William Ross, Emmy award winning composer, arranger, and conductor, serves as the musical director for Academy ยฎ Award winning artist Barbra Streisand’s 2013 World Tour. Ross has previously served as the musical director for Streisand’s two previous tours. Ross received a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Music Direction for the documentary Streisand: Live in Concert. Ross has described Streisand as “Gracious, though definitely a perfectionist. She will work until she gets what she wants.” Their fruitful collaboration continues with this world-spanning tour. A prolific composer, William Ross recently scored Lifetime’s highest-rated movie this year, Steel Magnolias, a contemporary version of the stage play and 1989 film, which is now available on DVD. The film was produced by Neil Meron and Craig Zadan. Virtually simultaneously, Ross collaborated with the producing duo as the musical director of this year’s Academy ยฎ Awards, which included his conducting of Streisand’s seminal performance of “The Way We Were.”
William Ross has composed music in virtually every film genre from animated to intense action and drama to heart-warming stories. Ross’ credits include The Tale of Despereaux, Ladder 49, The Game of Their Lives, Tuck Everlasting, The Young Black Stallion, and My Dog Skip. His television scoring credits include the critically acclaimed mini series Me and My Shadows, Life with Judy Garland and the Emmy-winning music for the Tiny Toon Adventures’ episode “Fields of Honey.”
William Ross has arranged music for a remarkable list of artists including Celine Dion, Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli, Michael Buble, Kenny G., Sting, and Quincy Jones. Ross has orchestrated for legendary composers including John Williams, James Horner, Alan Menken and Alan Silvestri. Ross’s arrangements have been featured in the opening ceremonies of several Super Bowls and Olympic Games, and he received an Emmy in 2009 for Outstanding Original Music for his work on the “Hugh Jackman Opening Number,” featured during the 81st Academy ยฎ Awards ceremony. Ross has received Emmy Awards, BMI Film Music Awards and was nominated for an Annie Award.
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“ฦvolution” Comes Full Circle At The Chelsea Film Festival
The Chelsea Film Festival, running from October 16th through October 20th, 2024, at Regal Cinemas here in Union Square, is set to host the East Coast premiere of ฦvolution, a thought-provoking experimental micro-short film that proves big ideas can come in small packages and in perfect circles.
In just 1 minute 16 seconds, this cinematic gem by Award-Winning Director Romina Schwedler, with original music by Argentine Composer Ignacio Montoya Carlotto, explores a cycle as old as time: life leads to progress, progress leads to destruction, and destruction, well, leads back to life. But is this vicious circle unbreakable? ฦvolutionย suggests the answer is yes, unless we decide to open our eyes.
Inspired by the overwhelming number of recent events that threaten human existence,ย ฦvolution, possibly the shortest film in this 12th edition of the festival, plays out entirely through the symbolism of circles, cleverly illustrating โin the blink of an eyeโ the repeating patterns of history, and confronting viewers with the uncomfortable truth that our so-called โprogressโ may, in fact, be guiding us to our own ruin.Premiering at the Regal 14 Union Square, New York City, on October 18, 2024, at 11 a.m., Romina Schwedler's micro-short, featuring Leah Young with cinematography by Alan J. Carmona, will be sure to spark conversations longer than the film itself! Forcing viewers to reconsider the true meaning of evolution, not just as a biological process, but as a reflection of our collective journey as humans.
With a string of festival appearances across the globe, including CineGlobe at CERN (Switzerland/France), Oscarยฎ... Read More