r/composer

This piece is about a person who is unfortunate enough to be late for work. I've made this piece despite being too young to work at most places.

https://musescore.com/user/117977762/scores/33163868?share=copy_link

I'm a music composer but never had deep dive into orchestral music and how it works.i know all the families of instruments in an orchestra but I barley scratched the surface.

If anyone can recommend good resources—like YouTube playlists, channels, or any structured learning material—to help me understand orchestration and orchestral programming, I’d really appreciate it.

hello all I have been working on this piano composition and I wanted to share with you the final result,

https://youtu.be/QA\_SmW-rAzo?si=7otE8lmEHR29r\_Mq

I've personally seen composers say that they hear music "in their head" before manifesting it on to paper, but I've always just written it straight. Do you all know what I am talking about? If so, how do you write music? Upvote and comment to let me know!

Hello all, I'm seriously looking for a musician for a game jam, with the possibility of more work in the future if things work out.

Details below:

- This is an NSFW project (Vanilla stuff nothing crazy) so over 18+ only

-Looking for 3-4 tracks for overworld, shop, and events

- Looking for someone great at Nintendo style music(Mario, Kirby, Pokemon, Fun, bouncy, ) with funky, jazzy influences

- We will pay a rate of $350 per minute of music but happy to negotiate more if we really like your stuff!

-No AI used whatsoever and NoGenAI used in our company.

- Very open to hearing portfolios

If I've missed something please do let me know as this is the first time I've searched for a musician and I'm sure there's something that's slipped my mind.

Thank you

Hello all, I wrote this song for my Stevenson-cycle last evening and am looking for some feedback. I found the poem really charming, and the song came quickly to me after reading it; I'd just been on an evening walk, and it was a starry night, so that definitely helped!

Score: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HvaS3A4yG_sLFl65comUWyjUcP_LT8sQ/view?usp=sharing

Recording:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aK3cQuywITmkQ3iIOVV4FFIpnZh1srzp/view?usp=sharing

Poem:

The lights from the parlour and kitchen shone out
Through the blinds and the windows and bars;
And high overhead and all moving about,
There were thousands of millions of stars.
There ne’er were such thousands of leaves on a tree,
Nor of people in church or the Park,
As the crowds of the stars that looked down upon me,
And that glittered and winked in the dark.

The Dog, and the Plough, and the Hunter, and all,
And the star of the sailor, and Mars,
These shone in the sky, and the pail by the wall
Would be half full of water and stars.
They saw me at last, and they chased me with cries,
And they soon had me packed into bed;
But the glory kept shining and bright in my eyes,
And the stars going round in my head.

Hi composers of Reddit!!!

I wanted to see if anyone on this subreddit would like to help me in a passionate project i've been trying to grow for a little bit now!

I REALLY want some funky' tunes for my Roblox game "Little Grey Guys" A basic little game where you run around as a little grey guy and use diffrent weapons to kill other little grey guys.

And I want a custom soundtrack for the game!

Im thinking some Wii/Old Nintendo style frutiger aero tracks, that have a bit of an edge for the combat of the game but still feel a little goofy.

Message me if you want to help me with this project of mine and i'll give more details!

Hello All, I’m a young composer, and I don’t really like sharing my music, but I’ve decided at 1AM that I’d like some feedback from all my fellow composers, so I have here the First Symphony from my World Symphonies, please don’t get at me for the fact it’s not in symphonic structure or something like that, I know, but please tell me what you think, just I’m begging you to not be too picky, thanks a lot guys, and hopefully enjoy

Link to Audio

Link to Score

Hi! Does anyone have advice on how to get into contact with current master’s students studying composition at various universities? I’m familiar with emailing professors but I’m hoping to speak with current students as well. Just wondering about the general process of how to reach out to people.

I’m a Canada-based composer with about 7 years of experience. Over the past few years I’ve been composing for commercials through an agency based in China. Through that, I’ve worked on spots for some pretty major brands (Nike, Corona, Perrier, Hennessy, etc.), mostly writing 30-60 second cues.

I’m starting to question whether the pricing model I’ve been working under is actually reflective of the broader market, especially in North America. I’ve been told by a few people in the industry that composers working directly with U.S. agencies or brands (with North American budgets) could be charging significantly more, and that outsourcing through overseas agencies can sometimes undercut composers without them realizing it.

So I’m trying to recalibrate and get a clearer picture.

A few things I’d love insight on:

- What are you typically charging for a 30-second commercial spot (ballpark ranges are totally fine)?

- Do you separate creative fee vs. licensing/buyout? If so, how?

- If you’ve transitioned from lower-paying markets to higher-budget clients, what changed in your pricing approach?

I feel like I’ve built up a solid portfolio with legit brands, but I don’t want to keep undervaluing my work if the budgets I’ve been exposed to aren’t representative of the industry standard over here.

Appreciate any insight — even rough numbers or general frameworks would be super helpful.

Thanks!

Hello,

Basically what the title says...

Hey hey I am a student and I need to turn in some

compositions but I just need help polishing them one is a neo classical piece and the other is song if that’s something you are willing to help me out with That would be so wonderful!!! this is not a payed thing i’m just looking for somebody kind enough to help a young composer !

Two pieces I’ve written in C# minor and double sharps seems to haunt me. Specifically F 𝄪 is the one that comes up every time.

If I turn it into natural to make it flat I’ll have to add other accidentals and it just looks a mess when I do. Can I just make a D♭ minor instead?

I’ll just put some examples in the comments and see how you would do it

Is it that time in my life I must accept the evil double sharps instead of trying to expel them?