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Addressing the orchestral crisis

May 10, 2017

BY MEGAN LO SURDO We would like to welcome Megan in her first story as a CutCommon contributor. Fear of an ageing audience is no […]

Composing for game with BioShock’s Garry Schyman

May 6, 2017

BY CHRISTOPHER LEON Few composers have the opportunity to make their mark across film, television, and beyond. But BAFTA Award-winning composer Garry Schyman has made […]

Visiting the place where it all began

April 17, 2017

BY ELEANOR WOOD Eleanor is CutCommon’s London Correspondent. The writer and performer moved from her Sydney base to London in 2017. She studied Classical Voice and […]

How can we use music to achieve social change?

March 25, 2017

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE How can we use music to achieve social change? Artists have used outlets from painting to architecture as a way to […]

Oscar-nominated Lion composers explain co-scoring a film

February 22, 2017

BY CHRISTOPHER LEON How do two pianists score a feature film together? Writing and composing music for film can be very much a personal affair. […]

Seven songs, seven weeks in Iceland with Olafur Arnalds

February 15, 2017

BY CHRISTOPHER LEON Seven songs. Seven Iceland towns. Seven weeks. This is Olafur Arnalds’ offering Island Songs. The musician embarked on a journey across his homeland, […]

Bringing back the mandolin with Avital

October 25, 2016

BY ELEANOR WOOD Avi Avital is on a worldwide mission to bring back the mandolin. The Grammy-nominated artist has been heralded as one of […]

Photoblog: Composing in the Alaskan wilderness

October 15, 2016

BY DAVID JOHN LANG AND CASSIE TO In July this year, nine composers from around the world gathered in central Alaska for two weeks […]

Mark Degli Antoni on scoring documentaries, working for free, and Werner Herzog

October 15, 2016

BY CHRISTOPHER LEON Documentary scoring requires a unique approach. With a limited number of ‘characters’ and tailored narratives compared to film scoring, the music […]