CASCADIA International Women’s Film Festival Panel Discussion: “The Key Role of Music and Sound in Film”

Saturday, April 27, 10 a.m.

The music and sound design of a film can make or break a movie. The best film scores can

heighten the impact of a film without the viewer even noticing. But how do directors decide what

music to use, how do composers create a great score and how does what they create impact

the film’s characters? Learn from two of the best how directors and composers work together,

the process they use, and the relationship they develop to build a score that makes a movie

memorable.

Moderator: Claudia Puig, CASCADIA Program Director

Panelists include: Catherine Hardwicke, CASCADIA Honored Guest and director of films

including “Thirteen,” “Twilight,” “Lords of Dogtown,” “Miss You Already.”

Justin Melland award-winning film composer for the STARZ Original Series “Wrong Man”, the

Netflix series: “Conversations With A Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes,” and “Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy

Rich”.