Composing

I can make 5 episodes for you for 50 euro per episode.Sorry for saying this in public but this is my price

Angelos Tsoutsis Thank you for the offer but I think we have this covered now.

Joel Irwin Thank you for the detailed overview. I am going to take notes on this and keep it on hand.

$5 an episode would scare me more than someone saying they'll do it for free. lol

Linwood Bell Wait why?

There's nothing wrong with composing music for free or cheap. To me, it's not about the money, but honing my skills and getting myself out there. I put the same amount of hard work whether I'm doing it for free or I'm being paid $1 Million for it. Everyone is getting 100% of me.

consider for what? just be aware, fyi, this forum is not for promotion, it is for discussion. Were you looking for feedback? If so, anything in particular?

fyi - This post would normally be done on job section of this site.

Hi Andy. Perhaps post your needs on the Jobs board: https://www.stage32.com/find-jobs. That's where members post various "want ads" or searches for creative partners, paid or not paid. ;) Best wishes with your horror film!

thanks... yes I have posted there....

Hi Andrea

sounds interesting - do you have any specific ideas on the musical project?

I am a composer in Brooklyn, and have started on a musical myself

Cheers

Michael

Thank you Michael,

I have a few ideas for the plot. What is your musical about?

with greetings from Vienna,

andrea

It's about a young man in California who can predict earthquakes, and his friends dealing with him

Have some songs already composed

the script is almost finished

Michael

I was just listening to love me or leave me she's amazing

I was just talking about this with someone else. While this particular video is not Nina exclusively playing and singing, what really makes this special for me is watching her be herself while dancing and riffing. To say that she had a hard life is like the understatement of the year - she got swindled and screwed, and mentally and physically beat up every way possible.

And she endured.

So for her...to have accomplished what she accomplished throughout her lifetime....man...I can't imagine being that tough. Ever. Much love always to one of the greatest of the greats, and Rest in Much Light and Peace, Nina Simone. What an amazing person.

To me, the best "band doing an original soundtrack" was Goblin doing Suspiria. It just adds so much to the overall vibe of the original. It would have been a completely different movie without it.

My personal favorite was Huey Lewis and the News I’m Back to the Future.

I'd rank Curtis Mayfield's "Superfly" as the best composed soundtrack by a pop musician. I'd also put Isaac Hayes' "Shaft" up there, and Neil Young's "Dead Man", Richard Thompson's "Grizzly Man"...aw man, that one kills me...the Radiohead guitarist did "There Will Be Blood"....Curtis again for "Superfly, cuz he deserves it twice....RZA from Wu Tang did "Kill Bill", "Ghost Dog" and many more....Karen O from the Yeah, Yeah, Yeah's did Where the Wild Things Are.....Devotchka did "Little Miss Sunshine".....One of the fathers of punk...Jonathan Richman's work in "There's Something about Mary"....Ry Cooder's "Paris, Texas"..that's a great one....Nick Cave and Warren did "The Assassination of Jesse James"....The Dust Brothers did "Fight Club"....so many more.....the Devo dude...Peter Gabriel....Danny Elfman....Clint Manzell from Pop Will Eat Itself....Trent Reznor....etc...etc....

As I'm new to STAGE32 don't take me too seriously but recently as I watch a movie I find that the less popular the score I tend to soul search a little more. Pete

OK - I went to see Mary Poppins Returns tonight (score was golden globe nominated). Mark Shaiman has been my favorite composer for years (Alan Silvestri is a close second). This is a composer who is one of the tops in the game for orchestral scores but he has written award winning music for Broadway Theater (e.g., Hairspray) and TV (e.g., Smash). And in Mary Poppins Returns I believe he raised his own bar and outdid himself. He masterfully combines elegant film cue scoring with fast moving choreographed theatrical music played and heard the same way as you would hear if sitting watching live in a Broadway theater. It all sounds so seamless along with encore repetitions of the thematic and song melodies. He also composed the music for all the songs in the film - I can't decide which one I like the most :)

Even if you are not a fan of a Disney film or think the screenplay is weak, if you want to hear great composing - especially for a musical film, check out this film - even if you go just for the music.

I'm always available for composing. I'll work for any fee, including just exposure. I compose because I love to compose, doesn't matter what the fee, or lack thereof. So if you ever need a composer, feel free to contact me anytime!

trades are more than acceptable, and a much more professionally equitable arrangement.

Are you just happy to get your work featured in films that can't pay?...doesn't excite me, but as you can see it does others.

To me it really depends on the project. If it is a film that I really like, and it is well made, I would probably be ok with doing it for free or something on the back end. Especially if I can tell that the other filmmakers involved are passionate and making quality work that I think has a chance to go somewhere.

If it is a short film, I would be much more inclined to do it for free, but features take a lot more work.

I am a bit of renegade - I will score any short for free as long as the music is used once I start delivering (I have an 'agreement' signed by both of us). I have done something like 27 shorts that way so far (6 this year). But again, if I score a film and then you decide to go in a different direction, you pay for the music you didn't use. I charge for features.

Ooh thanks this looks great!

Thanks for the lead! Downloaded synth pads, real easy and nice sounds.

Oops, I ran in some bugs already, well hey, its free.

Already in love with the soft piano. What a beaut.

Been loving these! I'm glad you posted the link. Some really killer sounds