Michael Barry

When I was studying at USC my venerable professor the wonderful composer/orchestrator Jack Smalley told us “if you’re scoring something uncomfortable make the orchestra uncomfortable.” He was speaking specifically about composing jumping large intervals while a series of jumps occurred in the film. Sort of like this example below (which I think is similar to the one he showed at …

While good teachers will teach important concepts to you, great teachers will teach you how to teach important concepts to yourself. A great teacher will prepare you for continued success outside of their tutorage.  There should never be a point where you become too satisfied with your own craft; you should always be looking to improve and learn new tricks. …