LOS ANGELES--Sept. 17, 2004--BMI's Doreen Ringer Ross, Vice President of Film/TV Music, will moderate "Setting the Mood: The Crucial Marriage of Music and Film" panel on film music at the 26th annual IFP Market on Thursday, September 23. The panel will take place at the Puck Building Gallery (293 Lafayette Street) in New York City. Tickets are $25 and are available at www.market.ifp.org.

Topics will include score vs. source music, creating and licensing music for soundtracks, the director/composer relationship, the role of the music supervisor and music clearance. Panelists will include Director Patrick Stettner ("Flux," "The Business of Strangers"), composer Theodore Shapiro ("Girl Fight," "Starsky and Hutch," "Dodgeball"), music supervisor and Commotion Records executive Tracy McKnight, Spirit Music's Senior Director of Film/TV Peter Shane, music clearance executive Brook Wentz and BMI's Ross as moderator.

BMI sponsors many film music panels at film festivals and markets throughout the U.S. each year. These panels are designed to promote greater understanding within the filmmaking community about the aesthetic and business aspects of music in film as well as provide an opportunity for composers, songwriters, and filmmakers to learn more about each other's role.

Setting the Mood: The Crucial Marriage of Music and Film
Date:
Thursday, September 23, 2004

Time:
1:00-2:00

Location:
Puck Building - Gallery
293 Lafayette Street, New York City

Description:
Music invariably has a vital impact on the mood and feel of any film. Join directors, music supervisors, and composers as they talk about how they make musical choices, attain rights, and how the whole thing comes together.