Hero - Short Film Score - Walkthrough Pt.5 - M1 (Part 3)
Welcome to the next part of this series.
All previous parts are available HERE.
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Cmaj7 vs. C6 vs. C6/9
Depending on where your musical roots are, you might have stumbled across these three types of chords quite early on. Of course, they are most prominently used in Jazz music but depending on genre ...
2020-07-24 08:17:14 +0000 UTC View PostBudget Options for Recording Orchestras - Part 6: The Super Cheap Options
In the previous parts of this series, I was talking about specific locatio...
2020-07-22 08:13:50 +0000 UTC View PostBidrectional Application of the Scale-Chord Relationship
Probably one of my biggest revelations when learning to compose was understanding a concept that I at that time already had heard before and read about as well. But I couldn't really grasp the impa...
2020-07-20 06:51:01 +0000 UTC View PostString Trills and Tremolos Physical Limitations
Trills and tremolos on string instruments can create fantastic shimmery effects or create a feeling of tension and unease. Both are of course part of the most fundamental playing techniques for the...
2020-07-17 08:02:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe Technical Aspect and Work Flow of Orchestration in the 21st Century Pt.1
The job of being an orchestrator for media music has changed fundamentally over the last decades.
While the job until the early 2000s was mainly blowing up handwritten sketches to full ...
2020-07-15 08:02:08 +0000 UTC View PostGazing at the Night Sky - Composition Walkthrough Pt.1 - Concept & Theme
Welcome to this new composition walkthrough series! As the poll I did a few months back was split between Hero and Gazing at the Night Sky, I decided to go for both. Also, I feel it might losen up ...
2020-07-13 07:31:18 +0000 UTC View PostDeveloping a Thick Skin
The media world can be an incredibly rough and unfriendly business. The competition is fierce and hire and fire mentality is extremely common. For people coming new into this world, it can be quite...
2020-07-09 19:29:42 +0000 UTC View PostPastry Party - Waffle Mode - Multitrack and MIDI Download
Here's the next Multitrack Session for download from my score for Pastry Party. In case you missed it, I already spoke extensively about the recording situation and philosophy of this score in my <...
2020-07-08 07:38:54 +0000 UTC View PostOrchestral Voicings Part 11: The Orchestral Context
The last ten parts of this series we spent discussing voicings from a purely theoretical standpoint that excluded writing these voicings for actual (combinations of) instruments in an orchestral co...
2020-07-06 08:04:57 +0000 UTC View PostMindsets about Learning to Compose
One of my personal pet peeves are Youtube videos that are titled something like "8 steps to write like John Williams" or "10 Top Orchestration Tips" etc. Unfortunately, this approach has even sprea...
2020-07-03 07:59:50 +0000 UTC View PostHero - Short Film Score - Walkthrough Pt.4 - M1 (Part 2)
Welcome to the next part of this series. Without further ado, let's dive right into where we left off last time. As always, the recording and score sheet of the cue is attached at the bottom of thi...
2020-07-01 07:41:44 +0000 UTC View PostJune 2020 Wrap-Up
With June coming to an end, it is time again to look back at the past month as well as give an outlook on what is going to come in the next few weeks.
At least in the part of the world where ...
2020-06-30 08:13:31 +0000 UTC View PostScoring Competitions (feat. Spitfire Audio)
If you have been briefly following the composer's community on the internet over the last few weeks, you will have heard about the Westworld Scoring Competition that Spitfire Audio started. If not:...
2020-06-29 07:20:11 +0000 UTC View PostMy (Current) Work Setup (June 2020)
After my recent post about work process streamlining I got a few comments and messages asking about my personal work setup so I thought it might be a good idea to cover this in a dedicated po...
2020-06-26 07:48:47 +0000 UTC View PostMaking V-I More Interesting Part 3: The I Side
In the last two parts of this tutorial we were looking at different ways how to make the dominant side of a V-I cadence musically more interesting employing several strategies to substitute or harm...
2020-06-24 08:11:11 +0000 UTC View PostDave Gottlieb - Composition Feedback June 2020
Here's another track by one of you guys that I reviewed this month. Dave Gottlieb sent over a wonderful track that shows a lot of expertise and refined craftmanship. It was great fun having a look ...
2020-06-22 07:47:21 +0000 UTC View PostStaccato vs. Spiccato
For quite a few people it is unclear what is the difference between staccato and spiccato on string instruments. Even some sample developers aren't getting this right naming spiccato samples "stacc...
2020-06-19 08:02:57 +0000 UTC View PostOrchestral Voicings Part 10: Managing Dissonances (feat. Rite of Spring)
In a previous parts of this series, I was writing about about the intervallic approach to chord voicings, structuring them based on the consonance or dissonance degree of the inherent intervals. Th...
2020-06-17 07:39:41 +0000 UTC View PostPastry Party - Feed the Customer - Multitrack and MIDI Download
Here's the next Multitrack Session of my Score for Pastry Party. The score sheet and Midi File for this track are attached at the bottom of the post. The multitrack session is the unedited penultim...
2020-06-15 07:52:43 +0000 UTC View PostWork Process Streamlining
Working in a competetive creative field means to work as efficient as possible.
When budgets are tight and competition is fierce you need to find ways to make your working processes as ...
2020-06-12 07:42:59 +0000 UTC View PostBudget Options for Recording Orchestras - Part 5: Prague, Budapest etc.
Recording orchestras in Eastern European countries has become an increasingly popular alternative in recent years to the "usual" recording locations. In fact, the exodus of recording in LA (and Lon...
2020-06-10 08:00:37 +0000 UTC View PostHero - Short Film Score - Walkthrough Pt.3 - M1 (Part 1)
In the following parts of this series I'm gonna walk you through the scoring of the short film and its individual cues, trying to explain my reasoning of musical as well as scenic choices.
Th...
2020-06-08 07:54:21 +0000 UTC View PostSub Bass Frequencies and Acoustic Instruments
The sound and esthetics of current film and game music has led to a common misconception with inexperienced composers and orchestrators about what is possible to expect when working with acoustic i...
2020-06-05 08:08:43 +0000 UTC View PostMaking V-I More Interesting Part 2: The V Side 2
In the last part of this tutorial, I deliberately left out a concept that is commonly known as tritone substitution of...
2020-06-03 07:33:52 +0000 UTC View PostBenjamin Goldman - Composition Feedback May 2020
As you might know, the higher tiers of my Patreon come with a monthly written feedback on one of your pieces.
This month, Benjamin Goldman was so kind to allow me to share his piece and...
2020-06-01 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostMay 2020 Wrap-Up
Again, I think the first and most important thing this month is that I'm hoping that you and your loved ones are all safe and healthy.
As we all were anticipating when all this started, the c...
2020-05-31 08:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostIs There Too Advaced Content On Here?
As mentioned in my Wrap-Up, I feel there is a lot of online education available for beginners, however there is in my opinion a gap of more advanced content for musicians and composers who already ...
2020-05-31 08:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostOrchestral Voicings Part 9: Cluster Voicings
In the last parts we were already dissolving the common concept of stacking thirds in order to get a chord. In the last part we were having a look at intervals larger than a third so it seems conse...
2020-05-29 07:43:18 +0000 UTC View PostPastry Party Score Now Available on all Streaming Platforms
I'm happy to announce that my score for Pastry Party now also made it to all your favourite streaming platforms:
2020-05-28 09:00:42 +0000 UTC View Post