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[@jordendavismusic]

Thanks for sharing your experience! I loved the points you brought about working with live players...everyone ALWAYS talks about the 'humanity' element of live players vs samples, but your points of vibe, possibility, and spontaneity are not talked about to the same extent and probably should be. Also great to hear practical examples for each point!

[@jessehaugen]

Thanks, man! I appreciate that. There are SO many reasons to use live folks!

[@mosstet]

Really like your channel and your music. This topic is an interesting one, especially for those of us getting recordings off remote individuals. I recently asked a cello player to play parts from a cue I wrote and they absolutely butchered it. The experience wasn't necessarily a bad one as I was able to get feedback on what I could do better but it was unusable and I paid for nothing but that feedback!

[@jessehaugen]

Yeah, working with people for the first time can pose this challenge, particularly in remote recording settings where you have much less control. I know its frustrating to lose the cash, but, like you said, it was a learning experience. You'll find people to work with who take your work and make it even better! It takes a lot for me to branch out and try new musicians, but I always do so only on the recommendation of other musicians or composers. If you need some recommendations, let me know!

[@demicasha]

Awesome vid. I'm a musician and I've just started to get interested in film scoring. Your videos are very helpful and straightforward. Keep them comin! Would big movie/netflix film composers ever use samples in their final composition or do they always use live musicians?

[@jessehaugen]

I really appreciate the kind words! Thank you. I’m definitely making more videos! I’m glad they’re helpful. And yeah, totally! It’s very common to leave samples in the final product, even for the big shots. They might do it for layers, more sound design textures, synth stuff, complex orchestral fx that are easier not to get re-recorded, etc.

[@jeroens.3578]

Hey that's so interesting. I'm always record my sister at the violin if I can haha

[@jessehaugen]

Absolutely! Recording friends/siblings is the best haha

[@iceomistar4302]

What made you wanna be a film composer? I've always loved film music since I was a kid, in fact I can't remember a time where I wasn't listening to a soundtrack.

[@jessehaugen]

The reason I became a composer to begin with was because, when I started learning how to play guitar/piano, I never felt satisfied learning music that wasn't mine. Always felt... incomplete? I felt like I had to have written the music for it to really make me feel like I had accomplished something. Then from there, film composing was a sort of natural progression with my love of film and longing to tell stories and collaborate with my music. All that and, obviously.... John Williams!!

[@iceomistar4302]

@@jessehaugen That sounds like a very good reason, how many years have you been at it now? I'm guessing a couple at least

[@jessehaugen]

@@iceomistar4302 started composing around the age of 12 or so. Been a film composer now for about 9 years.

[@elishaqalo]

Hey bro, I switch to my main YT account, i was the CCKeller guy that commented. This is the perfect topic for what I will be doing for a 45min theater dance performance I will be writing for. I would love to connect with you on this more if possible

[@jessehaugen]

That's awesome! Absolutely, man. Shoot me an email: [e-mail]