As random of a cashgrab as this assortment of bundled products may seem, I believe that this combination of products actually offers a really complete compilation of instruction for someone who is seriously looking at starting a career composing for visual media. The two flagship courses contained in this bundle were created to be complimentary; You access the MIDI course to make sure that you are set up with all the music creation tools and know how to use them at a functional and solid level. And then the film scoring course picks up and teaches the computer-based composer the principles and practices of scoring for film.
BUT (and I think this is a significant "but") where a lot of other film scoring instruction teaches how the process and projects go at an A-list Hollywood level (with big budgets and orchestras and large music teams and stuff) this instruction assumes that you will be starting at the bottom of the composing food chain (the no-budget/low budget indie film and promotional media realm), and gives practical insights into navigating the early steps of your career ladder as you wear all the hats and forge your path through this weird and wacky world.
As an added bonus, this bundle comes with two MIDI Study packs, the idea behind which is to create a single in-depth orchestration and composition lesson based on the MIDI files of a particular piece of mine (in this case, "Commanding the Fleet" and "Hillsdale"). This provides the opportunity for the kind of detailed study one would undertake with full orchestra scores, but in the context of a MIDI environment.
To get more info about these products, you should really look at their respective product pages, but to sum up, this bundle contains:
- Lifetime Access to over 25 total Hours (72 Lessons) of Instructional Video on Music Hardware + Software, Composing, Controlling virtual instruments to create realistic and powerful music, and all things Film Scoring (from theory and technique to project management and client relationships)
- Two Composition Assignments with Personalized Instructor Feedback
- Dozens of (optional I GUESS) written assignments
- MIDI Files for personal study including 2 MIDI STUDY PACKS With PDF study guides
- Misc other Audio, Video, PDF resources
- 23.5+ hours of Course Audio (listen in the car! Because who needs to see a video course??)
- Gear and Equipment suggestions for three differebudget tiers
- Lifetime Access to Private Forte Composer Academy Facebook support and fellowship group