"The Sound of Jurassic Park"

This 21 minute documentary provides technical insights as to just what makes the score to Jurassic Park so magical sounding.

"The Rachmaninoff Climax Trick"

Rachmaninoff had a unique trick to make the apex of his phrases "pop".  This video explores the trick in detail and provides notable examples. Be sure to add this trick to your arsenal.

"Composing For Cinematic Harp"

This enlightening 44 minute documentary explores the often confusing experience of writing for harp.  Hosted by leading Los Angeles session harpist (and professor) Alison Bjorkedal.

"Wagner: The Tristan Chord Finally Debunked"

Its been over 150 years since Wagner wrote his greatest opera "Tristan and Isolde," yet to this day music historians argue over the classification of this chord. Have we finally debunked the riddle?

"Composing For Cinematic Big Bad With Gordon Goodwin Sample Content"

An excerpt from the course is provided here, along with the introduction which starts the course featuring a cue in the style of "The Naked Gun."

"The Smart Orchestrator Vol. 1 Sample Content"

This video contains an excerpt from chapter 05 of our course "The Smart Orchestrator Volume 1". The main title was also recorded by a live orchestra.

"Composing For Cinematic Percussion With Brian Kilgore Sample Content"

In this excerpt we peek into one of the two recording sessions which were recorded in "real-time."

"Harmony The Systemless System Vol. 1 Sample Content"

This course tackles one of the most difficult obstacles for a composer - how to overcome the harmonic plateau.   Here is an excerpt from the course.

"Preparing Scores and Parts With Thanh Tran Main Title"

The main title for this course was recorded with full orchestra and the reduced score is presented here in scrolling score style.