Heather Fenoughty: Ten Tips for Getting into the Composing Game

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There is no magic bullet to getting a foot into this industry. Not unless you consider hard work, lots of rejection, or a healthy bent toward self-determination a "magic bullet". Is there an easy way in? The answer, as with most things in life, is "no". Most things that are worth doing don't come easy. However, there are many tried and true methods as well as some proven principles that most of us here at SCO can safely say we've built our working careers on. While there would never been enough room to list them all, here are ten things that I've learned about getting a foothold and gaining some traction as a composer for film and television.

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“Roadmapping” a Score

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On the heels of a killer column post from SCOREcast co-host Lee Sanders on Wednesday about “Surviving the Crunch“, James...

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