West Lafayette native wins prestigious film scoring scholarship
West Lafayette native Sebastien Hollich has received Berklee College of Music's BMI Film Scoring Scholarship, an annual award recognizing a promising student composer. Hollich, a Berklee senior majoring in screen scoring, received the scholarship during the college's annual BMI Day on Nov. 2, according to a community announcement. The Screen Scoring Department selects the recipient based on musical ability, financial need and potential for career success. "Receiving this award has been one of the highlights of my Berklee experience thus far, and I’m incredibly grateful to BMI and the department for believing in my work," Hollich said. Hollich began pursuing media composition in ninth grade after hearing Lorne Balfe's score for "His Dark Materials." He taught himself composition and production for four years before college. At Berklee, Hollich is the Screen Scoring Department's student ambassador, vice president of the Student Government Association and president of the Film Scoring Network. His music has been recorded by professional musicians at Vienna Synchron Stage, and he produces showcase content for Vienna Symphonic Library. After graduation, Hollich hopes to work as an additional composer or composer's assistant and eventually establish his own scoring studio and production team. Berklee's BMI Day also included Emmy-nominated composer
