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- Deadline’s Sound & Screen Film 2026 kicked off at 6:30 p.m. PT Friday at UCLA’s Royce Hall, pairing live orchestra performances with onstage discussions across 11 listed selections spanning films, documentaries and a docuseries.
- Daniel Pemberton discussed his score for Project Hail Mary and joined David Byrne for Alex Gibney’s documentary Musk, giving the composer a double role in the night’s lineup.
- Diane Warren was set to present “One Right Here,” her song for the sports biopic Maserati: The Brothers, as the 17-time Oscar nominee joined the program.
- Siddhartha Khosla was set to discuss his score for the animated film Swapped; the Emmy winner for Only Murders in the Building also appears as the singer-songwriter and producer behind Goldspot.
- The Eyes of Ghana was represented by Kris Bowers’s score for the documentary about 93-year-old cinematographer Chris Hesse, the personal cameraman of Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah.
- Michael Abels joined the segment for South Korean sci-fi thriller Hope, with the Pulitzer Prize winner also known for scoring Get Out, Us and Nope.
- Linda Perry appeared with “What Lies With You,” her original song for Linda Perry: Let It Die Here, marking the former 4 Non Blondes member’s own contribution to the lineup.
Why it matters: At the 6:30 p.m. PT Friday opening, 11 listed selections gave composers and songwriters a live platform alongside the orchestra. The program spans features, animation, documentaries and the Ali docuseries, making the music itself the event’s organizing principle as the awards season gets underway.
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