Convention - SDCC 2022 : 8th Musical Anatomy of a Superhero Film & TV Composer Press room

By Mulder, San Diego, Hilton San Diego Bayfront, 21 july 2022

After The panel hold in one of the largest rooms at San Diego Comic-Con at the Indigo Ballroom (Hilton San Diego Bayfront) we were invited to the press room to talk with the composers present in this panel. Music has always played an important role in film and has taken the theme of superhero movies to the next level. 

Christopher Lennertz is an American composer, songwriter, and conductor of film, television, and video game scores. His big break came with his musical scores for the 2007 film Alvin and the Chipmunks, Hop, Think Like a Man, and Horrible Bosses as well as the video game series Medal of Honor created by Steven Spielberg. He composed the score for Supernatural and more recently Revolution, two television series created by Eric Kripke. He also scored Galavant and Sausage Party with Alan Menken and Marvel's Agent Carter including a first ever Marvel musical number co-written with Tony award winning lyricist David Zippel. He wrote the songs for UglyDolls with Glenn Slater for Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, Lizzo, Janelle Monae, and Blake Shelton. Currently he composes the score for the Netflix series Lost in Space and the Amazon Prime Video series The Boys from Kripke, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.

Natalie Holt is a British composer and violinist who has worked on numerous film and television projects. She is primarily recognised for her work on several notable productions, including Paddington (2014) and Loki (2021). She trained at the Royal Academy of Music and then the National Film and Television School and had a career as a classical violinist before becoming a film composer. Holt's distinction in her field was recognised by being made an associate of the Royal Academy of Music in 2017.

Nami Melumad is an Israeli-Dutch film and television composer based in Los Angeles.  She is best known for her work on Paramount+'s series, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Star Trek: Prodigy , Marvel's Thor: Love and Thunder, the HBO Max film An American Pickle, the Amazon TV series Absentia, and the virtual reality video game Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond

Christophe Beck is a Canadian television and film score composer and conductor. Beck won an Emmy Award in 1998 for his work on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and also scored the Disney+ limited series WandaVision. His film credits include The Hangover, The Muppets (2011), Frozen, Marvel's Ant-Man films, and Frozen II. He has won one Primetime Emmy and Annie Award, and has been nominated for one Primetime Emmy, two Annie Awards and one Grammy Award.

Amie Doherty is an Irish composer and orchestrator for film and television. She is the first woman to score an animated feature for DreamWorks. Her most prominent works were for Spirit Untamed (2021), Undone (2019), Here and Now (2018), Love You to Death (2019), The High Note (2020),Battle at Big Rock (2019), and Happiest Season (2020). In addition to her composing work, she has orchestrated and conducted scores for numerous TV series including Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, Fargo, The Umbrella Academy, and Altered Carbon; and for musicians including Lady Gaga and 50 Cent.

Costa Communications is one of the most renowned marketing agencies in Los Angeles and is dedicated to collaborating on numerous events as well as managing press relations for several companies and film composers. During the last Oscar season, Ray Costa and Costa Communications represented all of the nominated film scores and three of the songs. They managed the campaign for the music of the film Black Panther - Ludwig Göransson, which is the first Marvel Studios film to win the Oscar for Best Music.

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