Bonus Reel: Film Composer Alan Silvestri Shares the Best Advice He Ever Received

During his spectacular journey as one of the world’s most sought-after film composers, BMI’s newest Icon Alan Silvestri has written music for some of the most renowned and successful films in Hollywood history. Scoring more than a hundred titles and earning two Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, two Emmy Awards and three GRAMMY awards, Silvestri’s massive credits include the "Back To the Future" trilogy, "Romancing the Stone," "Contact," "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?", "Castaway," "The Christmas Carol," "Forrest Gump," "Cosmos:  A Spacetime Odyssey," and "The Polar Express," not to mention "Predator," "The Mummy Returns," "Lilo and Stitch," the "Night at the Museum" trilogy, "The Bodyguard," "The Father of the Bride" 1 and 2, "Van Helsing," "Captain America: First Avenger," "The Avengers," "The Croods" and many more.

Leading up to BMI’s annual Film/TV and Visual Media Awards, BMI’s Doreen Ringer-Ross, Vice President of Film, TV and Visual Media Relations, sat down with the storied composer for a look inside his work, his inspiration and what keeps the music playing for him.

In this bonus clip, Alan Silvestri shares the best piece of advice he received when he was starting his career as a film composer.


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