Tag: Tips
Ways into game scoring: How Atlas Plug kick-started Tom Salta’s career
Celldweller and Atlas Plug recently teamed up to score Killer Instinct: Season 3. A good reason to let the artist behind Atlas Plug, MTV VMA nominated composer Tom Salta, explain to you...
BAFTA winner Jason Graves: Tips for young composers
I recently got the chance to speak with 2-time BAFTA award winning composer Jason Graves about his score for Until Dawn. Apart from many details about how he tackled a game...
Tips for young composers from Austin Wintory
When I recently spoke with composer Austin Wintory about his score for Assassin’s Creed Syndicate he mentioned several things he believes are important to keep in mind as a young and aspiring composer. Here’s...
Music is a language: Tips from Inon Zur for young artists
In addition to our extensive article on Inon Zur’s new album ‘Age of Sirens’ we wanted to share his thoughts on what he believes is important for young composers to...
Marcelo Zarvos: Tips for young composers
Following on from last week, when I interviewed Brazilian Composer Marcelo Zarvos, it became apparent that there were so many valuable pieces of advice that he gave, that would help...
The way into Film & TV: ASCAP’s Nancy Knutsen’s tips for young composers
We had the honour of asking Nancy Knutsen from ASCAP some questions about how young composers can make their entry into the film and TV industry, especially in the US. In...
Award-winning composers’ tips for aspiring newcomers (Hans Zimmer, Patrick Doyle, Johan Söderqvist, Dario Marianelli)
Visiting the Krakow Film Music Festival end of last month we were lucky hearing many legendary composers talking about their movies and lives. Part of it were tips for up...
The 5 best ways to get and keep a job as a Hollywood Composer Assistant (or anything else)
Over the years, I have hired several dozen full-time employees and hundreds of musicians, singers, engineers, and other session personnel. Here is a list of principles to consider when job-seeking...
Why Hans Zimmer Got The Job You Wanted (And You Didn’t)
I worked for Hans Zimmer for about 8 years, 5 of which were in a studio at Remote Control, his facility in Santa Monica. Since leaving Remote, many people have...