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THE GIFT OF CURIOSITY 

16th December 2020

THE GIFT OF ENTHUSIASM

15th December 2020

SIX PREDICTION OF MEDIA MUSIC IN THE POST-PANDEMIC WORLD

14th December 2020

MY 401st POST

14th December 2020

HERE’S TO THE FOOLS WHO DREAM

14th November 2020

For Discussion: 20 REASONS COMPOSERS FAIL

11th November 2020

7 REASONS GETTING FEEDBACK IS RARE

4th November 2020

RISKING A PITCH

24th October 2020

VIEWING BESPOKE vs. READY-MADE AS A CONSUMER

19th October 2020

LOSING THE FEAR OF LOSING WHAT I HAVE

14th October 2020

IF YOU COULDN’T DO WHAT YOU DO NOW, WHAT WOULD YOU LOVE TO DO INSTEAD?

13th October 2020

HAIL HALYX: THE GIFT OF GOOFBALL FUN

9th October 2020

I’M IN TEARS!  LIFE CAN BE SO BEAUTIFUL!

7th October 2020

HOW DO YOU WANT TO TAKE IN FEEDBACK?

18th September 2020

CONFESSIONS OF A MOVIE POSTER COLLECTOR

17th September 2020

CONFESSIONS OF A CHILD ENTREPRENEUR 

7th September 2020

CONFESSIONS OF A FIRST-TIME MUSIC EDITOR.

7th September 2020

CONFESSIONS OF A ONE-HOUR FLOWER SALESMAN

6th September 2020

CONFESSIONS OF THE WORLD’S WORST SCRIPT SUPERVISOR

5th September 2020

MY PERSONAL CONDITIONS AND REASONS FOR WHEN I ELECT TO WORK FOR NO FEE

11th August 2020

FROM FANBOY, TO VOLUNTEER TO RUNNING A COMPANY

10th August 2020

MEDIA COMPOSING IS A BUSINESS AND MEDIA COMPOSERS ARE RUNNING THEIR OWN BUSINESSES.  

7th August 2020

EXPLORING ADVICE FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE – TEST CASE #3: A PRODUCER

6th August 2020

EXPLORING ADVICE FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE  –  TEST CASE #2: A WRITER

6th August 2020

EXPLORING ADVICE FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE – TEST CASE #1: A MAKEUP ARTIST

6th August 2020

IMPRISONING OURSELVES THROUGH SELF-IMPOSED LIMITATIONS

31st July 2020

A TARGET FOCUS…

21st July 2020

WHY I ROOT FOR CHARLIE WINNING HIS GOLDEN TICKET

2nd July 2020

WHY I “UNFRIENDED” OVER 2,000 PEOPLE AT THE START OF THE PANDEMIC

29th June 2020

FACING THE AUDIENCE

29th June 2020

COMPOSER ASSISTANT TASK LIST

27th February 2020

MORE CONTRIBUTORS.  MORE PERSPECTIVES.

22nd February 2020

HOW TO GAIN THE THINGS THAT FUEL A CAREER WHEN THOSE AREN’T THE THINGS THAT PAY THE RENT?

22nd February 2020

HOW “TV COMPOSER” BEAR McCREARY BECAME “FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR.”

21st February 2020

LUNCH MONEY: TESTING THE VALUE OF MUSIC

4th February 2020

AUDITIONING ACTORS & COMPOSERS

31st January 2020
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BEING RESOURCEFUL

28th January 2020

FALSE STATEMENTS

17th January 2020

Gratitude

5th January 2020

DIVERSIFY TO PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE

18th December 2019

ANNOTATING A DREAM FULFILMENT MANUAL.

8th December 2019

FOOD FOR A COMPOSER’S THOUGHT- FOOD vs. EXPERIENCE

21st November 2019

FILM MUSIC CONCERTS- THE DAWN OF A NEW ART FORM

19th November 2019

PROFITING FROM CHANGE. 

12th November 2019

CAREER PATH: WIDE TO NARROW

11th November 2019

SELLING WHAT MAKES YOUR SERVICES UNIQUE 

8th October 2019

COLD CALLING: TO GIVE OR TO RECEIVE?

4th October 2019

EXPERIENCE IS PRACTICE

14th September 2019

DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF IN DEAL MAKING

13th September 2019

HOW WOULD YOU ARTICULATE YOUR SHORT-TERM, MID-TERM AND LONG TERM GOALS AS A MEDIA COMPOSER?

10th September 2019

WHAT DOES THE EXPRESSION “YOU’VE GOTTA START SOMEWHERE” MEAN TO YOU?

7th September 2019
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About the Author

Richard Kraft is the co-owner of Kraft-Engel Management, one of the world’s leading agencies specializing in representing film, theatre, television and video game composers, songwriters and music supervisors. (Read more)

Richard and his partner Laura Engel are also the producers of stage productions and live film music concert experiences including Danny Elfman’s Music From The Films of Tim Burton which had its premiere at Royal Albert Hall and has toured around the world. Richard was also the creative director and producer of the highly acclaimed Disney’s The Little Mermaid in Concert at The Hollywood Bowl. Richard and Laura produced the Emmy Award-winning PBS broadcast Live From Lincoln Center – Danny Elfman’s Music From the Films of Tim Burton and Danny Elfman Halloween at The Hollywood Bowl – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas In Concert – Live to Film which sold out The Hollywood Bowl two nights in a row on October 31st and November 1st, 2015 and is returning this Halloween weekend. Additionally, they executive produced the historic Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box which received a Grammy nomination for Best Box Set.

Richard is also directing and producing the upcoming concerts A Whole New World of Alan Menken debuting at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts and Evil Dead Live in Concert: A Halloween Experience premiering at The Theatre at Ace Hotel.

Prior to starting his own company in 1991, Richard was an agent at ICM and started his career working with several of his musical heroes such as Jerry Goldsmith, Elmer Bernstein and Henry Mancini. Kraft once ran Varese-Sarabande Records where he executive produced over 150 soundtrack albums. His award-winning feature-length documentary, Finding Kraftland played at over 75 film festivals around the world.

Richard on working with the greats

  • TRUE CONFESSION: TAKING A GIANT RISK WITH JERRY GOLDSMITH

    22nd January 2017
  • THE BEYONDNESS OF THINGS: MY BITTERSWEET RELATIONSHIP WITH BARRY. JOHN BARRY.

    22nd May 2016
  • MY SAVIOR, ELMER BERNSTEIN

    22nd May 2016
  • FINDING FAMILY WITH BASIL POLEDOURIS

    22nd May 2016
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