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John The Composer

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Member Since: 03/01/2006
Band Website: www.johnthecomposer.com
Sounds Like: Vibrant, reflective of mood and action, unfolding with a sense of purpose, embodied with a restless, striving energy. Real old-school film score with an edge.
Type of Label: Major

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Facebook Fan Page Is Up, with Video

Just created a fan page on facebook and uploaded four videos of scenes I scored in BMI's Composing for the Screen: http://www.facebook.com/pages/John-The-Composer/2148 71607328
Posted by on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:22:00 GMT

Segue

I spent the better part of the past six weeks working on music for BMI's Composing for the Screen with Rick Baitz and fellow composers Stephen Frost, Gervasio Goris, David Maurice, Kerry Muzzey, Ela O...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:26:00 GMT

Absolute vs. Incidental Part III

IIIPicking up where we left off...What makes absolute music independent -- what holds it together?Definition of Terms: MusicAny good philosophical/theoretical dialogue should begin with a definition o...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:48:00 GMT

Absolute vs. Incidental Part II

Part IIPlot vs. MovementIt could be argued that the form of incidental music that is least dependent on its "host" medium is ballet, due to the fact that, although the music for a ballet may be based ...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:34:00 GMT

Absolute Music vs. Incidental Music: Why the dichotomy?

I'm interested in exploring the difference between absolute/concert music and incidental/programmatic music, and their universality. Here are a few of my thoughts on the topic:Traditionally, as I unde...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:48:00 GMT

montage

back from honeymoon and back to work.
Posted by on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:01:00 GMT

Liturgical Music

This week is Liturgical Music Week here in my cave. I've been composing the music for a wedding (in which I also happen to be participating as the groom). It's the abridged version of a Catholic weddi...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:23:00 GMT

the final countdown

45 days until weddingmust... remain... sane...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:11:00 GMT