I'm Now a Film Composer
 

Hello FFR family. It's been a while since I last made a thread. I recently arrived back home from Italy. I studied Film Scoring alongside nine other students at the prestigious Fondazione Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena from June 1st - June 16th. This was the debut year of this program at this academy, but masterclasses have been given here decades ago by notable Italian film composers such as Ennio Morricone (The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly; The Hateful Eight; The Mercenary), Nicola Piovani (La vita è bella) and Luis Bacalov (Il Postino, Django [1966]).




We were instructed by Film Scoring professors of the University of Southern California, received masterclasses by Marco Beltrami (The Hurt Locker, Ford v Ferrari, Logan, etc.), and our music editor/mixing instructor was also the music editor for The Lord of the Rings (The Two Towers; Return of the King). Our assignments were to take scenes from films of our choosing and basically re-score them. For the string quintet, we picked from whatever was given to us on a Google drive folder. For the orchestra piece, however, it was completely free choice.

Honestly, I never felt more alive especially on the last day of recording with the orchestra. Simply put: It was the best day of my life. The classmates, mentors, faculty, the Italian people. Lovely. It felt like a second home to me and I did not want to leave.


Below are the links to the movie scenes with my original music. I chose a scene from Big Fish for string quintet plus a bell-like synth, and a scene from Kick-Ass for orchestra and synths.

Big Fish:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WvN...TiII-FUWK/view

Kick-Ass:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zlt...Xm5gbLTIm/view


You may find more pictures, clips and behind-the-scenes stuff on my IG @luisthecomposer for anyone interested.


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So this is it. This is where I formally announce complete retirement of rhythm gaming (...ok fine I'll make some exceptions to like playing a few songs off Guitar Hero III at a friend's house or ITG/DDR at an arcade or w/e).

Moving forward, especially after a literal life-changing experience in Italy, I need to go full throttle on this career path and to put all of my focus solely on film scoring and music/movies in general. I will continue putting myself and my works out there in hopes of reaching out to film directors both in Hollywood and internationally. No big deal if I don't end up working for Tarantino, Nolan, or any big-name directors. My dream is to continue composing music and to perhaps settle down in Italy when the time is right.

Once I feel comfortable enough with the DAW I end up sticking with, I'll be opening up to collaborations with other artists no matter the genre. It would be good practice for me before tackling on bigger projects.

Thank you for your time reading all this and checking out my music! P.S. Good luck to all of you participating in the FFR Tournament! Remember to hydrate and to take breaks between rhythm gaming sessions!

Arrivederci <3

-Luis; samurai

Re: I'm Now a Film Composer
 

Let's go, dude. Proud of you and can't wait to see your works in actual movies (or other works) in the future.

Re: I'm Now a Film Composer
 

GL with RL! Idk the original context of the scene, but your music on that Big Fish scene really set a proper sad mood, with the woman walking away from the man (probably a love relationship here). Hopefully one day in the future, you can incorporate breakcore into film.

Re: I'm Now a Film Composer
 

If I don't play in one of your compositions, my career is a failure.....

I hope you compose for as long as you have the gift!

Re: I'm Now a Film Composer
 

Proud of you, Luis. :) You'll do amazing in your career.

Just don't forget about us, eh? ;D <3

Re: I'm Now a Film Composer
 

Crazy stuff mate! Take what you love, turn it into a Career. Sounds like you did just that, and I hope you are enjoying every moment of it!

Re: I'm Now a Film Composer
 

Insane, listening to your score edits rn and I think that they sound amazing!

also I thought you were already completely retired at this point lmao

Re: I'm Now a Film Composer
 

AWWWWWWWW YEAH!

Re: I'm Now a Film Composer
 

good shit. your stuff is top tier, glad you got this on lockdown

Re: I'm Now a Film Composer
 

my man

Re: I'm Now a Film Composer
 

yooooooooo, i had no idea you were into composing
the suspensions in the big fish segment are really beautiful, best of luck to ya

Re: I'm Now a Film Composer
 

That's pretty cool. Best of luck in your career and looking forward to see more of your work in the future!

Re: I'm Now a Film Composer
 

congrats!

Re: I'm Now a Film Composer
 

Congrats! :D

Re: I'm Now a Film Composer
 

This is so fucking sick. Huge congratulations dude can't wait to listen to your stuff in theaters

Re: I'm Now a Film Composer
 

Hey Luis, I've been actually following your adventures a bit on FB, and I was quite shocked to see you suddenly in Italy, but wow, talk about going places! (and not just physically)

I'm very glad to see you quite literally living the dream. Thanks for the update!

Re: I'm Now a Film Composer
 

Amazing news Samurai! Wherever you go you will be legendary, thank you for keeping us posted :D

Re: I'm Now a Film Composer
 

That's so nice to read. Congratulations on this big step of what I hope will be an amazing journey for you Luis. Glad to have met such an awesome individual as you are. Stay cool and positive 😊😎

Re: I'm Now a Film Composer
 

That is extremely epic, Luis! I'm excited for you and your future in the film industry and hope all the best for you ^^

Thanks for stopping by to share this awesome story of yours with your FFR buddies :D

Re: I'm Now a Film Composer
 

epic win!
congrats on finding the hobby that you enjoy very much, hope you have fun with it
thanks for sticking with us and have a good life :D