Frank D’Angelo interview
Be passionate, persistent, and never give up. No matter how much you get knocked down, you just have to get up and try even harder. Networking is also extremely important, and you should do it as much as possible.
Tom Cusack interview
Things will be easy, and at other times things will be hard. Sometimes a director will say “I hate it!”. You can’t get personal and let emotion get in the way. The hardest part of the job is getting knocked down and picking yourself up. There’s no one other than you who can do that.
Walid Feghali interview
Well, I don’t claim to have the true wisdoms of life, but seriously… Do what you want to do. Don’t let anything or anyone tell you otherwise. If music is what you really want to work, then keep writing it and never stop. Same goes for everything else, really. I study engineering, write music for pay and do concept art. I do all of these, yet I don’t really give a crap of what will be of me in 5 years – I live now, and so do you.
Emmett Cooke Interview
Keep going, and don't stop. There are SO many talented people out there and I see so many of them give up over time. No matter what it is, composing, running, flying - keep doing it and you will eventually succeed. That is literally the only one thing that you need in order to succeed - just perseverance.
Agus Gonzalez Lancharro interview
Don´t ever give up and take it seriously if you really want to be successful on this. Networking is a really important but do not act like a jerk. I already know cases of people that are trying to start in the business but their names are already in the “black list” of fellow composers and professionals of the industry.
Cliff Martinez interview
Cliff Martinez sat down with Illio to talk about his transition from rock drummer to film composer, show us his exotic musical toys, and discuss what quality a virtual instrument must possess to appear in his scores. With many blockbuster films to his credit, he knows what he's talking about.
The Music of Girls With Secrets
Ben Manning interviews Matt Bowdler aka The Unfinished about his score for the video game 'Girls With Secrets' by RVL Games.
Soundiron interview
We want people to dig in and explore our instruments to find new ways of using them and new sonic potential in them that we haven’t yet imagined.
Jonas Frederik interview
Creating opportunities for yourself like contacting up-and-coming film directors can do wonders for your career if they like what you do, so keep at it, and keep creating music, demos and stuff people can listen to.
Rob Pottorf interview – 1st place in CG2 contest
You can never give up and you have to believe in yourself when no one else will. You can have all of the talent and chops in the world, but you have to be prepared to eat macaroni & cheese 3 times a day, live in a roach infested apt and accept rejection with dignity.