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composers SUMMIT
prague 2022
23.-26.4. 2022

Hollywood composers are coming to Prague, and they will share their knowledge in music production for film, TV series, games and other audiovisual formats.

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GUESTS
COMPOSER

JEFF BEAL (USA)

Known for: music for series House of Cards (Netflix), Monk, Rome or the film Pollock.

Awards: 5 time EMMY winner, 14 EMMY nominations,
and 3 time BMI TV Music Awards winner.

COMPOSER

CHRISTOPHER
YOUNG (USA)

Known for: music for films Ghost Rider, Hellraiser, Spider-Man 3, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Sinister or The Exorcism of Emily Rose.

Awards: the Golden Globe nomination, Emmy nomination, and BMI Richard Kirk Award winner.

COMPOSER & FOUNDER OF SPITFIRE AUDIO

CHRISTIAN HENSON (UK)

Known for: founder of Spitfire Audio, music for the remake of "The Go Between" (BBC), music for "Tutankhamun" (ITV) and other 45 films.

Awards: Ivor Novello nomination , BAFTA and World Soundtrack Awards

COMPOSER & orchestrator

Conrad Pope (USA)

Known for: orchestration of music for the films Star Wars, Harry Potter, Matrix, Pirates of the Caribbean, Indiana Jones or Patriot, music for the Oscar-nominated film My Week with Marilyn.

COMPOSER & orchestrator

NAN SCHWARTZ (USA)

Known for: orchestration of music for the films Harry Potter, Mank, Benjamin Button, Argo or Godzilla.

Awards: Grammy winner, 7 EMMY nominations for television and series production.

COMPOSER

Elia Cmíral (CZ)

Known for: music for Ronin, Atlas Shrugged, Habermann's Mill, Splinter, Stigmata, Wrong Turn, Pulse or the video game Spec Ops: The Line.

Awards: winner of the Global Music Awards, winner of the International Film Music Critics Award.

4 Prague Poems - for music and best director, dozens of international awards at film festivals.

COMPOSER

CHRIS EGAN (UK)

Known for: music for the animated film Fireheart, music for the series The Spanish Princess or music for the series Tiny World.

COMPOSER

Nathaniel Méchaly
(FR)

Known for: music for the Shadowplay series (Netflix), music for the films Fox Hunt, Taken (96 hours), The Grandmaster.

Awards: three-time winner of the BMI Film Music Award, winner of the Asian Film Awards.

COMPOSER

Paul K. Joyce (UK)

Known for: music for the animated series Bob the Builder, music for the fairy tale Snow Queen (BBC), album for the band YES.

COMPOSER

Antoni Komasa Lazarkiewicz (PL)

Known for: music for the films Charlatan, Spoor, In Darkness or Burning Bush.

Awards: Czech Lion Award winner, Polish Film Festival winner and Polish Film Awards nomination.

COMPOSER

Petr Wajsar (CZ)

Known for: Hastrman, music for CNN Prima News, Ubal and Zmiz, music for Comedy Club, Na Pavláska and others.

Awards: Czech Lion Award winner.

COMPOSER

Dominik Svoboda (CZ)

Known for: author of music for the film Against The Wild, Hero Dog, An Elephant’s Journey, orchestrator of the films Angel of the Lord 2, Confidential Enemy or the series Labyrinth.

COMPOSER & orchestrator

Zuzana Michlerová (CZ)

Known for: orchestrator of the Netflix Shadowplay series, Fox Hunt, Runnin for Grace, Lacrimosa, Limbo and others.

Awards: nominated for the SABAM Award for Best Young International Composer Gent.

COMPOSER

Matúš Luhový (SK)

Known for: music for films Wall, Rest Stop, music for news Television Seznam, author of commercial music for Karlovy Vary Mineral Waters.

COMPOSER

Tomáš Živor (CZ)

Known for: music for The House of Da Vinci 1 and House of Da Vinci 2, author of music for CNN Prima News, author of commercial music for Škoda Auto.

TRAILER MUSIC COMPOSER

TOMÁŠ OLIVA (CZ)

Known for: music for the main trailer for the series Halo, and the trailer for the Hollywood film
The Protégé.

Trailer music for RAID: Shadow Legends.

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EVENTS

LECTURES

each of the Summit guest will present a specific topic in their own lecture, show the way they work, their tips, tricks, their workflow, give you a behind-the-scenes look at their work, and then take part in a discussion with the participants.

AVG. DISTANCE
384,400 km
AVG. DISTANCE
384,400 km

MASTERCLASS

practically focused events, in which a small group of maximum 16 composers will work on a specific musical assignment under the guidance of 2 guest-composers of the Summit. The event has 2 parts (assignment, schedule of the work, the next day finalization and feedback).

AVG. DISTANCE
225 MIL. km
AVG. DISTANCE
9 months

DISCUSSIONS

popular events, which will discuss the role of music in various audiovisual genres, its relationship to other professions and disciplines, current trends and insights into future developments - there won't be only composers, but also directors, screen writers, and representatives of other audiovisual professions who work with music.

AVG. DISTANCE
628 MIL. km
AVG. DISTANCE
3 years

CONCERT

26 April 2022 the summit will end with a gala concert of film music performed by the PKF – the Prague Philharmonia at the Congress Centre. The programme will include tunes from the hit series House of Cards and movies Spider-Man 3 and The Boss Baby..

AVG. DISTANCE
1.6 BIL. km
AVG. DISTANCE
7 years
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TICKETS
You can pre-order tickets on the GoOut platform.
In case of any questions write us to our email: summit@soundsgate.com
TICKETS
THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS

Reflex, OSA, SAI, PKF-Prague Philharmonia, Spitfire Audio, Panter, Voix, Radio 1, Radio Classic,
Cetin, Sennheiser, Neumann, Disk.cz, Music Academy Prague, Skautský institut, Musicserver, I.N.Global, FAMO, Prague City Tourism, VŠE - Arts Management.

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