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Celebrate the music of Sundance

Quite a few films at this year’s festival have powerful musical scores, said Peter Golub, director of the Sundance Institute Film Music program. He listed “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete,” with music by Mark Isham; “jOBS,” John Debney; “Stoker,” Clint Mansell; “The Necessary Death of Charlie,” Christophe Beck; “Emanuel and the Truth About Fishes,” Nathan Larson; “American Promise,” Miriam Cutler; “Blackfish” and “When I Walk,” Jeff Beal; and “Dirty Wars,” David Harrington.

For more information about the 2013 festival, visit sundance.org/festival.

Welcome to the Sundance Music Festival

Park City Live, at 427 Main St., will be taken over by Wynn Las Vegas from Jan. 17-21. The venue will host DJs from around the world (including Dutch Afrojack, British Nero and French Cedric Gervais) spinning during the first weekend of the festival. It will feature “the flavor and flair of Las Vegas,” said Ronn Nicoli, director of strategic marketing for Wynn’s exclusive nightclubs XS and Tryst.

The Celebration of Music in Film event, at 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, at the Sundance House, 638 Park Ave., Park City, will feature backup singers who have worked with Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, Sting and Chris Botti. The concert celebrates a documentary about legendary backup singers, “Twenty Feet From Stardom.” (Event open to festival credential holders as space permits.)

The annual BMI Snowball music showcase at the Sundance House, at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, will celebrate “Muscle Shoals,” a documentary about the legendary Alabama music studios. (Event open to festival credential holders as space permits.)

Other music-related events

Sundance-sponsored panels and roundtables include “Music and Film, The Creative Process,” a discussion Wednesday, Jan. 23, at the Sundance House; and “Power and Story: Measure for Measure” at the Egyptian Theatre on Friday, Jan. 25, which will feature composers Terence Blanchard and Jan A. P. Kaczmarek talking about music’s effect on cinematic history.

At this year’s Sundance ASCAP Music Cafe, at 750 Main St., there will be a new nightly showcase (open to all credential holders) curated by Los Angeles radio station KCRW-FM.

“I get the sense that [Sundance] wants to bloster their music offerings,” said Jason Bentley, KRCW music director. Andrew Bird and Jenny Lewis are among performers slated for night performances during the first weekend. Bentley mused that Sundance officials might like to emulate the success of the Sundance London Film and Music Festival, where music has had more of an emphasis than in Park City.

As for the daytime series, one performer, in particular, will bring a smile to the face of anyone who enjoyed the intersection of music and film in the 1980s. On Friday, Jan. 18, at 4:15 p.m., the Blue Sky Riders trio will perform, including Kenny Loggins, the undisputed King of the Movie Soundtrack. His credits include “I’m Alright” from “Caddyshack,” the title song from “Footloose,” and “Danger Zone” and “Playing With the Boys” from “Top Gun.”

A new series, Concerts at Sundance, will feature local and international artists’ performances to benefit the Huntsman Cancer Institute. The series will take place at Park City clubs, as well as nightly performances at the Silver Star Café, 1825 Three Kings Drive. View the schedule at www.parkcityrestaurants.com/silver-star-cafe. (These concerts aren’t affiliated with the festival.)