Composing Film Music Tips: Imperfection
In honour of the two more voters on the poll (w00t!) —–>
I’ll continue this series of tips for composing music with a post about imperfection. Don’t worry, all will become clear…
I’ve been trawling through the ol’ music back catalogue to add to the new Music Store. It’s been a real trip down memory lane, [...]
Moth To A Flame on Rollem Production’s Website
Moth To A Flame, a short film that I scored back in 2007 (that sounds like it’s ages ago!) is currently being screened on the Rollem Productions (Band of Gold, Fat Friends) Site as winning ‘Short of the Month’.
Is Film Music Art or Just Low-Brow Commercial Fluff?
Is any music that is created for a purpose, other than that of it’s own existence, art? Is film music art, or theatre music, or advert music, or music that appears on a CD-Rom presentation, or accompanying a website promo film, or music on a trailer? Even if the music’s primary purpose is purely commercial – to sell that product or promote another – does that preclude its intrinsic value as art?
Looking for a Film Music Composer Job Online?
Try Out ‘Teamscoring’
Any budding film composer really really needs to get involved with The Composer Collective. An online database, forum and resource for film music composers, they’ve just recently started ‘Teamscoring’: there’s a project in the works – the last three projects include a documentary, a drama feature and a sci-fi feature, just in the last week – and there’s the opportunity for every single member of the Composer Collective to get in on scoring it!
Tips for Composing Music With A Computer
(ie How To Make It Sound Good)
Composing on a computer sequencer with software/outboard synthesizers and samples is quite a bit different to composing for real instruments. There’s no subsitute for an orchestra when that’s the sound you want. However, if you think of your kit as something other than an orchestra-in-a-box, and write instead to its strengths, you might not [...]
