first Avatar film, released in 2009. That film went on to be the ..read more

Courtesy of composer Joseph S. DeBeasi, we just posted a web gallery of pix from his scoring sessions for the 2018 Albert Hughes film, Alpha. Recorded at HUGESound Productions’ scoring stage in Salt Lake City, Utah, ScoringSessions.com is pleased to bring you the photos from the sessions! View the full gallery here! The sessions were done with the strings and brass recorded separately, and then it was all brought together by recording/mixing engineer Michael Greene. Joseph S. DeBeasi conducts his score to Alpha Composer Joseph S. DeBeasi conducts the strings Scoring mixer Michael Greene and ..read more

Earlier this summer, multi award-winning, BAFTA and Ivor Novello nominated composer Richard Jacques was at the world-famous Abbey Road Studio 2 to record music for the new video game, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Six hours of music was recorded for the game, which used orchestra, choir, and electronics, recorded separately to comply with COVID restrictions. Courtesy of composer Richard Jacques, we have exclusive photos from the brass sessions for a gallery to share with our readers! For the full gallery of photos, click here! Recording Take 1 at Abbey Road Composer Richard Jacques make ..read more

In February of 2020, before the pandemic changed everything, composer Marco Beltrami recorded his score for A Quiet Place Part II, the sequel to the 2018 hit film. Scoring took place at Beltrami’s Pianella Studios in Malibu, CA, using a 38-person ensemble of the Hollywood Studio Symphony. Originally slated to come out in March 2020, the film’s release date was postponed and moved multiple times before finally coming out today, May 28, 2021. ScoringSessions.com is elated to bring you photos from the scoring session! Conductor / orchestrator Pete Anthony records with the winds and brass at Pian ..read more

When Hollywood wanted to turn the Tony-nominated musical The Prom into a feature film, Ryan Murphy leapt at the chance to direct it. Ten years after directing Eat Pray Love, the acclaimed writer/director brought his vision of Matthew Sklar’s musical (adapted by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin) to the screen. Released by Netflix, the newly arranged songs from the stage show were recorded at Air Studios in London, and courtesy of assistant engineer Gabriel Lundh, we’re pleased to bring our readers a selection of photos from the sessions! For the full gallery of photos, click here! Erik Arvinder co ..read more

Last winter, award-winning composers Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste scored the acclaimed Pixar animated feature, Soul. Directed by Inside Out‘s Pete Docter, the film’s music was recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, and the generous folks at Pixar have provided us with exclusive photos from the sessions for a gallery to share with our readers! For the full gallery of photos, click here! The music team reviews a sequence on the scoring stage: (left to right) director Pete Docter, film editor Kevin Nolting (seated), producer Dana Murray, composer/pianist Jon Batiste, co-director ..read more

Well who could have predicted 2020 would go the way it did? We’re still here, but with sessions pretty shut down (or closed to guests) it might be a while into 2021 before we get you some great new coverage. Meanwhile we’ll take the opportunity to (slowly) upgrade the site to be mobile-friendly and more modern, so look forward to that…. and hopefully 2021 will bring us some great new coverage! Happy New Year! – Dan Goldwasser The post Good Riddance, 2020! appeared first on ScoringSessions.com ..read more

Last fall, award-winning composers Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna scored their second Pixar animated film, Onward. Directed by Dan Scanlon, the film’s music was recorded at the Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Bros. Studios, and the generous folks at Pixar have provided us with exclusive photos from the sessions for a gallery to share with our readers! For the full gallery of photos, click here! Nicholas Dodd conducts the Hollywood Studio Symphony on Onward Composers Jeff Danna and Mychael Danna discuss a cue Concertmaster Bruce Dukov tunes up the orchestra Director Dan Scanlon listens to a ..read more

Last fall, composer Simon Franglen scored the highly anticipated sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water. Directed by James Cameron, the film’s music was recorded at the Newman Scoring Stage at Fox Studios, and 20th Century Studios has provided us with photos from the sessions for a gallery to share with our readers! For the full gallery of photos, click here! Composer Simon Franglen was enlisted by James Cameron to create a new musical voice for Avatar while paying homage to the legacy the late composer James Horner established for the first Avatar film, released in 2009. That film went on to be the ..read more