Quest 9: Film Scoring for Live Orchestra
The MNKINO filmmaking group and the Composer Quest podcast are teaming up to bring you a fun...
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Quest 9: Film Scoring for Live Orchestra
The MNKINO filmmaking group and the Composer Quest podcast are teaming up to bring you a fun...
15:45
Music Theory for the Bored with Justin Merritt
In order to be more productive, composer Justin Merritt once tried polyphasic sleeping, meaning...
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FEZ’s Composer Disasterpeace on Creative Music Theory for Games
I’m excited to bring you this Composer Quest podcast episode with talented video game composer...
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Quest 8: May the Four-Hand Piano Be with You
In honor of Star Wars Day (May the 4th be with you), our eighth Composer Quest quest will involve...
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When he was just 14, Joey Johnson started touring with America’s Polka King, Frankie Yankovic....
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Minimalist Mandola Songwriting with Nathan Eliot
We get a sneak preview of Nathan Eliot’s first solo album, Universe in Me. Nate talks about...
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Eggs, Bacon, and Composer Wisdom from Rick Sowash
“Outsider” composer Rick Sowash has 14 beautiful chamber music albums to his name, all...
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Starting a Composer/Producer Career with Tom Snively
Fellow composition podcaster Tom Snively has been producing new tracks weekly and picking them...
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The Art of Banjo Songwriting with Ellen Stanley
Ellen Stanley (aka Mother Banjo) brought her banjo over to the Composer Quest studio to share...
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If some episodes of Composer Quest are like delicious deserts, then this one is like eating your...
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Sound Scientist Seth Horowitz on Dolphins, Aliens, and Aural Therapy
After a failed dolphin keyboard experiment, Seth Horowitz decided to change roles from dolphin...
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Challenging yourself to re-arrange a piece of music is a good way to practice your composing...
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19. Beatles Composition Techniques
If you were asked to channel The Beatles and write a new song in their style, how would you do...
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Sometimes you have to expand your horizons as a producer and just experiment with as many...
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I often start a song idea on guitar, but sometimes I add so many layers I have to pick and choose...
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When I’m composing at the piano, I often start by playing chords over and over until a melody...
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15. Film Scoring with Classical Themes
Sometimes the best way to tug at people’s heartstrings through a film score is by using familiar...
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I started a stock music project that was part joke, part business venture, and part musical...
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Musical chills have been on my mind lately, since I listened back to a past song of mine and got...
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I just got a new orchestral sample library, and I’m really enjoying messing around with these...
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