Today was a very special day. Lottie Dottie Chicken – The Movie (Galinha Pintadinha – O Filme) had its premiere in São Paulo, Brazil, and after four months working on the orchestral score, I finally had the opportunity to experience the finished film on the big screen — surrounded by the filmmakers, their families, guests, and a full audience. At the São Paulo premiere of Lottie Dottie Chicken – The Movie. Watch the Official Trailer Take a look at the official trailer for Lot

This week, my Dramatic Scoring class, part of the Media Scoring program in the VCUarts Department of Music, welcomed animation students from the Department of Communication Arts, led by Professor Ying-Fang Shen. The visit was part of an ongoing effort to create more opportunities for collaboration across VCUarts, connecting students from different disciplines through the kind of creative partnerships they will encounter in the professional world. The goal was to connect anima