Screened Music Network - Celebrating excellence in British screen composition

Master Class Series Overview

A brief overview of our recent technical master class series.

Category: Composers | Posted: Wednesday; Mar 19, 2008

Screened Music joins forces with BAFTA for screening showcase

Screened Music and BAFTA are joining forces to profile some of the outstanding music written by composers in the network.

Category: Screened Music Network | Posted: Friday; Feb 01, 2008

David Lowe is Guest Speaker at first Screened Music Master Class

We are delighted to welcome David Lowe to the first of our technical master classes on Thurs 21st Feb.

Category: Screened Music Network | Posted: Wednesday; Jan 30, 2008

Winning Advert Pitches

A quick look at some winning advert pitches for Screened Music composers

Category: Composers | Posted: Monday; Jan 28, 2008

New Composers

New composers invited to join the Screened Music Network in December.

Category: Composers | Posted: Friday; Dec 21, 2007

Composer Jamie Serafi on Children's Magical World by Andy Quin

This is unbelievable music - UNBELIEVABLE. I am in total and utter awe. You deserve to be exactly where you are today Andy because you are so incredibly talented. This track is a much larger version of… Rating: 95%

Panellist Paul Farrer on Mad Jack by Bartosz Klimaszewski

Very good but you lose points for using the 'Bowed Metal' samples from Distorted Reality too much. I use them too much as well. So does everyone else. One day the public will notice. Rating: 88%

Panellist Paul Farrer on Prelude by Stephan Hodel

Superb. I love the Vaughn Williams Englishness of it all. What are you doing looking for advice from us? You should be telling us how to do it. Rating: 98%

Panellist Paul Farrer on Odyssey by David Gough

Nice use of brass and a good solid arrangement of a good track, but you need to work on the dynamics and placement of your samples a bit more. I'm sure an orchestra would eat this up and make it wonderful,… Rating: 87%

Panellist Paul Farrer on Mystical Flight by Michael England

Drawing a line somewhere between John Williams' Harry Potter and Danny Elfman's Edward Scissorhands this is a decent attempt at flight of fancy orchestral score on a budget. Good use of light and shade… Rating: 80%

Panellist Rodney Newton on Mystical Flight by Michael England

This is a beautifully scored track which does what it says on the tin. I like the simplicity and the keen ear for instrumental colour. It gets my vote! Rating: 90%

Panellist Rodney Newton on Mad Jack by Bartosz Klimaszewski

A good library track, but Mad Jack doesn't seem to get very far. I like the sparse scoring, though. Rating: 86%

Panellist Rodney Newton on Prelude by Stephan Hodel

This is very good indeed - I like the harmonies and the statement-and-answer between the brass and the strings. Very professional, full of craftsmanship, very well scored and a real pleasure to listen… Rating: 98%

Panellist Rodney Newton on Odyssey by David Gough

Some good ideas here and it would be great to hear it played on a real orchestra (one day, David!). The synth sound doesnt do it justice which is a pity because it is very evocative and really rather haunting. Rating: 88%

Composer fadi gaziri on Toybox Main Title Theme by Jamie Serafi

LIke it, the style reminds me of Mark Snow. Rating: 89%