Community Resources
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Why Hollywood loves this creepy bird call
If you’ve seen any remotely creepy movie, you’ve heard a loon wail: that mournful, nearly human ooo-ooo-oooo. It pops up whenever a movie needs to convey melancholy or trepidation, often accompanied by a full moon or some fog. But for the most part, loons have no business being in the background of those scenes. With the help of some internet birders, we took a deep dive (pun intended) into the world of loons to explain how Hollywood misuses this bird call — and why the wail is so haunting in the first place.
Composer Competition + Amazon Frontlines
Music Cosmos partnered up with Amazon Frontlines to deliver an inspiring and very purposeful Composer Competition.
This organization is defending indigenous rights to land, life and cultural survival in the Amazon rainforest, and composers will now have the opportunity to re-score their campaign video WHO SHOULD DECIDE THE FUTURE OF AMAZON? and win prizes from amazing partners. Click to find out more!
Music Sync Licensing
25+ tips for songwriters and composers who want to have their music licensed
We had an amazing conversation about Music Sync Licensing with Martina Comuzzi - Music Licensing Manager at West One Music Group (Netflix, LEGO, Disney), Alberto Albis - Head of A&R with Triple Scoop Music (Adobe, Google. Sony) & Willow Stephens - LA-based artist, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist with music featured on Nickelodeon, OWN network.
Work For Free?
Source: Anne-Kathrin Dern’s Youtube channel
Should composers work for free? A - hopefully - nuanced discussion about a rather controversial topic.
Some of the topics covered by Anne-Kathrin Dern in this video: Charity & Education, Exchange of Services, Relationships, Credits, Passion projects, Unpaid Internships, and more!
Scoring the Queen’s Gambit
Source: Spitfire Audio’s Youtube channel
Using Spitfire Symphony Orchestra, composer Carlos Rafael Rivera shows us his process for developing a sketch into a full orchestral score, with a focus on one of his cues for the original Netflix series "The Queen's Gambit."
Teamwork
Source: Anne-Kathrin Dern’s Youtube channel
In this video Anne-Kathrin Dern go over the different team members of the music department and where in the process they come in with their own responsibilities. Topics covered in this video: Agents & Managers, Orchestrator, Recording Crew, Dub mixer, and more!
The Less is More Philosophy
Source: Lurssen Masttering’s Yoututbe channel
Nestled in the fabled Laurel Canyon area of Los Angeles, Gavin and Reuben of Lurssen Mastering get together to discuss their experiences and best practices in the world of audio processing in a series we’ve dubbed “Live From Laurel Canyon”. In this episode, they discuss the ‘Less is More Philosophy’