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RB’s Coffee & Content blog this week delivers high energy and a big perspective. For us composers, it’s a great lens into the rhythm and pacing behind stunts—and how YouTube has become a vital platform for sharing that kind of cinematic craft. Definitely worth checking out:
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Hit a wall this week trying to nail the right emotional tone for a composition of mine. Ended up stepping away, listening to some completely unrelated music, and came back with fresh ears. It's a reminder that sometimes the best solution isn't found by forcing it. Anyone else have similar experience...
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Ronith Balaji, stepping away can be such a powerful creative reset. I’ve found that shifting to a different sensory input (like watching a visually striking film or taking a walk) often helps me retur...
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Spot on Ronith Balaji! I'm all about living and creating in flow. I'm a big believer in stepping away if something is feeling forced. For this reason, I don't tend to have creative blocks, but I love...
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I think we sometimes forget that our ideas need to 'cook', preferably subconsciously. Stepping away as you did allowed that to happen, which is great. If you are REALLY up against the clock and don't...
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Thanks so much to everyone for these incredibly insightful and validating replies! It's great to hear different perspectives on creative blocks.
Ashley Renée Smith , I really resonate with that idea of...
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Yay Ronith Balaji! That's wonderful to hear! :)
3/4, 6/8, 12/8 ....
If you are creating a new piece or a section in one, how do you know which one to use? If you are listening to something, how can you tell which one it is?
I may be right sometimes I can be wrong, but here is my 'algorithm' - its all about the heavy down beat - if I can count to 4...
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Hi Joel Irwin! That's a really interesting point about Time Signatures! Honestly, yes. according to me, it's all about down beats, and where you feel them hitting. Moreover, in terms of composing usin...
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Composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have announced the Future Ruins Festival featuring film and TV composers including Danny Elfman, Mark Mothersbaugh, Terence Blanchard, John Carpenter, Questove, and others. The festival will bring the composers 'from behind the screen to onto the stage'.
Who i...
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I'd like to see all of these incredible composers perform on stage, Allen Lynch, especially John Carpenter and Danny Elfman!
This lineup is absolutely unreal Allen Lynch what an incredible way to spotlight the genius behind the screen! Seeing composers like Trent Reznor, Terence Blanchard, and John Carpenter take the stage...
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The festival has an interesting mix of talent. I'd like to see/hear the setlist for Trent & Atticus. Do they lean into their scores or NIN tracks.
Elfman & Carpenter are at the top of my list too, Mau...
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He did! It was for the 25th Anniversary of The Nightmare Before Christmas at the Hollywood Bowl. They performed the music live with a full orchestra and the original cast. Then at the end, he brought out Oingo Boingo and did a surprise mini performance of a few of their songs. It was amazing.
Wow! That's fantastic!
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