In this special summer episode of Composer Quest, composer Adam Conrad shares a ton of great insights about how music works in film. He also explains why he transitioned from using MIDI mockups to writing everything by hand, for real musicians.

 

 

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Right click to download Ep. 92, or open in iTunes.

Adam’s talk was part of the Minnesota Music Coalition 2014 MN Music Summit. Thanks to MMC’s director (and Composer Quest guest) Ellen Stanley for setting up the talk, and thanks to McNally Smith for hosting.

Connect with Adam Conrad on Twitter and Soundcloud page for more of his work. Also, the short horror film he shares in his talk is Buggin’.

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