Masterclass: The Sound Behind the Story

In this masterclass, international music supervisor Laura Bell uses The Kidnapping of a President as a case study to guide us through the music supervision process. She discusses the search for and selection of music, licensing, the development of the score, and collaboration with filmmakers and composers.

Before the masterclass (starting at 13:45) The Kidnapping of a President will be screened at Pathe. Are you going to see the film first? Make sure you arrive at the masterclass on time.

About Laura Bell
Laura Bell is an internationally experienced music supervisor with over 20 years’ experience in the music and film industries. She has worked with independent production companies and platforms such as A24, Netflix, Amazon and HBO, and has been involved in films and series including Occupied City, The Perfect Lie, Modern Love and Frank and Louis. Her areas of expertise include song research, music curation, licensing, score development and executive music production.

In Australia, she worked at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as an executive producer and manager of ABC Classics and Jazz, where she recorded ARIA-award-winning soloists, orchestras and choirs in collaboration with Universal Music. After leaving Australia, she became Head of Sync at BMG Talpa Music in the Netherlands and later Managing Director of BMG Production Music across the Benelux, Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

She eventually founded her own music supervision company: Bell Music Supervision. Through this, she works on international film and television series productions. As a Senior Board Member of the UK & EU Guild of Music Supervisors, she is also actively committed to the development and recognition of the profession of music supervision.

This masterclass is organised in collaboration with New Noardic Wave.