Exercising the art of scoring to film is a difficult task, as a lot of diffrent aspects influence the outcome of a piece or how easy it is to accomplish the task. While obvious exercises like “write music every day” or “listen to music” are surely not bad to begin with, I like to give …
According to established composers and their experience in the field, there are numerous ways to become a better composer and more precise when it comes to storytelling with music. Sadly most practice tips are a bit too general to follow, too obvious, and sometimes impossible ways like working as a conductor or studying film scoring …
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If you’re thinking about participating in any scoring competition, congratulations! It surely is not everybody’s favorite way to score, but in the end, it is a clear task you are given within a certain amount of time, and it gets you right into the actual craft of writing music for film. Many questions arise at …
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Participating in competitions is my number one way to improve writing music for pictures. It not only allows me to get a hand on actual footage to score, but it also allows me to compare my work with a significant amount of other people’s work. I’m not expecting to be among the finalists, but I …
Scoring competitions are one of the best ways to get started right into your first original scores. The problem is, you need to look out to them quite regularly, or you find yourself hearing about the competition when the deadline is already there. Here is a list of announced scoring competitions for 2023. Most of …
When I’m composing music, a lot of times, my chord progressions tend to become repetitive and flat once the track is rolling. I spend quite some time finding ways to improve my harmonization by using more advanced techniques, which I’m showing you in this blog post. While variations in harmony, texture, and melody significantly impact …
Composing music on a professional scale is not only a challenge as a musician, it also needs financial backup to cover the initial costs. We are far away from talking about setting up a studio or booking conductors and live recordings, but even on your way to your first score, a little investment is necessary …
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Writing an orchestral score is an intimidating process, which requires an in-depth understanding of each instrument in the orchestra. Luckily, we can use modern sound libraries, so everyone is free to try it out for himself. But what are all the instruments within an orchestra, their role, and how are they used in modern scores? …
Chord Progressions are the main structure we use to create music in all its forms. From Pop to Rock and from Classic to Jazz, every musical arrangement has a chord progression as its foundation. The chords give a particular atmosphere, specify the harmonies and transform a simple melody into a rich piece of music. The …
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Battle music is one of my most favorite types of music to write. But there is a huge difference between epic music, trailer music, and a dedicated theme for battles and fighting scenes. When you take a closer look at the masses of “battle music” you find out there, there are not that many that …