Walter Murch laid out 6 great principles in his book, “In the Blink of an Eye” for editors to keep in mind when editing. Having recently read the book, I thought they were extremely relevant to composers as well. His hierarchy breaks down into 6 guiding principles to judge a film’s edit, or in our case: music.

Your catalog as a composer is not just a fun thought exercise, it is the ever growing collection of all of your pieces, cues, and drafts that you’ve worked on over the years. From 1m01_20230501-A .wav to 4m27_20251143_D.wav, you’ve likely amassed a large collection of tracks throughout the years. All of these are potential money earners for you.

as film composers have additional duties and understandings that may extend beyond traditional discussions of music. Most musicians are familiar with the five elements of music: harmony, rhythm, melody, texture, and form. When analyzing music of any genre or medium, we can look at it through the lens of each of these elements and come to conclusions about the music in order to deeper understand the composer and their style and choices. Film music does not exist in a vacuum, a

I’d like to look at some ways you can immediately inject more of your own “sound” into your work - be it for video games, film, commercials or whatever project you are working on to help develop and craft your own voice as a musician.