Philadelphia Screenwriters Happy Hour

Wanna talk music and film? Join us for the Jan. 17 Happy Hour at Cavanaughs Headhouse. The speaker is the classically trained musician Dana Solomon, a composer for film and trailer music soundtracks for commercial, and independent work. Dana developed his technical skills further as an arranger, audio engineer, and mixing engineer. “But I eventually dedicated more of my time, and most of my efforts specifically towards film scoring and orchestration,” Dana says. “Stylistically as a film composer, my strengths have centered around writing harmony, and arranging instrumentation for my musical themes; rather than solely depending upon the capabilities of my extensive sample library collection. Whether I’m creating an electronic theme reminiscent of Joseph Kosinski’s – “Tron: Legacy”, or a dramatic and suspenseful theme reminiscent of Christopher Nolan’s – “The Dark Knight”, I use sonic colors to paint the soundtrack a director envisions for their project. I describe my music as – ‘The Sound That You See.’” Happy hour is 5:30 – 7:30 pm, Cavanaughs Headhouse, 421 S. 2nd St., Phila.