Laura Karpman
Composer
- Role
- Professor Ucla School of Theater, Film and Television & School of Music at Composer
- Location
- Los Angeles County, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Laura Karpman
Four-time Emmy award winning composer Laura Karpman maintains a vibrant career in film, television, videogame, concert and theater music. Her distinguished credits include scoring Spielberg’s miniseries TAKEN, the series ODYSSEY 5 and; MASTERS OF SCIENCE FICTION (both Emmy-nominated) and numerous video games including GARDIANS OF MIDDLE EARTH, KINECT DISNEYLAND ADVENTRES, EVERQUEST II and UNTOLD LEGENDS. Karpman was resident orchestral composer of Sony Online Entertainment and has received two GANG awards for her videogame music, which has been performed by orchestras internationally. Her score for the animated film, A MONKEY’S TALE, went on to receive a 2006 Annie Award Nomination. Commissioned by Carnegie Hall, Karpman collaborated with soprano Jessye Norman on ASK YOUR MAMA, a multimedia opera on a text by Langston Hughes, which received its sold out premiere at Carnegie Hall in March 2009, and its West Coast premiere at The Hollywood Bowl in August 2009 and was performed at the Apollo Theater in March, 2013. Karpman is currently the program director of Berklee College of Music’s graduate program in scoring for Film, Television and Video games and is on the faculty of UCLA Department of Theater, Film and Television.
Experience
Professor Ucla School of Theater, Film and Television & School of Music
Sep 2005 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US
Education
University of Michigan
BM, Music Composition
Ecole des Beaux Arts in Fontainebleau
Music Composition
The Juilliard School
DMA, Music Composition
Phillips Academy
Diploma
Skills
- Orchestration
- Classical
- Recording
- Film
- Arts Administration
- Public Speaking
- Pro Tools
- Teaching
- Music Theory
- Studio Recording
- Composition
- Theatre
- Sound Design
- Video Games
- Sound Editing
- Orchestral Music
- Chamber Music
- Conducting
- Music Education
- Music
- Music Production
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