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Tom Holkenborg’s SCORE Academy Offers Real-World Training For Film Composers

The program will offer two students a free, year-long program that’s designed to “raise students skill sets to the highest level in all aspects of scoring, sound design programming, music production, music technology and film music business.”… Read More Tom Holkenborg’s SCORE Academy Offers Real-World Training For Film Composers

March 31, 2019March 31, 20194 Comments

New Giorgio Moroder Soundtrack – Queen Of The South

Electronic music pioneer Giorgio Moroder has teamed up with producer Raney Shockne to create the soundtrack for a USA crime drama Queen Of The South. … Read More New Giorgio Moroder Soundtrack – Queen Of The South

March 11, 20192 Comments

New ‘Apollo 11’ Documentary Soundtrack Features Electronic Sounds Of 1969

Every instrument and effect used in the score existed at the time of the mission in 1969, including the Moog modular Synthesizer IIIc, the Binson Echorec 2 tube echo, the Mellotron sample playback keyboard and the instruments of the orchestra.… Read More New ‘Apollo 11’ Documentary Soundtrack Features Electronic Sounds Of 1969

March 9, 20197 Comments

Junkie XL On Scoring With Cubase

The series is essentially a free master class in Holkenborg’s approach to scoring – which he’s used in scoring films like Mad Max: Fury Road, Deadpool and Tom Raider. … Read More Junkie XL On Scoring With Cubase

February 23, 2019February 23, 20191 Comment

Secrets Of The Terminator 2 Soundtrack That The Studios Did Not Want You To See

This video explores the specific samples and techniques that composer Brad Fiedel used in creating the T2 soundtrack. … Read More Secrets Of The Terminator 2 Soundtrack That The Studios Did Not Want You To See

February 13, 2019February 13, 20197 Comments

Junkie XL Explains The ‘Chardonnay Buy’, Plus The Future Of Film Scoring

Holkenborg discusses how he built up his fantastic collection of synths, the difference between a ‘coffee buy’ and a ‘chardonnay buy’ and more.… Read More Junkie XL Explains The ‘Chardonnay Buy’, Plus The Future Of Film Scoring

February 11, 2019February 11, 20195 Comments

Junkie XL Brass (Sneak Preview)

“I needed to build my own sample libraries,” notes Holkenborg, “and that’s why we’ve gotten to the point of creating my own brass library together with Orchestral Tools.”… Read More Junkie XL Brass (Sneak Preview)

February 5, 20194 Comments

SYNTHS DX Designed For Scoring, 80s-Style

SYNTHS DX is ‘a collection of inspiring sounds for creating subtle cinematic atmospheres, deep, wide sci-fi pads for film, videogame, ambient and synthwave music production’.… Read More SYNTHS DX Designed For Scoring, 80s-Style

December 28, 2018Leave a comment

First Film Scored On An iPad – Inhumanity

‘Inhumanity’ is a grindhouse action film about a woman that becomes entangled in a mystery, involving suspicious deaths, corporate conspiracy and a psychotic killer. And it’s the first full-length film scored with an iPad & Korg Gadget.… Read More First Film Scored On An iPad – Inhumanity

October 15, 2018February 27, 202023 Comments

Inside The Score Of Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Here’s an entertaining look at the Terminator 2 soundtrack, focusing on the sampling and synthesis techniques that help define the soundtrack’s sound. … Read More Inside The Score Of Terminator 2: Judgment Day

August 20, 2018February 13, 20199 Comments

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