One thing that I have learned over the past 15+ years that I am working in this field is that it is usually impossible to predict or schedule anything work related more than a few weeks in advance....
2021-03-19 09:16:47 +0000 UTC View PostAfter we had a look at Dynamic markings and general layout issues wit...
2021-03-17 09:11:26 +0000 UTC View PostBrother Commercial (Scoring to Picture) (with Audio Commentary):
In this part, we will continue looking at the climax cue from the score. I will use a mixture of condensed score sheets and excerpts of the full score according to what makes more sense to understa...
2021-03-15 09:05:59 +0000 UTC View PostSince I started this Patreon page, the question about my past and current practice routines popped up in the comments and direct messages a few times already and the reasons why I haven't adressed ...
2021-03-12 09:14:09 +0000 UTC View PostI originally wanted to write an article about a completely different and more music related topic today but after a series of incidents on social media over the last weekend, I feel like I want to ...
2021-03-10 09:03:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the last part of the ongoing composition screencast for my piece RETURNING HOME that is taking place in Dorico. Today, we add some finishing touches and layout optimizations before we move w...
2021-03-08 08:45:57 +0000 UTC View PostIn the no/low budget and also in semi pro productions, it is quite a common practice to "pay" the cast and crew in percentages of revenue. It goes effectively something like "You get x% of any reve...
2021-03-05 09:09:25 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to the next part of this tutorial series about (re)harmonisation strategies. All the previous parts can be accessed 2021-03-03 09:04:34 +0000 UTC View Post
In this part, we move on to the final (and climax) track of the score for the short film HERO.
All the previous parts of this series are available 2021-03-01 09:05:20 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm very happy to see that we keep gaining more new patrons in the last months and are now close to 100 people which is an insane number that I would have never expected to reach when I started thi...
2021-02-28 15:33:02 +0000 UTC View PostI have written a few posts already how technology has changed media music and how changing the tools ...
2021-02-26 08:42:04 +0000 UTC View PostOne of the most challenging things to notate for orchestral musicians without using additional verbal instruction is a long isolated note that doesn't decay in volume/presence over its length. Writ...
2021-02-24 09:19:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the fifth part of the composition screencast for my piece RETURNING HOME. In this part, we sketch out the piece to the end and start again from the beginning with the detail work.
All ...
2021-02-22 08:42:55 +0000 UTC View PostIt seems like one of the unquestionable rules even among composers is a mandatory relationship between a good melody and it being singable.
Even in professional discussions, this relation is ...
2021-02-19 15:29:18 +0000 UTC View PostAs mentioned before, this tutorial series is structured in a way that we start with the easy (yet effective) strategies and work our way up to the really deep reharmonisations.
After we had a...
2021-02-17 08:55:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Today, we're focussing on the "stand-off" part of the cue M5 for my score for HERO.
All the other parts of this walkthrough series are available 2021-02-15 09:17:13 +0000 UTC View Post
There are several "rules" or guidelines in composition that are strikingly simple, like "a melodic leap in one direction should be follwowed by a step in the opposite direction" or "Melodies are ve...
2021-02-12 07:44:52 +0000 UTC View PostPizzicato strings are one of film composer's favourite devices for anything comedy. Their use is so clichéd in comedy situations that it has become comedic in itself already.
Yet, we hear it...
2021-02-10 08:08:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the next instalment of the ongoing composition screencast about my piece "Returning Home".
All the previous parts are available 2021-02-08 09:19:35 +0000 UTC View Post
A while ago, I saw a Youtube video by a fellow composer who has her fair share of work experience as composer and assistant in Hollywood.
While I agree with many of her statements and find he...
2021-02-05 09:05:22 +0000 UTC View PostIn the previous part of this tutorial, I was talking about the general idea of (re-)harmonisation and why these techni...
2021-02-03 09:18:10 +0000 UTC View Post
In this part of this ongoing series about my score for the short film Hero from 2017, we have a look at the fifth cue.
All the other parts of this walkthrough series are available 2021-02-01 09:28:26 +0000 UTC View Post
This Patreon page had its first birthday a few weeks ago. It's great to see how it developed over just one year and I'm very grateful for your contributions and making this platform possible.
There are several arguments in the composer's community that keep popping up in a new iteration every few weeks. Mac vs. PC, John Williams vs. Hans Zimmer are for instance two of the standards.
... 2021-01-29 09:18:53 +0000 UTC View PostNotating dynamics for a recording session is considerably different than notating them for a concert work.
The absence of any substantial rehearsal time means to notate as precisely as possib...
2021-01-27 09:18:34 +0000 UTC View PostA few months ago, I introduced the ORCHESTRA DISCOVERY SESSION that are exclusively happening here on this Patreon. In...
2021-01-26 09:19:35 +0000 UTC View Post
#SPOILERALERT ;)
If you want to hear how that piece from the current composition screencast series turned out in the end, here's the final audio. There are quite a few more parts coming up to...
2021-01-25 09:55:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the next part of the composition screencast for my piece "Returning Home". In this segment we focus on the build-up in the middle part and sketch out the following "breakdown section".
Now of course this headline is a bit over the top and not completely serious, so don't burn your piano or guitar just yet, but there is some things to be considered in this regard:
Being a co...
2021-01-22 09:39:07 +0000 UTC View Post