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ConnorRees

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  1. Produced using Sibelius, Pro Tools, and East West Symphonic Orchestra.
  2. This is my first composition using East West libraries and Pro Tools. Tell me what you think!
  3. From what I have seen, most of the themes that film score composers like John Williams, Michael Giacchino, etc. write are almost always harmonized by diatonic chords, or chords that fit the key. Sure, every once in a while you see a chromatic harmony like a secondary dominant or something, but it's almost solely diatonic (I play these themes by ear on the piano and I know that I am not making a mistake when deciphering them by ear). With the vast array of ways to harmonize, which I'm sure they have studied, why do they stick to such basic progressions?
  4. I am also interested. How many pieces may we submit for consideration?
  5. As I am looking into colleges for Film Scoring/Composition (USC Thornton), I would like to know what kind of things they look for in the first year applications. Specifically, I would like to know whether winning something like one of the monthly competitions offered on this site would be of any value on a college application/résumé. I know these monthly competitions are usually not very large compared to many competitions you find online, but even so... Any other information regarding this topic would be appreciated! Gracias :D

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