Deadline's Sound & Screen Film Opens at UCLA's Royce Hall
Daniel Pemberton presents scores for Musk and Project Hail Mary, with David Byrne appearing for the Alex Gibney documentary.
Deadline's Sound & Screen Film began on Friday, November 6, 2026, at UCLA's Royce Hall, pairing live orchestra performances with panel discussions featuring composers and artists, according to Deadline.
Daniel Pemberton is presenting his scores for both Musk and Project Hail Mary, and David Byrne appears alongside him for their work on Alex Gibney's documentary Musk. Michael Abels presents his score for the South Korean sci-fi thriller Hope, while Son Lux presents the score for Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, starring Mahershala Ali.
On the song side, Linda Perry presents her original song 'What Lies With You' from the documentary Linda Perry: Let It Die Here, and Diane Warren presents 'One Right Here' from the sports biopic Maserati: The Brothers. Marcus 'Bellringer' Bell contributes the original song 'Walk With Kings' for the docuseries The Greatest.
Also on the bill: Siddhartha Khosla presents his score for the animated movie Swapped, Francesco Le Metre presents his score for Being Heumann, directed by Siân Heder, Rebekka Karijord presents her score for the Everest film Tenzing, and Kris Bowers presents his score for the documentary The Eyes of Ghana.
Deadline plans to publish full panel coverage on Monday.
Quick answers
When did Deadline's Sound & Screen Film take place?
The event began on Friday, November 6, 2026, at UCLA's Royce Hall.
Who is performing at Sound & Screen Film?
The event pairs live orchestra performances with panel discussions featuring composers and artists, including Daniel Pemberton, David Byrne, Linda Perry, Diane Warren, Son Lux, Michael Abels and Kris Bowers.