May 7, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, General
Satisfying the Customer vs. Satisfying Yourself Quite often clients will be pleased already with quite mediocre products and many composers develop a habit of saying “The customer’s happy, that’s all that counts.” While from a purely business-related viewpoint this...
Mar 26, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Film Scoring
Vague Client Feedback One of the most annoying things when scoring a film is getting inconclusive and vague feedback from your client. If you are not sure why your customer doesn’t like a particular cue even after he/she has given feedback on it, keep asking...
Jan 28, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, General
Creative Disagreement Working for somebody doesn’t mean that you have to agree with him/her all the time. Don’t be afraid of arguments when discussing about the path a project should go musically. Many directors/producers I met prefer a composer who has a strong own...
Dec 10, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, General
Relying on only a Few Clients Always take care to have a wide range of customers. When you are in a comfortable position of getting a steady flow of projects and therefore income from a few customers, you might not see the urgent pressure to aquire new customers but...
Nov 13, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Film Scoring
Presenting Ideas to a Client Finding the right thematic material and having both parties (you and your customer/director) agree on it can take quite some time. When you present possible themes/ideas, it is common today to present them in their best shape as directors...
