ARTICLE - Understanding Orchestration; How to make the score work for you - Part 1
Orchestration is a vital part of any composer’s project. If you are working with a small ensemble or an 80-piece orchestra, it is...
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Jack Hughes
Oct 86 min read
ARTICLE - Mixing Tips For Composers. How To Make Your Tracks Sound Better.
Mixing music is a deep and nuanced art form that requires patience and diligent practice to master, a combination of technical...
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Genevieve Fisher
Sep 108 min read
ARTICLE - Untangling the Mysteries of Music Releases - A Guide for Composers ft. Benjamin Cook.
Releasing your music to streaming platforms will be a goal for many composers. Not only is it a way for you to share your music with your...
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Genevieve Fisher
Jul 3110 min read
ARTICLE - Tips For Graduates part 2 - How to find work and begin your career.
With your studies complete, it's now time to begin the process of finding work. Although a daunting task for most, there are ways and...
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Genevieve Fisher
Jul 15 min read
ARTICLE - Tips For Graduates. How To Spend Your First Summer Out Of University.
When you reach the end of your university course, it's a time for great celebration. The hard work has paid off, and you can feel the...
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Genevieve Fisher
Jun 47 min read
ARTICLE - The Most Common Mistakes When Recording With an Orchestra for the First Time.
Recording your music with an orchestra for the first time is a special experience, and something that you will never forget. However the...
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Genevieve Fisher
Mar 274 min read
ARTICLE - Exploring the Diverse World of Chamber Ensembles.
When we think of film music, we usually imagine epic scores performed by an orchestra of an equally epic scale. This doesn’t always have...
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Genevieve Fisher
Mar 95 min read
ARTICLE - A (Very) Brief History Of Film Music
For over 120 years music has accompanied every twist and turn in our favourite movies, transporting us to distant and fantastical lands....
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Jack Hughes
Jan 293 min read
COMPOSER SPOTLIGHT - Darryl John Hannan
Welcome back to composer spotlight, the blog series where we talk with composers across the globe to discuss their creative practice. In...
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Jack Hughes
Dec 26, 20232 min read
ANNOUNCEMENT - SCORE RELIEF 2024: Our Free-To-Enter Scoring Competition.
We are thrilled to announce that the Score Relief competition returns once again this year! Working In partnership with our fiends at The...
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Genevieve Fisher
Dec 24, 20233 min read
ARTICLE: Ding Dong Goes The Christmas Song: Why does it sound like Christmas?
Christmas is a time for music of all genres to flourish, be it traditional carols and wassails to ballets, pop songs or soundtracks....
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Jack Hughes
Dec 5, 20235 min read
COMPOSER SPOTLIGHT - Alexis Bragga
Welcome back to composer spotlight, the blog series where we talk with composers across the globe to discuss their development and...
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Ciana O'Muireadhaigh
Nov 13, 20234 min read
ARTICLE: The Cultural Transmission of the Neo-Classical genre in Film Music
Film Music remains a reflection of the director’s experience. It’s a circular relationship around conveying emotions and telling stories...
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Jack Hughes
Oct 30, 20238 min read
COMPOSER SPOTLIGHT - Lukas Lindner
Welcome back to Composer Spotlight, the blog series where we talk with composers across the globe to discuss their creative process and...
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Kyle Corbin
Oct 17, 20235 min read
ARTICLE: ASPIRING COMPOSERS - Should You Study Film Music In Higher Education?
In days gone by it was generally accepted that a university degree was a necessary requirement for securing a professional career role. ...
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Jack Hughes
Oct 1, 20233 min read
ARTICLE: Networking Tips For Young Composers - How To Get The Most Out Of Every Encounter.
"It’s not what you know, its who you know", is a phrase often heard in creative industries. This is not always true – as composers we...
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Jack Hughes
Jul 17, 20235 min read
ARTICLE: How To Collaborate More Effectively As A Film Composer.
Collaboration is an inescapable fact of working within the creative industries. No matter what path you take you will have to learn how...
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Jack Hughes
Apr 28, 20233 min read
ARTICLE - 5 Tips for Young Composers.
Becoming a composer can be a very daunting task at first glance. There are many different skills to learn such as creating convincing...
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Jack Hughes
Mar 16, 20234 min read
ARTICLE - 6 Foreign Films You Need To Watch For The Music.
As a composer, its important to expose yourself to a diverse range of musical and cinematic influences, and some of the greatest film...
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Jack Hughes
Mar 11, 20232 min read
Win a Free Session With Northern Film Orchestra!
Welcome back to the Northern Film Orchestra Blog. In todays post, we are excited to announce our involvement in the "1st Time with an...
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