SOUND ON SOUND
Who benefits from wordy and expensive contracts in the world of music for media? Not the musician, that’s for sure.
Don’t get too carried away at the idea of seeing your name in lights. For one thing, it might not be your name, exactly...
If you think the life of a media composer is difficult today, spare a thought for the man who invented the job.
Does the concept of ownership mean anything in the software studio?
Today’s TV composers have no choice but to operate a Zen studio. Where’s the fun in that?
They say that absolute power corrupts absolutely. But it does give you a certain amount of artistic freedom.
If only we could all work together, we could compete against each other more effectively.
There are always loose ends in the murky world of music for the media. And sometimes those loose ends end up tied round your neck.
Is it really still OK for our livelihoods to depend on a small piece of plastic?
The joy of working in an abstract medium is that everyone will find their own meaning in your music.