Currently the Resident Composer for the American Studio Orchestra, Jacob Yoffee is a Los Angeles-based composer writing primarily for Film, Television and Trailer Music projects.

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Composer Jacob Yoffee discusses how thinking like a music producer will give you a leg up when scoring trailers, films, and TV.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Trailer music
• Writing on spec
• Demo fees
• Making the music sound real
• Cutting through the competition
• Writing to emotion & feel
• Orchestration & music production
• Don't sound thin
• Writing for the samples
• Invest in the tools
• Being a music major at Peabody
• Difference between academia & media
• John Corigliano
• Behave as a business
• Think like a music producer
• Develop a team & network of musicians
• Invest in yourself & your workplace

Website:

• jacobyoffeemusic.com

Recommended Listening:

• Elliot Goldenthal, "Libera Me" from Interview With a Vampire
• Jennifer Hidgon, Blue Cathedral

Recommended Reading:

• Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A brief history of tomorrow

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