Comic-Con - Musical Anatomy of a Superhero featuring Ant-Man, Avengers, Mad Max & More

From the ominous horns of Jaws signaling fear, to the inspiring theme for Star Wars, music has always been an important supporting character in movies. For the superhero genre, the music reflects these emotions and more. Leading Hollywood Film & TV composers offer a behind the scenes look at the music of today’s biggest superhero film and TV projects with unreleased film clips and never before heard music.

Now in its third year, the panel has become a Comic-Con favorite that debuts film and TV clips from upcoming projects. Composers discuss collaborating with the directors and the challenges involved in telling a story with music. The panelists emphasize the integral nature that music plays within TV shows and movies. The panel is produced by Costa Communications and sponsored by ASCAP.

AWARD-WINNING COMPOSERS TO SPEAK ABOUT THEIR PIVOTAL ROLES IN THE WORLDS MOST POPULAR VIDEO GAMES AT “COMIC-CON’S FAVORITE PROJECTS GO INTERACTIVE”

AWARD-WINNING COMPOSERS TO SPEAK ABOUT THEIR PIVOTAL ROLES IN THE WORLDS MOST POPULAR VIDEO GAMES AT “COMIC-CON’S FAVORITE PROJECTS GO INTERACTIVE”

WHAT: Meet a prolific group of award-winning video game composers who have brought their musical talents to today’s most popular game titles at the panel “Comic-Con’s Favorite Projects Go Interactive.” Our panelists have welcomed the challenge to adapt the music of top Sci-Fi and Fantasy film projects to home consoles, smart phones and tablets. Attendees will learn about the art of video game scoring; the differences between writing for film, television and games; and how composing for game titles have changed over the years. A Q&A will follow the panel, plus giveaways for attendees.

WHO: Jim Dooley (Disney Interactive’s "Epic Mickey," "Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two" and Sony’s “SOCOM” series); Gordy Haab (EA/Bioware/LucasArts’ “Star Wars: The Old Republic” and LucasArts’ “Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings”); David Ari Leon (Electronic Arts’ "Contre Jour" and Universal’s "Woody Woodpecker"); Gerard Marino (Sony’s "God of War" series and Activision’s “The Amazing Spider-Man”; Kyle Newmaster (Microsoft/LucasArts’ “Kinect Star Wars”); and Jeremy Soule (Bethesda Softworks’ "The Elder Scrolls” series, EA’s “Harry Potter” series).

MODERATOR: Miri Jedeikin, host of G4 TV’s “Electronic Playground”

WHERE & WHEN: THURSDAY, JULY 12

Panel in the convention center room 25ABC from 7:00-8:00pm