Justin Hurwitz, the Oscar-winning composer of the score to “La La Land,” sued William Morris Endeavor on Monday, alleging that the agency cheated him out of the profits of a series of l…
, the Oscar-winning composer of the score to “La La Land,” sued William Morris Endeavor on Monday, alleging that the agency cheated him out of the profits of a series of live performances based on the film.had a conflict of interest because it produced the shows while also serving as Hurwitz’s agent.
Hurwitz won two Academy Awards for his work on “La La Land,” one for best original score and another for best original song, “City of Stars.” In January 2017, WME suggested to Hurwitz that he create a live show, “La La Land in Concert,” in which an orchestra would perform the score in front of a film screen. Lionsgate, the film’s producer, agreed to license the shows to Columbia Artists Management for five major cities, and to WME for other performances around the world.
Hurwitz also states that he repeatedly asked to conduct the shows, but was rejected in favor of local conductors who would be paid less. Hurwitz also alleges that WME was making $30,000 per performance. According to the suit, Hurwitz confronted CEO Ari Emanuel about the conflict in February 2021. The suit states that Emanuel denied that the agency was doing anything wrong, and told Hurwitz that he would never be able to get a better deal than he was already getting. Emanuel canceled a follow-up call on the matter, and said that Hurwitz would no longer be able to work with “any of my companies,” according to the suit.
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