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Essential Tips for Orchestral Positioning and Mix Panning
Having been a music director for a couple of open source game projects, I’ve reviewed…
Mixing and Processing a Virtual Orchestra
When mixing music on a computer, you have a ton of advanced tools and processing…
Straight Outta Wakanda: How the “Black Panther” Score Fixed Marvel’s Music Problem
Spoiler alert! This article contains spoilers for the movie Black Panther. If you haven’t seen the movie,…
Who Will Win the Oscar for Best Original Film Score and Why?
As a musician, the Oscars might not seem as interesting as the award ceremonies that are…
5 Compositional Elements That Define the Music of Ennio Morricone
Ennio “Maestro” Morricone is a composer as revered in the hearts of generations of Americans…
Being Your Own Cheerleader: An Interview with Ian & Sofia Hultquist
Ian and Sofia Hultquist are contemporary composers who live in Los Angeles, California. In addition…
The Weird and Creepy World of String Harmonics
I have played stringed instruments for my entire musical career — namely, the electric bass,…
William Ryan Fritch’s Unusual Path to Film Scoring
William Ryan Fritch is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter who has been making music for…
3 Professional Lessons from Film Composer Michael Giacchino
Anyone who knows me at all knows how much I love Pixar films. The Incredibles…