Sep 10, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, General
Getting help Don’t be too shy or to proud to ask for help if a project asks too much of you. Every composer once in a while encounters a situation where he/she is pushed so far out of his/her comfort zone that it becomes a struggle to handle the project properly. Very...
Sep 3, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, General
Losing a project Losing a project for whatever reason is in general very disappointing and depending on how much effort you already put into it can be financially quite damaging. However, it happens to everybody in the business from time to time. Sometimes, a...
Aug 27, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, General
Face to Face Meetings Nothing beats face-to-face meeting. Even though the internet and Skype have made it possible to work on a project over long distances without constant personal meetings, meeting a client in person and spending an evening together at a restaurant...
Aug 20, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, General
Listen to other music This one seems like a no-brainer but actually listen to music. It is very often surprising how little time professional musicians and composers spend listening to music other than their own. “When I leave the studio in the evening, I don’t want...
Aug 13, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, General
Working on several projects at the same time Unless you get to work on long-term projects alot, being a composer for the media quite often also means organizing and juggling several things and projects at once. While this is not just a challenge from the standpoint of...
