THE SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS & LYRICISTS (SCL)

Presented the SCL Member Screening of the

The Weinstein Company film

THE ARTIST

Followed by a Q&A with Composer LUDOVIC BOURCE 

MONDAY, JANUARY 9th, 2012

DGA Theater, Hollywood, CA

SCL's Ashley Irwin (moderator) and composer Ludovic Bource

Writer/Director Michel Hazanavisiu's THE ARTIST is a heartfelt and entertaining valentine to classic American cinema.  Set during the twilight of Hollywood's silent era and shot on location in Los Angeles, THE ARTIST tells the story of a charismatic movie star unhappily confronting the new world of talking pictures.  Mixing comedy, romance and melodrama, THE ARTIST is itself an example of the form it celebrates: a black-and-white silent film that relies on images, actors and music to weave its singular spell.  Starring Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, John Goodman, Penelope Ann Miller, James Cromwell, Malcolm McDowell, Missi Pyle, Beth Grant, Ed Lauter, Joel Murray, Ken Davitan, and Uggie as The Dog.

LUDOVIC BOURCE (Original Music)  Ludovic Bouce began his music career with the band 7 in 1996.  From 1997 to 2001, he was CEO of a music production company, Planet get Down, and worked with famous French artists such as Disiz la Peste, Passi and Stomy Bugsy.  Bource first began working as a film composer on Michel Hazanavicius's feature directorial debut, MES AMIES, in 1999.  Bource's collaboration with Hazanavicius continued with OSS 117 - CAIRO, NEST OF SPIES (2006) AND OSS 117 - LOST IN RIO (2009).  He scored the acclaimed 2010 documentary HERE TO STAY (NOUS RESTERONS SUR TERRE), and contributed music to the 2003 comedy THE DOPE (LA BEUZE) and Mathieu Amalric's acclaimed 2010 film, ON TOUR (TOURNEE).  Bource continues to work with recording artists, and has collaborated on albums by Alain Bashung, Little and Pierrick Pedron.  He has also worked on sound design for radio host Brune Guillon.

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THE SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS & LYRICISTS (SCL) is the non-profit and primary organization for professional film, TV and video game composers and lyricists, with a distinguished 65-year history in the fine art of creating music for motion pictures and television.  www.TheSCL.com

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