Panels discuss future of film, TV music

November 02, 2007 The rise of film and television as places of musical discovery has been a boon for independent and major artists alike, panelists said Thursday at the Billboard/Hollywood Reporter Film & TV Music Conference at the Beverly Hilton. Composer Alan Menken, who opened the two-day event a keynote, said his guiding principle in composing for musicals is that "song moments have to be protected and supported and take precedence." At the morning songwriters session, Glen Ballard, Sondre Lerche and Jesse Harris noted that with film and television increasingly a source for musical discovery, they are finding visual media an inspiring source of storytelling -- not to mention work.

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