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SIX PREDICTION OF MEDIA MUSIC IN THE POST-PANDEMIC WORLD

14th December 2020

For Discussion: 20 REASONS COMPOSERS FAIL

11th November 2020

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

11th August 2020

CAREER PATH: WIDE TO NARROW

11th November 2019

EXPERIENCE IS PRACTICE

14th September 2019

SHOOTING FOR THE STARS (and things that are closer)

8th August 2019

“DON’T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB” CAN SOMETIMES BE GOOD ADVICE.

13th July 2019

HOLDING OUT FOR THE BEST

12th June 2019

GAINING TRACTION 

11th June 2019

GOING “PRO”

28th March 2018

A ROSTER OF REJECTIONS

27th January 2017

WHY THE COMPOSER IN THIS VIDEO IS NEVER GOING TO HAVE A CAREER.

17th January 2017

IT’S HARD OUT HERE FOR A PIMP

23rd December 2016

THE CHALLENGES OF MAINTAINING A LONG-TERM CAREER.

21st December 2016

OSCARS AND CAREERS

14th December 2016

LA LA LAND ARTICLE

30th November 2016

TOP REASONS YOU HAVEN’T YET MADE IT (and might never)

24th November 2016

RUNNING A FULL-TIME COMPOSING BUSINESS AND HOW TO MAKE CHOICES BASED ON THAT

21st September 2016

IF YOU’VE GOT TOO MUCH ON YOUR PLATE, GET A BIGGER PLATE!

7th September 2016

NAVIGATING THE CONFLICT BATTLEFIELD

31st August 2016

WHY BE INTERCHANGEABLE?

26th August 2016

GOOD IS THE ENEMY OF GREAT

22nd August 2016

THE REALITIES OF SELLING DONUTS

10th August 2016

WHY SO SERIOUS?

10th July 2016

TRUE CONFESSION: HOW I FILTER

2nd July 2016

HOW CAREERS WORK: RUNNING HURDLES VS. POLE VAULTING

28th May 2016

PURE DISNEY FANBOY MUSICAL BLISS

28th May 2016

YOU CAN’T STOP THE BEAT!

18th May 2016

A FUNNY THING HAPPENS WHEN YOU START SAYING “YES”. YOU START WORKING.

17th May 2016

PUT ON YOUR OWN OXYGEN MASK FIRST BEFORE HELPING THOSE AROUND YOU

11th May 2016

DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT JOB YOU ARE MARCHING INTO?

17th April 2016

YOUR CAREER: GET SOME PERSPECTIVE AND AVOID THESE FOUR ROOKIE MISTAKES.

13th April 2016

UNDERSTANDING YOUR INDUSTRY: ASK AN AGENT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS

22nd March 2016
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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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