THE HOLLWYOOD REPRTER/BILLBOARD FILM & TV MUSIC CONFERENCE 2005 PRESENTED BY AUDI

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For Immediate Release

MUSIC INDUSTRY VETERANS GRAEME REVELL, BT
AND HANS ZIMMER APPEARED AT
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER/BILLBOARD FILM & TV MUSIC CONFERENCE PRESENTED BY
AUDI

(Beverly Hills, CA) Music talents Graeme Revell, BT and Hans Zimmer were
among the industry professionals who participated in the fourth annual
Hollywood Reporter/Billboard Film & TV Music Conference, presented by Audi,
on November 15 -16 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.


The conference featured a keynote Q & A with award-winning composer Hans
Zimmer who discussed his unprecedented collaboration penning the music for
Warner Bros. Pictures' "Batman Begins" in collaboration with James Newton
Howard. In another key Q & A session, composer Graeme Revell offered
insights into his transition from member of industrial/experimental rock
group SPK to Hollywood heavyweight.

"Crash" director Paul Haggis and composer Mark Isham spoke at the
Director/Composer Line, a forum to discuss the chemistry and relationship
between filmmaker and scorer. Harry Gregson-Williams, now scoring the first
of the "Chronicles of Narnia" series, described his experiences composing
lavish scores for big productions, including "Kingdom of Heaven" for Ridley
Scott. Composer BT and director Rob Cohen, who have collaborated on films
such as "The Fast and the Furious" and "Stealth," teamed up to give this
year's Vanguard Address.

Other conference highlights included sessions on such topics as creating music
for movie trailers, commercials and games, the anatomy of a film and a
networking opportunities with top music supervisors in the industry, in
addition to roundtable discussions, networking cocktail parties, live artist
performances from Charlie Sexton, Teddy Geiger, and HAPA with a guest
appearance by Kenny Loggins.


Annually, the conference examines the crucial and evolving role of music in
film and television and provides a dynamic forum for the exchange of ideas
among film, TV and music professionals including producers, directors,
composers, record label execs and music publishers.


This year's conference was presented by Audi. Other sponsors included ASCAP,
Blaise Noto & Associates, BMI, Reel Maui, SESAC and Shoot.


About The Hollywood Reporter
Celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, top news-gathering and
publishing organization The Hollywood Reporter is a must-read for
entertainment's most powerful, influential people. More than 144,000 key
decision makers worldwide rely on the publication for fuel for thought that
enables success in a continually evolving business and creative environment.
The Hollywood Reporter provides comprehensive coverage of the global
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About Billboard
Now in its 111th year, Billboard is the world's premier music publication
and a diverse digital, events and brand-licensing platform. Billboard
publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the
latest music, video and digital entertainment issues and trends. Billboard
is the flagship property for the Billboard Information Group, which also
consists of Billboard.biz, Billboard.com, Entertainment Law Weekly,
Billboard Chart Alert, Billboard Information Network (BIN), Billboard
Directories, Billboard Licensing & Events and Billboard Radio Monitor.
Billboard's many strategic partners include Fox-TV, Microsoft, mForma,
Reuters, Sirius Satellite Radio, Telemundo, Univision Radio, ABC Radio
Networks, Azteca America and Billboard sister companies Nielsen SoundScan
and Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. These partnerships leverage Billboard's
proprietary data, charts and information resources to develop broadcast
entertainment, digital and mobile platforms and contextual commerce
applications that expand Billboard's franchise and consumer reach.



Both The Hollywood Reporter and the Billboard Information Group are units of
VNU Business Media, a wholly owned subsidiary of Netherlands-based VNU, an
international publishing and information company.

About Audi
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performance-oriented European luxury vehicles: the A3, A4, A4 Cabriolet, A6,
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