The Cutting Edge: 10 Film Scores That Push the Boundaries of Composition
Today we take a look at 10 essential scores that changed the game for what roles and responsibilities composers take to bring a film to life.
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Work 1-on-1 With Film Score Composer Andre Madatian to Enhance Your Skills
Improve your composing, orchestration, arranging, and music theory skills with Soundfly Mentor Andre Madation in four weeks.
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What Are the Best Songs With a Touch of Whimsy?
Hey! It’s the 20th episode of “Themes and Variation!” We have a ton of fun making this podcast, so this episode is all about whimsical songs.
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Student Spotlight: Kevin Gundlach on Scoring “Space Desert Western” Game Music
In this edition of our Student Spotlight series, we chat with composer/sound designer Kevin G on his score to the game, Desert Moon of Karth.
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“Danse Macabre”: The Art of Musical Storytelling
Taken from our “Themes and Variation” companion course on Soundfly, this lesson uses Saint-Saëns’ to explore how stories get told musically.
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How to Compose Music When You Can’t Read It
Scared of the staff? Nod off at the sight of notation? Have no fear, here are some tips for composing music even if you can’t read it (yet)!
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When the Music Doesn’t Trust You
When film music becomes continuous wallpaper so aggressively it doesn’t even let the viewers think for themselves, everyone loses.
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Notes on the Birth of a Melody
From Soundfly Student Eva Grill, a beautiful reflection on where inspiration for melodic ideas comes from, and where it takes her when she follows it.
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On Decoda’s ‘Music For Transformation’ – A Collaborative Songwriting Program
Read about an incredible project that pairs a NYC string quartet with inmates at a South Carolina prison, where the results and changes go both ways.
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4 Ways to Develop Your Musical Idea Into a Full Arrangement
Got a great melodic motif that you don’t know how to develop? Here are four easy and creative ways to flesh it out into a full musical arrangement.
