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Yeah, the trailer is scored with excerpts from the film's score. It was great fun to do, mostly new agey synth stuff but I also got to do some folky stuff, country rock stuff, 1930s operetta, and a...

Weird, there's another very similar thread in the audio section. Here was my response there to the question of when a composer should start.

Anything's possible these days... especially as more...

Anything's possible these days... especially as more and more... ahem... non-composers are doing film music. Many recent big hits were done basically as music inspired by the script, set visits,...

Wow! Congrats, TheMacB!

OK, since I already tweeted about your video but didn't notice this before, here's a totally out there tangential question I just have to ask. I imagine there's just some dorky story behind it being...

I just thought I'd share this trailer and clip the director recently put up for a fun doc I scored called 'Children of the Stars.' It's about the Unarius UFO/reincarnation/self-help cult in San...

Congratulations on the success so far and keeping such a busy schedule! I love the concept of Contracted. Sounds dark and twisted but with a real emotional core. Nice! Best of luck with it.

I also live in the area and will be hanging around on and off throughout the fest. If anyone wants to hang with a cool composer, let me know. :)

I got great response last year, so I've done another free album of one track each from the four features I scored this year, and one from each of the shorts that won awards this year, including...

Thanks, tinyherc, and welcome to the forum! Anybody reading this should also check out his work, Greg Downs, especially if you're after a hybrid rock type score.

Matthew and I have been talking...

Thanks, Snazzyman.

Of course there are also heaps of aspiring composers who have posted on this forum offering services cheap or free. Just check out their prior work and make sure they're not cheap or free because...

Yup, I'm on the job. I just wrapped a feature and have a little break before the next big thing so was happy to do a good deal on this short to keep busy! It'll be a fun one.

It was an abhorrent joke. :)

Great news, mobie! Let me know if it gets to LA or Salt Lake!

Seriously, the two voters so far had "Best Sound/Music" as one category, but "Best Writing" and "Best Story" as separate categories? No respect, I tell ya! Sound and music are totally different...

Just finding a budget with the same bottom line as yours doesn't answer anything for you. No one has budgeted YOUR film before. Chances are no one on this website has budgeted a similar film with...

Seriously. Google. Here's one of the first results, for a $70k film, which you could easily tweak. http://www.docstoc.com/docs/16953963/Sample-Independent-Film-Budget
I trust there's deferments on...

So if you're asking, that must mean there no union involvement and therefore every crew & cast position would be up to individual negotiation. You can search the web for "sample film budgets" to get...

Nah, I've got you both fooled. Elton's shoot was an interview with my wife. She's the nice one, not me.

Yes, good luck! It's pretty bold using cats and an owl together. (sorry, I can't resist a good typo)

Ah, that's why you've been so quiet. I'm sorry to hear you've been having a hard time! I hope you're out of the woods, health-wise, now.

I'm looking forward to seeing what you've got!

Chris, the problem there is that's putting all the effort into getting the band in sync... but then you'd also have to get the actors in sync with the song as well! Saying the same lines at the same...

People post their reels for review here often and it got me wondering if my ideas of showing my work as composer relate to what you as filmmakers would want to see. DP reels, for example, are often...

Everything that's been said here rings true for me and I could add many more stories and gripes, but I think another question to ask these days is, "why play the festival game with a short at all?"...

Yeah, I caught a preview a while back, and I agree. My wife and I were ready to be critical as she just went through two nasty years of treatment for leukemia. We laughed and well, she cried. I...