Futuristic Films has announced that Director Eddie Alcazar will direct and produce a feature documentary about the remarkable personality, life and legacy of boxer Johnny Tapia. Kurt Oldman will be scoring the documentary.

Kurt Oldman was selected to participate in BMI’s 15th annual Conducting for the Film Composer Workshop. The workshop is a two-week, invitation only course taught by conductor/composer Lucas Richman

Everlast Astral directed by Eddie Alcazar and composed by Kurt Oldman has been nominated for a coveted AICP Award.

I spoke with composer Kurt Oldman who is well-versed in the world of horror film scoring having lent his style to the creepy scores for Killer Holiday, Babysitter Wanted and Neighbor to get his perspective on this idea, how he approaches scoring horror films and whether or not vocalized songs can (or will) have a place in the horror film genre.

Guitars have always played a role in film and television music. Here, we survey five contemporary guitarists who are also successful music-for-picture composers: Tyler Bates, Michael Brook, Kurt Oldman, David Torn, and Jeff Toyne. Each has a unique compositional voice, but they all share the same deep love for and appreciation of the guitar, an instrument that frequently takes center stage in their scores.

In this video interview, composer Kurt Oldman describes how he uses Figure 53′s Streamers as a critical part of his workflow when scoring film and television. “Before I started working with Streamers … there were a lot of redundant kinds of tasks. With Streamers, everything that has to do with video is really very, very streamlined.”

A new horror villain called Spider stalks his prey through a KILLER HOLIDAY in a fright feature from director Marty Thomas, who also produced with screenwriter Jon Zuber. We’ve got an exclusive video featurette with scene excerpts to show you after the jump.

The clip focuses on the work of composer Kurt Oldman, whose credits also include murderous movies like NEIGHBOR and BABYSITTER WANTED.

Holiday Baggage, starring Cheryl Ladd and Barry Bostwick, was released on DVD today through Lionsgate Home Entertainment. It is available at major retailers

About The Film: Holiday Baggage tells the story of a marriage and family who rediscover the meaning of Christmas when pediatrician by day, single mom by night, Sarah, invites her estranged husband, Pete, back to their suburban home for the holidays. They agree that he can stay only on one condition, he must reconcile with their daughters before she agrees to finalize their divorce.

Kurt Oldman has been invited to attend the opening night of German Currents – New Films from Germany. Meet him at the Egyptian Theater on October 26.

On October 2nd at 1:45pm, catch Kurt’s chilling score to D-volution at the Big Bear Horro-fi Film Festival. Kurt will be in attendance and available to answer any of your questions.