Hello composers,
I am new to film composing and just getting started on my demo reel. Does anyone have suggestions on where I can find films to use that won't infringe on copyrights? I have visited https://archive.org for public domain films. Are the
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I recently started a film music review Tumblr, Instagram and Twitter account that mainly appeals to those that just want the "bottom line" of scores and their information quickly.
If you are interested, feel free to follow any of these o
Read more…A friend recently recommended I go to this site (sort of a back handed way of telling me "Your samples suck buddy" I did already know that by the way :)
http://www.vi-control.net/forum/portal.php
Anybody here a member? What can you tell me about
Read more…Hi all. I believe this is a proper section to put this post in.
Basically my main career path is scoring for film, TV, and video games. And, I need videos to practice scoring to. Instead of ripping actual feature film footage from the web to prac
Read more…So I have been wanting to teach composition or theory or some kind of music class for a while. Though I am pretty sure at some point I will teach at the university level (probably even before I have my degree) I also wanted to see if there was a viab
Read more…It's called "Jupiter" and it's piece for choir. It's not Gustav Holst piece. I know that composer is from Poland but he lived in Germany. I don't know anything else. If anyone have idea, be free to post here. Thanks in advance!
Read more…If, like many of you, you have amazing compositions only to be let down by shoddy synths and cheap strings then maybe I can help. I charge for this, lets get that out of the way first, but I can render your midi/cubase/logic etc files into industry s
Read more…hi,
i've posted a new tutorial on tonality with scom:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wAvqKzwQeU&feature=plcp
Read more…Hi, I hope I've put this in the right category....if not, please feel free to move it. I'm an Australian composer doing a PhD called "creating text and music for oratorios". My library doesn't have many contemporary scores in my field, and I'm wonder
Read more…I just thought I'd let everyone know there is a great website you can use to sell your pieces. It's www.composercentral.com. You upload a PDF of your full score, the individual parts, and an mp3. You must have a Paypal account (which is easy to set u
Read more…I am not a violinist, but I compose for orchestra using vsts. it helps me that I can see and understnad the different bowing techniques for violin here:
http://fiddlerman.com/tutorials/
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Hi,
I just had my membership approved and thought I'd say hello! I just finished watching a great series of talks that many of you may have seen before. In case you missed them, I highly recommend "Great Conversations in Music" hosted by Eugene Ist
Read more…Hey, if you guys want to get some free pieces that you've always wanted to listen to, I suggest here:
http://www.gardnermuseum.org/music/listen/music_library
They have Schoenberg and Ravel (which honestly, what else DO you need?)
They have som
Read more…Hi all, i have been wondering whether anyone knows of some good resources to help with how to critique music and what i should be looking for. Perhaps some websites? I love composing music but am finding that i have little to offer in terms of listen
Read more…Although it has only just launched - this site sets out to provide a platform where composers can essentially get personalised demos of sample libraries before they decide which one to buy. After which there may be the chance to learn how to get the
Read more…I am creating this thread mainly for fellow composer Tristan, but I feel that these link can benefit any motivated composer who is just starting out or is completely self-taught and would like to resources to better their classical concert writing ab
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if any of you are media composers based in the north of England you might want to consider joinig the guild of northern media composers.
The organisation was set up in 2010 to celebrate excellence in screen based music and to raise the prof
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