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Score: A Film Music Documentary is a 2017 documentary film about film composers, featuring Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman, John Williams, Quincy Jones, Rachel Portman, Trent Reznor and more. Often referred to as simply SCORE in all capital letters with a stylized baton below the title, the film was released theatrically by Gravitas Ventures on June 16, 2017.

Cast

 * Hans Zimmer
 * Danny Elfman
 * John Williams
 * Quincy Jones
 * Rachel Portman
 * Trent Reznor
 * Steve Jablonsky
 * Brian Tyler
 * Bear McCreary
 * James Cameron
 * John Debney
 * Joe Kraemer
 * Garry Marshall
 * Marco Beltrami

Production
In Fall 2014, director Matt Schrader left his career as an investigative journalist for CBS News affiliate KOVR-TV and NBC affiliate KNBC-TV to pursue a feature documentary about film composers. Bankrolling budget camera lenses and editing equipment from his own savings, Schrader recruited several friends from college to join his team, including producers Trevor Thompson, Jonathan Willbanks and Nate Gold, and a former KOVR-TV news photographer, Kenny Holmes.

In February 2015, SCORE launched a campaign on the crowdfunding website Kickstarter, which garnered widespread attention internationally from media and raised $120,930 in 30 days — more than triple their financial goal of $40,000.

Former President of Fox Music Robert Kraft joined after hearing about the project, and by early 2016, Schrader had completed more than 60 interviews with composers, directors, orchestrators, agents and more in the film music industry.

The film was acquired by Gravitas Ventures, which released SCORE in theaters June 16, 2017, earning $70,030 box office in the United States. The film was released on Blu-ray, DVD and digital September 5, 2017 and was the #1 iTunes documentary for four consecutive weeks. As of October 2017, the film is still playing a limited run in independent cinemas in the United States and Canada.

The film's website claims it is also available in other territories including Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Austria, Australia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, South Korea, Switzerland, United Kingdom and Israel.

Reception
SCORE received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics. Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 92 % of critics gave the film a positive review based on 26 reviews with a "Fresh" rating. Gary Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times called the film “a feast for the eyes and ears,” while film critic Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times called SCORE “a celebration of the artists who create the musical heartbeat of the movies we love.” Critic and historian Leonard Maltin praised director Matt Schrader for “a cohesive and fascinating film” saying the film “doesn’t miss a beat.” The New York Times selected the film as a Critics Pick in June 2017. SCORE was named Best Documentary at the 2017 Chicago Critics Film Festival.

Awards
SCORE premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival in October 2016 and won awards at eight film festivals including the Boulder International Film Festival, Chicago Critics Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival, Gasparilla International Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, Sedona Film Festival and Tacoma Film Festival. It was also an official selection to the 2017 San Francisco International Film Festival.