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March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

Agenda

The Art of the Pitch: How to Actually Land a Job

Austin Wintory  (Composer, Independent)
Stephanie Economou  (Composer, Independent)
Joe Henson  (Composer, The Flight)
Alexis Smith  (Composer, The Flight)
Simon Landry  (Music Supervisor, Ubisoft)
Location: Room 2003, West Hall
Date: Thursday, March 12
Time: 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass - Get your pass now!
Audience Level: All
Track: Audio, Career
Format: Panel
Vault Recording: Video
Audience Level: All

The art of the composer's pitch is rarely discussed and when it is, typically only a passing mention at the start of a postmortem. In this session, a seasoned panel of composers and an Audio Director will look at past successes AND failures in their pitches and analyze what works and what does not work.

Takeaway

This panel will offer a variety of contrasting points-of-view on what makes for a successful pitch, and arm the audience with concrete ideas to chew on when facing their own pitches later.

Intended Audience

While anyone will hopefully enjoy this discussion, likely those earlier in their career will benefit the most from this discussion.