Since 1993, David Nicksay has served as executive producer for Heliopolis Entertainment in Woodland Hills, California. Concurrent to his work on more than two dozen feature films and television programs, David Nicksay belongs to several professional organizations, including the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (the Academy).

1. Academy of Motion Pictures Arts
and Sciences Works with Orchestra
David Nicksay

2. Introduction
• Since 1993, David Nicksay has served as executive producer
for Heliopolis Entertainment in Woodland Hills, California.
Concurrent to his work on more than two dozen feature
films and television programs, David Nicksay belongs to
several professional organizations, including the Academy
of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (the Academy).
As the world’s premiere movie-related global organization,
the Academy consists of more than 7,000 individuals who
work in cinema. To inspire film and music aficionados, the
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association and the Academy
announced in November 2016 that they will embark upon a
three-year partnership.

3. Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and
Sciences
• The two organizations collaborated on the
presentations of three classic films, which included
orchestra live-to-picture at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
On November 17, 2016, Scott Dunn led the
Philharmonic in Leonard Rosenman’s score for Rebel
Without a Cause. This marked the first time the film
featured a live orchestra. On November 18 and 20,
David Newman led the orchestra in Leonard Bernstein’s
score for On the Waterfront and Max Steiner’s score
for Casablanca. Academy members Andy Garcia, Eva
Marie Saint, and Aaron Eckhart introduced the film
series.