Aug 12, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, General
Working at Home Working at home by your own time schedules can in theory be a very nice way of working but can in reality cause quite a bit of problems. Quite a few composers suffer from a lack of concentration, being constantly distracted and not really being able to...
Apr 18, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Technical
Getting Used to Different Monitoring Whenever you work in a different monitoring situation than the one that you’re used to, spend some time to get to know the system acoustically. Especially on scoring stages or mixing studios where it is really essential to have a...
Apr 4, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Technical
Influence of Recording Stage Size If you have a choice between several recording venues, you should make a wise decision, which kind of sound your music needs. The advantage of a small space is that you get a lot of precision in the sound. This is very useful when you...
Feb 28, 2019 | Career Building, Daily Film Scoring Bits, Technical
Technical Skills for a Film Composer Quite a few composers who want to work for film reject to work on their technical skills. Very often an argument like “John Williams got to where he is by just writing short scores on paper and demoing things on the piano.” While...
Feb 21, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Technical
Remote Recording Sessions Many orchestral recording facilities/studios/services offer the possibility to do a remote session either via Skype, Source Connect or another form of audio stream where you as the composer can hear what’s coming right through the monitors in...
