November 20, 2007 - Film Music Magazine

James Woodward have been ally, Kaefer serves as the Creative
named the winners of the Director and a principal composer
18th Annual Pete Carpenter for DreamArtists Studios, a film/
Fellowships, it was announ- television music production house
INDUSTRY NEWS
ced by BMI Foundation Presi- based in New York.
dent Ralph N. Jackson.
Composer James Woodward
is a native of California and be-
Composer John Kaefer has been gan writing music in Wisconsin.
recognized for his scores for film A string bassist and pianist, he
and television, as well as for his studied composition with Stephen
chamber, choral and orchestral Hartke, Ronald Foster and John
concert works. He has composed, Downey.
produced and orchestrated music His music has been performed
for film and network/cable tele- by the Milwaukee Youth Sympho-
AFM vision President projects, including Room Says ny Orchestra, Artist
the USC Symphony
Service (starring Howie Mandel Orchestra, the United States
and debuting at Sundance), To Army Orchestra, and other en-
Royalties Kill A Bore (shown on at Cannes) Radio sembles across “Vital”
the United States
and Dance School (documentary), and Europe.
among others.
Woodward (continued recently from completed pg 2)
He recently worked with leg- writing the music for a short film
endary BMI television composer directed by Gentry Smith, is per-
W.G. Snuffy Walden The current (West Wing, system forming deprives for various these films musicians, and proj-
Studio 60, Friday
and
Night
their recording
Lights) ects
companies,
in the Los
of
Angeles
fair compensa-
area, and
tion for the use of their recorded work in the U.S.
THE PETE and millions CARPENTER of dollars of foreign FELLOWSHIP
performance royalties
for the use of their work overseas.”
• The Fellowship, open to aspiring film and television composers under the
The AFM is a founding member of the musicage
of 35, was established by the BMI Foundation and Carpenter’s family,
colleagues and friends FIRST to (Fairness honor the late in composer Radio Starting whose credits Today) include Coali- such
television themes tion, and a scores partnership as The A-Team, of artists Magnum and P.I., The music Rockford industry Files,
Hardcastle and McCormick, organizations Hunter committed and Riptide. to fairness on radio. The
• Fellowship winners coalition are given is asking the opportunity that performers to intern with – renowned from aspiring BMI
composer Mike and Post in local his Los artists, Angeles to studio background and meet with singers other and distinwellguished
theatrical, film and TV composers. A stipend for travel and living
known stars – be compensated through a perfor-
expenses is also part of the award.
mance royalty when their music is broadcast on
AFM President Tom • Lee Mike Post, Carpenter’s AM and longtime FM radio.
writing partner, has penned some of the
most memorable theme songs in television history, including Hill Street Blues,
The A-Team, Magnum P.I., NYPD Blue, Law and Order, L.A. Law, The Rockford
Files, Quantum Leap and City of Angels.
California coast.
The BMI Foundation, Inc. is a
not-for-profit corporation founded
performance, and study of music
through awards, scholarships,
commissions and grants. mn
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