Singing For New Music in Film and Musical Theater with Cindy O'Connor
09/07/21 • 48 min
Today our guest on the show is Cindy O'Connor, a film and musical theater composer, performer, and songwriter! She's a 2018 Emmy nominee for Outstanding Composition for the show "Once Upon a Time." She's composed multiple musical theater scores, receiving the Musical Theater Award in the Kennedy Center Festival for her musical "All That She Has." She's also provided vocals for a number of blockbuster hits including "Wreck-It Ralph" and "The Hangover."
On this episode, we talk about how vocalists prepare for singing in a motion picture, how to work with composers in musical theater, tools you should know when in the studio, and Cindy's writing process!
Learn more about Cindy!
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Today our guest on the show is Cindy O'Connor, a film and musical theater composer, performer, and songwriter! She's a 2018 Emmy nominee for Outstanding Composition for the show "Once Upon a Time." She's composed multiple musical theater scores, receiving the Musical Theater Award in the Kennedy Center Festival for her musical "All That She Has." She's also provided vocals for a number of blockbuster hits including "Wreck-It Ralph" and "The Hangover."
On this episode, we talk about how vocalists prepare for singing in a motion picture, how to work with composers in musical theater, tools you should know when in the studio, and Cindy's writing process!
Learn more about Cindy!
We are a proud member of the NATSCAST network! Visit to find other high quality podcasts on all things voice and teaching singing.
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