Film scores play a crucial role in cinema. It’s intertwined with visual imagery and is a secret ingredient for a blockbuster hit. It heightens the emotional impact of a movie, creating an aural mood for each scene. If you’re curious to know how they’re made, then this episode is right up your alley!
Meet composer, orchestrator, and conductor for TV, film, and theatre, JoAnne Harris. In this episode, let’s listen to her story on how she was able to land her current job, what it takes to work in the film industry, and some advice that she’ll be giving to aspiring musical composers and conductors.
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JoAnne Harris has conducted and recorded film scores at Abbey Road, East West, The Village, and Avatar with artists such as grammy winning Kurt Elling and members of the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Her television work includes score for: Mal de Ojo (HBO), 20/20, Primetime, CNN, and Dateline. She has orchestrated and conducted scores for blockbusters City of Lies and The Infiltrator.
A graduate of Concordia College, JoAnne studied choral composition and conducting with René Clausen. She enjoys teaching at the Feirstein Graduate Center for Cinema (CUNY Brooklyn College), and is a steering committee member of the Society of Composers and Lyricists in New York.