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- Professions: Composer, Music Department, Additional Crew
Laura Karpman’s a creative powerhouse, plain and simple. With five Emmys and an Oscar nom under her belt, she’s cooked up some of the most electrifying, vibrant scores out there, hopping between film, TV, theater, games—you name it, she’s done it. Her collaborators? We’re talking heavy-hitters like the Coppolas, Cord Jefferson, Nia DaCosta, Alex Gibney, and even Spielberg. If your project needs an unforgettable sound, you call Karpman. 2023 was wild for her—six major projects in one year, including American Fiction (which landed five Oscar nods and finally got her in the Oscar race), The Marvels, What If?, Ms. Marvel, Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed, and 61st Street. She’s not slowing down for 2024: more What If?, a couple of secret game projects, and a musical riffing on Dance Girl Dance. Oh, and she just dropped a world-premiere opera about Billie Jean King’s legendary tennis match, plus a fresh commission for Juilliard. No big deal, right? Her resume’s stacked: Lovecraft Country, Walk Run Cha-Cha, Why We Hate, Miss Virginia, Paris Can Wait, The Cotton Club Encore, Step, and a pile of others. She’s racked up nominations and trophies everywhere—Emmys, NAACP Image, HMMA, SCL, Critics’ Choice, even a She Rocks Lifetime Achievement. And don’t forget her Grammy-winning opera, Ask Your Mama, or her work rallying for diversity as the first female governor in the Academy’s Music Branch. Basically, she’s a trailblazer—on and off the stage.
Juilliard’s Center for Innovation in the Arts isn’t just any old conservatory—it’s a creative playground for the bold and the weird. Graduates from there? Yeah, they’re not just classically trained musicians who can shred a violin or tickle the ivories like nobody’s business. They’re also tech-savvy experimenters, always cooking up something wild at the intersection of music, art, and technology. Think music with digital wizardry, immersive performances, and soundscapes that’ll make your head spin. It’s the kind of place where collaboration isn’t just encouraged, it’s in the DNA—composers, visual artists, coders, and performers all mashed up in this artsy stew. You walk out of there ready to flip the script on what people think music can be, with a diploma and a head full of wild ideas. Basically, Juilliard grads are built different—expect the unexpected.
Konidela Ram Charan
Yes, Peeti the Dog