Female Composers in Film
By Jackie Shuman, reprinted by NARIP.com with permission
The recent “Female Composers in Film: Balancing the Scales” panel was awesome and I wanted to share my personal take-aways as well as the ways we can help. This panel was specifically focused on women but we can (and should) apply these notes to all under-represented folks in music. WE CAN AFFECT CHANGE!
Have any of your own suggestions / experiences to add? Please share!
FYI, of 117 scripted primetime network TV shows airing in the 2017-2018 season with an original score, a total of SEVEN list a woman as their composer. And of the top 250 grossing films of 2018, women comprised 6% of composers.
This panel was moderated by music supervisor Tracy McKnight. It featured 6 composers – Miriam Cutler (RBG), Starr Parodi (The Starter Wife,), Kathryn Bostic (Clemency), Laura Karpman (Set it Up) , Heather McIntosh (Compliance), Amie Doherty (Here & Now).
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