A film of Emigré’s U.S. premiere, featuring the New York Philharmonic in a semi-staged production by Mary Birnbaum, is set to premiere as part of PBS TV’s “Great Performances” series this fall (Oct 25 at 9pm ET; check local listings), and a recording of its world premiere in Shanghai is available now from Deutsche Grammophon.
Glimpse award-winning film composer Aaron Zigman behind-the-scenes as he passionately conducts a demo written for a film pitch. Zigman is best known for scoring some of Hollywood’s most iconic films, including The Notebook for director Nick Cassavetes—with whom he has collaborated on six films—and for the critically-acclaimed score to Wakefield, directed by Oscar-nominee Robin Swicord. Zigman’s second collaboration with Swicord, Wakefield stars Oscar-nominee Bryan Cranston and Jennifer Garner.