Things are busy as always: I recently completed the score for Aaron Krinsky's short film Small Town Beach along with co-composer Jonathan Zalben. It was a real joy to work with so many wonderful musicians on the recording, and I'll be posting some clips from the score very soon. ASCAP has invited me to participate in the 2008 ASCAP/Columbia University Film Scoring Workshop. It's a real [...]
The videos are now all working, and the music selections have been updated. I've added a track in "Music for Films", as well as a video, from Kevin Choi's short film The Years Flow Like Water, which I scored a couple months ago. The score features the incredible talents of pianist Ilya Kazantsev, violinist Emily Bruskin and cellistJulie Bruskin. Julie and Emily are two-thirds of the [...]
You may have noticed that this site has a whole new look these days-- I haven't made any official announcements yet because it is still under contruction. I hope you'll be patient with me as we reformat all the content to fit the new design. If there are any problems with the media files and you're interested in hearing my demo, please contact me directly and [...]
There is so much going on! Divergence has started hitting the festival circuit in a big way. It's been accepted to the Avignon Film Festival in Provence, France, The New Jersey International Film Festival, Waterfront Film Festival and a host of others. It was also named Best Narrative Feature at the GI Film Festival in Washington, D.C. Congratulations to Pat Donnelly, Meg Sudlik and the cast [...]
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Divergence was recently made an official selection of the 2007 Method Fest in LA. This festival is dedicated to discovering breakthrough performances in indie film, and will be featuring films starring Laura Linney, Selma Hayak, John Travolta and others. The film will be screening in early April-- please check the festival web site for more details. Congratulations to director Pat Donnelly, producer Meg Sudlik and the [...]
Despite the lack of updates, things have been very busy!! I recently completed the score for the independent feature film Divergence directed by Pat Donnelly. This romantic drama was filmed at the Jersey shore, and the score features solo performances by Mike Block, a most amazing up and coming cellist, and David Weiss who performed on a wide variety of ethnic woodwinds (from the Indian bansouri [...]
I am creating original music for Harbinger Media's latest project, a series of mini-documentaries aboout youth and soccer that take place around the globe. The featurettes will be broadcast on Nike's World Cup web site. --Ronen UPDATE: The videos are up at www.nikefootball.com. Navigate to the "Products" page and check out the "Soul of Football." UPDATE: Two more videos are now up (Flamengo Parque and Club [...]
I've just added a boatload of new features to my studio, and I'm very excited about the added possibilities for composition, film scoring and production. In addition to some significant hardware and software upgrades (please contact me for detailed info), I now have an iSight camera that will enable worldwide video conferencing, and I can also travel with significant segments of my studio. That's right, portable [...]
Transonic Arts, the arts presenting organiziation cofounded by Ronen now has its own (albeit mostly unfurnished) home on the web. Please bookmark the site and visit regularly for news and features. Transonic's next concert will take place on 12/14/2005 at The Tank in New York. An interview with Ronen about his piece Gush Katif, which was premiered at Transonic's inaugural concert, is available through ToucanRadio.org