Ronen teamed up with good friend Lev Zhurbin to perform a few original songs at a New York City lounge last night. Ronen played guitar and sang while Lev played viola-- the duo was a hit with the crowd! Ronen has been hard at work scoring "American Pipedream," the latest film from Aaron Raskin's Harbinger Productions. Aaron is now at the Sundance Film Festivalpromoting "Pipedream" and [...]
In a last minute save, Ronen joined forces with dear old friend and filmmaker Maurice James to score his silent film "Forbidden Fruit." Maurice now works in Los Angeles, and Ronen's work on this score proves that the Internet has made long distance collaborations a real possibility. The score for this film combines "grocery store shopping" music with a quirky piece that punctates the taboo courtship [...]
Ronen recently completed two film scores for talented up-and-coming directors. Kevin Choi's "Game Boy" is a gritty and challenging film about Asian-American men in New York. The score features subtle, piano-driven music. "Ms. Handel," by Ken Kristensen, tells the creepy tale of a 3rd grade teacher's first day on the job. For this film, Ronen composed beautiful yet somewhat disturbing music. Congratulations to both filmmakers on [...]
Forget the camera and the action, after the blackout that quieted New York City and much of the Northeast, the lights will suffice! International advertising agency Foote, Cone & Belding has designated Ronen's music for a Diet Coke ad as an "Agency Select". Stay tuned as Ronen is already working on a new project for FCB! During the blackout, Ronen sought out good friend and viola [...]
Ronen's hip hop track "Mop Shop" was featured recently on MTV's Real World/Road Rules Battle of the Sexes! To learn more, click here. This marks the second time Ronen's music has hit the broadcast airwaves. But it won't be the last! Ronen is again speaking with MTV to provide brand new tracks for the second season of P. Diddy's hit hip hop saga Making the Band [...]
Ronen recently wrote a trip hop/electronica track that was used during the filming of director Kevin Choi's new short film, Game Boy. This marks the first time that Ronen's music has appeared "on set," and Ronen is excited to begin working on the film's underscore soon. If you would like to hear more trip hop/electronica, make sure you check out the sounds page. More big news [...]
Ronen has been asked to write original music for Dead Agent Walking, an action-strategy game being developed by the Epsilon Circle production team at Columbia University. The game takes an innovative approach to traditional game structure by allowing the player to change his allegiences as he fights to uncover the truth about covert intelligence agencies. Several of Ronen's scores have recently been heard in film festivals. [...]
This year's finalists for the Coca Cola Refreshing Filmmakers Competition are on display at The Project Greenlight web site. Register at the site and cast your vote forRush Tickets, the comedic short directed by James Ponsoldt and featuring Ronen's original score! The winner will ultimately be decided by a panel of judges, but your vote hold sway. So what are you waiting for? Vote now!
Ronen's score for James Ponsoldt's short Rush Tickets is a great success. Using live instruments greatly enhanced the quality of the score. The film is in the hands of the judges for the Coca Cola Refreshing Filmmakers Competition. Best of luck to James and everyone involved with the film! More good news! The Sci-Fi thriller Meridian, which features Ronen's original orchestral music has been accepted to [...]
The sounds section of ronenlanda.com has been updated with a host of new mp3's to stream or download. Click Here to hear samples of Ronen's music, including music from the films The Autobiography of Red, Meridian and On and Off Stage: The Bruce Hlibok Story. You'll also find many new pop and trip hop mp3's-- be sure to listen to the bluegrass track Dogged and Ronen's [...]