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“Music expresses my soul in a way that words never could.”

I’ve heard that before, but it is not true. I guess it is human nature to look for greater purpose and meaning into what we do, but it makes no sense when it comes to music. (Not lyrics, I am talking about music here.)

It makes even less sense when we are talking about a performer doing another composer’s works.

Add to that the whole veneer of stage persona, and there is no possible expression of soul there.

There have been un… Continue

It is so easy to start judging what you write as you write it, and you really shouldn’t.

Of course you should consider technical aspects during composition, things like form and counterpoint and motivic development, that sort of thing. What you shouldn’t do is ask yourself “is this good”? It’s too early for that.

Judging slows down writing to a snail’s pace. Judging hinders creativity. Judging should come after, not during composition.

I know this, but still, this is what has been happening t… Continue

Okay, I am a bit jealous...

http://www.joelmcneely.com/gallery/album/7/slideshow/

So I just uploaded three pieces from The Citizen, a film I scored in 2002. Wow, such a long time ago...

I still like that score, done with a 50 piece orchestra. Hope you like it too, let me know!

Alain

Hello, my first blog post in this great forum!

A few months ago I tried out the demo version of Synful and I was thoroughly impressed, especially with the playability of the strings. (If you don't know Synful yet, check it out at the link below.)

So I got in touch with the author, Eric Lindemann, to tell him how impressed I was and show him what I had done with it. This was really honest praise on my part and the result and I got commissioned to write 4 demos for his front page in a film style… Continue