Phases of the Game (the Quiz)
A beginning is a delicate time… or so I’ve heard. So I want to begin my column here on SCOREcast with what I’m going to try to cover—which is nearly everything—and a few words about my plan of attack....
View ArticleComfort is Key
Having worked along side composers like Hans Zimmer, Graeme Revell, and more recently Steve Jablonski, Rupert Gregson-Williams, and SCOREcast founder Deane Ogden, I’ve gleaned much by watching how the...
View Article“Roadmapping” a Score
On the heels of a killer column post from SCOREcast co-host Lee Sanders on Wednesday about “Surviving the Crunch“, James Olszewski asked a very pertinent question: What do you recommend to develop a...
View ArticleHow to Work on Multiple Projects and Stay Sane
As a media composer, work is like buses. There’s nothing for a while, then three projects come along at once. In the last six months I have been inundated with composing and sound design work for film...
View ArticleThe Value of Television Music
As a rule I’m not a fan of cold-water opinion columns. You know the kind: “Here’s the hard, bitter truth about [insert choice of profession here].” The way I see it, more cold water (cold ink?) is...
View ArticleHeather Fenoughty: Quality of Life
In a recent Scorecast article I wrote that I’ve never turned composing work down that I honestly believe I have the time and the skills to work on. That was about 2 months ago, right in the middle of...
View ArticleIt’s Never Over
This weekend’s post ties together a couple of the topics we’ve touched on during first year here at SCOREcast (has it really been almost a year… we ought to do something to celebrate! Hmm…): delivery...
View ArticleBudgets: Putting Your Money Where Your Mock-Up Is
“How much money will I make as a film composer?” That’s the six million dollar question, isn’t it? I get this question from aspiring composers more than any other, and I never know what to say. As much...
View ArticleOpen Forum Friday: What Has Been Your Biggest Timesaver?
What has been your biggest timesaver? We’ve ALL wasted precious time on something in our Mad Dash for film music greatness. But, what has been the one thing that has saved you countless hours time and...
View ArticleSpeeding Up Your Workflow with Logic
Speeding up your workflow Today writing great music unfortunately isn´t enough- you need to write it fast! Therefore, to increase as much as possible our writing speed is absolutely pivotal. As we were...
View ArticleFingerprint your cues – Tyberis Music Database
Music recognition for composers This is my first article for ScoreCast Online. I hope you enjoy! Yesterday, I stumbled across a very useful tool and thought it might be useful for some of you guys. A...
View ArticleSCOREcast 048: Best of 2014
Deane welcomes Scott Haskin into the SCOREcast co-hosting seat this month while Brian nurses a really bad flu, and the two hook up with composers and SCOREcast devotees Dov Waterman (UK) and Anastasia...
View ArticleSCOREcast 051: Ask Us Anything
On our 51st episode of the SCOREcast Podcast Show, Deane and Brian open up the floodgates of questions from SCOREcasters all over the world to talk through as many film scoring topics as they can in 90...
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