For a lot of artists, there is a struggle early on in their career where what they want to produce is nowhere near what they can actually produce. This is true across all mediums, but especially so in music where what we do when we’re starting out is often very different approach than what we’d do at an elite level. Sample libraries are expensive, we often do everything (writing, production, mixing, etc) all on our own as an individual, and this is even further complicated by

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.