Tribute from Mentor Earle Hagen

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=2 style="border-right: 1px solid #555555;" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" width="100%" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="0e348633.png"> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bruce Babcock Home Page"><IMG SRC="105af1e0.jpg" border=0 width="175" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Concert Music"><IMG SRC="15bb41e0.png" border=0 width="180" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <A HREF="biography.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Biography"><IMG SRC="0f5821e0.jpg" border=0 width="130" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A><A HREF="compositions_for_television.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Compositions for Television"><IMG SRC="0f6821e0.jpg" border=0 width="130" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A><A HREF="work_in_feature_films.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Work in Feature Films"><IMG SRC="0ff821e0.jpg" border=0 width="130" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <A HREF="recordings.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Recordings"><IMG SRC="103961e0.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A><A HREF="teaching_and_lecturing.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Teaching and Lecturing"><IMG SRC="104731e0.jpg" border=0 width="115" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A><A HREF="articles_by_bruce_babcock.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Articles by Bruce Babcock"><IMG SRC="0fa961e0.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <A HREF="awards_and_honors.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Awards and Honors"><IMG SRC="0fb731e0.jpg" border=0 width="115" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A><A HREF="id11.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tribute from Mentor Earle Hagen"><IMG SRC="0fc731e0.jpg" border=0 width="115" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A><A HREF="more_about_bruce_babcock.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="More about Bruce Babcock"><IMG SRC="0fd731e0.jpg" border=0 width="115" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id13.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact the Site"><IMG SRC="102af1e0.jpg" border=0 width="175" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Tribute from Mentor Earle Hagen</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Being selected to participate in the Earle Hagen Film Scoring Workshop was a prize sought after by many a professional composer.  Bruce Babcock was so nominated to study under the master in 1974.</div> <bR> <div> The dean of film scoring educators, mentored himself by the great Alfred Newman, in the ensuing years has called on Bruce Babcock's musical talents countless times.</div> <bR> <div> Earle Hagen recalls, “Bruce approached me with a tape and asked me to listen to it.  He had written some pieces for large orchestra.  I thought the compositions and the orchestration were outstanding.”</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="501" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 246 WIDTH="495"><div> <IMG SRC="0d94aed0.png" border=0 width="330" height="237" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="12" VSPACE="0">Bruce Babcock with BMI Vice President for Film & Television Relations Doreen Ringer Ross and dean of film scoring mentors, composer Earle Hagen.</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> But it was more than approval of an up-and-coming film scorer.  The legendary composer of “Harlem Nocturne” and the infectious “Andy Griffith Theme” was greatly impressed.</div> <bR> <div> “I called him the next morning and asked him if he would like to work with me. He said he would, and that started a long and warm relationship.”</div> <bR> <div> Earle Hagen recalls, “we worked together on a lot of projects.” Among the series Bruce Babcock was a member of the Hagen team were “The Dukes of Hazard” and “Mike Hammer.”</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0ea95d30.jpg" border=0 width="149" height="211" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0">But music for television series was only part of their collaborative efforts.  States the author of the definitive text <I>Scoring for Films</I>, “when I retired and taught a Film Scoring class for BMI, Bruce helped me and took over some of the teaching.”  This assistance also included critiquing of the submissions of workshop students.</div> <bR> <div> Additionally, Bruce Babcock went on to serve as editor for Earle Hagen's second book on the art of composing for the screen, <I>Advanced Techniques for Films</I>.</div> <bR> <div> Commenting on a recent Babcock composition, Earle Hagen has observed in 2003, “Bruce Babcock is knowledgeable, studied and, in command of his art. He is an exceptional composer, orchestrator and arranger.”</div> <bR> <div> Speaking of Bruce Babcock on a more personal level, he says, “besides, he is one helluva guy,” adding that since those early days, “we have remained close friends."</div> <bR> <div> No surprise about that.  They are two of the genuine Nice Guys of Hollywood.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> NEXT:</div> <bR> <div> Still MORE!   You can read the latest news about Bruce Babcock, as well as read quotes about him, and check out some special links.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="159" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 131 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="more_about_bruce_babcock.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="More about Bruce Babcock"><IMG SRC="0d5642c0.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="44" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A><IMG SRC="0d42d500.jpg" border=0 width="45" height="80" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0d6911b0.jpg" border=0 width="145" height="27" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>   <script language="Javascript"> // do not make any changes to anything past this point or tracking script will not work var data; document.cookie='__support_check=1'; if (location.host) { var domain_name = '&d=' + location.host; } else { var domain_name = '&d=unknown'; } if (document.referrer) { var referrer_website = '&r=' + document.referrer; } else { var referrer_website = '&r=unknown'; } if (navigator.appName) { var browser_name = '&b=' + escape(navigator.appName); } else { var browser_name = '&b=unknown'; } if (navigator.userAgent) { var full_browser_info = '&fbi=' + escape(navigator.userAgent); } else { var full_browser_info = '&fbi=unknown'; } if (navigator.appVersion) { var app_version = '&aV=' + escape(navigator.appVersion); } else { var app_version = '&aV=unknown'; } if (navigator.javaEnabled()) { var java_enabled = '&jE=' + navigator.javaEnabled(); } else { var java_enabled = '&jE=unknown'; } if (screen.width) { var screen_width = '&sw=' + screen.width; } else { var screen_width = '&sw=unknown'; } if (screen.height) { var screen_height = '&sh=' + screen.height; } else { var screen_height = '&sh=unknown'; } if (screen.colorDepth) { var color_depth = '&cd=' + screen.colorDepth; } else { var color_depth = '&cd=unknown'; } data = 'a=track' + domain_name + referrer_website + browser_name + full_browser_info + app_version; data = data + java_enabled + screen_width + screen_height + color_depth; document.write('<img border=0 hspace=0 vspace=0 src="http://stats.directnic.com/tracker.php?' + data + '">'); </script> <noscript> <img border=0 hspace=0 vspace=0 src="http://stats.directnic.com/tracker.php?a=noscript"> </noscript>   </div> </td> </tr></table></body>