Full film scores are notoriously difficult to locate. These five classic scores, publicly available for study, have something to teach all film composers.
The Martin Clancy ‘Ableton Push Gaming Composition Workshop’
Try Ableton Push and get expert advice and guidance from artists and trainers while composing your own game soundtrack at iDIG Music Festival.
Classroom Battles Go Sonic at the iDIG Music Festival April 2nd to 4th
Classroom Battles to perform music from the Sonic game series at iDIG Music Festival. Don’t miss out on Sonic’s funkiest interpretation to date!
7 Tips for Making it as a Video Game Composer or Sound Designer
Starting a career in video game audio? You’ll need to develop a few key habits to make it in the industry. Here are 7 tips from a pro sound designer.
MIDI Orchestration Techniques: Continuous Controllers
Get acquainted with modulation, volume, and expression data and their uses in MIDI orchestration. Learn the difference between volume and velocity.
Compression 101: The Basics
The importance of balancing relative levels in your mix can’t be overestimated. Learn the parameters of a compressor and its basic uses in scoring for film.
5 Ways to Mix Contemporary Effects With Orchestral Samples
Learn 5 creative techniques for spicing up orchestral music with contemporary effects, and listen to audio demonstrations from film, TV, and video games.
5 Great Film Score Tracks From 2014
A countdown of five excellent film score tracks from movies in 2014. Drama, action, and adventure music by some of our favorite contemporary composers.
EQ’ing Orchestral Instruments
Apply EQ to each of the orchestral families to get that Hollywood sound, make extra room in your mix, enhance solo performances, or create abstract effects.
6 Awesome (and Underrated) Film Scores by John Williams
Love the theme from Star Wars? Indiana Jones? Check out these fantastic and underappreciated movie soundtracks by illustrious film composer John Williams.