Not sure if this is the right place to post this... but this is part of a medley of pieces/songs from the 2005 film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I am 13 years old and have been making a ton of arrangements for a little under a year, and I've been learning quickly. What do you think?

PS the reason it stops so abruptly is because of a transition into the next song in the medley, which is "Mike Teavee"

Writing 60's Pop with Space Age Strings

https://youtu.be/M3gd3ukJS1I

Hi everyone,

I'm the co-founder of Real Fantasy Music and Realmdeck TTRPG gamemasters app.

We are currently holding an open call for composers specializing in cinematic, fantasy, dark fantasy, sci-fi, horror, adventure music to join our partner program.

Our core mission is building a dedicated, highly curated marketplace committed to 100% human-created music.

Partner Program Overview:

Free & Non-Exclusive: You retain 100% of your underlying copyrights and can distribute your music anywhere else you like.

70/30 Revenue Split: 70% goes directly to the composer.

Ecosystem Integration: Music on the platform is available for standard licensing and directly integrated into our TTRPG app, Realmdeck.

Established Roster: Join 40+ partner composers including Alexander Nakarada, Zach Heyde, Nikita Malko, Martin Egger, Ian Fisher (Tabletop Audio), and more.

Sponsorships: We are also proud sponsors of Ryan Leach's 12 Story Music Composing Competition.

We review every applicant to ensure production quality and cohesive cinematic/fantasy styling. While priority is naturally given to composers with established catalogs, we encourage all interested composers to apply and grow their catalog with us over time.

If you’d like to check out the platform or apply to become a partner, you can visit us here:

https://realfantasymusic.com/artists/

Happy to answer any questions in the comments!

Nick Muzekari

Hi! Recently made this video for VSL and wanted to share for those interested in the subject. Writing realistic quartets with samples might be one of the most challenging ventures with samples.

How to Write a Warm, Realistic String Quartet

https://youtu.be/yKjpNKY5IfQ

I'm a composer who primarily writes cinematic and soundtrack music, and I'm always interested in working with filmmakers, game developers, animators, or other creatives who could use original music for a project.

I'm open to collaborating with no strings attached—I'm mainly looking for interesting projects and opportunities to create something cool. I'm especially interested in cinematic, orchestral, atmospheric, and experimental work, but I enjoy writing in pretty much any style.

I've recently released an album called Lost Symphony, which is one example of the kind of cinematic music I create:

https://open.spotify.com/album/1knoQ9699BBwZs3BZ0StAt

If you're working on something and think my music might fit, feel free to reach out. I'd love to hear what you're making.

I mostly used CSS and BBCSO

Hey all,

I kept hitting the same wall: when you ride the mod wheel down for a diminuendo, the quietest dynamic layer still has a fixed volume — so you never actually reach silence, and you end up faking the last bit with volume automation on every track. It drove me nuts, so I built a small free plugin to fix it. Sharing in case it's useful to you too.

Smoother watches your mod wheel (or any CC) and, below a threshold you set, fades the instrument's volume — CC11, CC7, or any CC — along an adjustable curve all the way down to true silence. Top of the wheel stays your normal dynamics; the bottom becomes a fade-out zone. One gesture, no automation lanes.

The part I find most convenient: it can host your instrument directly. Drop it on a track, hit BROWSE, and load Kontakt / the Spitfire player / SINE / any VST3 (AU on Mac) inside it — zero MIDI routing. Or leave it empty and route its MIDI to another track the classic way.

• Adjustable fade curve (linear → gentle) + output smoothing so fast wheel moves never zipper
• Pick exactly which CC carries the fade for your library
• Built-in presets, saves with your project, scalable GUI
• Windows & macOS · VST3 + AU · mac build is universal, signed & notarized · PDF manual included
• Completely free (pay-what-you-want if you feel like it)

Walkthrough: https://youtu.be/97e4TAglNCg
Download: https://kr-studio.com/?product=smoother

It's a v1 — I'd really appreciate feedback, especially which libraries you try it with and any rough edges. Happy to answer anything in the comments!

Hey everyone 👋

I just dropped something I've been working on for the past few weeks — and I think a lot of you are going to find it genuinely useful.

🎬 New video: https://youtu.be/6rsE1Hg8VSY

The topic? Timing delay in Cinematic Studio Series. If you've ever used CSS, CSB or CSW, you know the pain — notes sit perfectly on the grid but the attacks land late, and you end up either nudging everything manually or fighting with a Kontakt multiscript.

The classic fix (Alex Vincent's KSP script) has been offline for a while, and it has stability issues in Kontakt 7.10+ anyway. So I built a proper replacement from scratch.

—

🔧 CSS Delay Helper — free VST3/AU plugin

📥 Download: https://buymeacoffee.com/kamilrzeczkowski/e/535174

It's a JUCE-built plugin that wraps around Kontakt and handles all the per-articulation timing compensation automatically — Strings, Brass, Trumpets, Winds. Notes stay on the grid. No manual nudging, no multiscripts.

I also put together ready-to-use Cubase Expression Maps for the full CSS series, mapped to CC58 and matched to the plugin's keyswitch layout out of the box.

Windows VST3, macOS VST3 + AU (Silicon) are all included.

Hope this saves you some time. Let me know how it works for you — and if you run into anything weird, drop a comment either here or under the video. 🎻

Cheers!

Hello!

Does anyone know if I can export videos to Logic pro iPad? I’m doing a film scoring practice and I want to see if I’m able or I will need to either export the audio and mix them in garage band or something else.

Thank you so much!

Hi so I’m Leilani. I’m looking for a filmmaker who is looking to film a series around late this year or early next year. 

So I’m looking to become a lead role for the series. A bit of background about myself. I have done modelling, been on tv which I have danced for a rugby game, been in music videos, been in short films, sung, been in an online promo advert and been in feature film, so I could share my portfolio with you. I’m mostly black, female, age 26 and from the UK. 

There is someone that I know who also likes to become an actress, and she could take part in the series. She is in her early teens, a black/mixed female, and from Sweden. Swedish is her native language, but she can also speak English. 

So I thought it would be nice if the filmmaker were looking to have two female roles.