Alan Silvestri floats like a feather and sounds like the Lifetime Achievement Award recipient

Written and Interviewed by Jordan Petteys, Photos by Kendra Frankle and Perrin Smith, Video by Alex Puga, Tyler Rispoli and Paige Mathieson

What sprouted from hitting chopsticks on a notepad at four years old evolved into nearly 50 years of composing and music production for more than 100 widely recognized films. Tonight Alan Silvestri received the Lifetime Achievement award at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival. Silvestri expressed particular excitement over the light on the award.

The world renown composer led the audience to complete silence as he thanked his wife for her lifelong support upon receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award. Before the conversation hosted by the Rotten Tomatoes Editor even began, his listeners held back tears and wiped their noses.

Alan Silvestri, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, poses with President Wallace after accepting his award, Sunday, October 27, 2019. [Perrin Smith/scaddistrict.com]

After receiving the Lifetime Achievement award from SCAD President and Founder Paula Wallace, Silvestri discussed the fruit from decades of musical work in the film making industry.

Frames from “Back to the Future” play in the background, a celebration of Silvestri’s accomplishments in cinema, Sunday, October 27, 2019. [Perrin Smith/Scaddistrict.com]

Silvestri’s trip to Savannah brought him back 25 years to his musical composition for the Academy award winning movie, “Forrest Gump.” Before the screening Oct. 26, he candidly deconstructed the preliminary idea for the white feather as Director Robert Zemeckis first explained it to him.