IntroductionGetting into composition can be daunting. Firstly, it can be a pretty big investment but even just figuring out what you need and where your money is best spent can be difficult. Here we will be looking at the top 5 things every composer needs to get up and running. This is somewhat focused on orchestral composition, but the vast …
Part Three: Vincent’s ThemeThis is Part 3 in our harmonic investigation of music from Final fantasy VII. If you haven’t checked out Part 1 click the link HERE, and for Part 2 click HERE Continuing the trend, we shall be examining the theme music used for specific characters from the game, and seeing what we can learn. This week: Vincent’s …
Part Two: Tifa’s ThemeThis is Part 2 in our harmonic investigation of music from Final fantasy VII. If you haven’t checked out Part 1, click the link HERE. Continuing the trend, we shall be examining the theme music used for specific characters from the game, and seeing what we can learn. This week: Tifa’s theme. In last week’s blog about …
Part One: Aerith’s ThemeWith the imminent release of the Final Fantasy VII remake (finally!), it now seems like an appropriate time to look back to the original and see what we musicians can learn from the soundtrack. As evidenced by sell-out concerts of the ‘Distant Worlds’ symphony orchestra performances, as well as appearances on classical radio stations like Classic FM …
An Analysis and Review by Lois MuglestonCaptain Marvel is the first in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series to be led by a female protagonist. Alongside this, it is the first to have a female director, Anna Boden, and the first major action film to be scored by a woman since Shirley Walker scored Memoirs of an Invisible Man in 1992. The …
Hi there! Guy here again! I’ve been immensely busy with music recently so I started writing these blogs to help you all get started writing amazing music with the absolute best equipment!
In the last of our composer kick-start blog series we’ll be looking at the best computers for composers. One of the questions that hits our inbox all too frequently is ”should I go for PC or Mac?” and ”what is the best computer for music production”
