...Music for Film...
Joesph Rivers recently completed the musical score for Bo Bergstrom's Midsummer Night's Dream, which will be released later in 2010.
Rivers also directs the Film Scoring program at the University of Tulsa. Studies include the
aesthetics and techniques of music scoring for film, collaborations with student film directors,
conducting original cues in live recording sessions, and participation in student film festivals.
Students in more advanced studies conduct the university orchestra in recording the film cues they have scored, and are mentored for internship opportunities. Guest film composers, orchestrators, and film directors are frequently invited to TU for residencies, and recent visitors have included (in alphabetical order) David Amram, David Friedman, Sonny Kompanek, Hummie Mann, Tim Blake Nelson, David Spear, and Tim Zinneman.
Rivers studied film scoring at NYU, Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program, Film Music Institute, and UCLA Extension. In addition to composing and orchestrating for film music projects, he is frequently commissioned to compose music for concert hall and stage.
Brother Mine
Cue samples from Brother Mine, feature film (Nathan McLeod, director), 2008
Other Cues
The Tale of Olivia and the Ghostly Cats
Reunited on a Mediterranean Isle
Joseph Rivers: e-mail | Studio: 562/243-8656 | Office: 918/743-6890