Film Music Magazine

Feature Story

The Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) Now Accepting Submissions

The Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) is now accepting submissions for nomination consideration in all visual categories!

Opinion

Music Libraries: From Last Resort to Power Players

Black Toast Music’s Bob Mair looks at the business and artistic evolution of music libraries and their role in the music business today

Composer Profile

Interview With Anton Sanko

An indie composer finds a new world of orchestral horror after opening a Dybbuk Box

Industry Spotlight

Interview with Marcelo Zarvos

A rising composer of quality dramas hears the lush, lying sound of “The Words”

Scoring Sessions

Scoring Session With Composer Bear McCreary

Guest writer, David Raiklen interviews Bear McCreary as he conducts 90 piece orchestra comprised of LA’s top performers

Final Note

College Film Scoring Programs: Selling The Dream vs. Disclosing Reality

Mark Northam looks at college film scoring programs and how realistic they are about the business

Technology

Thinking Small(er)

It has literally been one year now since I began my public ruminations in this magazine about my process of upgrading my composer’s rig

Tech Review

Professional Orchestration Review: LASS Sordinos

Peter Alexander reviews LASS Legato Sordinos

Listen to a special two-part On the Score for FANS OF FILM MUSIC 3 as agent Richard Kraft, journalist Daniel Schweiger and their fellow score enthusiasts converse with thirteen of Hollywood’s composing fan favorites

Chart Doctor

Orchestration: The Devil Is In The Details, Part 2

Ron Hess discusses how you’ll never achieve the Holy Grail of a perfect sight reading if your notation doesn’t tell each musician at a glance how it’s supposed to sound