Steven A. Saltzman

Music Editor, Composer & Educator

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Steven A. Saltzman Biography

Music editor, composer and educator, Steven Saltzman has a diverse background, reflecting his many interests in the field. Saltzman has been music editing for over twenty years with a Golden Reel award and seven Golden Reel nominations. With over ninety films and television shows to his credit, some recent feature film work includes: LanskyMaryThe Package24 Hours to LiveThe Revenant, and Tides of Fate, a David Ellison documentary. He has worked with many composers, including, Tyler Bates, Klaus Badelt, Laura Karpman, Bryce Dessner, Mark Mothersbaugh, Pinar Toprak, and Nathan Furst.    Saltzman has published two books on music editing: "Music Editing for Film and Television, The Art and The Process" and his recent release, "The Music of Film, Collaborations and Conversations". He enjoys teaching music editing and post production music for composers in the Film Scoring Certificate Program at UCLA Extension and recently at American Film Institute for editors and filmmakers.

Saltzman lectures and presents internationally and domestically for various institutions, including California State University, USC, Chapman University, Berklee College of Music, AVID ACI instructor Summit, Cilect North America Sound Conference, Edinburgh Napier University, Savannah Film Festival, University of Colorado, Los Angeles Film School, Southern California University Northridge, Cal Arts, workshops at the Motion Picture Editors Guild, California State Polytechnic University, Ex’pression College, Minneapolis Media Institute, and The Society of Composers & Lyricists.   He is honored to be a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and sits on the advisory council of the Entertainment Industry Professionals Mentoring Alliance. Saltzman served on the board of the of the Motion Picture Sound Editors for 16 years, and is a long-time member of the Motion Picture Editors Guild and the Society of Composers and Lyricists. He earned a Bachelor of Music in composition and film scoring from Berklee College of Music in Boston and composed numerous films and television scores.

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Steven A. Saltzman Speaking Topics

  • Music Magic: Inside Look at Making Movie Music

    Discover the inner workings of how music is made for Hollywood movies. Discussions and examples of actual music projects before the music is mixed into the movie. Who’s who, who does what when and why? Explore insider secrets of the interaction between composers, music supervisors, music editors, directors and picture editors; the main parties that interact to create an original music soundtrack.

  • What Film Composers Need to Know: The Language of Post Production

    An interactive style presentation of the technical and creative aspects of post production music for feature films and television. Using demonstrations and my recent book, The Music of Film, Collaborations and Conversations we explored the language of film and dynamics between the picture editor, director, mixers, composers, music editors, music supervisors, and others involved in the complex process of composing music for movies. Insider secrets of the interaction between these main parties to that create an original music soundtrack.

  • Making Music Magic: Insider Look into Music Editing for Feature Films

    Join us for an in-depth introduction to the technical ins and outs of music editing, and how we influence and interact with composers, music, supervisors, directors, and picture editors to complete the delivery of a feature film soundtrack. Music editing is sometimes an invisible profession, pulling all musical elements together for the final mix of a movie or TV show. In this presentation using demonstration projects and other documentation I show what music editing is and how music editors pull it all together.

  • Customizable | Workshop

    Custom designed interactive workshops all based around the successful creation of a music sound track. For students of film composition, filmmakers, picture editors, music supervisors, producers, directors and others whose career goals mesh with music and the movies.

    Custom designed interactive workshops all based around the successful creation of a music sound track. For students of film composition, filmmakers, picture editors, music supervisors, producers, directors and others whose career goals mesh with music and the movies.

Steven A. Saltzman Books

  • The Music of Film
    The Music of Film
  • Music Editing for Film and Television: The Art and the Process
    Music Editing for Film and Television: The Art and the Process

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Steven A. Saltzman is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Music Magic: Inside Look at Making Movie Music, What Film Composers Need to Know: The Language of Post Production, Making Music Magic: Insider Look into Music Editing for Feature Films and Customizable | Workshop. The estimated speaking fee range to book Steven A. Saltzman for your event is $5,000 - $10,000. Steven A. Saltzman generally travels from Portland, OR, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Kevin Shinick, Matthew Luhn, Amy Jo Johnson, Blitz Bazawule and Mitch Teemley. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Steven A. Saltzman for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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