Check out our panel at VIFF AMP, "Artist Support Structures in a DIY World: The Evolving World of Representation", with myself, Dante Berardi Jr., Heather Johnson and Eric Johnson. Oct 9, 10am at The Birdhouse. @anthem.music.group @subpop @unitedmasters @viffest @screencomposers @socanmusic

Thanks to Dana Gee at the Vancouver Sun for the article on Core today! It was very hard to pick just 5 scores to talk about, so I randomly chose from my top 50. And thank you Mark, Suad and Jesse for all of the kind words. I feel honoured. #filmmusic #screencomposer vancouversun.com/entertainmen...

Hey TIFF-bound composers. Come to the 2025 SCGC Screen Composer Summit, Sept 10. Join us for,"Composing Through the Storm". Panelists Jennifer Brown, Adrian Ellis, Andrea Kokonis & myself (Ari Wise), will tell tale of the doldrums that have plagued our industry as we plot a course for the future.

BLOOD LINES World Premiere at TIFF50 The film, directed by Gail Maurice and produced by Maurice, Paula Devonshire and Jamie Manning, follows an estranged Métis mother and daughter whose lives are upended when an alluring woman enters their lives. Scored by Core composer JUSTIN DELORME.

MODERN WHORE to premiere at TIFF50! Nicole Bazuin’s hybrid documentary, which is based on Andrea Werhun’s memoir, was executive produced by ANORA director Sean Baker, Berry Meyerowitz, Jeff Sackman & James J. Yi. Produced by Werhun, Bazuin and Laurent Grant, scored by Core composer TOM THIRD.

5 FEATURES AT VIFF2025 SCORED BY CORE COMPOSERS! VIFF2025 will be screening: BLOOD LINES (Justin Delorme), MIDDLE LIFE (Ben Fox), MODERN WHORE and THE ART OF ADVENTURE (Tom Third), and TREASURE OF THE RICE TERRACES (Kalaisan Kalaichelvan and Core composer Alexandra Petkovski). #VIFF2025

Quoted in The Hollywood Reporter yesterday! Come here for the talent, not just for the tax credits and dollar advantage. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

Core composers score 19 nominations at this year's Canadian Screen Music Awards! Now in its fourth year, the Canadian Screen Music Awards (CASMA) is an annual celebration of composer’s excellence in scoring original music for the screen. scgcawards.ca @socanmusic.bsky.social #screencomposers

And the winner of the 2025 Leo Award, Best Musical Score, Motion Picture is... BRENT BELKE for CAN I GET A WITNESS? This is Brent's 2nd Leo Award, he has 6 previous Leo nominations. The film swept the Leo Awards Motion Picture category this year, winning in 7 categories, with 3 other nominations.

And the winner of the 2025 Leo Award, "Best Music Score, Dramatic Series" is... DAVE GENN for Wild Cards! Big congrats to Dave and co-composer Shawn Pierce. This is Dave's first Leo win, he has one previous nomination. The CBC series also airs on The CW in the USA and on Paramount+ in the UK.

FYC: Super proud to announce that our client, composer Mark Korven, has been nominated for his score to Sony Playstation's 2024 release of UNTIL DAWN. Game fans worldwide can vote for their favourite game score of the past year. Until 21 August 2025, 23:59 (CEST).

Stephen King’s ‘The Institute’ Coming to MGM+ on July 13! Scored by Core composer MARK KORVEN (The Witch, The Lighthouse), the series follows the story of a teen genius who awakens at The Institute, a facility full of children who possess unusual abilities. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Bcv...

Congrats to Core composer MARK KORVEN - Billboard Canada's Screen Composer of the Year! The 'First Omen' and 'The Lighthouse' composer was named the first-ever winner of the SOCAN-presented award, accepting the honour at Billboard Canada Power Players 2025.

Scored by Core composer Alexandra Petkovski & OAZ composer Kalaisan Kalaichelvan, you can now catch this true-crime docuseries on PRIME. Heather thought she’d found true love with a charming handyman, until one shocking discovery revealed he was a masterful romance scammer.

That's a wrap on Annecy! The Mifa conference was awesome. I made some new friends and ate enough cheese to choke a horse. I discovered my fondness for fondu and totally fon-did myself. The next time somebody says, "Fondu?", I say, "Fon-don't". Thanks again France. You totally outdid yourself.

We're honoured and excited to announce that Core composers Mark Korven and Michelle Osis have made the 2025 Billboard Canada Top 5 Shortlist - Screen Composer of the Year! ca.billboard.com/music/music-...

Core composers slaying it at the 2025 CSA's! Congrats to MURRAY LIGHTBURN, "Best Original Music in a Feature Length Documentary" for ANY OTHER WAY: THE JACKIE SHANE STORY. Congrats also to Darren Fung, Ben Fox, Tom Third, Rob Melamed & Ryan McLarnon, Jesse Zubot & Wayen Lavallee for their noms.

Secret World of Sound Wins a BAFTA! Congrats to SECRET WORLD OF SOUND WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH. The UK/CAN co-pro won for Best Sound: Factual. Scored by Core composer SUAD BUSHNAQ, the Netflix min-series was also nominated for a Hollywood Music in Media Award, and won a Canadian Screen Music Award.

Congratulations to the whole team at Banger Films & NFB for their Peabody Award. ANY OTHER WAY: THE JACKIE SHANE STORY has won a host of awards. Scored by Core composer MURRAY LIGHTBURN, the documentary chronicles the life of pioneering trans soul and R&B singer Jackie Shane.

Now streaming on ARD Mediathek & Das Erste. Scored by Core composers Steph Copeland and Michelle Osis, the German true crime mini-series was directed by Nina Wolfrum and stars Nina Gummich, Sherry Stone and Martin Kluge. Watch the trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQeh...

Who's going to Annecy | Mifa this year? Come find me for a glass of Beaujolais. 😉

And the CORE 2025 Canadian Screen Award nominee for Achievement in Music - Original Score (Film) is... DARREN FUNG, for The Silent Planet. This is Darren's 5th CSA nomination. He has 4 previous CSA awards including one for 'Distinguished Service to the Industry'.

And the Core 2025 Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Original Music in a Feature Length Documentary is... MURRAY LIGHTBURN, for Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story. This is Murray's 1st CSA nom, he is a Polaris Prize & Juno nominee, and previously scored the TIFF hit feature, I Like Movies.

And the Core 2025 Canadian Screen Award nominees for Best Original Music, Documentary are... BEN FOX, for My Brother Soleiman; and TOM THIRD, for Nobody Wants to Talk About Jacob Appelbaum. This is Ben's 4th CSA nom, with 1 win. This is Tom's 7th CSA nom, he has 2 wins and 3 Gemini noms with 1 win.

And the Core 2025 Canadian Screen Award nominees for Best Original Music, Drama are... JESSE ZUBOT & WAYNE LAVALLEE, for the series Bones of Crows; and ROB MELAMED & RYAN McCLARNON, for the series Mistletoe Murders. This is Jesse's 4th CSA nom and Wayne's 2nd. Rob & Ryan have 1 previous CSA nom.

NFB's THE NEST AT HOTDOCS 2025! At the end of her mother’s life, director Julietta Singh returns to her childhood home, where centuries of forgotten matriarchs emerge to reveal stories of resistance and resilience. Scored by Core composer JUSTIN DELORME. @hotdocs.bsky.social @socanmusic.bsky.social

TIFF favourite CAN I GET A WITNESS? opens in theatres March 14. Starring Sandra Oh, Keira Jang, and Joel Ouellet, Ann Marie Fleming's uto/disto-pic was scored by Core composer BRENT BELKE. #TIFF2024 #sandraoh @mongrelmedia.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHFg...

Looking forward to the new Crave series MAFIA: MOST WANTED! Scored by Core composer Jesse Zubot with composer super group ZUBOTS & SHARP. #crave #bellmedia Click here for a first look of the show: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgIe...

For Your Consideration at the Canadian Screen Awards (CSAs): BONES OF CROWS - the 5 Part Series. Best Original Music, Drama - Jesse Zubot & Wayne Lavallee Best Original Music, Original Song - Jesse Zubot & Wayne Lavallee. Voting now until February 13. #canadianscreenawards

For Your Consideration at the Canadian Screen Awards (CSAs): THE SECRET WORLD OF SOUND was produced for CBC’s The Nature of Things, Netflix and Sky TV, and is submitted in 4 categories. Voting is open until Feb 13th. @thecdnacademy #canadianscreenawards

For Your Consideration at the Canadian Screen Awards (CSAs): Action / horror DARK MATCH @darkmatchmovie is entered for 17 Canadian Screen Awards, including Achievement In Music for Core composers Michelle Osis, Terry Benn and David Arcus !! #canadianscreenawards @thecdnacademy

FYC - MY BROTHER, SOLEIMAN (CSAs): An expose on the death of Soleiman Faqiri, who died in an Ontario jail, and his brother Yusuf's fight to uncover the shocking truth. The film is up for 4 awards including one for Core Composer Ben Fox for Best Original Music.

FYC - Nobody Wants to Talk About Jacob Appelbaum (CSA's) Scored by Core composer Tom Third, the documentary follows Jacob Applebaum's online privacy advocacy, allegations of sexual misconduct against him, and his role exposing government surveillance programs.

FYC at the Canadian Screen Awards (CSAs)... ANY OTHER WAY: THE JACKIE SHANE STORY tells the story of the pioneering Black transgender R&B, soul singer. The documentary is up for a slew of CSA Nominations including one for 'Best Original Music, Documentary' for Core Composer Murray A. Lightburn.

FYC!! Voting is now underway for the Canadian Screen Awards (CSAs) Please consider the feature film "INEDIA" (achievement In Music) for Core composer JESSE ZUBOT and JOSH ZUBOT. Directed by Liz Cairns and Produced by Experimental Forest Films. #CSA

FYC - MISTLETOE MURDERS Voting is now underway for the 2025 #CdnScreenAwards. Please consider Core composers Rob Melamed & Ryan McLarnon (Best Original Music - Drama), as well as the whole MISTLETOE MURDERS team. #ForYourConsideration #MistletoeMurders

Congratulations to the whole YUNAN team (including Core composer Suad Bushnaq) for their upcoming premiere at Berlinale! Directed by Ameer Fakher Eldin, starring: Georges Khabbaz, Hanna Schygulla, Sibel Kekilli, Ali Suliman, Tom Wlaschiha, Laura Sophia Landauer, and Nidal Al Achkar. #Berlinale2025

Steph Copeland's Original Score for ‘Laced’ is Out TODAY! The full soundtrack is now available for streaming and download on all platforms. open.spotify.com/album/0wQpX9... with additional score by @alexandrapetkovski ‘Laced’ is a psychological thriller written & directed by Kyle Butenhoff. #OST

Core turns 18 in 2025. Thank you for another wonderful year! - Ari, Matt, Trish, Kevin and Larissa

Congratulations to the whole team of Malory Towers for their Emmy nomination - "Children's or Family Viewing Series". The series is scored by Core composer Richard Pell. #televisionacademy #MaloryTowers #Emmys

Dear SCL members, for your consideration... "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" score co-composed by Core composer Antonio Di Iorio and Tom Holkenborg is on this year’s SCL Awards ballot for 'Outstanding Original Score for A Studio Film'. thescl.com/scl-awards Voting is open until Mon., Dec. 16th.

Dear Academy voting members, for your consideration... Scored by Core composer Peter Thomas Gromer. #ZOO @theacademy #oscarslonglist #BestAnimatedShort #ForYourConsideration #PeterThomasGromer @tariq.rimawi @moemayerhofer @amii_iinah

Dear Academy voting members, see this film, it's an amazing experience. Scored by Core composer David Ramos. For your consideration...

Big congrats to Core composer AMANDA CAWLEY for receiving the Grand Prize at this year's SOCAN Foundation Emerging Screen Composer Awards, for her score to the short animation OSTINATO.

OWN for the Holidays returns with original movies premiering on Saturdays in December. Tune in to “A Season to Remember” on December 7, and “24-Karat Christmas” on December 21. Both films scored by Core composer CRAIG McCONNELL. Only on the Oprah Winfrey Network. #own

Wild Cards s2 Premier! WILD CARDS, starring Vanessa Morgan and Giacomo Gianniotti, returns for season 2: Jan 8 on CBC, and Feb 5 on TheCW. Scored by Shawn Pierce and Core composer DAVE GENN, the series follows an unlikely duo, thrown together to solve crimes. deadline.com/2024/05/wild...

Congratulations to Core composers TERRY BENN and MICHELLE OSIS, and to David Arcus and Stew Kirkwood for their Bloodies Award - Best Music Score at the 2024 Blood in the Snow Film Festival, "DARK MATCH". #horror www.bloodinthesnow.ca

New on CBC's The Passionate Eye: MY BROTHER SOLEIMAN. Through CCTV footage, Yusuf Faqiri discovers the shocking reality of his brother’s death in an Ontario prison. Scored by Core composer BEN FOX. Watch the chilling documentary on CBC Gem. gem.cbc.ca/my-brother-s...

The soundtrack to DON'T MOVE has been released on all major streaming services. Music by Core composers @markkorven and @michelle_osis. Directed by @nettworxx @adampatrickschindler @netflixfilm @lakeshorerecords

New on Spotify! Listen to the original game soundtrack for UNTIL DAWN. The new score by Core composer MARK KORVEN is heavily featured on the album, along with tracks by Mae Stephens, Joe Thwaites, Jim Fowler, Lucy Hayes, and So Below. open.spotify.com/album/5kNixn...