The misses and I were trapped in Trapped the last couple of weeks. Watching the second season of this Netflix Original every evening. A dark crime plot in the Icelandic North with raw and real life characters. And of course, with that – for me at least – typical Nordic sound. Which I have tried […]
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Best Cinematic Music Playlist – New Entries
I have been looking forward to this moment. A new update of the Best Cinematic Music Playlist. New entries of hidden gems and creative minds! And OMG … I received a lot of amazing submissions! Don’t forget to hit that like button if you appreciate this video. Also sub to my channel for my music and videos […]
My first small symphony – The Boy Who Wanted To Fly
In the last months I worked hard at my first small symphony. Spending some forgotten hours late at night to write notes in that marvellous app StaffPad. Slowly the story came to life. With this composition “The Boy Who Wanted To Fly” as an end result! Do you also want to learn how to write […]
How to Write Orchestral Sketch StaffPad #3 | Composer Music Toolkit
I’m excited about this orchestral sketch. Cause the approach is different than in the other ones I did so far. I was kinda triggered by one of the comments. Oscar mentioned working with counterpoint, cause the sketches were very vertical until now. Homophonic I would say. And he’s right. So this week I do it […]
How to Write Orchestral Sketch StaffPad #2 | Composer Music Toolkit
I had a lot of fun preparing this new orchestral sketch. This time a bit more challenging. I don’t know what your relationship is with the Brass section, but I tend to avoid it. Maybe a bit scared by its power. I’m not sure. So this time we go from a simple (kinda stately ceremonial) […]