https://www.theworldofscoring.com/new-folder daily 0.75 2021-08-17 https://www.theworldofscoring.com/previous-posts daily 0.75 2021-11-22 https://www.theworldofscoring.com/post2 daily 0.75 2021-09-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60e2d686aa78060c8ece1b62/t/60e417244e60a26a83288542/1626424864244/10659118_680763218698107_9071733166619590912_o_edited_edited.jpg post#2 - About the author For the past 10 years, João Luís has written music for games, film and advertisements. The work he scored music for has been both nominated and have won awards at various international film festivals; a Christmas advertisement he scored has gained more than 792 000 views and a video game he scored has rated 97% positive on Steam. He has collaborated with a 3-time Emmy nominee composer, Sheldon Mirowitz, as well as Mistheria, whose extensive list of artist collaborations includes Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden's singer). www.musicbyjoao.com https://www.theworldofscoring.com/about daily 0.75 2021-08-26 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60e2d686aa78060c8ece1b62/t/610cf458c4032d27bba45ce4/1628375314051/10659118_680763218698107_9071733166619590912_o_edited_edited.jpg About - About the author For the past 11 years, João Luís has written music for games, film and advertisements. The projects he has scored music for have been nominated and have won awards at various international film festivals. His portfolio also includes a Christmas advertisement that has gained more than 790 000 YouTube views, while a video game he scored, Nocturne: Prelude, has been rated 97% positive on Steam and the full version of it is currently under production. He has collaborated with a 3-time Emmy nominee composer, Sheldon Mirowitz, as well as Mistheria, whose extensive list of artist collaborations includes Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden's singer). www.musicbyjoao.com https://www.theworldofscoring.com/post1 daily 0.75 2021-09-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60e2d686aa78060c8ece1b62/t/6110f090f9483313cb22a671/1627908428692/x-154653.jpg Why would you want original music for your project? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60e2d686aa78060c8ece1b62/t/6110f090f9483313cb22a674/1625496689921/d1c68b12f811c5a1f67c258f6032af6d.jpg Why would you want original music for your project? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60e2d686aa78060c8ece1b62/t/6110f090f9483313cb22a677/1626208394881/DRC5DR0X4AAtQBf.jpg Why would you want original music for your project? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60e2d686aa78060c8ece1b62/t/6110f090f9483313cb22a67d/1626208394885/913W2%2Bnh%2BcL._AC_SL1500_.jpg Why would you want original music for your project? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60e2d686aa78060c8ece1b62/t/6110f090f9483313cb22a67a/1625497044770/the-lion-king-vintage-movie-poster-original-1-sheet-27x41.jpeg Why would you want original music for your project? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60e2d686aa78060c8ece1b62/t/6110f090f9483313cb22a680/1625497044778/the-two-mouseketeers_u-L-F4S99V0.jpg Why would you want original music for your project? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60e2d686aa78060c8ece1b62/t/6110f090f9483313cb22a683/1627995728439/league-of-legends-characters-poster_1690x3000_xtrafondos.com.jpg Why would you want original music for your project? - #8 In fact, in video games (and I absolutely love this) original music has been used to extend an IP (Intellectual Property) by creating music bands made up of their characters (eg. League of Legends). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60e2d686aa78060c8ece1b62/t/6110f090f9483313cb22a686/1628375266562/10659118_680763218698107_9071733166619590912_o_edited_edited.jpg Why would you want original music for your project? - About the author For the past 11 years, João Luís has written music for games, film and advertisements. The projects he has scored music for have been nominated and have won awards at various international film festivals. His portfolio also includes a Christmas advertisement that has gained more than 792 000 YouTube views, while a video game he scored, Nocturne: Prelude, has been rated 97% positive on Steam and the full version of it is currently under production. He has collaborated with a 3-time Emmy nominee composer, Sheldon Mirowitz, as well as Mistheria, whose extensive list of artist collaborations includes Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden's singer). www.musicbyjoao.com https://www.theworldofscoring.com/interviews daily 0.75 2021-10-19 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60e2d686aa78060c8ece1b62/t/61600448749a61104b95fe6f/1633682525543/richi.jpg interviews - #3 Ricardo Melo Oct. 10th, 2021 Sound designer and composer https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60e2d686aa78060c8ece1b62/t/61600391c2543027871293b3/1631132702969/George+Christopoulos+%28credit+-+Marek+Kruszewski%29.jpg interviews - #2 George Christopoulos (Q&A) Sep. 23rd, 2021 Talent agent and manager of film and media composers https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60e2d686aa78060c8ece1b62/t/615c1fd05837b41e256b5a70/1631132702969/George+Christopoulos+%28credit+-+Marek+Kruszewski%29.jpg interviews - #2 George Christopoulos (Part II) Sep. 8th, 2021 Talent agent and manager of film and media composers https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60e2d686aa78060c8ece1b62/t/61391b897decd45468fd8257/1631132539653/George+Christopoulos+%28credit+-+Marek+Kruszewski%29.jpg interviews - #2 George Christopoulos (Part I) Aug. 24th, 2021 Talent agent and manager of film and media composers https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60e2d686aa78060c8ece1b62/t/611545d1753301488fc4d071/1628785702240/2020-11-03.png interviews - #1 Benjamin Pracy Writer/Director of Nocturne: Prelude Aug. 10th, 2021 https://www.theworldofscoring.com/interview1 daily 0.75 2021-08-26 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60e2d686aa78060c8ece1b62/t/6110ff50e89f675585b2a418/1628613546338/2020-11-03.png Interview#1 - Benjamin Pracy - #1 Benjamin Pracy For my first interview, I reached out to the director of the game I’m currently working on. Benjamin is the writer and director of Nocturne: Prelude. It is an independent video game released as a proof of concept, which earned 97% positive reviews on Steam. This has opened new doors and we are currently working on the full version of the game. In the past, he has worked as a video editor for brands such as Nordstrom, NHL Alumni and the Canadian Broadcaster Telus. He was also known online for creating short stories filmed within the game Minecraft, receiving millions of views. https://www.theworldofscoring.com/interview2 daily 0.75 2021-08-26 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60e2d686aa78060c8ece1b62/t/6115482b6b3c7e5bf0288dd9/1631099558481/George+Christopoulos+%28credit+-+Marek+Kruszewski%29.jpg Interview#2 - George Christopoulos (Part I) - #2 George Christopoulos (Part I) For my second interview, I reached out to talent agent, George Christopoulos. We had an outstanding 2h45min conversation, which means the interview will be divided in several parts. This first video are shortened answers that both indie directors and composers might find interesting. More video will be uploaded in the weeks to come. George Christopoulos is the founder, CEO and film composer’s agent of OTICONS Ltd. talent agency. In 2005, he started his collaboration with the famous Japanese composer Shigeru Umebayashi, which in 2010 led to the foundation of OTICONS agency, which represents film composers, orchestrators and other music artists and professionals for film and other media. As an agent he represents internationally more than 30 film composers from more than 20 different nationalities, while at the same time he has worked as a consultant for international co-productions on several feature films. In 2014 he also started a ground-breaking initiative, the annual international film music competition, the OTICONS FACULTY, which has a judging panel of world acclaimed and multi-awarded composers. His passion for film music and film and music education, has quickly placed him on the map of the entertainment industry as a unique kind of a talent agent and educator. https://www.theworldofscoring.com/post3 daily 0.75 2021-09-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60e2d686aa78060c8ece1b62/t/611cb8b5bf3f2d782dcca183/1626424864244/10659118_680763218698107_9071733166619590912_o_edited_edited.jpg post#3 - About the author For the past 10 years, João Luís has written music for games, film and advertisements. The work he scored music for has been both nominated and have won awards at various international film festivals; a Christmas advertisement he scored has gained more than 792 000 views and a video game he scored has rated 97% positive on Steam. He has collaborated with a 3-time Emmy nominee composer, Sheldon Mirowitz, as well as Mistheria, whose extensive list of artist collaborations includes Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden's singer). www.musicbyjoao.com https://www.theworldofscoring.com/interview2part2 daily 0.75 2021-09-08 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60e2d686aa78060c8ece1b62/t/61389aa6df2cec217eff421f/1628784694646/George+Christopoulos+%28credit+-+Marek+Kruszewski%29.jpg Interview#2 - George Christopoulos (Part II) - #2 George Christopoulos (Part II) Part II covers information that is more useful to young composers starting out and contain some useful and important tips along the way. The next post will feature a couple of audience Q&A. Additional segments will be uploaded in the weeks to come that are not related to the official questions of the interview but contain interesting pieces of information. BIO George Christopoulos is the founder, CEO and film composer’s agent of OTICONS Ltd. talent agency. In 2005, he started his collaboration with the famous Japanese composer Shigeru Umebayashi, which in 2010 led to the foundation of OTICONS agency, which represents film composers, orchestrators and other music artists and professionals for film and other media. As an agent he represents internationally more than 30 film composers from more than 20 different nationalities, while at the same time he has worked as a consultant for international co-productions on several feature films. In 2014 he also started a ground-breaking initiative, the annual international film music competition, the OTICONS FACULTY, which has a judging panel of world acclaimed and multi-awarded composers. His passion for film music and film and music education, has quickly placed him on the map of the entertainment industry as a unique kind of a talent agent and educator. https://www.theworldofscoring.com/post4 daily 0.75 2021-09-16 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60e2d686aa78060c8ece1b62/t/613a18391a1a413531afd671/1626424864244/10659118_680763218698107_9071733166619590912_o_edited_edited.jpg post#4 - When to hire a composer - About the author For the past 10 years, João Luís has written music for games, film and advertisements. The work he scored music for has been both nominated and have won awards at various international film festivals; a Christmas advertisement he scored has gained more than 792 000 views and a video game he scored has rated 97% positive on Steam. He has collaborated with a 3-time Emmy nominee composer, Sheldon Mirowitz, as well as Mistheria, whose extensive list of artist collaborations includes Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden's singer). www.musicbyjoao.com https://www.theworldofscoring.com/interview2-george-qa daily 0.75 2021-09-23 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60e2d686aa78060c8ece1b62/t/6149a5f362a50b06c030ddfc/1628784694646/George+Christopoulos+%28credit+-+Marek+Kruszewski%29.jpg Interview#2 - George Q&A - #2 George Christopoulos (Q&A) Here I presented a few questions brought up by BardoVelho from Discourd’s GameDev PT and from Faye from NI Game Dev Network. Thank you very much for suggesting them! Find out the answers in the video below! BIO George Christopoulos is the founder, CEO and film composer’s agent of OTICONS Ltd. talent agency. In 2005, he started his collaboration with the famous Japanese composer Shigeru Umebayashi, which in 2010 led to the foundation of OTICONS agency, which represents film composers, orchestrators and other music artists and professionals for film and other media. As an agent he represents internationally more than 30 film composers from more than 20 different nationalities, while at the same time he has worked as a consultant for international co-productions on several feature films. In 2014 he also started a ground-breaking initiative, the annual international film music competition, the OTICONS FACULTY, which has a judging panel of world acclaimed and multi-awarded composers. His passion for film music and film and music education, has quickly placed him on the map of the entertainment industry as a unique kind of a talent agent and educator. https://www.theworldofscoring.com/post5 daily 0.75 2021-10-02 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60e2d686aa78060c8ece1b62/t/61556f84cd56d515c8ffa983/1633944422064/Screenshot+2021-09-30+at+09.03.57.png post#5 - How to audition a composer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60e2d686aa78060c8ece1b62/t/61542d8420cc2f1cba66d5ab/1626424864244/10659118_680763218698107_9071733166619590912_o_edited_edited.jpg post#5 - How to audition a composer - About the author For the past 10 years, João Luís has written music for games, film and advertisements. The work he scored music for has been both nominated and have won awards at various international film festivals; a Christmas advertisement he scored has gained more than 792 000 views and a video game he scored has rated 97% positive on Steam. He has collaborated with a 3-time Emmy nominee composer, Sheldon Mirowitz, as well as Mistheria, whose extensive list of artist collaborations includes Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden's singer). www.musicbyjoao.com https://www.theworldofscoring.com/interview3 daily 0.75 2021-10-10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60e2d686aa78060c8ece1b62/t/615f0aeaec2c5c1b70a540d3/1633800594992/richi.jpg Interview#3 -Ricardo Melo - #3 Ricardo Melo I met Ricardo Melo in Discord’s GameDev PT channel. I had recently launched this series and I had just entered the voice group chat mid-conversation when I got to listen to him explain his experience interviewing other composers. In actual fact, they were looking for sound designers with experience in composition. Nevertheless, I enjoyed what he had to say and thought having his perspective would be a good addition to this series, complimenting my previous post How to Audition a Composer. In this video you will gain a sense of what is like to be in the shoes of someone who is interviewing possible composers. I believe that understanding the point of view of someone who’s hiring to be of more importance to music composers who are starting out in the business. In this video I start off with a short introduction in Portuguese but the interview is carried out in English. Somewhere along the way, we trademarked the idea of Candy Crush with a metal OST. Check out the questions below and their timelines to jump straight to the question that’s most relevant to you. BIO Ricardo is a sound designer and music composer from Portugal. With a background in creating and producing heavy music, his current main interest is in extolling the creative and emotional potential of video games with his art. In the last 5 years he has worked on 20+ casino video games and multiple hugely popular mobile games such as "Minifootball", "8 Ball Pool: Trickshots" and "Street Diver". https://www.theworldofscoring.com/post6 daily 1.0 2021-12-08 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60e2d686aa78060c8ece1b62/t/61640366df7f7b42ac2835e4/1626424864244/10659118_680763218698107_9071733166619590912_o_edited_edited.jpg post#6 - the music composer contract - About the author For the past 10 years, João Luís has written music for games, film and advertisements. The work he scored music for has been both nominated and have won awards at various international film festivals; a Christmas advertisement he scored has gained more than 792 000 views and a video game he scored has rated 97% positive on Steam. He has collaborated with a 3-time Emmy nominee composer, Sheldon Mirowitz, as well as Mistheria, whose extensive list of artist collaborations includes Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden's singer). www.musicbyjoao.com