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This is a song that I composed about a year ago. I was actually working on setting up a film scoring template when this song  was given to me. It is one of my favorites. It meshes the sound of a “Chamber Orchestra” with a few modern twists and turns....

Some say that James Horner’s score for Avatar does not stand well on it’s own apart from the film. I felt the same way about the music while listening to the soundtrack before going to see the movie. After watching Avatar however, I had an entirely different opinion. It is not that the music does not stand well on it’s own, it is simply that it is PERFECT for the Avatar experience. Once you see this film the music really starts to...

I finally started using Cubase 5 and  I must say. I am very impressed with the software. Whoever came up with the idea for VST expression deserves much love. As a composer for film and other modern media, this tool is making my job exponentially easier. I even thought to myself that Steinberg must have had help from some of their celebrity customers, such as the well known film composer Mr. Hans Zimmer.  The product is too well thought...