Course Description

Instructor: Emanuel Abramovits

More than ever, music is a fundamental component of a film's emotional force, and we'll explore what's behind the best film scores in today's evolving world. Anecdotes and superb audiovisuals will introduce us into the artistic and the business aspects of the music of Thomas Newman (American Beauty), Hans Zimmer (Interstellar), Rachel Portman (Emma), Justin Hurwitz (La La Land) and more composers of a fantastic new generation, who are allowing us “to see the films with new eyes and hear the films with new ears.

Bio: Emanuel has been a concert promoter since 2000, directly involved in many concerts by international artists, like Itzhak Perlman, Gustavo Dudamel, Sarah Brightman, Roger Hodgson, Kansas, Megadeth, Dream Theater, Slash, Backstreet Boys, ASIA, Journey, Kenny G and all main local Symphony Orchestras. Designed and staged many original orchestral events, like MOZARTFEST, PINK FLOYD NUESTRO TRIBUTO (Event of the Year winner) and several world premieres. He served as the Cultural Director at UNION ISRAELITA DE CARACAS from 2008 to 2019, in charge of documenting Holocaust survivors’ stories, art exhibitions, lectures, film cycles, and orchestral concerts.