Could jazz help inspire your classical performance?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Francis Hon has just released a studio album filled with classic piano works. Beethoven, Bach, Liszt — it’s all in there. What […]
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Encountering talent with a world view
Composer Michael Stimpson’s new album confronts the impact of man on our world
BY JOSEPH ASQUITH, LEAD WRITER (EDUCATION) As artists, we often question whether our job needs to be prioritised in a world affiliated by global maladies. I always […]
The Dig composer talks STEM, music theatre, and film score debut
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE VIA LEVEL AND GAIN It’s pretty special when your compose your first feature film and it’s released on Netflix starring Carey Mulligan […]
How Kevin Kiner composes “bigger than life” Star Wars soundtracks
BY ANGELO VALDIVIA VIA LEVEL AND GAIN If you’ve been paying attention to Star Wars over the past decade, you’d know the property has been […]
Perfect Day Music Foundation champions underrepresented voices in classical music
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Perfect Day Music Foundation’s mission is to champion the work of underrepresented people in classical music. Formed in January 2020, PDMF came […]
Nainita Desai composes the experience of living with autism for The Reason I Jump
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Every year in April, Autism Acceptance Month (previously Autism Awareness Month) is celebrated across the world. […]
The Social Dilemma: A chat with composer Mark Crawford
BY HANNAH MAY WITH STEPHANIE ESLAKE Fake news. Algorithms. Manipulation of our perception of the world. Manipulation of our perception of ourselves. Confronting big issues […]
Film composer Nathan Halpern is delivering empathy out of darkness
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE VIA LEVEL AND GAIN Nathan Halpern’s two latest projects have one thing in common: they’re dark. The film Swallow is a psychological […]
How Ilan Eshkeri scored David Attenborough’s new BBC nature documentary
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) VIA LEVEL AND GAIN Many of us have watched Sir David Attenborough’s documentaries. You might’ve tuned […]
Could your favourite film score have been composed by your local councillor?
BY LIAM HEITMANN-RYCE Artists can undergo an entire evolutionary cycle of job roles throughout the course of their film career, in front of and behind […]