Last night, Deadline’s Sound & Screen: Film 2025 took over UCLA’s Royce Hall for an unforgettable evening celebrating this year’s most captivating film scores and songs. With a 60-piece orchestra and a lineup of Oscar winners, pop icons, and industry favorites, the event once again reminded audiences why music remains one of cinema’s most powerful storytelling forces.

Join us in celebrating the incredible Ayda Akbal , who has been named Emerging Screen Composer of the Year  at the 2025 Screen Music Awards! 👏 Recognized for her distinctive musical voice and growing body of work, Ayda continues to establish herself as one of the most exciting and original new talents in screen composition. Her ability to blend emotional depth with sonic innovation has already earned her multiple accolades, including the 2023 Global Professional Development

As October came to a close and the veil between worlds grew thin, The Night Temple opened its doors for our very first Halloween celebration. And what a night it was!

The spookiest night of the year is almost here and The Night Temple is celebrating with our first-ever Halloween Party this Friday, October 31st in Los Feliz!

Every third Saturday of the month, we celebrate incredible composers with our String Night event in Franklin Hills. This intimate showcase brings composers, musicians, and audiences together for a beautiful evening of music, homemade food, and fun.

Persephone Godwin is a solo recording artist, songwriter, and lyricist residing in Los Angeles, California.  Her first album "I'll Be Ready In A Minute..." won a Jim Beam Emerging Artist grant propelling her to work on numerous projects, including lending harmonies to artists as diverse as Hal Ketchum, Willie Nelson, Michael Spriggs, and prog rock band Days Between Station ft. Billy Sherwood (Yes) and most recently OpulentSounds. Along with her partner Matt Richardson, she co

As October nights grow colder and the veil between worlds begins to thin, there’s only one place you’ll want to be this Halloween: the Night Temple Halloween Party.

The 18th edition of the Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival is taking place this week at The Culver Theater, featuring an extensive lineup of film screenings and with its closing event still to come.

On September 26th, we had the honor of hosting a beautiful For Your Grammy® Consideration event featuring Bettina Bush, Lili Haydn & Paul Cantelon, Get Lit Collective, and Nikhil Koparkar, each one campaigning in a different category.

The Bloom Project is a feminist reinterpretation of Chinese “shidaiqu”—an early 20th-century fusion of Chinese folk and Western jazz that emerged in 1920s Shanghai. The artist, Aida Song, reimagined these classic melodies with contemporary lyrics and bold arrangements that weave EDM, traditional Chinese instruments, and rap.

Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of attending the Los Angeles premiere of Guillermo del Toro ’s Frankenstein  at the Academy’s David Geffen Theater. The new Netflix film marks another collaboration between the Pinocchio  (2022) director and the streaming platform. Rather than creating another traditional monster horror story, Guillermo described the film as a “family drama,” as actress Mia Goth mentioned during the red carpet event. The movie is divided into two parts.

Katherina Hristova is a German-Bulgarian award-winning composer for film and media based in Los Angeles. She holds a Master’s degree in Screen Scoring from USC and a Bachelor’s degree in Composition from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (UK).

Last week, I had the pleasure of attending NALIP’s Hispanic Heritage Month: Championing Our Stories , presented in association with Latin Tracking Board and HRTS Associates Los Angeles. The panel featured leading Latino voices in the film industry, including Joey Chavez , Margie Moreno , Roberto Larios , Daniela Federman , Gina Reyes , and NALIP’s Executive Director and evening moderator, Diana Luna . The discussion highlighted how each panelist works to champion emerging Lat

This weekend, I had the opportunity to attend an early screening of the new Apple TV+ movie The Lost Bus  at the historic Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Starring America Ferrera and Matthew McConaughey , the film tells the true story of California’s 2018 Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in the state’s history. The story follows Kevin, a school bus driver, and Mary, an elementary school teacher, as they try to escape the wildfire while keeping the childre

The 18th edition of the Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival (LABRFF)  will take place from October 13–16, 2025 , showcasing an exceptional selection of feature films and shorts from Brazil, South America, and beyond. In addition to its carefully curated screenings, the festival will open with a red-carpet Opening Ceremony on October 13 and conclude with a Closing Ceremony on October 16. For nearly two decades, LABRFF has been a global platform for independent filmmakers, amp

Renata Vontobel is an event production, administrative, and publicity professional currently working at The Night Temple, with expertise in music and visual media, social media strategy, and brand and influencer PR.

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