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The info dump that @MK_Piano wrote should help you, too. Back in the golden days of hollywood, there was orchestra at hand to play the music for the films. Even before the advent of DAW's. Now, with DAW's what occurs: the composer sends the demo to studio for approval. Then his or her team prepares for the final cut (post production). Orchestration, copyist, ect. Now if there are synths, those are not part of the live recording. If there is one. Dune used synths and custom instruments. Scores today have become more hybrid @interlect. Learn to write well. Take feedback when it is provided. :) Final note: I agree with @MK_Piano on how scores should be presented. We are here to help you. Let us do that...please.

Hello @Thatguy v2.0 What a lovely prelude you have here. :) I am will now provide review: 1) At bar 5 and following you marked what pedal markings should be. But you do not need to mark them every time. Just show us once and then use sim. expression. That way, you show the performer what the pedal markings. 2) the counterpoint is spot on. I see no issue there.

[INFO DUMP] Kvothe has merit in their critique. There are plenty of truths about music and the most basic one is that this art is here for you to enjoy. Whether it is by music creation, performance or listening to a song, it is here for all humans to express and interact with. This said, we live a society, and there are rules, expectations and trends for us to follow. In the music industry, this is very much true. Most of us here are professionals in the classical/ traditional aspect of music creation and performance, while some focus on more modern productions and performances on the popular stage. When it comes to the idea of having your work performed, the first and most basic universal is to have sheet music ready for musicians to perform. Sure, a studio or individual can only use the MP3 render and call it a day, however, that may not work for all cases. You may hire a band or an orchestra to play the music, however, they too will expect some PDF or printed copy to use. No matter the means, if you truly wish to participate in this field, you must inform yourself on the current practices. Why? Because there is an expectation and standard for music distribution. One aspect often overlooked is the side of copyright and trademark protection. If you have a work performed or licensed, you need to have this protection for widespread use. If you publish the score, it must also be protected. Just because "you made it" doesn't always guarantee it is protected. To tie back in, this is the fundamental point of Kvothe's comments. You cannot just throw a score out into the community and expect everyone to respect it like they would a Mozart work. There are professional expectations in engraving, formatting and document layout. So much so, people may disregard your score if you misspelled an instrument part. Sheet music distribution is under a lot of scrutiny and please do not take any comments about it personally. We are all spoiled by good sheet music and to be fair, we expect to see it... especially if we have to spend money for a copy.

Alas, I am not ready for this! I am still learning...

Why hello there, When I was listening to your piece, I heard a compound meter and not simple meter. From the score, you have a simple meter (3/4) with triplets that gave me that me that impression. and Other triplet figures too... Switch 3/4 and replace it with 9/8. you will still have the triplet feel! You might have to adjust some bars to adjust to meter. But overall, you will be surprised... The direct modulation from D-A was a nice surprise. It reminded how J. Williams modulates.

Why hello there, I would like to see the full, if possible. That way, I can full see how you orchestrated each section. However, what I can do is give a review from the audio. I love the dovetailing in the woods and the cadential closures. That is nice touch. However, I think those authentic cadences might serve a better purpose in a coda, especially with the cymbals. :) The Patti roll was excellent. That provide a great start. I think when you have interchange between piano and strings. With the lyrical melody, use wood wind. Then when you have piano part strings! Strings can handle such bouncy melody. :) Background material: Underneath, you can use brass and woods to create waltz type harmony. Overall, this is charming piece.

Hello YC gang, Below I have attached the first ten measures of arrangement of Meger second Humorquse. The cast is woods in pairs and two horns. Here is what needs to you check for me: Score this as if this this was entry for YC contest. My goals; I want to successfully score for orchestra->check balance, texture, and timbre. Check for engraving errors I have missed. check for instrumation errors Harmony errors etc Reger Humor no. 2 untitled.mp3 Meger.pdf

Hi there, The operative word was "could". Does not mean there will be. But could be. And that depends on the budget. Even Indie studios can have live musicians (see silk song).

That can be difficult if the Scoring Program cant "Keep-Up" with an EXTERNAL midi-Import file. Having a Live Orchestra play your Compositions must very nice and fulfilling . but then what ?........................ For producers like me , its a Dead-End............because it cant be taken any further. Regarding Total-Costs to be paid out to Additional Musicians, Budget restrictions may be a priority, when it comes to paying either: 1: One producer 2: A dozen musicians and also the Re-Editing involved in the Final-Cut, has be taken into consideration that would take more time to Re-Score.....than to post-edit via computer Time is Money.................

This is partial correct. However, in media works, there could be musicians involved. Ergo: why not make sure your demo and your score is ready?

Submitting the "Closing credits" Theme + pdf and Midi Files If anyone has the solution to one of the MuseScore "Page-Cutoff" Issues , please let me know as i have no power to correct this: CITY LIFE closing Credits.mp3 CITY LIFE closing Credits.pdf CITY LIFE closing Credits.mid

I am trying to do what some of the late romantic composers did in their time: Keep refining even after a work have been published to improve the piece further. (Mahler, Liszt, Bruckner and others did this) Any critique is welcome. I refined and changed a few sections in the piece even re wrote some parts. While some sections stayed the same. Thanks in advance. revisit warborn work in progress.pdfWarborn version 2 wip re write title 05-04-2026 newest - Flow 1.mp3

"If you were to hand you score an orchestra, they will say no thank you. Step one is creating a polish craft." Your Fixation for a perfect pdf Score....is not going to help you, when submitting a composition to a TV Network, for an Intro-Outro Theme, or even a Film-Movie Main Title. I doubt very much if any Executive producer, is going to request a Pdf Score as most people cant read Music. Hes only going to be interested in how YOUR composition will FIT into HIS view of how the music will enhance the complete Final Production. https://www.screenskills.com/job-profiles/browse/unscripted-tv/editorial/executive-producer-unscripted-tv/

Any one else experiencing these issues ? https://musescore.org/en/node/355007

Hi there, There are programs that users on this forum that create scores; they are finale, dorico, sibeluis. And heck I will toss MuseScore into the mix. On a serious note: If you were to hand you score an orchestra, they will say no thank you. Step one is creating a polish craft.

This is actually written as a quintet. The reason why there are so many staffs there are to accommodate the different percussion sound fonts for each set up only five players needed.

Melodies Themes Motives Harmony Chords Textures Form Development Structure Time Originality Creativity Score Presentation Instrumentation Orchestration Playability Execution of Given Challenge Taste 9.5 9 9.5 8.5 10 9.5 8 8 Average Score: 9

So looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong! You should get upside collosus of prora badge, like extraordinarily existential and huge orchestra. This is funnily fun to listen to. Melodies Themes Motives Harmony Chords Textures Form Development Structure Time Originality Creativity Score Presentation Instrumentation Orchestration Playability Execution of Given Challenge Taste 8 10 8.5 10 9 (too messy because of size) idk... like... 7.5? 5 (great soundscape, but not trio quartet or quintet) 9.5 Average Score: 8. 4375

This is quite charming! I would love to see a score of the parts that are orchestrated. If I had no context and turned on the radio and this was playing, I would've honestly thought this was a Strauss waltz. That's probably my biggest gripe with this. I think it's suppose to be an homage to the Strauss Viennese Waltz, but it lacks originality or a unique take on the genre.

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Oh my goodness yes... I'd have to look again. In preparation for the project, I looked up "orchestration books", and it came up in one of the PDFs I found, and I took a screenshot. I have no idea where it came from.

Hello there. Let me provide you a clear review of the first movement. First, you have clear sense on motive creation and how to work with it. I see no issue with that. Secondly, I feel with this sonata belongs to baroque period in the way it uses the motive thorough out. For if this way sonata in the classical style, there would be clear sense of period of sentence form with the primary theme followed by transition that modulates to secondary theme. However, you use the basic idea as way to transition to second theme, which is unique. That is why I think it fits more with in Baroque style (A la Scalati and Bach). I appreciate the modal harmony! That is refreshing to hear vs the functional tonal harmony as a standard. Hence, that is why I also thought it was Baroque. The ending of the made of think late baroque, too.

In your comment following my score analysis last week, you sent photos of an excerpt from a book detailing some orchestration stuff. Kvothe was asking if you know what book the photos were from.

I didn't quote a book, I'm sorry I'm lost

Seeing as my schedule will open up in the next few weeks, I suppose I will participate :)