Dominoflare

Well i use a mixture of loads of different methods, but i generally follow particular steps in my approach to composing first step~ concept. as an aspiring film composer, having a concept is really important in my personal opinion. it gives me a straight-forward sense of direction in terms of where i want the composition to go, so when i compose i usually come up with a theme first. Another method for using concepts is usually from my art or other artworks as well. i'd go to an art exhibition or just look at some really interesting concpet art and write music that expresses my own perspective of the work Second step~ developing melodies In terms of developing melodic ideas or just coming up with melody parts or sometimes even an entire piece, i usually do this mentally. i prefer to compose from my head because this method of composing doesn't limit you to your abilities on an instrument. It also allows me to be a lot more creative, because i find that when you compose more with just using piano, not only are you limited to your skills as a pianist, but your ideas don't come as fluidly, and you tend to subconsciously steal ideas from stuff you learned how to play beforehand, unless you're already an extremely talented instrumentalist Third step-Texture/Sound design This is where the tech comes in. since my work includes loads of cinematic soundscapes, sound design, atmospheres and most importantly texture, when i'm done creating an a concept and a main melody, i work on sound design next. creating fitting textures, soundscapes, sweeps, effects and everything else that's needed for the piece sound design-wise (sometimes i switch this step around with the second step) Final step-Composing Putting it all together, this is where all my equipment comes in hand, digital piano, midi keyboard, EWQl complete composers, kontakt, ableton, reason etc I layer all the individual instruments over the recently created texture and develop my ideas from there And voila! Tis done ;)

well i'm still in secondary school(high school) been composing for about 3 years now, classically AND contemporary trained in piano and composition since i was 8 and self taught in sound design and electronic production brought up in quite a musical background in England that's about it :)