Composing / Arranging / Songwriting

Brass and horns ignite the fire at the heart of the orchestra.

Scoring a huge ad campaign in four days is no mean feat, especially when you have to record live musicians.

Creative woodwind writing is the orchestral arranger’s secret weapon.

This often-overlooked orchestral family holds the key to a wide range of exciting tonal colours.

Familiarity with a few common articulations is the key to successful MIDI string arranging.

Adding strings to an arrangement is a great way to inject motion into your music.

Blockbuster video game Horizon Zero Dawn took six years to make, and required its three composers to invent an entirely new sound world.

Our major new series explains how to harness the power of today’s virtual orchestral instruments.

Cult TV series Stranger Things has become essential viewing — and essential listening. We talk to the previously unknown composers behind its hit soundtrack.