Tuesday, February 17

B-Sides: Filmmakers and composers work in harmony to create legacies

In recent movie history, fans of both music and film have seen the rise of some truly great filmmaker-composer partnerships. The most obvious, of course, is composer John Williams and filmmaker Steven Spielberg, who worked together on movies such as “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “Jurassic Park” and “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.” Read more...

Photo: The pairing of composer Michael Giacchino and filmmaker and producer J.J. Abrams on the “Star Trek Into Darkness” score can be added to the list of successful collaborations between directors and composers, like Steven Spielberg and John Williams.


Student performers shine in star-studded Spring Sing

The annual singing competition took off with an electric reaction from the crowd as Paula Abdul from "American Idol," Chord Overstreet from "Glee," and Jensen Ackles of "Supernatural" took the stage to be announced as some of the several celebrity guests in this year’s Spring Sing judging panel. Read more...

Photo: The band “Free Food” performs at Spring Sing.


Spring Sing 2013 Award Winners Recap

Spring Sing rocked Pauley Pavilion Friday night with student song, dance and sketch comedy performances and a star-studded judge panel including the likes of Paula Abdul, Chord Overstreet of “Glee” and model/actress Elisabetta Canalis. Read more...


Live blog: Spring Sing 2013

Follow our live coverage of Spring Sing 2013 on our live blog, which includes photos and commentary on the competition. Read more...

Photo: A cappella group Bruin Harmony won the award for “Best Entry” at Spring Sing.


Soloist to live dream on Spring Sing stage

As a kid, fourth-year history student Suze Papazyan envisioned herself performing on a massive stage in front of an even bigger audience. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year history student Suze Papazyan will perform her original song “Forever for Now” as a solo artist at Spring Sing.


Spring Sing first major stage for soloist

For most, being forced to sing in front of their middle school class would be cruel and unusual punishment, but for one 2013 Spring Sing contestant, having to learn and sing “Mi Burrito Sabanero” in Spanish class marked a turning point in his life: it was the moment he learned that he could sing. Read more...

Photo: Andrew Marian, a fourth-year psychology student, is one of the soloists for this year’s Spring Sing at UCLA. Marian has a blues background and draws his inspiration from The Black Keys, Iron and Wine, Modest Mouse, Kings of Convenience and John Mayer.




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