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“One of the great things about Vimeo is that it feels like a big university campus, off the main street and away from regular commercial business. On Vimeo you can usually let your creativity go unfettered by copyright concerns, advertising banners and troll comments. Quite different from YouTube.

Unfortunately I recently had a take down notice on my Philip Bloom London Meet-up video because the record company behind the sound track for A Clockwork Orange threatened Vimeo and asked for the video to be removed. I didn’t really mind too much – because to the music industry’s credit, the corporate attitude of days-gone-by does seem to be changing and their understanding of the internet is growing.”

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Read this article from Bostonist

“On Friday, Berklee hosted composers, filmmakers, and miscellaneous artistic types for a Music for Film networking event. Co-sponsored by Beanywood, the evening offered the opportunity to hear music from up-and-coming composers, as well as panel presentations from folks in the industry. Overall, it was an excellent opportunity to meet people dedicated to the pursuit of making music for films, and a chance for writers like us to get a glimpse behind the scenes of movies.”

This article is from Film and Game Composers.

“A while back, I read “A Complete Guide to Film Scoring” by Richard Davis. Its a great book and definitively well worth the read. Here is the synopsis of the book:

“If you’ve ever wondered how to write music for film or television, The Complete Guide to Film Scoring is a necessary resource. This guide will take you through the film-making process, preparing and recording a score, the history of the field, and the business side of film scoring including contracts, fees, publishing, royalties, and copyrights.

Learn from the career experiences of 19 film-scoring professionals in interviews with composers such as Michael Kamen (Mr. Holland’s Opus, Brazil), Alf Clausen (The Simpsons, Naked Gun), Alan Silvestri (Forrest Gump, Contact), Mark Snow (X-Files, Millennium) and Elmer Bernstein (To Kill a Mockingbird, Airplane, Rainmaker).”

Anyway, I recently found this video series by Richard Davis on youtube which is very interesting. Topics he covers include:” Watch videos here.