‘No film without film music' has been the unwritten motto of Film Fest Gent for decades. After all, it is often the creative collaborations between composers and filmmakers that lead to the most intriguing oeuvres. With Creative Partnership Film Fest Gent adds a brand-new format to the WSA Film Music Days and shines the spotlight on exceptional collaborations.
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Elliot Goldenthal and Julie Taymor

WSA Film Music Days: Creative Partnership
Thu 17.10 - 15:30 - Kinepolis 8

Talk is in English

Moderator: Ruben De Gheselle (composer, Clara Sola)

Immediately following his one-on-one Composer’s Talk, WSA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Elliot Goldenthal shares the stage with director Julie Taymor, his artistic and life partner, to discuss their flourishing collaborations. Looking back on the key moments of their decades spanning partnership, Goldenthal and Taymor illuminate the work process that was at the heart of acclaimed films like Titus, The Tempest and Frida, which earned them two Academy Awards in 2003, including Best Original Score.

Immediately following his one-on-one Composer’s Talk, WSA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Elliot
Goldenthal shares the stage with director Julie Taymor, his artistic and life partner, to discuss their flourishing
collaborations. Looking back on the key moments of their decades spanning partnership, Goldenthal and Taymor illuminate the work process that was at the heart of acclaimed films like Titus, The Tempest and Frida, which earned them two Academy Awards in 2003, including Best Original Score.