WonderCon 2025 is coming to Anaheim March 28-30, 2025. This convention is one of the biggest celebrations of television, movies, comic books, and pop culture. Attendees have the opportunity to listen in on panels that take them behind the scenes of their favorite media. BMI, a global leader in music rights management, along with White Bear PR, will pull back the curtain for horror fans in the panel “The Art of Music in Horror.”
“The Art of Music in Horror” at WonderCon 2025
“The Art of Music in Horror” panel at WonderCon 2025 will feature an ensemble of renowned BMI composers. These composers will discuss the unique challenges and creative process of scoring horror films and television. What’s more, discover how music elevates the fright factor and plays a key role in shaping iconic scenes that haunt audiences long after the credits roll.
This panel is happening on Saturday, March 29th from 7:00 – 8:00 pm in Panel Room 213CD.
The discussion will feature BMI composers Charlie Clouser (“Saw”), Bobby Krlic (“Midsommar”), Harry Manfredini (“Friday the 13th”), and Dara Taylor (“The Invitation”). White Bear PR’s Chandler Poling will moderate. BMI’s Director of Film, TV, & Visual Media Louie Stephens will introduce the panel.
About the Panelists
Charlie Clouser is a composer who specializes in dark and moody scores for film and television. He is best known for his intense scores for all ten of the “SAW” horror movies. Also, Clouser scored action films like “Death Sentence,” “Dead Silence,” “Unhuman,” and “Resident Evil: Extinction.” His credits include 250 episodes of television, such as Fox’s “Wayward Pines,” CBS’s “Numb3rs,” NBC’s “Las Vegas,” and the fan-favorite main title theme for Fox’s “American Horror Story.”
Bobby Krlic is a British musician, producer, and composer. In addition to his work collaborating and scoring film and television with Atticus Ross, Krlic has been releasing his often harrowing electronic music for the better part of the past decade under the moniker of The Haxan Cloak.
Harry Manfredini has scored nearly 250 films and television shows to date. He is best known for his iconic scores on horror films like the “Friday the 13th” franchise, “Wishmaster,” “Swamp Thing,” and “House.” Also, Manfredini’s multi-faceted catalog includes the comedy film “Spring Break.” Action films such as “Deep Star Six,” “Aces,” “Iron Eagle,” and “The Omega Code” are among his credits. Additionally, he’s scored numerous TV dramas for Lifetime and Hallmark and many award-winning children’s films, including “Corduroy” and “A Boy, A Dog, And A Frog.”
Dara Taylor is a fresh voice in the world of scoring music to picture. Her credits include:
- Amazon Studios’ “The Tender Bar”
- Universal Pictures’ “Strays”
- Amazon’s “The Boys: Diabolical”
- Warner Brothers’ “Scoob! Holiday Haunt”
- The Lionsgate comedy “Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar,” which she co-scored with Christopher Lennertz
- Netflix’s and Shondaland’s “Black Barbie”
- Netflix’s “Meet Me Next Christmas,” “The Noel Diary,” and “Bookmarks”
Taylor has received recognition for her works in the Karen Allen-starred drama “Colewell.” She won a 2019 Hollywood Music in Media Award. Furthermore, in 2023, she received an SCL Award nomination for Sony Pictures/Screen Gems’ “The Invitation.” Next up for Taylor is Tyler Perry’s “Straw” starring Taraji P. Henson.
