[Fmpro] Composer's sidelife out of film

[Marinho Nobre]

I've been hearing for quite sometime from agents to directors
and producers, that film composers who pursue paralel activities 
in music (if there is even time...) do get an extra point on their favor 
when it comes to getting commissioned to score a film. 

Composers who can also write songs, then those who write
concert classical music, those who have their own musical act
and the ones who write and arrage music for Opera and Broadway 
shows, and teaching music at credible schools just to name a few... 

I would definitely imagine they would become more of an
atractive asset to filmmakers, rather than say, the guy who
just sits at his computer workstation... 

Any Thoughts ? Any other side activities I didn't list ?
Would this be a good stepping stone for film composers 
to reach out and  match the increasing success songwriters 
are having with their placements on film ? Or just the greatest 
formula ever to make the best use of downtime ? (or both !)

I do find this truly interesting and say... Broader...


Marinho Nobre
Music for Motion Picture
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