
Gaming Music: How to Price Your Composition Work
If you’re first starting out scoring music for games, it’s important to know what to charge for your labor so you don’t shortchange yourself or undervalue your skills. In this article you’ll learn about industry going rate, bundling, upselling, revisions, overages, and perhaps most importantly, how to figure out what a client can afford.
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Harry Gregson-Williams Shares His Film Composition Tips
In this exclusive video series, Harry Gregson-Williams reflects on his career and shares his advice for establishing your own career as a film composer.

Last-Minute Gift Ideas for Music Lovers
If you still have gifts that you need to purchase for the music lover in your life, know that it’s not too late with these 10 last-minute holiday gift ideas that you can either pick up in-store, or order and have delivered day-of.

10 Tips to Finance Your Berklee Online Education
Even though Berklee Online is one of the most affordable ways to earn your music degree, you’re still making a big investment in your future. Learning how to finance your education is going to make you feel even more confident in this decision and can help you cut down on your tuition costs.

2022 Berklee Online Holiday Gift Guide for Musicians
It’s go-time for holiday gift shopping, and if you’re looking for the perfect gift idea for the musician or music lover in your life, the staff at Berklee Online have you covered.

Music Supervision: What Does a Music Supervisor Do?
You never know when a music supervision opportunity might present itself, which is why adding music supervision to your skill sets could set you up to be a valuable member of a production team.

Audi Ellis on Pursuing the Arts as a Visually Impaired Creator
Berklee Online certificate student Audi Ellis discusses her passion for figure skating, cello, and acting, and being empowered as a visually impaired creator.

Bruce Sudano on Turning Brooklyn Dreams into Reality with Donna Summer
Bruce Sudano has written songs that have been sung by Michael Jackson, Dolly Parton, and his late wife, Donna Summer, including the disco hit “Bad Girls.”

‘Halloween’ Theme: What Makes the Music so Scary?
The music from the 1978 film “Halloween” was revolutionary, not just because director John Carpenter also composed the score, but because of Carpenter’s adventurous use of early synth pads and stabs, which helped him create one of the most powerful and creepiest soundtracks of all time.

José González on Secular Humanism, ‘Local Valley,’ and Lyrical Inspiration
José González used to have difficulty writing lyrics, but with his new studio album, “Local Valley,” he has tapped into new sources of inspiration.