2020 wasn’t my best year, but it had its moments. Time for a condensed wrap-up! John Williams concert in Vienna. I finally got to see the maestro, after missing him in London in 2019, and now that I had been to concerts of Goldsmith, Horner and Williams, my life was complete and I could –… Continue reading XS Year 2020 wrap-up
Out now: Goldfall
Yet another “new release” post? Not at all. This is really special and if you’re into orchestral, melodic, romantic filmmusic, you should definitely give this a listen. Particularly because Goldfall has been my first (and hopefully not my last) collaboration with the talented viola/violin player Natalia Wierzbicka a.k.a. Nat Willow. As you know I’m specializing… Continue reading Out now: Goldfall
Goldfall X-Mas Pt. 3 of 3
In case you missed the beginning of this little tale, you can check out here what happened in parts 1 and 2. Last time we stopped at Envio discovering a secret door that leads into the mountain rock. Let’s find out how this story ends. Part 3 The passage soon becomes like something that might… Continue reading Goldfall X-Mas Pt. 3 of 3
Goldfall X-Mas Pt. 2 of 3
In case you missed the first part, this is a nice little winter’s tale with elements of fantasy and detective story which I thought might spark some christmas mood. If you wonder what it’s got to do with my site, it’s actually background story for my upcoming album release “Goldfall”. Be sure to check out… Continue reading Goldfall X-Mas Pt. 2 of 3
Goldfall X-Mas Pt. 1 of 3
Christmas is coming, and it’s fitting that my upcoming album is about something that could as well be a christmas story – a detective story, set in winter, having to do with religion and about believing in the power of good. Let me share this story with you in three parts: Part 1 Imagine a… Continue reading Goldfall X-Mas Pt. 1 of 3
Have a Coffee with the Arts
I recently discovered a new (?) platform named “Ko-Fi” where people, particularly creators, can have a profile page, publish posts, pictures, audio files and video links. People to visit their pages can “buy them a coffee” by pushing a button which is essentially a donate button. Xanderscores on Ko-Fi So far I’ve not considered going… Continue reading Have a Coffee with the Arts
Always a good idea to check copyright
I was just about to release my new album as “Music Inspired By The Prestige”. As you probably know, my other rescore projects have titles different from the original titles of the movie they are inspired by – for obvious (legal) reasons. In the case of “The Prestige” I thought it wouldn’t be a problem… Continue reading Always a good idea to check copyright
DAW-casting
A lot of composers publish Youtube videos in which they share their composing and mixing advice in a less boring manner than I do here on my old-fashioned blog page. I still prefer to read advice instead of watching hours and hours, but Youtube proves there must be a lot of people having fun watching… Continue reading DAW-casting
Half-year wrap-up
For me the Covid situation shook up 2020’s first half in different ways. First I had fallen sick for almost two months and lost 1/7 of my weight during that short period of time. Then came lockdown and with it homeschooling which was challenging on another level. With lockdown also came homeworking which meant sitting… Continue reading Half-year wrap-up