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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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 …
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 …
Congratulations on your first attempt at Scoring Competitions! It can be an intimidating task, but I am glad you take your chance. Sadly there is no right or wrong way – but there certainly are many things to consider for your first attempt. The competition is hard, really hard. But don’t let this make you …
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Here we go again – you are reading this because you stare at an empty file in your DAW and don’t know how to start with your new project. Trust me, I have been there several times before, and every one of us is so. I, too, looked up some blog posts for ideas but …
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Getting your foot into the business is unbelievably hard. Whenever we have the chance to practice actual scoring, we should do so. But the big question is: Where can I find actual footage to score? I found a few helpful sources and opportunities in the last months and decided to put them here on display, …
Making your first steps is one of the greatest and most inspiring moments in your entire career. There are so many new things to discover; you try to find your own style and your head seems to explode with new and great ideas. But you don’t know what you are writing for. You want to …
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