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Multi-Award-Winning Composer Hollie Buhagiar on the Art of Crafting Bespoke Scores for Film, TV & Games

Hollie Buhagiar reveals her approach to composition, her feelings about temp score and AI music generation, and the joy of experimenting with new instruments.

Live Action, Premiere

Chloe Sarbib’s ‘Jensen’ Finds a Songwriter Struggling to Retain Her Sense of Self Before Taking Centre Stage

Chloe Sarbib explains why she deliberately engendered shifts in her directing style for her heartfelt music drama about identity and self-examination.

Documentary, Music Video, Premiere

Leo Pfeifer Explores What Happens When a Career Drummer Can No Longer Keep the Beat in Doc ‘Lost Time’

Leo Pfeifer talks to DN about 'Lost Time', his intimate reflective documentary about what happens when a career drummer can no longer keep the beat.

Documentary, Music Video, Premiere

Iqbal Ahmed Pays Homage to the Therapeutic Power of Music in Inspiring Documentary Short ‘Offbeat’

LA-based Writer/Director Iqbal Ahmed takes DN behind the scenes of his inspiring documentary portrait about the therapeutic power of music, ‘Offbeat’.

Documentary, Film Festival, Music Video, Podcasts

DN353: Rob Curry & Tim Plester Herald the Rebirth of a Folk Legend in ‘The Ballad of Shirley Collins’

Rob Curry & Tim Plester craft a lyrical response to the life, work & tragic loss of the High Queene of English Folk music, Shirley Collins.

Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN333: Passion & Insanity Make for Destructive Bedfellows in Jakob M. Erwa’s Tense Psychodrama ‘Homesick’

"Don’t sit & wait for the chance, do it!" Dir. Jakob M. Erwa shares the rallying cry that powered the production of his psychothriller feature

Animation

Antoni Sendra Kicks off his new Series with the ‘Bulletproof Thoughts’ of Joe Strummer

A mix of live action, animation & motion graphics, Antoni Sendra’s Bulletproof Thoughts brings the sage words of hellraiser Joe Strummer to frenetic life.

Article

7 Tips For Getting a Great Score for Your Film

Here are seven key things to bear in mind when you begin to look at working with a composer for your film’s music.

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