VIDEO: Celebrating ASCAP's 100th Anniversary

[Frank W. Baker]

ASCAP has commissioned a new short film in honor of its 100th birthday, Why We Create Music, which celebrates and provides an intimate look into the hearts, minds and musical gifts of some of today’s top songwriters and composers. Combining footage from more than 10 separate film shoots around the country with 15 ASCAP members, the film explores the meaning and power of music as expressed by the music creators themselves. In addition, from shoot to shoot an unprecedented collaborative musical composition was built as each participant was filmed adding their own musical “voice” to the score.