Everyone has to start somewhere… – Guess the score!
When I was around 15, I started making music with synthesizers. At the same time I was very much into
Continue readingEveryone has to start somewhere… – Guess the score!
XANDERSCORES – Storytelling through Music
When I was around 15, I started making music with synthesizers. At the same time I was very much into
Continue readingEveryone has to start somewhere… – Guess the score!
Dear Mr. Donner, it sounds clichéd, but you are basically the director of my childhood. You frightened me with The
Tom Holkenborg a.k.a. Junkie XL has called for another #NowScoreThis composing challenge. This time the task is to come up
Continue readingMy contribution to the Lara Croft Composing Challenge
Now that composing the Ladyhawke alternate score is finished, it’s time to look back. Here’s some numbers about the project:
This is part 3 of a series on my modus operandi as a music composer. This time we’re going into
Continue readingHow I compose music – pt. 04: musical vision
It’s done. I’ve finished composing and mixing the Ladyhawke alternate orchestral score that I’ve been working on for the last
Continue readingAlternate score for Ladyhawke finished composing
Before we go into musical vision, I’d like to share with you some aspects of preparation, particularly two templates that
I can’t imagine how burdensome it must have been for composers in the 20th century to estimate and calculate timing
Continue readingHow I compose music – pt. 02: Timing is everything
Originally I had planned to do a single blog post about my modus operandi as a composer. However, there have