Working As A Film Composer is an inside look at what it is like working in the industry today. It’s a journey through the career defining moments of an award-winning Hollywood composer with insightful perspectives from industry professionals and action steps and advice from some of today’s top composers including: Hans Zimmer, Christopher Lennertz, Terence Blanchard, Geoff Zanelli, Steve Mazzaro, Kurt Farquhar, Tina Guo, Neal Acree, Penka D Kouneva, Austin Wintory and more!
Hans Zimmer (Inception, Gladiator, The Last Samurai, The Da Vinci Code, Inception, The Dark Knight)
Christopher Lennertz (Medal of Honor, The Boys, Lost in Space, Horrible Bosses, UglyDolls)
Terence Blanchard (Malcolm X, Eve’s Bayou, Love & Basketball, Original Sin, Inside Man, The Princess and the Frog)
Penka D Kouneva (Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, Elysium, Ender’s Game)
Steve Mazzaro (Kung-Fu Panda 4, The Boss Baby 1+2, No Time to Die, Army of Thieves)
Geoff Zanelli (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Into the West, The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Disturbia, Hitman, Outlander)
…and many more!
WORKING AS A FILM COMPOSER
This book provides a comprehensive guide to the world of composing for film and media, with behind the scenes insights into getting started, demystifying and organizing the creative process, building successful relationships, mastering the business, optimizing your social media, understanding how management really works, using intuition and intentionality, and finding overall balance through teamwork. It's a unique look inside the process with career-defining stories, advice and action steps from the author and a wide range of top composers working today in the continually evolving world of TV, Films and Games. 'Working As a Film Composer' offers a deeper understanding of composing for media, with valuable resources to help create and sustain a successful career in the industry today.
