Recent content by Mark Pope

He really was a great actor, phenomenal voice, able to express a lot with very little effort. Really too bad that we'll have no more Rickman films.

I completely agree. I do think Sfoster was being genuine as well. That having been said, no need to be snarky, no one is attacking you. Your initial question did read a little egocentric, and in fact every question Sfoster asked you, I had, myself thought during the reading myself. And with...

I just realized that you specifically asked about mentioning instruments/rhythms. And so I must specifically answer here. NOOOOO!!!! Do not! You've a professional composer there, trained etc., and if your musical instincts are better than his, fire him. If yours are not, then don't limit him wit...

So every movie ever scored has had to have adjustments of some sort. You really do not need to burden yourself with wondering if it is okay for you to ask for a change. This is YOUR movie, you have a vision for what you want, and you will be letting yourself, and your entire team down if you do...

I think it is well worth being cautious. I only know what I learned in an intellectual property class in undergrad, but certainly if the intent of a show reel is to gain exposure from people in the business, you certainly wouldn't want to burden yourself with the concern that the "wrong" person...

Hey Pascual, Welcome. I like your work, and props on the credits, looks like you've been quite busy, so good job, sir! Best of luck with your endeavors here!

It sounds to me like you have a vested interest in the site. I'd say on the off chance you are not trying to do some sly promoting right now, that you should be realistic and appreciate the fact that you are probably not going to make money off of your movie. But it doesn't check out. If you...

The "are you making fun of me" bit kind of goes on for a while. I didn't think it was a terrible scene by any means, but it certainly didn't seem like a comedy. Best of luck!

Hello to everyone! I've already posted an introduction in the appropriate category, and judging from the number of replies my colleagues are receiving, chances of making actual human contact in this area are slim, but no matter, here I am! I am a composer, classically trained, based out of Los...

Great choice. He's definitely got the lock-down on a particular style of comedy. A talk about hard-working, he's putting out like 5 and 6 scores a year!

I have heard the John Williams vs Hans Zimmer debate a million times played out over the interweb by casual fans. I'm curios to find that of actual musicians, composers and film makers, which composers are your favorite? Since I mentioned Zimmer, I'm going to jump to his immediate defense here...

I too would recommend doing some table-reading. In any form of story-telling I find it very easy to end up in the same boat you are in if I work off of the question "What does the audience need to know for this to make sense?". The risk of course is that what you end up with, is instead of a...

Most of what I have posted is produced in Reason, using a number of libraries, primarily Miroslav. I believe all of the tracks feature live recorded instruments as well. One notable exception is my score "First Light" which was my first MIDI production and was done completely with the limited...

.... Mind..... Blown........

Who wouldn't want to take ride the "Hotel Rwanda" or take a plunge down the "Junk Mail" water slide? I say go for it!! Seriously though, while they did have some great movies, like American Psycho and Kick-Ass, I feel that most of their draw would be for thriller and horror movies, and the park...