It’s strange when people older than me talk about their mom or that relationship, as it’s a life experience I simply will not get to have. It’s easy to assume all our lives are fairly similar to each other, when really the differences are innumerable, and rich, and vast.
If a farmer is missing some cows, what’s in their garage?
They have a cattle-lack =)
Did you hear about the British dyslexic composer who scored the romance film? They were nominated for Best Original Snog
Today is a rest day from composing. You need breaks to fuel what you love.
It’s spooky season again! Last year I produced an album of eerie ambient soundscapes, designed to loop seamlessly as background to an RPG session. I’d love for you to check it out! Tell me how you’d use it this Halloween! 🎃
I’m testing a cool free MIDI visualizer for sharing orchestral sketches, as a way for you to follow along without reading the full score =) Have a listen to this action-y cue I wrote last year!
Testing what happens when I crosspost a bsky link through micro.blog. Will Bluesky interpret it as a quote post?
Composed for three hours today—mostly toying with motives until some interesting new material appeared.
Writing music isn’t always glamorous. Sometimes you just have to push the boulder up that hill. Whatever your boulder is, I encourage you to exert some effort on it today.
“With ‘Onaida,’ Natascha Rogers shares a liberating folk spell that draws inspirations from Yoruba spirits, Afro-Cuban rhythms, and her Native American ancestry.” #nowplaying #emlistens
Some wonderfully spooky chamber music! Happy HalloweeEEEeeEn! #nowplaying #emlistens
Splitting theme motives into variants
I’m really struggling to merge the more academic, artsy composition process I know with (what I perceive to be) the idiom and time demands of media work. How do y’all media composers do it, and so fast?
Chopin, vigil of the window
Felt really down on myself and my work yesterday, and I had a call scheduled with a friend to talk about the piece I’m working on. I was tempted to bow out, but keeping that appointment was quite healing.
What you love is only a part of what makes you happy. The majority comes from simple things: enough food, a chat with a friend, some movement.
When you’re an artist, it’s easy to want to make art your everything. The rest can seem like a distraction from art, or a betrayal—but it’s the fuel.
A compelling and detailed interpretation of WTC Book I from Kimiko Ishizaka! Wishlisted! #nowplaying #emlistens #bach
Successful session yesterday decluttering the orchestral arrangement of this little sketch I’ve been doing. Still unsure how I’m going to build a full piece around it though.
I’m resolved to only post things of value here on micro.blog. This has led me to tamp down on many frivolous thoughts I used to post to social media, which I think is healthy.
But I’ve also curbed the little human updates: here’s what I’m doing; here’s where I am. Do these have value? I’m pondering.
[Music] more orchestration in progress 2024.09.25
Another treatment of the sketch I’ve been playing with. Trumpet-led, heroic. (Playback by NotePerformer)
People don’t bother to unfollow everyone when they jump ship. If you’re still on Twitter, you’re probably posting to a ghost town.
If you weren’t going to leave because of the safety issues, at least consider that it’s not really worth it to stay. That follower count you’re holding onto isn’t real.