Chopin, Hendrix, and Pianist Paul Cantrell
What do Chopin and Jimi Hendrix have in common? What do “Graceland” and “Yesterday” have in...
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Podcasts de Charlie McCarron
19. Beatles Composition Techniques
If you were asked to channel The Beatles and write a new song in their style, how would you do...
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Sometimes you have to expand your horizons as a producer and just experiment with as many...
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I often start a song idea on guitar, but sometimes I add so many layers I have to pick and choose...
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If you can create authentic-sounding chiptune music, you’ll have a leg up in the video game...
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8. Music Theory in Sound Design
I sometimes wonder how much sound designers think in terms of music theory. For example, I’m...
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Sidechain compression. You may not know the term, but you’ve definitely heard the results of this...
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One of my secret weapons in my productions is randomness. I often try to set up a system that...
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If you’re like me, you’ve probably stumbled upon a song that made you think “Hey, this would be...
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Kevin MacLeod, King of Royalty-Free Music
If you’ve been to an indie film fest, you’ve probably seen Kevin MacLeod in the credits. Or maybe...
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How would you score a scene where a guy looks longingly at a bag of Doritos stuck in a vending...
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What would you do if you were given a barebones MIDI file, and told to fill it in with whatever...
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A common request from directors is to provide mood-setting music that doesn't call attention to...
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Season 4 Finale: Jon Brantingham Returns
For the Composer Quest Season 4 finale, I asked Jon Brantingham back to chat. He shares some...
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African Guitar Legend Siama Matuzungidi
Siama Matuzungidi played guitar on and wrote some of the biggest pop hits of the 70s in Zaire...
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TV Composer Double Feature: Fil Eisler and Mac Quayle
I’m excited to announce this Composer Quest double episode with TV composers Fil Eisler (Revenge,...
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Inside the Creative Mind of Noah Keesecker
In today’s episode of Composer Quest, I interview Noah Keesecker about everything from the perils...
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Composing a Symphony with Musicologist Michael Dodds
Composer and Baroque music specialist Michael Dodds is the subject of an upcoming documentary...
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Game Music so Sweet it’ll Make Your Teeth Hurt, with Lisa Walkosz-Migliacio
Lisa Walkosz-Migliacio is a video game designer who also specializes in composing sparkly “tingy...
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Music Evolution with DarwinTunes Creator Bob MacCallum
Over the past few years, Bob MacCallum has been focused on one question: can music evolve through...
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