We all know that there are comic books, artists, writers, actors and more at San Diego Comic Con. But did you know you could enjoy hearing from the talent that makes your favorite stories come to life with their musical contributions to the movies and television shows you love? BMI and White Bear PR are returning to Comic-Con once again, this time they are bringing us ‘I LOVE THAT SONG! COMPOSING, SCORING AND SINGING SUPERHERO STYLE’. Having attended the panels this team brings to both SDCC and WonderCon for the past 6 years, I can tell you that their panel is firmly on the GoGeekGirl list of panels to attend at Comic-Con.
But now onto the nitty gritty of the who, what, where, when and why:
WHO: Broadcast Music Inc.® (BMI®), a global leader in music rights management, and White Bear PR will return to Comic-Con, to present “I Love That Song!,” a panel about the importance of music in superhero properties featuring renowned Emmy Award-winning composers and songwriters Michael McCuistion (Justice League Unlimited), Lolita Ritmanis (Spectacular Spider-Man), Kristopher Carter (Batman Beyond), and producer and lyricist James Tucker (Batman: The Brave and the Bold).
WHAT: The “I Love That Song! Composing, Scoring, and Singing Superhero Style” panel at Comic-Con will be co-moderated by Anne Cecere of BMI and Chandler Poling of White Bear PR, who have collaborated for the past six years at the conference to bring forth music-centered discussions. The featured composers will go behind the scenes and elaborate on how they write the music and songs to some of DC and Marvel’s finest properties, including the making of Batman the Brave and the Bold: The Music Meister, starring Neil Patrick Harris, and Batman: The Killing Joke starring Mark Hammil. A Q&A will follow the panel with fun giveaways for the participants.
WHEN: Friday, July 22, 2016
“I Love That Song!” panel: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., room 28DE (inside convention center)
WHERE: San Diego Convention Center
111 W. Harbor Dr.
San Diego, CA 92101
WHY: BMI’s composers, such as the legendary John Williams and Mike Post, contribute to billions of dollars in box office receipts, with film scores in many of the year’s top films as well as highest rated TV series. The highest-rated series and specials on television feature the scores of BMI composers, who craft the theme and/or background music for nearly three-quarters of all primetime network programs. In addition to Comic-Con, BMI partners with other events to enhance the role of music in film, television and video games.
